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11:00 AM ET, September 30, 2021

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New York Times:
Britney Spears Live Updates: Singer's Father Suspended From Conservatorship  —  A judge granted her lawyer's request to temporarily remove James P. Spears as conservator.  The arrangement has controlled her finances and personal life for 13 years.  —  RIGHT NOW Britney Spears's father is suspended from the conservatorship.
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Gabrielle Chung / People.com:
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari Left for Vacation Ahead of Conservatorship Hearing, Says Source  —  During a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Brenda Penny suspended Britney Spears' father as the conservator of her estate  —  Britney Spears made moves to take time off for herself before her father …
Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Here's the Truth About Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd's Relationship Status After Their Dinner Dates  —  After Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd were spotted enjoying an intimate dinner, sources exclusively told E! News what's really going on between them.  —  It appears this dating rumor will be Gone in Sixty Seconds.
Discussion: Celebs, Elle and RADAR
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Dan Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Katie Couric rips into former TODAY Show colleagues, admits she froze out female rivals to ‘protect her turf,’ says her toyboy ex was a ‘midlife crisis’ and takes potshots at Prince Harry who stank of alcohol in her new memoir  — DailyMail.com has seen the manuscript …
People.com:
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Talk Hopes of a COVID-19 Vaccine for Their Kids, 6½ and 4½  —  “Who wants to be the parents that give their kid COVID and then gets their kid's school shut down?”  Ashton Kutcher told PEOPLE of his and Mila Kunis' hopes for vaccines  —  FB  —  MORE
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Zach Seemayer‍ / Entertainment Tonight:
Mila Kunis on How She and Ashton Kutcher ‘Tag Team’ To Juggle Their Lives and Careers (Exclusive)
Discussion: Us Weekly
Ollie Leitelmayer / oxfordshirelive:
‘Vandalism’ at Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm was Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway prank  —  The Saturday night show is famed for playing elaborate pranks on celebrities  —  Vandalism that appeared at Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm was in fact a prank for Ant …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Daily Star
Greta Bjornson / People.com:
Jennifer Garner and John Miller Spotted Grabbing Coffee Together in New York City  —  Jennifer Garner was seen going for a walk in Manhattan with John Miller, a month after the two were spotted together, also in New York  —  Jennifer Garner was spotted walking through New York City Wednesday with John Miller.
Discussion: Just Jared
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Lenny Kravitz Asks Daughter Zoe's Boyfriend Channing Tatum for ‘Magic Mike’ Role
 … Bonding with the parents!  Less than one month after Us Weekly confirmed that Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz are dating, it appears that they've gotten tight with one another's families.
Discussion: E! Online and FemaleFirst
Christina Dugan / People.com:
NeNe Leakes Shares a Few of Late Husband Gregg's Last Words Before Taking His Final Breath  —  “We talked a lot, and we made peace with what was happening,” NeNe Leakes says of her final days with late husband Gregg Leakes  —  NeNe Leakes is reflecting on her 25-year relationship …
Discussion: BET, The Sun, Bossip, Daily Mail and Page Six
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Some Theories About Who Is Trapped Inside the Banana Split on ‘The Masked Singer’  —  HELP US HELP YOU.  —  Awful news.  The  —  Banana  —  has mutated into its final and far more sinister form: the Banana Split.  Now it consists of two people, who together are ruining dessert as a concept while gracing the stage of
Discussion: TMZ.com and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Disney's ‘Old Yeller’ Star Tommy Kirk Dead at 79  —  Tommy Kirk — best known for playing the kid role of Travis Coates in the 1957 Disney classic “Old Yeller” — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Tommy's neighbor found him dead in his Las Vegas home around 8 PM on Tuesday.
Shirley Halperin / Variety:
Between Pop-Stardom and Parenthood, Katy Perry Still Finds Time to Empower Others … In the Katy Perry canon, which, over 13 years, goes 34 singles deep — nine of them No. 1s — the theme of empowerment dates back to her earliest hit, 2008's “I Kissed a Girl,” where she proclaims unapologetically that she “liked it.”
Greg Evans / Deadline:
Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra Jonas Join Producing Team Of Broadway's ‘Chicken & Biscuits’  —  Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas have joined the producing team of Douglas Lyons' Broadway comedy Chicken & Biscuits, currently in previews at Circle in the Square Theatre.
Discussion: Just Jared
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
See the Khloe Kardashian Ad That Was Allegedly Too Racy for TV  —  Khloe Kardashian is turning up the heat for her latest Good American campaign so much that her latest sultry ad has allegedly been rejected by broadcast networks.  —  Watch: Khloe Kardashian Goes Back to Blonde in Stunning New Look
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TMZ.com:
Dog the Bounty Hunter Says He's Closing in on Brian Laundrie
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Falen Hardge / People.com:
Jay Leno on Comedy in the Era of Cancel Culture: ‘You Have to Change the Material to The Times You Live In’
Simon Boyle / The Sun:
Katie Price had massive row with Carl Woods before horrific drink drive smash
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Unkempt Matthew Perry wears baggy shorts, T-shirt on coffee run
Discussion: RADAR
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Halsey's Birthday Gift to Fans Includes the Cutest Photos of Baby Ender Yet
Discussion: Just Jared, People.com and Perez Hilton
 Earlier Picks: 
Variety:
How Lorde Eclipsed Expectations and Made Nature Her Muse on ‘Solar Power’
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Feds Investigating Brian Laundrie's Alleged Burner Phone Purchased Day He was Last Seen
Discussion: RADAR
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Vanderpump Rules' Lala Kent Deletes Photo With Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute After Ariana Madix Calls Her Out
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Page Six
Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Melanie Griffith's daughter files papers to remove her mother's last name - details
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
Omid Scobie / Harper's BAZAAR:
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Return to California After “Knockout” New York Tour
Discussion: Elle and Cele|bitchy
People.com:
How Prince William Is Stepping Up amid an Unprecedented ‘Assault on the Monarchy’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Khloé Kardashian Tweets About Rumor That She's Been Banned from the Met Gala
Discussion: HELLO! and Perez Hilton
 

 
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

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Press freedom groups send six questions to the Scott Trust over The Observer sale, including why there is only one bidder and why staff can't speak out freely

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

 
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