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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  — 2.2K … 12:51 PM PT — Brandy just addressed her health issue, telling fans, “To my beloved fam …
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.”
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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Just Jared:
‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’  Creator Kazuki Takahashi Died Trying to Rescue People From Drowning  —  Kazuki Takahashi died in an incredibly tragic way.  —  The Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!, died in July at the age of 60 in Japan while trying to rescue people from drowning, witnesses say.
Discussion: Stars & Stripes and TMZ.com
Peter White / Deadline:
‘Glee’ Controversies Explored In Discovery+ Docuseries From Ample Entertainment  —  EXCLUSIVE: Discovery+ and ID are exploring the real story behind Fox's hit series Glee.  —  The streamer has ordered a three-part docuseries from Ample Entertainment, the company behind HBO docuseries …
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Charlotte Walsh / E! Online:
A Glee Docuseries Exploring the Series' Controversies Is Coming to Discovery+
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 …
Vanessa Serna / Daily Mail:
Willie Spence posted video singing Christian song in car before dying in crash  — Willie Spence, 23, was driving in Tennessee when he died in a car crash moments after posting a video of himself singing on Instagram  — The singer was driving on Interstate 24 when he plowed …
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
‘American Idol’ runner-up Willie Spence dead at 23
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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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.
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
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, Bossip and theJasmineBRAND
Jonathan Groff / Variety:
Jonathan Groff on Why Lea Michele ‘Is New York’ to Him and How the ‘Funny Girl’ Is ‘Bringing Big Business Back to Broadway’ … Lea Michele and I met 17 years ago, at the audition that led us to playing opposite each other in “Spring Awakening.”  I was from the farmlands of Lancaster, Penn., and Lea was this tough kid from the Bronx.
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 …
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
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Sofia Richie Jets Off to Paris With Sister Nicole Richie, Friends for Ultimate Bachelorette Bash: ‘Ready for the Best Week’ … Hen party!  Sofia Richie jetted off to Paris for her lavish bachelorette bash ahead of her and Elliot Grainge's nuptials.  —  “Ready for the best week with my people🤍 …
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.
 
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Liz McNeil / People.com:
Paul Newman Reveals How Wife Joanne Woodward Made Him a ‘Sexual Creature’ in New Posthumous Memoir
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Phoebe Tatham / HELLO!:
The Queen's unbridled excitement over pet Corgi Dash revealed in unearthed video
Discussion: Marie Claire
Hailee Shane / Celebrity Insider:
Khloé Kardashian Has Opened Up About The Facial Tumor She Recently Had Removed
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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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