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9:00 AM ET, November 18, 2022

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TMZ.com:
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Welcome Baby Boy  —  HEIDI & SPENCER WELCOME BABY BOY!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have officially expanded their family — “The Hills” star gave birth to the couple's second child.  —  Sources close to the couple tell TMZ Heidi went …
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Rachel McRady‍ / Entertainment Tonight:
Heidi Montag Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Spencer Pratt  —  The rest may still be unwritten, but a new chapter has just begun for Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt!  The Hills alums have welcomed their second child together, a rep for the couple confirms to ET.
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Bradley Cooper To Play Frank Bullitt In Steven Spielberg's New Original Movie Based On The Classic Steve McQueen Character  —  EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg looks to have found his Frank Bullitt as sources tell Deadline Bradley Cooper has closed a deal to play the no-nonsense San Francisco cop …
Discussion: Variety, Daily Mail and People.com
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Tim Allen Visits Jay Leno In Hospital, Says Face Will Be OK Despite Burns  —  TIM ALLEN I JUST SAW JAY LENO IN THE HOSPITAL ... He's Still A Handsome Guy  —  IN GREAT SPIRITS  —  Tim Allen just got done visiting Jay Leno in the hospital ... and he says his close friend's face …
Andrea Mandell / People.com:
‘The Menu’ 's Nicholas Hoult Wouldn't Call Himself a Foodie: 'I'm a Trash Can, I Eat Anything'  —  At home, Hoult gets “instant feedback” cooking for his 4-year-old son  —  Nicholas Hoult may play the ultimate foodie in the dark new satire The Menu — but he wouldn't exactly call himself one.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Janine Henni / People.com:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Netflix Docuseries Set to Premiere in December  —  PEOPLE has learned that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's project will be released on the streaming platform next month  —  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are heading to Netflix queues everywhere.
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Antonia DeBianchi / People.com:
Antoni Porowski Is Engaged to Kevin Harrington After 3 Years of Dating  —  The ‘Queer Eye’ star and his boyfriend were first linked in late-2019  —  Antoni Porowski is a groom-to-be!  —  On Thursday, the Queer Eye star, 38, announced that he is engaged to his boyfriend of three years, Kevin Harrington.
Discussion: Dlisted
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Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Aaron Carter was in physical decline in days before he died: manager  —  Aaron Carter's manager was taken aback by the embattled entertainer's frail appearance just two days before he was tragically found dead.  —  “He looked thin.  He was extremely tired,” Taylor Helgeson tells Page Six exclusively.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, E! Online and Just Jared
Diana Cooper / The US Sun:
Marcus Jordan, 31, caught cheating on RHOM star Larsa Pippen, 48, with Instagram model in shocking video  —  LARSA Pippen's new man, Marcus Jordan, has been caught cheating on The Real Housewives of Miami star in a video exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun.
Discussion: Page Six, Perez Hilton, RADAR and Celebuzz
Joe Bruno / WSOC-TV:
Many questions remain after Charlotte woman dies at Mexican resort  —  Mexican authorities release information on mysterious death of Charlotte woman  —  CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte family is pleading for answers after their daughter, Shanquella Robinson, died in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, late last month.
TMZ.com:
Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski Hugging and Smiling on NYC Rendezvous  —  Pete Davidson's gonna mess around and get himself an NBA contract, 'cause no one rebounds like this guy ... who now looks pretty official with Emily Ratajkowski.  —  Pete and the model/actress suffered a case …
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Nicki Cox / Page Six:
Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski get cozy in first pics since dating news
Christian Lewis / Variety:
‘& Juliet’ Review: Shakespearean Jukebox Musical is Like a Shot of Pure Gold … Shakespeare's Juliet singing Britney Spears' “Oops...I Did It Again” is certainly a surprising and unexpected juxtaposition.  While there is every reason to be skeptical of a Shakespearean jukebox musical, “& Juliet” makes it work remarkably well.
Discussion: The Wrap and Queerty
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
R&B Singer B. Smyth Dead at 28  —  B. Smyth passed away on Nov. 17 at age 28 following a battle with pulmonary fibrosis, according to his brother.  Read on for details about his final days in the ICU.  —  Watch: In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022  —  The hip-hop community has lost a young visionary.
Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair:
Chris Hemsworth Changed His Life After an Ominous Health Warning  —  In an exclusive sit-down with Vanity Fair, the actor discusses movies, the future of Thor, his businesses, fatherhood, and how a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's alters everything.  —  NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOR DISNEY+
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Nicki Cox / Page Six:
Ellen Pompeo thanks 'Grey's Anatomy' fans after 19 seasons as show's lead  —  Ellen Pompeo sent an emotional message to “Grey's Anatomy” fans on Thursday as she prepares for her final episodes on the hit ABC series.  —  “I am eternally grateful and humbled by the love and support you have all shown me …
Carl Lamarre / Billboard:
Future Opens Up on Fatherhood, Marriage and Outlasting His Doubters  —  With the steady guidance of manager Ebonie Ward, he has become one of the most successful, and prolific, rappers in chart history — and has now turned to even loftier ambitions.  —  In 2011, Ebonie Ward was preparing …
Discussion: Sandra Rose, E! Online and ET Canada
 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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