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Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Sam Asghari threatening to release ‘extraordinarily embarrassing’ Britney Spears info if prenup is not renegotiated: source  —  He's pleading “gimme more.”  —  Sam Asghari allegedly wants his estranged wife, pop superstar Britney Spears, to pay him more than what their prenup provides …
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Sam Asghari Files for Divorce From Britney Spears After 1 Year of Marriage (Exclusive)  —  The love affair is officially over.  ET has learned that Sam Asghari filed for divorce from Britney Spears after one year of marriage.  —  The news of the divorce filing comes hours after ET first learned …
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears and Husband Sam Asghari Split, Heading for Divorce  —  Britney Spears and her husband, Sam Asghari have separated after a nuclear argument that involves allegations of cheating ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... about a week ago, Sam confronted Britney over rumors she stepped out on him.
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Daniela Avila / People:
Britney Spears and Husband Sam Asghari Separate After 14 Months of Marriage: Sources  —  Britney Spears and Sam Asghari have gone their separate ways after 14 months of marriage, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.  —  A rep for Spears and a manager for Asghari have not responded to requests for comment.
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88  —  Jerry Moss, a music industry giant who co-founded A&M Records with Herb Alpert and rose from a Los Angeles garage to the heights of success with hits by Alpert, the Police, the Carpenters and hundreds of other performers, has died at age 88.
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Brent Furdyk / ET Canada:
Jerry Moss, A&M Records Co-Founder, Dead At 88
Andrea Mandell / People:
The Tuohy Family Earned Approximately $700K From ‘The Blind Side’: Source (Exclusive)  —  Michael Oher filed a petition Monday alleging he has received “nothing” from the Oscar-winning film “that would not have existed without him”  —  The battle behind The Blind Side continues to get ugly.
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: The Blind Side star Sandra Bullock is ‘heartbroken’ …
Getty Composite / TMZ.com:
‘Blind Side’ Star Rips Fans Clamoring For Sandra Bullock To Lose Oscar Over Oher Drama
Janine Rubenstein / People:
Keke Palmer's Boyfriend Darius Jackson Has ‘Moved On’ amid Relationship Controversy: Source (Exclusive)  —  Amid the ‘Nope’ star's cheeky new musical collab with Usher, a source says Jackson — dad to their baby son Leo — is putting the drama behind him  —  Darius Jackson may no longer be the “Boyfriend” in question.
Harper's BAZAAR:
Doja Cat's Pop Performance Art  —  The singer and rapper is remaking musical megastardom in her own fearlessly trippy image  —  There's a case to be made that it was during the pandemic that the internet finally subsumed us—which is precisely when Amala Dlamini, a.k.a. Doja Cat, became a global pop star.
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Doja Cat makes very rare comments about her dating life as she says she is ‘very much in love’ with her current beau while covering Harper's Bazaar
Discussion: People
Kaitlyn Greenidge / Harper's BAZAAR:
Nobody Puts Kendall Jenner in a Corner  —  She's a member of one of the most documented sisterhoods on the planet.  But she has carved out a unique place for herself in fashion—away from it all.  —  Kendall Jenner is a Scorpio.  And it's with typical Scorpio reserve that Jenner …
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Variety:
Coldplay Sued by Former Manager Dave Holmes Over Contractual Dispute (EXCLUSIVE)  —  The four members of multiplatinum-selling British rock band Coldplay are being sued by former manager Dave Holmes, according to legal documents recently filed in the U.K.  —  A rep for Coldplay confirms …
Discussion: The Mirror and ET Canada
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Just Jared:   Coldplay Is Being Sued by Their Former Manager of Over 2 Decades
Angie Orellana Hernandez / E! Online:
Why The White Lotus' Meghann Fahy Was “So Embarrassed” Meeting Taylor Swift  —  The White Lotus star Meghann Fahy said she “couldn't have been more starstruck” when she met Taylor Swift for the first time.  —  Meghann Fahy lived out her wildest dreams when she met Taylor Swift.
Discussion: Just Jared and W
Just Jared:
Blac Chyna Opens Up About Co-Parenting With Both Rob Kardashian & Tyga  —  The 35-year-old reality star shares 6-year-old Dream with Rob, and a 10-year-old son, King, with Tyga.  —  Keep reading to find out more...  Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Angela said that the co-parenting relationship …
People:
Priyanka Chopra Jonas Is Stepping Away from Her N.Y.C. Restaurant (Exclusive)  —  The actress opened her N.Y.C. restaurant Sona in 2021  —  Priyanka Chopra Jonas is stepping away from her partnership with Sona.  —  The actress, 41, who opened her New York City restaurant in 2021 …
Discussion: Just Jared and ET Canada
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Last of Us’ Showrunner on Season 2 Plan, Casting Abby and His Favorite Scene  —  Co-creator and showrunner Craig Mazin talks about some of the most challenging and emotional moments of the show's first season and looks ahead to preview his team's multiseason plan for the acclaimed hit series.
 
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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

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

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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