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TMZ.com:
Katharine McPhee's Nanny Fatally Run Over by Elderly Woman at Car Dealership  —  KATHARINE MCPHEE SON'S NANNY FATALLY RUN OVER IN ACCIDENT At Toyota Dealership … Katharine McPhee and David Foster's son's nanny died after an elderly woman at a Toyota dealership ran her over with an SUV.
TMZ.com:
Tuohy Family Claims Michael Oher Attempted $15 Mil Shakedown Before Court Filing  —  The Tuohy family says before Michael Oher made “outlandish,” “hurtful” and “absurd” claims about them in court on Monday ... he actually tried to shake them down for $15 MILLION.
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Geoff Calkins / Daily Memphian:
Sean Tuohy responds to ‘Blind Side’ allegations: ‘We are going to keep loving Michael (Oher)’
Natasha Dye / People:
‘Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher Speaks Out amid Legal Claims: ‘Difficult Situation for My Family and Me’
New York Post:
Ex-NFLer Michael Oher of ‘The Blind Side’ makes statement on his bombshell lawsuit against Tuohy family
Reuters:
Algeria bans ‘Barbie’ movie, media and official source say  —  Algeria has banned the movie “Barbie,” which had been showing at some cinemas in the country for several weeks, an official source and the local 24H Algerie news site said on Monday.  —  The official source said the film …
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Babrams / Motion Picture Association:
“Barbie” Casting Directors Allison Jones And Lucy Bevan on Populating Barbie Land  —  Since its release last month, Greta Gerwig's Barbie has been hailed as a marvel of a balancing act between sincerity and hilarity.  On top of the nuanced script, Barbieland is populated by a Barbie and Ken of every stripe …
Discussion: Just Jared, Variety, UPROXX and IndieWire
Variety:
'Barbie's' Big Payday: Margot Robbie Will Earn $50 Million in Salary and Box Office Bonuses (EXCLUSIVE)
TMZ.com:
‘Teen Mom’ Jenelle Evans' Son Jace Located Safe by Cops, After Runaway Report  —  ‘TEEN MOM’ JENELLE EVANS SON JACE LOCATED SAFE ... After Runaway Report  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 631 … 3:39 PM PT — Jenelle tells us, “Jace has been found, and is safely at home with Jenelle and his family …
Maer Roshan / Town & Country:
Sofia Richie Grainge: Queen of the Tiktokracy  —  As you read this, countless aspiring It girls are striving to capture that perfect alchemy of style, taste, charm, and fizz that creates fame and fortune seemingly overnight.  Sofia Richie Grainge shows them how it's done.
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Becca Longmire / ET Canada:
Sofia Richie Is Careful About How Much Of Her Marriage Ends Up Online: 'We Don't Live Out Our Whole Lives On Instagram'
Discussion: Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
‘Euphoria’ Star Angus Cloud Did Not Leave Suicide Note, Supports Accidental OD Theory  —  There's more evidence suggesting Angus Cloud's death was the result of an accidental overdose and not suicide — as first suspected — because the young actor did not write a note for loved ones ... TMZ has learned.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Reinventing Anna Delvey: How House Arrest, Being Hated and Yearning for Freedom Is Changing the Scammer  —  It's a scorching hot July day in Manhattan, but Anna Delvey wants to walk to her scheduled check-in with New York parole officers.  All 40 blocks, that is.  —  Who can blame her?
Discussion: Just Jared
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Corey Atad / ET Canada:   Anna Delvey, Subject Of Netflix's ‘Inventing Anna’, Opens Up About Her Regrets And Shonda Rhimes Show
TMZ.com:
Beyoncé Shouts ‘I Love You Lizzo’ After Previously Cutting Name from Song  —  BEYONCÉ ‘I LOVE YOU, LIZZO!!!’  Shows Support After Cutting Name  —  LOVE FOR LIZZO  —  Beyoncé is setting the record straight on her feelings toward Lizzo — not only is she back to name-dropping …
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TMZ.com:
Tina Knowles Says Beyoncé Does Not Bring Personal Toilet Seat On Tour
W:
Tom Pelphrey on Life With Kaley Cuoco and Love & Death  —  When Tom Pelphrey first read David E. Kelley's script for the true-crime drama Love & Death, he assumed the famed television writer had embellished the story of axe-wielding murderous housewife Candy Montgomery.  “I thought, He must be taking liberties.
