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12:40 PM ET, October 16, 2020

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Top Actors & Showrunners Ask NBC To Move Donald Trump Town Hall From Slot Opposite ABC's Joe Biden Special  —  In an open letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and NBCU News Group chairman Cesar Conde, the Hollywood heavyweights are asking for the Trump town hall to be shifted from the time slot.
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Daniel Riley / GQ:
The Making (and Re-Making) of Timothée Chalamet  —  He found superstardom and artistic acclaim instantaneously.  Now, with unique candor, the actor of a generation reveals what it's like to come of age in our very upside-down era.  —  The day after the Oscars in 2018, everything that had changed, changed back again.
Mike Walters / The Blast:
Armie Hammer Files For Joint Custody Of Kids, Upset Wife Won't Return From Cayman Islands  —  Armie Hammer is asking a judge to order him joint custody of his two children with estranged wife, Elizabeth Chambers, after the actor claims she isn't returning to L.A. from the Cayman Islands with the kids — who he hasn't seen in months.
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People.com:
Armie Hammer Files for Joint Custody & Requests Estranged Wife Elizabeth Chambers Return to the U.S.  —  Elizabeth Chambers previously filed for divorce in July, seeking primary physical custody and joint legal custody of their two children  —  Armie Hammer is filing for joint custody …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Cardi B Says She's Back with Offset Because She's Crazy and Wanted D***  —  Cardi B is confirming what our own eyes have been telling us — she and Offset are back together, and to hell with that pending divorce.  —  During the rapper's birthday celebration last weekend and another outing …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Page Six and Stereogum
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Allison / Dlisted:
Cardi B Took Offset Back Because She Missed Having Sex
Discussion: Complex and HipHopDX News
Erin Hill / People.com:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Have ‘Solo Dates’ in Montecito: ‘No One Really Bothers Them’  —  In town, “no one really bothers them,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been making time for each other as they settle into their new community of Montecito.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Vanity Fair
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Erin Hill / People.com:
Prince Harry Wants to Give Archie the ‘Childhood He Always Wanted,’ Source Says
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Demi Lovato's ‘Vote’ Message Muzzled By NBC During Billboard Awards  —  Demi Lovato performed her new song with a message for viewers to “VOTE” ... but when it aired on NBC ... the network muzzled her message.  —  Lovato took the stage Wednesday for a moving rendition of her song …
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
‘DWTS:’ We turned down Taryn Manning, not the other way around  —  “Dancing With the Stars” is stomping all over Taryn Manning's claims that she's been asked “many times” to appear on the show but shot down the offers because it's for “has-beens.”  The ABC competition instead alleges …
Discussion: Us Weekly
People.com:
Phil Collins Sues Ex-Wife Orianne as She Allegedly Refuses to Leave Home amid Split  —  According to Collins' lawsuit, Orianne married a man in August and has “taken possession” of Phil Collins' Florida property “by a show of force”  —  Phil Collins is taking legal action against ex-wife Orianne after the two called it quits again.
Discussion: Page Six
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira's ‘Americanah’ Series Not Moving Forward at HBO Max (EXCLUSIVE) … Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira's series adaptation of the Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie novel “Americanah” is no longer moving ahead as planned at HBO Max, Variety has learned exclusively.
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Jenny Stevens / The Guardian:
Stevie Nicks on art, ageing and attraction: 'Botox makes it look like you're in a satanic cult!' … Stevie Nicks has been taking the pandemic even more seriously than most.  She has barely left her home in Los Angeles this year.  “My assistant, God bless her, she puts on her hazmat suit …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Matthew McConaughey Opens Up About Raising Creative Kids (They Even Took People's Cover Photo!)  —  “Being a dad was always my only dream. ...  I can't think of anything being more important,” Matthew McConaughey tells PEOPLE  —  FB  —  More  —  Matthew McConaughey is no stranger to deftly juggling whatever life throws his way.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
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Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Luke Parker Ordered to Pay $100K for Breaching Bachelorette Contract
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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