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8:05 AM ET, October 20, 2022

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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Matthew Perry Opens Up About His Addiction Journey with a New Memoir: 'I'm Grateful to Be Alive'  —  The Friends star's new memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing hits bookshelves on Nov. 1  —  Matthew Perry is ready to share the truth about his life.
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Valentine Low / The Times:
The Crown is crude and cruel, says Dame Judi Dench … Dame Judi Dench, the Oscar-winner who is one of Britain's most distinguished actresses, has accused The Crown of “crude sensationalism” and said the Netflix series about the royal family is “cruelly unjust”.
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Meghan Markle Lets Her Guard Down: On Grieving Queen Elizabeth, Producing With Harry and Returning to Hollywood  —  The Duchess of Sussex is in mourning.  But we'll get back to that.  First, let's go to the day we met, this past summer, at the venerated San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito …
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Rebecca Keegan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Lupita Nyong'o on the Intense Shoot for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and the Weight of Global Stardom  —  The famously private actress opens up about the hard-but-healing process of making the year's most anticipated Marvel sequel — while still mourning Chadwick Boseman — and her ambivalence personifying Black beauty.
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Lupita Nyong'o Admits She Knew She ‘Was Going to Be a Meme’ After Will Smith's Oscars Slap
Discussion: ET Canada
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Braunwyn Windham-Burke Files for Divorce from Husband Sean Burke After 23 Years of Marriage  —  “I will always have so much love for the family we created that will continue to flourish and thrive,” Real Housewives of Orange County alum Braunwyn Windham-Burke tells PEOPLE
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway Discusses If Sister Princess Märtha Louise Will Keep Royal Title  —  “This is a topic that I find difficult,” Crown Prince Haakon said  —  Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is speaking out on a “difficult” topic.  —  During an outing, the heir to Norway's throne …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Joelle Goldstein / People.com:
Kris Jenner Reveals Her Dying Wish to Be Cremated and ‘Made into Necklaces’ for Her Children  —  As the Kardashian-Jenner women mapped out final arrangements, Khloé Kardashian shared her own priorities: “If I'm in a coma, I'm still getting my nails done once a week, and that's in my will”
Rebecca Lewis / HELLO!:
Jada Pinkett Smith confesses she ‘crossed the line’ with Will Smith's ex-wife Sheree Zampino  —  Jada Pinkett Smith has spoken openly about “crossing the line” with husband Will Smith's ex-wife during the early years of Will and Jada's romance.  —  Exclusive: Jada Pinkett Smith helps …
Francesca Shillcock / HELLO!:
Kendall Jenner reaches out to rarely seen family member in new episode … The Kardashians' recent episode saw Kendall Jenner reunite with a rarely-seen family member while on a trip to Las Vegas.  —  The supermodel and reality star, 26, took a trip to Sin City for an event hosted by her Tequila brand …
Discussion: Just Jared and E! Online
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
‘Rust’ Will Resume Production, But Not in New Mexico (EXCLUSIVE) … “Rust” will resume production in January, more than a year after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on set.  But the production will not return to New Mexico, where a criminal investigation and state workplace safety proceedings remain unresolved.
Joelle Goldstein / People.com:
Nick Lachey Would Have ‘Gravitated’ Toward Wife Vanessa on ‘Love Is Blind’ : ‘I Would Find You Anywhere’  —  “I really do think we would've found each other [in the pods],” Nick Lachey exclusively tells PEOPLE while celebrating the season 3 release of Netflix's Love Is Blind
Discussion: Bustle and ET Canada
Jack Irvin / People.com:
Billie Eilish Spotted Kissing Rumored Love Interest Jesse Rutherford Outside Los Angeles Restaurant  —  The musicians were spotted kissing outside of the Indian restaurant Lal Mirch in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday night, further fueling romance rumors
Elizabeth Logan / Glamour:
Kylie Jenner Opened up About the ‘Baby Blues’ That Followed the Birth of Her Son  —  She read on Google...  Kylie Jenner may not be your typical mom—she runs a makeup empire, for starters—but that doesn't mean she's immune to the struggles parents go through with a newborn at home.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Mirror, Page Six and Daily Mail
Just Jared:
Carrie Underwood Says She's Lost Respect For Artists Who Do This  —  When Carrie Underwood goes to a concert, she has high expectations.  —  There's actually one specific thing that the 39-year-old country star is looking out for when she attends a musical performance or concert and admits she's very disappointed if it doesn't happen.
Daniel Trainor / E! Online:
The Masked Singer: Find Out Which Sex and the City Star and Disco Legend Got Sent Home  —  The Oct. 12 episode of The Masked Singer paid tribute to Broadway legend Andrew Lloyd Webber.  Find out which two celebrities were eliminated after performing two of his iconic songs.
Discussion: The Wrap and Just Jared
Emmy Griffiths / HELLO!:
Who has been unmasked on The Masked Singer US so far? … The Masked Singer is well underway with celebrities taking part to perform in their mysterious and delightful costumes - but who has been unmasked so far?  See who has taken part in season eight of the hit show...
Discussion: Billboard and Just Jared
FemaleFirst:
John Legend 'wasn't a great partner' to Chrissy Teigen early in relationship  —  John Legend has admitted he “wasn't a great partner” to model Chrissy Teigen early in their relationship. … John Legend admits he “wasn't a great partner” to Chrissy Teigen early in their relationship.
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Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Lisa Rinna reveals she threw Garcelle's book in trash — not Erika Jayne
Discussion: E! Online and NECN
Selome Hailu / Variety:
‘The Morning Show’ Season 3 Casts Natalie Morales (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Just Jared and Collider
Brett Malec / E! Online:
Southern Charm's Shep Rose Approves of Ex Taylor Ann Green Dating VPR's Tom Schwartz
Discussion: People.com
N. S. / Perez Hilton:
Julia Fox Was Attacked With A Machete Holding The Birkin Kanye West Bought Her?!
Discussion: Page Six
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Justin Enriquez / Daily Mail:
Anna Faris claims late Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman ‘slapped my a**’ on set after previously not identifying him during #MeToo movement: ‘One of my hardest film experiences’
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: the Biden-Trump debate drew an average audience of 51.3M viewers across 17 networks in the US, down from 2020's first debate, with nearly 73.1M

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Spain's El País launched a digital edition to cover the US in Spanish in May with 11 bilingual correspondents; as of April, the outlet had ~366K subscribers

 
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