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5:30 AM ET, October 20, 2022

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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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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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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
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”.
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.
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
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”
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
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
Alexandra Bellusci / E! Online:
Lana Del Rey Reveals Her Laptop With 200-Page Book and New Music Was Stolen From Her Car  —  Lana Del Rey explained how a thief broke into her car and stole her backpack that contained her computer, hard drives, camcorders and a book she planned to publish.  Here are the details.
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.
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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.
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: Page Six, Daily Mail and Mirror
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
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Lisa Rinna reveals she threw Garcelle's book in trash — not Erika Jayne  —  At least she's being honest!  —  Lisa Rinna revealed during the second part of the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Season 12 reunion that she — not Erika Jayne — tossed co-star Garcelle Beauvais' memoir in the garbage back in April.
Discussion: E! Online and NECN
Brett Malec / E! Online:
Southern Charm's Shep Rose Approves of Ex Taylor Ann Green Dating VPR's Tom Schwartz  —  Southern Charm's Shep Rose and Taylor Ann Green may have recently broken up, but he's already giving his blessing for his ex to move on with fellow Bravolebrity Tom Schwartz.  Hear Shep's take.
Discussion: People.com
 
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Selome Hailu / Variety:
‘The Morning Show’ Season 3 Casts Natalie Morales (EXCLUSIVE)
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Julia Fox Was Attacked With A Machete Holding The Birkin Kanye West Bought Her?!
Discussion: Page Six
Tatiana Siegel / Rolling Stone:
FBI Raids Star ABC News Producer's Home
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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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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