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5:05 AM ET, August 20, 2023

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Alexis Jones / People:
Ron Cephas Jones, Emmy-Winning ‘This Is Us’ Actor, Dead at 66  —  Jones died due to a “long-standing pulmonary issue,” a representative for the actor confirmed to PEOPLE on Saturday  —  Ron Cephas Jones, the Emmy-winning actor best known for playing William Hill on This Is Us, has died.  He was 66.
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Daily Mail:
Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley are MARRIED!  Music producer, 39, and actress, 28, tie the knot in front of famous pals Taylor Swift and Cara Delevingne during intimate ceremony in New Jersey - after two years together  —  Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley officially tied the knot …
Emily Selleck / Page Six:
Taylor Swift shuts down street in LBI while celebrating at Jack Antonoff's star-studded rehearsal dinner  —  Taylor Swift's fans shut down a major road in Long Beach Island, N.J., after she was spotted at Jack Antonoff's rehearsal dinner.  —  An eyewitness tells Page Six hundreds …
Hannah Hope / The Sun:
TV star Phil Spencer's parents killed in car crash after vehicle careers into river on family farm  —  TELLY host Phil Spencer was grieving last night after his parents died when their car careered into a river on the family farm where he grew up.  —  The Location, Location …
Discussion: Deadline, The Mirror, Metro and Daily Star
Christine Rendon / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Downcast Britney Spears picks up fried chicken on lonely midnight outing as split from husband Sam Asghari takes nasty turn with former couple ‘no longer speaking’  — The pop sensation, 41, was pictured late Friday night, just two days after her split was announced, at Dave's Hot Chicken in Oxnard, California
Discussion: TMZ.com, RADAR, Page Six and Metro
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Phoebe Tatham / HELLO!:
David Beckham beams alongside Hollywood stars for milestone moment  —  The former England captain is married to fashion designer Victoria Beckham  —  David Beckham was all smiles on Saturday as he celebrated a major Leagues Cup final win alongside the likes of Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.
Discussion: Just Jared
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘A League Of Their Own’ Canceled: Prime Video Not Proceeding With Second & Final Season Amid Strikes  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV  — ‘A League Of Their Own’ Canceled: Prime Video Not Proceeding With Second & Final Season Amid Strikes  — ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’ Revival Leads Disney Junior Slate …
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TMZ.com:
‘Vanderpump Rules’ Tom Schwartz Says New Bleach Blond Hair Reveals Midlife Crisis  —  Tom Schwartz is sporting a new hairdo ... and he says it's got a lot to do with his age.  —  We got the “Vanderpump Rules” star heading into his TomTom restaurant in West Hollywood with Lisa Vanderpump …
 
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Simon Perry / People:
Why Princess Diana Was the ‘Particular Kind of Girl’ the Royal Family Wanted Prince Charles to Marry
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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

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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