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5:05 PM ET, September 28, 2021

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 Top News: 
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Lori Loughlin To Reprise ‘When Calls the Heart’ Character In Season 2 Of ‘When Hope Calls’ On GAC Family In Acting Return  —  EXCLUSIVE: Lori Loughlin is returning to acting.  The former When Calls the Heart star will reprise her popular character from the Hallmark Channel series …
Discussion: E! Online, RADAR, Dlisted and Just Jared
Molly Creeden / Harper's BAZAAR:
Margaret Qualley Is Learning to Let Go  —  Margaret Qualley's career is taking off, and the 26-year-old actor and former ballerina is embracing the ride.  —  It is late July in New York City's East Village, and the streets teem with sensory abundance.  To observe people strutting …
Discussion: Elle, Us Weekly, Page Six and Just Jared
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Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Why Margaret Qualley Felt It Was “Important” to Publicly Support FKA twigs Amid Shia LaBeouf Lawsuit
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Armchair Expert / Episodes:
Drew Barrymore (The Drew Barrymore Show, E.T., Charlie's Angels) is an actor and producer.  Drew joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being a child star in Hollywood, going through treatment for addiction at a young age, and how becoming a parent changed her life.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
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Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Drew Barrymore makes surprising confession about her kids' new stepmom
Discussion: Just Jared
Gabrielle Chung / People.com:
Jada Pinkett Smith and Willow Smith Reveal They Both Considered Surgically Enhancing Their Derrières  —  Willow Smith said she considered getting the “tiniest” lift, but instead “got into the gym” to get the same result  —  Jada Pinkett Smith and Willow Smith are getting candid about their behinds.
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Issy Sampson / The Sun:
Katie Price rushed to hospital after dramatic ‘drug and drink-drive’ crash that could leave her facing jail  —  KATIE Price has been rushed to hospital after a dramatic ‘drug and drink-drive’ crash that could leave her facing jail, The Sun can reveal.  —  The star, who is understood …
Just Jared:
Mila Kunis Defends Her Stance on the Bathing Controversy, But Then Jokes She's Making it Worse (Video)  —  Mila Kunis is speaking out to clear up the whole bathing controversy!  —  The 38-year-old actress is co-hosting the new episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday (September 28) …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Watch Mila Kunis Get Annoyed While Defending Bathing Remarks After “Dumb” Controversy
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Psychiatrist told Britney Spears was Overmedicated, Advocates Ending Conservatorship  —  BRITNEY SPEARS CONSERVATORSHIP PSYCHIATRIST TOLD BRITNEY WAS OVERMEDICATED ... Advocates For Her Freedom … A renowned psychiatrist says he was asked earlier this year to determine if Britney Spears …
Discussion: The Sun
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Kerry Breen / TODAY.com:
Country star Alan Jackson reveals balance issues are related to health condition  —  In an exclusive interview with TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager, country music icon Alan Jackson revealed that he has been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve condition.
Discussion: People.com and The Sun
Ilana Kaplan / Esquire:
Zoolander at 20: How a Post-9/11 Flop Became the Comedy Everyone's Still Quoting  —  “a vanity comedy that fails at every level.”  —  Audiences at the time weren't much hotter on the flick; the film earned only $15 million during its opening weekend, just about half of its production budget.
Discussion: Just Jared
Jessica Lester / The Sun:
Jesy Nelson teases her new single Boyz is about to drop with cryptic post  —  JESY Nelson has teased her brand new single Boyz is about to drop in a crytpic post on Instagram.  —  The former Little Mix star took to her social media to suggest “something beginning with B” was on the way in the late night post.
Discussion: Daily Star and FemaleFirst
Tessa Petak / InStyle:
Idina Menzel Thinks She Should Have Been Lea Michele's Sister on Glee — Not Her Mom  —  “She was 26.”  —  MORE  —  Two things that Idina Menzel asks of you: pronounce her name correctly (ahem, John Travolta) and realize that she was much too young to play Lea Michelle's mom on Glee.
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
Ryma Chikhoune / WWD:
EXCLUSIVE: Sydney Sweeney Is the Face of Guess Originals, in an Homage to Anna Nicole Smith  —  Guess is releasing a 32-item apparel and accessories collection, out Oct. 7.  —  Sydney Sweeney is the star of Guess' newest ad campaign, an ode to the late Anna Nicole Smith.
Discussion: Page Six
Chloe Hall / Elle:
Kylie Jenner Is Taking Motherhood ‘One Day At A Time’  —  The mogul opens up to ELLE.com about her new line, Kylie Baby, and her favorite parts of motherhood.  —  Kylie Jenner just announced her second pregnancy via IGTV to  —  142 million people  —for context, that's  —  around 100 million
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
Samantha Bergeson / E! Online:
Real Housewives' Vicki Gunvalson and Steve Lodge Break Up 2 Years After Engagement  —  Former The Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson and fiancé Steve Lodge have broken off their engagement and parted ways.  Get the details on their split.  —  There's another single Housewife on the market.
Discussion: Page Six and Daily Mail
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Netflix's Ted Sarandos Unveils 'Bridgerton's Massive Viewership In Data Dump, Talks Disney & Scarlett Johansson Lawsuit, More ‘Stranger Things’ & Streamer's “Biggest Show Ever”  —  Shonda Rhimes is now officially the Empress of Netflix, thanks to the massive success of Bridgerton and a rare look under Netflix's data hood.
TMZ.com:
DINA LOHAN Pleads Guilty In DWI Case GETS 18 DAYS IN JAIL  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 222 … Dina Lohan's going to spend some time behind bars ... after copping a plea in her DWI case.  —  A spokesperson with the Nassau County D.A.'s Office tells TMZ ... Lindsay Lohan's mom pled guilty …
Discussion: The Sun and Just Jared
Carrie Battan / L'Officiel usa:
Maluma Fronts L'OFFICIEL Hommes' 100th Anniversary Issue  —  Maluma is bringing Latin music to the masses.  The Colombian artist released two new albums within the past year, and this fall he makes his Hollywood debut starring in Marry Me opposite Jennifer Lopez.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Just Jared
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Look what you made me do!  Taylor Swift gave up her personal bodyguards to protect Harry and Meghan during their whistle-stop tour of New York - including ex-NYPD cop  — Meghan and Harry were protected by Taylor Swift's bodyguards during their whistle stop tour of New York City this weekend, DailyMail.com can reveal
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Mirror.co.uk
Page Six:
Dale Moss and Clare Crawley break up ‘for good this time’  —  The “Bachelorette's” Dale Moss and Clare Crawley have split up once again, Page Six has learned — but sources tell us that's it's for good this time.  —  We first reported back in January that the couple …
Bethan Edwards / Daily Star:
Hollywood actor who inspired James Bond character is real life WWII Nazi hunter  —  Ian Fleming has admitted that Hollywood actor Sir Christopher Lee inspired the ultimate super-spy series James Bond after hearing his step cousin's experience as a spy in WWII
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Ronda Rousey Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Travis Browne  —  Ronda Rousey is a mom!  The champion athlete gave birth to her first child with her husband of four years, Travis Browne.  Find out their daughter's name below.  —  Ronda Rousey has someone new to wrestle with!
Shannon Carlin / Us Weekly:
The Good Doctor's Freddie Highmore Confirms He's Married by Throwing Tom Cruise Shade … This TV doctor has a new title: husband.  On Monday, September 27, The Good Doctor's Freddie Highmore revealed he secretly got married.  More surprising, perhaps, was the fact that his spontaneous …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
 
