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5:10 PM ET, November 16, 2020

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Allison P. Davis / GQ:
The Year of Thee Stallion  —  Inside the exuberant and empowering rise of Megan Thee Stallion—the irreverent and magnetic rap sensation who's here to stay.  —  Megan Thee Stallion has been silent for about 30 seconds, hoping that the tears gathering in her eyes don't give way to a full-on cry.
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TMZ.com:
Megan Thee Stallion Claims Tory Lanez Tried to Pay Her Off, He Denies It  —  MEGAN THEE STALLION TORY LANEZ DENIES TRYING TO PAY HER To Be Quiet After Alleged Shooting  —  7:59 AM PT — Tory's attorney tells TMZ ... he “has never offered money to any witness for their silence or for any other reason.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Celebrity Insider
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Jack Black Takes on Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's ‘WAP’ Dance Challenge in a Speedo … Twerking up a storm!  Jack Black sent the internet into stitches after posting his stripped-down version of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's viral “WAP” dance challenge.  —  How Stars Are Self-Quarantining Amid the Pandemic
Discussion: E! Online and Dlisted
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Megan Thee Stallion Goes Topless for Debut Album Photo Shoot as She Counts Down to Release
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Celebrity Insider
Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Why Tiffany Haddish Is “Crying” on the People's Choice Awards Red Carpet  —  Tiffany Haddish is crying at the 2020 E! People's Choice Awards, but it's not for the reason you'd think.  —  It turns out, celebrities really are just like us.  Tiffany told Giuliana Rancic that it's …
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Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Tyler Perry Delivers Moving Speech at People's Choice Awards: 'You're Worthy of Getting to Your Goal'
Discussion: BET
Hanna Flanagan / People.com:
Tracee Ellis Ross Thanks Mom Diana Ross, ‘the Icon Herself,’ While Accepting Fashion Icon Award
Discussion: E! Online and POPSUGAR
Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
See Jennifer Lopez Be Moved to Tears While Accepting the 2020 People's Choice Icon Award
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Just Jared
Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
Ellen DeGeneres Honors Her “Amazing” Staff While Accepting 2020 People's Choice Award
Discussion: Just Jared
Emma Baty / Cosmopolitan:
The Crown's Princess Diana Season Is Actually, Sort of, Definitely About Meghan Markle  —  The show makes a very compelling case for why someone would want to leave the royal family.  —  The Crown  —  's fourth season hit Netflix this weekend, and it's the one fans have been truly waiting for: the Princess Diana season.
Discussion: E! Online
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Mark Duell / Daily Mail:
Harry and William will hate The Crown's ‘grotesque and deeply unfair’ portrayal of their parents …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Mirror
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Sinbad Recovering From Recent Stroke  —  “While he is beginning his road to recovery, we are faithful and optimistic that he will bring laughter into our hearts soon,” his family says.  —  Sinbad, the comic and actor, has suffered a stroke, his family informed The Hollywood Reporter via Sinbad's rep.
Discussion: E! Online, The Sun and Page Six
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TMZ.com:
Sinbad's Recovering from a Stroke
Discussion: Just Jared, BET and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Jim Edmonds Rips Ex Meghan King for Partying Before COVID Diagnosis  —  EX-MLB GREAT JIM EDMONDS RIPS ‘RHOC’ EX FOR PARTYING, GETTING COVID ... You Put My Family At Risk!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Retired MLB star Jim Edmonds is pissed at his estranged wife for being reckless with COVID …
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Meghan King Edmonds Reveals She Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Kate Coyne / People.com:
Lena Dunham Opens Up About Her Failed IVF in Emotional Essay: ‘None of My Eggs Were Viable’  —  “Fertility,” Lena Dunham tells PEOPLE about her new essay in Harper's Magazine, has “been the defining topic for me, in many ways”  —  Lena Dunham is opening up for the first time about her journey …
Christopher Rosa / Glamour:
Gwen Stefani Finally Showed the World Her Engagement Ring—And It's Huge  —  Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton announced their engagement on Instagram at the end of October.  “Hey @gwenstefani thanks for saving my 2020... And the rest of my life.. I love you.  I heard a YES!”
Shirley Halperin / Variety:
Scooter Braun Sells Taylor Swift's Big Machine Masters for Big Pay Day … The buyer, an investment fund, is as yet unknown but the deal is believed to be north of $300 million and closed in the last two weeks.  —  Ithaca purchased the Nashville-based independent record label Big Machine …
Discussion: TMZ.com, Daily Mail, Just Jared and Page Six
FemaleFirst:
Diddy hails ‘irreplaceable’ Kim Porter in Instagram tribute  —  Rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to Kim Porter, his ex-girlfriend who died in November 2018. … Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has paid tribute to Kim Porter to mark the second anniversary of her death.
TLC.com:
Justin Duggar is Engaged to Claire Spivey!  —  The Counting On couple are getting married.  Check out Claire's gorgeous ring!  —  It's official!  Justin Duggar proposed to Claire Spivey...and she said YES!  —  “There is nothing comparable to finding the one you are meant to spend your life with” says the happy couple.
Discussion: E! Online and People.com
Melissa Minton / Page Six:
North West, 7, stars in mom Kim Kardashian's new Skims campaign … Skims for kids have finally arrived.  —  To launch the first-ever collection of pint-sized clothing from her shapewear and loungewear brand, Kim Kardashian cast her daughters North, 7, and Chicago West, 2, to appear in a campaign.
Discussion: People.com
Matthew Dresch / Mirror.co.uk:
Girl, 13, forced to marry man, 48, and care for his kids who are same age as her  —  Farmer Abdulrzak Ampatuan, 48, said he plans to have children with his 13-year-old wife when she turns 20 after their marriage in the Filipino town of Mamasapano  —  A 13-year-old child bride has been forced …
Discussion: Daily Star
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
“I Like to Move It” DJ Erick Morillo's Cause of Death Revealed  —  Erick Morillo, the famous DJ behind the beloved '90s hit “I Like to Move It,” died at 49 years old.  Scroll on for his cause of death.  —  UPDATE: Over two months after his passing, new details about Erick Morillo's death have been revealed.
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Amy Mackelden / Marie Claire:
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Discussion: Page Six
Mary Gallagher / The Sun:
Strictly's Maisie Smith would have been booted off if Motsi Mabuse wasn't isolating as judge admits 'I'd have saved Max'
Discussion: Daily Star
TMZ.com:
Jordyn Woods Surprises Karl-Anthony Towns for Bday with Gifts Honoring Late Mom
Discussion: People.com
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Russell Watson and wife Louise show off sprawling Cheshire home and talk I'm a Celebrity rumours
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Tom Capon / The Sun:
Nicole Scherzinger looks incredible as she sunbathes in thong bikini in LA
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Dan Cain / The Sun:
Sam Quek reveals she's pregnant with a baby girl months after heartbreaking miscarriage
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
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Waterman Broadcasting loses family member in weekend crash
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
 

 
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Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Redbox's owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, files for bankruptcy protection; Chicken Soup took on $325M in debt when it acquired Redbox in 2022

Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: the Biden-Trump debate drew an average audience of 51.3M viewers across 17 networks in the US, down from 2020's first debate, with nearly 73.1M

 
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