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TMZ.com:
Brandy Hospitalized for Possible Seizure After Medical Incident at L.A. Home  —  BRANDY HOSPITALIZED FOR POSSIBLE SEIZURE After Medical Incident At Los Angeles Home  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 1.9K … 12:51 PM PT — Brandy just addressed her health issue, telling fans, “To my beloved fam …
Entertainment Tonight:
Cynthia Bailey and Mike Hill Confirm Split After Two Years of Marriage (Exclusive)  —  Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey is calling it quits with husband Mike Hill.  The 55-year-old reality star and Hill confirmed the split to ET in a statement on Wednesday.  —  “LOVE is a beautiful thing.
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Brendan Fraser Is ‘Open’ to Fourth ‘Mummy’ Movie, Says Tom Cruise's Reboot Flopped Because It Wasn't Fun … Brendan Fraser landed on the A-list thanks to his roll as the rollicking adventurer Rick O'Connell in “The Mummy” and its two sequels.  And he hasn't returned to the land of the undead since 2008's …
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Brendan Fraser's Triumphant Comeback: How Playing a 600-Pound Gay Man in ‘The Whale’ Resurrected His Career  —  Brendan Fraser fought armies of the undead in “The Mummy.”  He swung from vines in “George of the Jungle.”  He traveled around the world with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in “Looney Toons: Back in Action.”
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Charlotte Walsh / E! Online:
A Glee Docuseries Exploring the Series' Controversies Is Coming to Discovery+  —  Fox's Glee, which ran from 2009 to 2015, is the subject of Discovery+ and ID's newest docuseries.  The show will explore the cases of Cory Monteith, Mark Salling and Lea Michele, to name a few.
Emily Strohm / People.com:
Christopher Meloni Loves His Current Career High and Becoming a Zaddy at 61: ‘The Lucky Streak Continues’  —  The actor returned to his beloved Law & Order: SVU role as NYPD detective Elliot Stabler when he began starring on his own spinoff Organized Crime in April 2021
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Christopher Meloni: 'I'm 61 years old and a zaddy'
Discussion: People.com
Justin Tinsley / Andscape:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Shop’ pulls episode featuring Kanye West  —  The UNINTERRUPTED show, produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, decided not to air the recently filmed episode  —  In an exclusive statement to Andscape, Maverick Carter, the SpringHill Company CEO, said a recently-taped episode …
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
‘American Idol’ runner-up Willie Spence dead at 23  —  “American Idol” runner-up Willie Spence died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a car accident, according to a report.  He was 23.  —  The talented crooner was in Tennessee at the time of the accident, according to local news outlet Douglas Now.
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Sydney Sweeney To Star and Exec Produce New ‘Barbarella’ Movie For Sony Pictures  —  EXCLUSIVE: Sydney Sweeney isn't done staying busy with Sony Pictures, as sources tell Deadline the Emmy-nominated Euphoria and The White Lotus actress is attached to star in a new Barbarella movie for the studio.
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People.com:
Inside Kate Middleton and Prince William's New Life in Windsor as a ‘Modern Royal Family’  —  From Prince George flopping on the couch beside his father to the Wales kids biking around the Windsor estate, the family will keep their grounded nature in the countryside
Just Jared:
MTV EMAs Nominations 2022 - Full List of Nominees Released!  —  The full list of nominees for the 2022 MTV EMAs was just released and a lot of your fave stars are nominated this year!  —  This year, Harry Styles received the most nominations with 7 total.  Taylor Swift follows closely behind with 6 nominations to her name.
Dory Jackson / People.com:
Todd Chrisley Says His Family ‘Needed’ the Years-Long Estrangement from Daughter Lindsie Chrisley  —  In PEOPLE's exclusive look at PodcastOne's new Chrisley Confessions episode, Todd Chrisley says he's “thankful and grateful for the estrangement” that occurred with his daughter
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Jamie Foxx Denied Entry at Cardi B's Birthday Party, Too Many Guests  —  JAMIE FOXX DENIED ENTRY TO CARDI B'S PARTY ... Door Guy Begs to Make Good!!! … 9:24 AM PT — Sources at the party tell TMZ ... Jamie Foxx showed up to Cardi B's Bday party late and people weren't aware he was coming.
Discussion: Daily Mail, theJasmineBRAND and Bossip
Rip / TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ Runner-Up Willie Spence Dead at 23 After Car Crash  —  7:17 AM PT — A family source tells us Willie had a flat tire at some point Tuesday, but allegedly got it fixed and continued to drive back home to Atlanta from Tennessee.  The source says Willie crashed into a tractor trailer …
Lynette Rice / Deadline:
‘The Winchesters’ Ranks As CW's Most-Watched Series Debut So Far This Season  —  It's a small success, but the CW will surely take it these days: Tuesday's series premiere of The Winchesters was The CW's most-watched debut so far this season in total viewers.  —  The Supernatural spinoff averaged 757,000.
Angie Orellana Hernandez / E! Online:
Elon Musk Is Selling “Burnt Hair” Perfume—Yes, Really  —  Elon Musk is adding a new business venture to his résumé—a fragrance product called “Burnt Hair.”  —  Watch: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Elon Musk  —  Elon Musk is living up to his name.
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
‘The Crown’ Producers Plan to Handle Princess Diana's Death ‘Sensitively’ As Filming Approaches … The producers behind hit Netflix series “The Crown” are preparing to shoot the scenes leading up to Princess Diana's death, Variety understands, which is causing some anxiety among the cast and crew.
Discussion: Just Jared, Glamour, Deadline and E! Online
Anna Lazarus Caplan / People.com:
Cardi B Celebrates 30th Birthday with Dazzling Burlesque-Themed Party in Los Angeles  —  The rapper, who wore a feathered headdress, low-cut corset and garter, arrived with her husband Offset  —  Cardi B knows how to celebrate her birthday in style!  —  On Tuesday night the rapper welcomed …
Daniel Trainor / E! Online:
Why John Stamos Isn't Interested In Another Full House Reboot  —  In an exclusive interview with E! News, John Stamos explained why he's not interested in bringing back Full House and how his role on Big Shot influences his parenting style.  —  John Stamos is ready to close the door on Full House.
Hedy Phillips / People.com:
Kaley Cuoco Calls Her ‘Big Bang Theory’ Pixie Cut the ‘Worst Decision’: ‘What Was I Thinking?’  —  Cuoco cut off her hair for a movie role ahead of The Big Bang Theory season 8  —  When season 8 of The Big Bang Theory premiered in 2014, fans were thrown for a loop when Kaley Cuoco's character, Penny, suddenly had a pixie cut.
Discussion: Page Six, POPSUGAR and Us Weekly
 
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From Mediagazer:

Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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