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
ABC Executive Responds to Claims Olivia Jade Giannulli Has ‘Deal’ to Remain on ‘DWTS’ Until Week 3
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
TMZ.com:
Bam Margera Taken to Florida Rehab in Police Car
Discussion: Daily Mail and Page Six
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
The Challenge's Johnny Bananas and Morgan Willett Break Up
Discussion: The Sun
Just Jared:
Celine Dion Gives Her Blessing to a New Documentary About Her Life: 'I've Always Been an Open Book'
Discussion: Variety
Bridie Wilkins / HELLO!:
Kate Middleton's hilarious reaction to Prince William's marathon plans is everything
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Bethany Whittingham / Daily Star:
Pete Doherty ‘engaged’ to girlfriend Katia de Vidas as he enjoys new life in France
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
Diego Luna Says ‘Star Wars: Andor’ Has Finished Shooting, And To Expect “Familiar Faces”
Discussion: Radio Times
 Earlier Picks: 
Jacob Bentley-York / The Sun:
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner hospitalised due to ‘major heart condition issues’ forcing band to cancel US tour
Julie Mazziotta / People.com:
Rebel Wilson Poses in a Swimsuit and Tells Fans: 'It's Never Too Late to Improve Yourself'
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Simon Boyle / The Sun:
Taylor Swift shocks guests at Lena Dunham's secret London wedding
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Mirror.co.uk
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies

 
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