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8:10 AM ET, November 17, 2020

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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 …
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Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift Claims She Tried to Buy Her Masters Back From Scooter Braun, But He Refused to Give Her a Quote … The plot thickens!  Taylor Swift gave fans an update on her battle with Big Machine Records after news broke that Scooter Braun had reportedly sold her master rights to her songs for more than $300 million.
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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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Jack Black Takes on Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's ‘WAP’ Dance Challenge in a Speedo
Discussion: E! Online, Dlisted and POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Megan Thee Stallion Claims Tory Lanez Tried to Pay Her Off, He Denies It
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and FemaleFirst
Just Jared:
Two More Celebs Sent Home on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 29 Ahead of Finals  —  SPOILER ALERT - Do not continue reading if you don't want to know what happened on Dancing With the Stars!  —  We're one week away from the season finale of Dancing With the Stars season 29 and two celebs were just eliminated from the competition.
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Lauren Piester / E! Online:
Dancing With the Stars Season 29 Reveals Who Will Dance in the Finale  —  Dancing With the Stars eliminated two dancers and revealed the final four stars who will compete for the mirrorball trophy in the finale on Nov. 23.  —  It feels like just yesterday when we were waiting to find out if Carole Baskin could dance.
Discussion: Just Jared
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
How can hypocrite Harry complain about how the press treated his mother but sell his soul for millions to Netflix sharks who've portrayed her as a shallow, vomiting lunatic and his father as a bullying, bed-hopping monster?  —  I've been looking forward to Season 4 of The Crown with almost …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Cele|bitchy
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Emma Baty / Cosmopolitan:
The Crown's Princess Diana Season Is Actually, Sort of, Definitely About Meghan Markle
Discussion: E! Online
Amy Brookbanks / The Sun:
I'm so worried about 29st Harvey — eating is killing him, says Katie Price  —  DESPERATE Katie Price has told of her agony over son Harvey after his weight soared to nearly 29st.  —  Disabled Harvey, 18, has a condition which makes him crave food.  Doctors warn he is at serious risk …
Discussion: Daily Star, FemaleFirst and Mirror
Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari Escape to Hawaii After Being “Upset” By Conservatorship Battle  —  Britney Spears took “a little trip to paradise” with her boyfriend Sam Asghari.  A source exclusively told E! News she “wanted to get away” following the latest update about her conservatorship.
People.com:
Rebel Wilson Used to Eat ‘3,000 Calories Most Days’ Before Beginning Her Weight Loss Journey  —  “I'm just trying to go for overall balance, overall healthy balance,” the actress tells PEOPLE  —  Rebel Wilson switched up her eating habits this year during her “year of health.”
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Wonder Girl’ TV Series With Latina Lead From Dailyn Rodriguez & Berlanti Productions In Works At the CW  —  EXCLUSIVE: Greg Berlanti and the CW are breaking more ground in superhero representation with their latest DC series project. … The network is developing Wonder Girl …
TMZ.com:
Scott Disick Hits the Beach with 19-Year-Old Amelia Hamlin  —  SCOTT DISICK I Got A Thing For Daughters Of Famous Folks ... HITS BEACH WITH 19-YR-OLD AMELIA HAMLIN … Scott Disick can't stay single for very long ... and his latest fling is with a 19-year-old with some very famous parents.
Discussion: justjared.com
TMZ.com:
Sinbad's Recovering from a Stroke  —  SINBAD SUFFERS STROKE ... Family Says He's Recovering  —  Sinbad's recovering from a recent stroke ... according to his family.  —  The veteran comedian's family said ... “While he is beginning his road to recovery, we are faithful and optimistic …
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Sinbad Recovering From Recent Stroke
Discussion: E! Online, The Sun and Page Six
Andy Halls / The Sun:
Love Island star Curtis Pritchard signs up to Celebs Go Dating  —  WITH his big brother starring on one of the biggest reality show's on the box, Curtis Pritchard is determined to get in on the action, too.  —  With former Strictly star AJ settled in Gwrych Castle for I'm A Celebrity …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Daily Star
People.com:
Introducing Reed!  Tanner & Jade Roper Tolbert Reveal Newborn Son's Name: ‘Born with a Head Full of Dark Hair’  —  Tanner and Jade Roper Tolbert welcomed their third child, a baby boy, early Saturday morning  —  Reed Harrison Tolbert is the newest member of the Bachelor Nation family.
Discussion: E! Online
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: Mirror, Just Jared and Daily Star
TMZ.com:
Jim Edmonds Rips Ex Meghan King for Partying Before COVID Diagnosis  —  Retired MLB star Jim Edmonds is pissed at his estranged wife for being reckless with COVID — he claims her partying and jet-setting ways put his family in danger.  —  Jim's estranged wife, “Real Housewives of Orange County” …
MORRISSEY CENTRAL:
MESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY - MORRISSEY CENTRAL - BMG DUMP MORRISSEY  —  BMG Records have dropped Morrissey.  Following the March 2020 release of I AM NOT A DOG ON A CHAIN  —  (#1 Scotland, #1 Poland, #3 Britain, #3 France, #10 Spain, #13 Germany, #2, #9, #17, #18 U.S.A. - depending
Discussion: Mirror and Stereogum
Olivia Wilde / Perez Hilton:
Olivia Wilde Defends Her Romantic Lead Harry Styles After Candace Owens Calls Wearing A Dress In Vogue An ‘Attack’!  —  Just when we thought life was good, with Harry Styles making history as the first solo man to grace the cover of Vogue, Candace Owens had to go ruining everything for everybody!
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 …
 
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Judd Apatow Sets Next Comedy With Netflix, Marking His First Feature Film With The Streamer
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TMZ.com:
Jeff Ross Sues Woman Claiming He Had Sex with Her When She was a Minor
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Tomás Mier / People.com:
Wolf Van Halen Says He ‘Got Three More Years’ with Dad Eddie Thanks to Cancer Treatment in Germany
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People.com:
Guinness Heiress Honor Uloth, 19, Drowns in Swimming Pool During Family Party
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Zack Sharf / IndieWire:
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Kelsey Grammer & Alec Baldwin Comedy From ‘Modern Family’ Duo Gets ABC Series Order
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TLC.com:
Justin Duggar is Engaged to Claire Spivey!
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Phil Collins and ex Orianne Cevey could shockingly reunite, friends say
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Melissa Minton / Page Six:
North West, 7, stars in mom Kim Kardashian's new Skims 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
Discussion: Daily Star
Amy Mackelden / Marie Claire:
Bella Hadid Poses in Red PVC Boots and a Matching Wig to Celebrate Her Chrome Hearts Collection
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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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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