Daily Mail:
Victoria Beckham and Harper leave Miami restaurant before brawl breaks out in ‘row over selfies’ with Lionel Messi - as battered father claims he was ‘just trying to photograph his daughter’  — Victoria rushed Harper out of Gekko, a restaurant owned by rapper Bad Bunny
Rebecca Alter / Vulture:
Riverdale began as a dark spin on Archie Comics.  It's ending as one of the weirdest teen soaps ever made.  —  Photo-Illustration: Camila Mendes, Casey Cott, Cole Sprouse, Drew Ray Tanner, KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, and Madelaine Petsch  —  Riverdale premiered in 2017 with a simple premise …
Discussion: Us Weekly and TVLine
W:
Keri Russell Feels Right at Home as The Diplomat … Longtime Keri Russell fans remember her as one of the stars of The All New Mickey Mouse Club before she became a household name playing the titular star of Felicity.  It was a character she became synonymous with, and for which she won a Golden Globe Award.
Discussion: Just Jared, Us Weekly and Page Six
FemaleFirst:
Keri Russell feels lucky to be one of the Disney Mouseketeers who got ‘out alive’ from star group  —  After joining the coveted troupe in 1991, Keri Russell has said she feels lucky to be one of the Disney Mouseketeers who got “out alive” from the group.  —  Keri Russell feels lucky …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Carly Johnson / Daily Mail:
Cara Delevingne looks unrecognizable as she stares sinisterly with a large SYRINGE in hand for new American Horror Story: Delicate Part One poster  —  Cara Delevingne is leaning into her spookier side as she's set to star in the upcoming 12th season of FX's horror anthology American Horror Story.
Bailey Richards / People:
Stevie Nicks Says ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ ‘Made Me Feel Like a Ghost Watching My Own Story’  —  “I just wish Christine [McVie] could have seen it,” the Fleetwood Mac frontwoman said of the Prime Video series  —  For Stevie Nicks, the story of Daisy Jones & the Six hit very close to home.
W:
Salma Hayek Pinault Talks Black Mirror and Progress in Hollywood … Prior to joining Black Mirror's sixth season, Salma Hayek Pinault had never really seen the dystopian anthology series.  “Black Mirror was a show everybody was talking to me about, but I get really scared of anything horror.
Discussion: Insider, UPROXX and Daily Mail
Benjamin VanHoose / People:
‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Star Nicholas Galitzine Reveals If His Character Is Based on Prince Harry (Exclusive)  —  The actor plays Prince Henry in the new rom-com, based on Casey McQuiston's 2019 novel  —  Did the Red, White & Royal Blue cast and crew take notes from the real-life British royals when making the charming new rom-com?
Discussion: Cosmopolitan, Bustle and E! Online
Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Selena Gomez Has the Last Laugh After Her Blanket Photo Inspires Viral Memes  —  Selena Gomez leaned into the joke after an image of her wrapped in a blanket inspired a new and now-viral meme.  —  Selena Gomez loves this meme like a love song.  —  After an image she posted …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Brady and new love Irina Shayk pictured at SAME London hotel as pair enjoy romantic 48-hour rendezvous amid hot new relationship  — NFL icon Brady, 46, and supermodel Shayk, 37, spent Sunday and Monday together ‘holed up’ inside the five star The Twenty Two hotel in London's Mayfair
Discussion: Page Six, RADAR and Cosmopolitan
 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

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