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9:05 AM ET, September 29, 2021

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Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Kate Middleton Channels Her Inner Bond Girl for Golden No Time To Die Red Carpet Look  —  For James Bond, there may be No Time to Die.  But, for Prince William and Kate Middleton's golden appearance at the movie's premiere on Sept. 28, there's no time like the present.
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Middleton Glitters in Gold While Walking James Bond No Time to Die Red Carpet with Prince William
Discussion: HELLO!, Deadline and Dlisted
Daniel Craig / FemaleFirst:
Daniel Craig ‘greatly relieved’ to see Bond hit cinemas
Discussion: Daily Star and The Wrap
Elana Fishman / Page Six:
Kate Middleton goes glam in gold at ‘No Time to Die’ premiere
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and E! Online
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.
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Alexia Fernández / People.com:
Drew Barrymore ‘Worships’ Ex-Husband's New Wife But Gives the Couple ‘Space’  —  Drew Barrymore's ex-husband Will Kopelman married Alexandra Michler on Aug. 28 with the former couple's daughters serving as flower girls  —  Drew Barrymore can't stop gushing about her ex-husband's new wife.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Jesse Palmer Named New Host of ‘The Bachelor’ … Palmer, a television broadcaster and former NFL quarterback, starred as “The Bachelor” himself in Season 5, which aired in 2004.  —  Palmer has a longstanding relationship with The Walt Disney Company, as a sports commentator on ESPN …
Discussion: The Sun, Cosmopolitan, The Wrap and Deadline
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Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Jesse Palmer Is the New Host of The Bachelor Season 26  —  Jesse Palmer, who appeared on season five of The Bachelor, is the host of the 26th season of the ABC dating franchise following Chris Harrison's exit.  —  Jesse Palmer, will you accept this rose and be the new host of The Bachelor?
MKC / Perez Hilton:
Britney Spears Conservatorship Exposed: 5 Bombshell Revelations From Netflix's Britney vs Spears … Another day, another Britney Spears documentary.  —  Despite the fact that Britney herself has criticized the continual release of documentaries surrounding her conservatorship …
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TMZ.com:
Psychiatrist told Britney Spears was Overmedicated, Advocates Ending Conservatorship
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and FemaleFirst
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: Daily Mail
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Vicki Gunvalson and Steve Lodge break up after 2-year engagement
Discussion: RADAR
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: Perez Hilton and FemaleFirst
Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Chrissy Teigen Honors the “Son We Almost Had” in Heart-Wrenching Message  —  Chrissy Teigen posted a devastating photo of herself grieving in the hospital as she marked one year since she and John Legend lost the baby in 2020.  —  Chrissy Teigen is sharing an emotional tribute to late son Jack.
Natasha Rigler / The Sun:
Katie Price's best pal Michelle Heaton begs her to get help after rolling car in ‘drink-drive smash’  —  KATIE Price's best friend Michelle Heaton is begging her pal to get help after she rolled her BMW allegedly in a ‘drink-drive smash’.  —  The Liberty X star, who herself hit rock bottom earlier …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Daily Star
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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: E! Online and Just Jared
Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Royal Family want to throw punches at Prince Harry, jokes Mike Tindall  —  Prince William was visibly angry when he was forced to deny publicly that the Royal Family was racist after Harry and Meghan's claims in their interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Barbara Bush Welcomes First Baby, Daughter Cora Georgia: ‘Healthy and Adorable’  —  “With full hearts, Laura and I are delighted to announce the birth of our new granddaughter,” George and Laura Bush said in a statement shared with PEOPLE  —  The bustling Bush family just got one grandkid bigger!
Discussion: Just Jared
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Squid Game: Korean Survival Drama Could Dethrone Bridgerton as Netflix's Biggest Show Ever  —  “We did not see that coming,” Netflix's chief content officer said of the show's popularity  —  New Korean drama Squid Game has shot to popularity, threatening Bridgerton's title as Netflix's biggest show ever.
Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Actor Daniel Mickelson's Cause of Death Revealed  —  Daniel Mickelson passed away at the age of 23 on July 4, and now officials have determined the cause and manner of his death.  —  Watch: Actor Daniel Mickelson Dies at Age 23  —  Daniel Mickelson's cause of death has been determined nearly three months …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
TMZ.com:
Phoebe Bridgers Sued For Defamation By Record Producer  —  PHOEBE BRIDGERS SUED YOU DEFAMED ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA ... I'm No Violent Abuser!!!  —  Phoebe Bridgers cost a record producer a lot of money by spreading lies about him on social media ... this according to a new, multimillion-dollar lawsuit.
Discussion: RADAR, Daily Mail and Page Six
Just Jared:
Khloe Kardashian Shares How She Changed Daughter True's Diapers With Her Super Long Nails  —  Khloe Kardashian is answering the question that has been on everyone's mind!  —  During an appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Monday night, the 37-year-old reality star talked …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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Ryma Chikhoune / WWD:
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Discussion: Page Six
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Shannon Carlin / Us Weekly:
The Good Doctor's Freddie Highmore Confirms He's Married by Throwing Tom Cruise Shade
Discussion: The Sun and FemaleFirst
Chloe Hall / Elle:
Kylie Jenner Is Taking Motherhood ‘One Day At A Time’
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
Kerry Breen / TODAY.com:
Country star Alan Jackson reveals balance issues are related to health condition
Discussion: The Sun and People.com
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

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

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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