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12:30 PM ET, October 23, 2021

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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ camera crew walked off the set in protest before the fatal shooting  —  Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of “Rust” with a prop gun, a half-dozen camera crew workers walked off the set to protest working conditions.
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Wall Street Journal:
Alec Baldwin Told Prop Was ‘Cold Gun’ Before Fatal Shooting, Affidavit Says  —  Tragic incident left cinematographer dead from gunshot wound and director injured, affidavit says  —  SANTA FE, N.M.—It was early Thursday afternoon on the set of the Western movie “Rust” at a bucolic ranch outside …
Discussion: The Sun and The Blemish
Associated Press:
Warrant: Baldwin didn't know weapon contained live round  —  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday show.
Discussion: Just Jared and Variety
New York Times:
Live Updates: Assistant Director Declared Gun Safe Before Alec Baldwin Fatally Fired It, Affidavit Says  —  In a statement, the actor said his “heart is broken” after a gun he used as a prop killed the movie's cinematographer and wounded its director in New Mexico.
TMZ.com:
Alec Baldwin Gun Accident 911 Call, ‘We Need Help Immediately’  —  ALEC BALDWIN ACCIDENT ‘WE NEED HELP IMMEDIATELY’ ... 911 Call Released  —  911 AUDIO  —  Crew members on the set of “Rust” were quick to dial 911 after a gun accident that left one woman dead, telling operators “we need help immediately.”
Discussion: FemaleFirst, The Sun, Variety and RADAR
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Meadow Walker Marries Louis Thornton-Allan 2 Months After Engagement: See the Pics  —  Meadow Walker, the daughter of late actor Paul Walker, shared a video of herself and Louis Thornton-Allan at their beachfront wedding on Oct. 22.  See their latest selfie (with rings!) below.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Hayden Christensen Returning to Star Wars With ‘Ahsoka’ Series (Exclusive)  —  Rosario Dawson is starring as the fan-favorite character of Ahsoka Tano.  —  Hayden Christensen is staying in the fold of the Galactic Empire.  —  The actor will reprise his role of Anakin Skywalker …
Fay Leyfield / The Sun:
Jesy Nelson shares childhood throwback and urges fans to achieve their dreams after Leigh-Anne Pinnock feud  —  JESY Nelson has insisted she is proud of herself and urged others to follow their dreams after she was accused of blackfishing.  —  The 29-year-old shared a picture of herself …
Discussion: Daily Star and FemaleFirst
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Want a Baby Together ‘Without Any Doubt’ … A new chapter!  Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are planning to expand their family post-engagement.  —  Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Bond With Each Other's Kids
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror.co.uk
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Mark Gray / Celebs:
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are engaged, more celeb news ICYMI
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and Egotastic
Jessica Bennett / New York Times:
Amanda Knox Was Exonerated.  That Doesn't Mean She's Free.  —  Ten years after being cleared of a heinous crime, she is still trying to tell her story on her own terms.  —  VASHON, Wash. — Within minutes of meeting Amanda Knox for the first time, she planted her newborn daughter into my arms.
Discussion: Us Weekly, E! Online and Just Jared
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Ryan Gosling To Play Ken Opposite Margot Robbie In ‘Barbie’ Movie From Warner Bros, LuckyChap & Mattel  —  EXCLUSIVE: Margot Robbie's Barbie movie looks to have found its Ken.  Sources tell Deadline that Ryan Gosling is in final negotiations to play the iconic Mattel character in Warner Bros' movie centered on the classic doll line.
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort marries Cristina Invernizzi  —  Jordan Belfort is no longer a lone wolf.  —  The so-called “Wolf of Wall Street” married his girlfriend of two years, Cristina Invernizzi, Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  Sources told us that the pair quietly married …
TMZ.com:
NBA YoungBoy Getting Released From Custody  —  NBA YoungBoy is about to get out of jail as he awaits trial in his federal weapons case ... TMZ has learned.  —  The rapper's attorney, Drew Findling, tells us bail has finally been set for YoungBoy but he has not yet been released.
Discussion: The Sun
Greg Evans / Deadline:
Peter Scolari Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Bosom Buddies’, ‘Newhart’, ‘Girls’ Actor Was 66  —  Peter Scolari, the prolific television and stage actor who found instant fame and a lifelong friendship with Tom Hanks when the two co-starred in the hit 1980 TV comedy Bosom Buddies, died early Friday morning following a two-year battle with cancer.
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Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Peter Scolari, ‘Newhart’ and ‘Bosom Buddies’ Actor, Dies at 66
Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
Alyssa Ray / E! Online:
Maid's Margaret Qualley Reveals the Truth About Those Disgusting Cleaning Scenes  —  In an exclusive chat with E! News, Maid star Margaret Qualley shared what it was like cleaning those filthy rooms—and her answer may surprise you.  —  Maid is not a series for those faint of heart.
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Nick Levine / NME:
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Katherine Schaffstall / The Sun:
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Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and E! Online
Just Jared:
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Georgia Slater / People.com:
Love Is Blind's Mark Cuevas and Fiancée Aubrey Rainey Expecting Baby No. 2: ‘We Are Overjoyed’
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TMZ.com:
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Paige Gawley‍ / Entertainment Tonight:
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Roderick McPhee / The Sun:
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Victoria Gomelsky / New York Times:
Watches of Switzerland Group, one of the world's largest watch retailers, acquires the watch enthusiast website Hodinkee, says coverage will remain independent

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Mullenweg says WordPress.org “belongs to me personally”, as his WP Engine feud blurs the lines between WordPress.org, the WordPress Foundation, and Automattic

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Meta unveils Movie Gen, which creates up to 16-second videos from a text prompt, available to some staff and partners; Meta plans to add it to its apps in 2025

 
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