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12:00 PM ET, October 5, 2022

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Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
Angelina Jolie Details Abuse Allegations Against Brad Pitt in Countersuit  —  In court papers related to a legal battle over a French winery they once owned together, she claims that he was abusive to her and their children during a 2016 plane ride.  —  Angelina Jolie filed a cross complaint …
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Chloe Melas / CNN:
Brad Pitt's rep calls Angelina Jolie's latest allegations about 2016 airplane incident ‘completely untrue’  —  A countersuit filed Tuesday by actress Angelina Jolie against her ex-husband Brad Pitt includes more information about an alleged physical altercation between the former couple that took place on a plane in 2016.
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly, ET Canada, Variety and RADAR
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Brad Pitt allegedly ‘choked,’ hit ‘frightened’ kids in Angelina Jolie plane fight
Daily Star:
Alec Baldwin to resume Rust filming as late Halyna Hutchins' husband produces movie  —  Alec Baldwin will return to filming his movie Rust, nearly one year after he accidentally killed a female crew member on the set of the new film after shooting a prop gun
Hedy Phillips / People.com:
Gigi Hadid Slams Kanye West for Attacking Fashion Editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson: 'You're a Bully'  —  West's tirade came after fashion journalist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson shared her thoughts on his problematic “White Lives Matter” shirts worn at the Yeezy show in Paris
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Rebecca Lawrence / Daily Mail:
Gigi Hadid brands Kanye West a bully over Gabriella Karefa-Johnson post
Discussion: Page Six, E! Online and RADAR
Page Six:
Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen hire divorce lawyers amid marital woes: sources  —  Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen seem to be heading for the end zone: Both have retained divorce lawyers, multiple sources tell Page Six exclusively.  —  As previously revealed, the couple have been living separately …
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FOX 11 Los Angeles:
Inglewood rapper Half Ounce shot dead in Koreatown, family says  —  Rapper Half Ounce shot dead in Koreatown while on the phone with his pregnant wife  —  LOS ANGELES - Inglewood rapper Half Ounce was shot and killed in Koreatown as he was walking home Monday night, and the gunman remains on the loose.
TMZ.com:
Miguel's Wife Nazanin Mandi Files For Divorce  —  Miguel's marriage is no longer a sure thing ... because his model wife just filed for divorce.  —  The “Sure Thing” singer's high school sweetheart, Nazanin Mandi, beelined it to court Tuesday and filed to divorce Miguel after nearly 3 years of marriage.
TMZ.com:
Rihanna On Camera, Says She's ‘Nervous but Excited’ for Super Bowl Halftime  —  RIHANNA I'M NERVOUS BUT EXCITED FOR HALFTIME SHOW As for My Special Guest ...  Rihanna is finally breaking her silence on her hugely anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance ... telling us exactly how she feels leading …
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Surprise!  Hilary Swank Is Pregnant, Expecting Twins with Husband Philip Schneider: ‘A Total Miracle’  —  Hillary Swank revealed her exciting twin pregnancy news on GMA Wednesday, saying being a mom is “something that I've been wanting for a long time”  —  Hilary Swank is expanding her family — by two!
Tamantha Gunn / E! Online:
Love Is Blind's Iyanna Officially Files for Divorce From Jarrette  —  Love Is Blind star Iyanna McNeely has officially filed for divorce nearly two months after she and husband Jarrette Jones announced they were going their separate ways.  Find out more below.
Discussion: TMZ.com, People.com and POPSUGAR
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Frasier’ Sequel Starring Kelsey Grammer Picked Up To Series At Paramount+  —  EXCLUSIVE: The long-in-the-works Frasier followup is finally a reality.  Paramount+ has given a series greenlight to the multi-camera comedy, executive produced by Kelsey Grammer who is reprising his signature character …
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Khloé Kardashian slams Kanye West, defends Kim's parenting: ‘Enough already’  —  Khloé Kardashian begged Kanye West to leave Kim Kardashian and their family alone in a fiery Instagram comment Wednesday.  —  “Ye, I love you,” the Good American co-founder began.
Discussion: Just Jared and TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Post Malone Gets Daughter's Initials Tattooed On Face  —  POST MALONE INKED UP WITH MY DAUGHTER'S INITIALS ... Right On My Face!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Post Malone is showin' some love to his new baby girl in a totally fitting way — it appears he's inked his daughter's initials on some prime real estate.
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Netflix pushes back on ‘panicked’ Prince Harry, Meghan Markle over doc edits  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are at odds with Netflix and even their own production team, sources told Page Six, as they backtrack on what they want to show the public in their upcoming docuseries.
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Kate Middleton Visits Maternity Unit of Hospital  —  The Princess of Wales has done a lot of work on behalf of early childhood development, which has been inspired by her own experiences as a mother of three  —  Kate Middleton is continuing her work to support mothers and young children on her latest outing.
TMZ.com:
Tia Mowry Files for Divorce from Husband Cory Hardrict  —  TIA MOWRY FILES FOR DIVORCE  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 69K … 12:07 PM PT — Tia Mowry addressed the divorce via Instagram, thanking her fans and saying she'll maintain a friendship with Cory.  —  UPDATE
SiriusXM:
Drake at the Apollo  —  WHERE:  —  The Apollo Theater  —  253 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027  —  WHEN:  —  WHAT:  —  Drake will perform at the world-famous Apollo Theater in New York.  The exclusive SiriusXM concert marks the first time that Drake will perform at the iconic theater.
 
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Liz McNeil / People.com:
Wynonna Judd on Mom Naomi: ‘With the Same Determination She Had to Live, She Was Determined to Die’
Discussion: Page Six
Janine Henni / People.com:
Prince Joachim of Denmark Says He Hasn't Spoken to Queen Margrethe Since She Stripped His Kids' Titles
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Glamour
FemaleFirst:
Ian Ziering agrees divorce settlement
Discussion: RADAR and Us Weekly
Kristen Baldwin / EW.com:
Naomi Watts on menopause and rejecting Hollywood's ‘unf—able after 40’ rule
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Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
Velma Is Officially a Lesbian in New ‘Scooby-Doo’ Film, Years After James Gunn and More Tried to Make Her Explicitly Gay
David Canfield / Vanity Fair:
Emma Thompson Has Nothing Left to Hide
Discussion: New York Post and Insider
Kelly Wynne / People.com:
‘RHOBH’ Star Sutton Stracke Has a ‘Good Catchup’ with Former Costar Denise Richards
Discussion: Celebuzz and E! Online
Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair:
Emma Caulfield Ford Is Fighting MS, but “Not Crumbling” in Fear
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Times Tech Guild, representing 600+ NYT devs, data analysts, and more, goes on strike ahead of the US election; management offered a 2.5% annual wage rise

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

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