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11:15 AM ET, September 16, 2023

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Belinda Luscombe / TIME:
Ashton Kutcher Steps Down as Board Chair of Anti-Child-Sex-Abuse Organization  —  Ashton Kutcher has resigned as chairman of the board of Thorn, the anti-child-sex-abuse organization he co-founded in 2009 with his then-wife Demi Moore.  His wife Mila Kunis, who served as an observer on the organization's board, is also stepping down.
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An Update From Thorn  —  Today we are sharing that Ashton Kutcher, our co-founder, will be resigning from his role as Board Chair at Thorn, effective immediately.  This decision is rooted in the recognition of recent events and ensuring Thorn remains focused on its mission: to build technology to defend children from sexual abuse.
Elizabeth Leonard / People:
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman Separate, Moving Forward ‘with Gratitude, Love, and Kindness’ (Exclusive)  —  The couple, who met in 1995 and wed a year later, share two children  —  Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-lee are amicably ending their marriage.
Rodney Ho / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta rap star Jeezy files for divorce from TV host Jeannie Mae  —  X  —  Atlanta rap star Jeezy on Thursday filed for divorce from his wife and TV host Jeannie Mae.  —  The filing in Fulton County Superior Court says Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Jenkins, is already separated from Mai and they have signed a prenuptial agreement.
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Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Jeezy files for divorce from Jeannie Mai after 2 years of marriage
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Wonder Years’ Canceled By ABC After 2 Seasons  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV  —  EXCLUSIVE: ABC has opted not to proceed with a third season of The Wonder Years.  The news comes a month after the reboot of the classic coming-of-age comedy wrapped its Season 2 run on the network.
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Just Jared:   ABC Cancels ‘The Wonder Years’ After Just 2 Seasons
Jack Wetherill / Daily Star:
Russell Brand's marriage to Kirsty Gallacher's sister Laura with baby on the way  —  Russell Brand now lives a relatively quiet life with his wife Laura Gallacher.  He married the sister of Kirsty Gallacher back in 2017 and the pair are expecting a baby together  —  dailystar
Discussion: The Mirror, The Sun, Ok - home and HELLO!
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Rebecca Lewis / HELLO!:
Russell Brand denies ‘very serious allegations’ in new YouTube video
Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Kevin Costner Spent His Strike Summer Fighting Over ‘Yellowstone’  —  Costner's threat to sue over his likely exit from TV's top show comes after months of back-and-forth with Paramount, a rep's hasty trip to New York, and a call with Taylor Sheridan that did not go well.
Mikael Wood / Los Angeles Times:
Maren Morris is getting the hell out of country music: 'I've said everything I can say'  —  Maren Morris calls her new two-track EP “The Bridge,” which is just one of several metaphors she deploys in imagining a path out of the world of country music in which she became a star.
Nikki Dobrin / People:
Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Hospitalized with Pneumonia, Wife Says: ‘We Spent the Entire Night in the ER’  —  The rock band's frontman was also hospitalized in 2014 due to alcohol abuse  —  Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has been hospitalized with pneumonia, his wife, model Ariana Cooper Whibley, said Friday.
Mesfin Fekadu / The Hollywood Reporter:
SZA's Manager on MTV VMA Artist of the Year Snub: “It's Disrespectful”  —  Terrence “Punch” Henderson, who has managed the Grammy-winning star for years, said MTV offered no clarity when asked about the snub and he eventually decided SZA wouldn't perform at the show.
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
Hasan Minhaj's “Emotional Truths”  —  In his standup specials, the former “Patriot Act” host often recounts harrowing experiences he's faced as an Asian American and Muslim American.  Does it matter that much of it never happened to him?  —  The comedian Hasan Minhaj came of age …
Jack Irvin / People:
Madison Beer Details ‘Supportive’ Friendship with Her ‘Idol’ Lana Del Rey: ‘It Means the World’ (Exclusive)  —  “When I've been going through something, I will literally go to her to reach out.  She's just a very special person,” Beer tells PEOPLE of Del Rey  —  Trending Videos
Discussion: Just Jared and Variety
Kat Pettibone / Us Weekly:
Steve Martin Addresses Miriam Margolyes' Claim He Was ‘Horrid’ to Her on Set of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’  —  Steve Martin is addressing Miriam Margolyes' claim he was ‘horrid’ to her while working together on the 1986 movie musical Little Shop of Horrors.  —  “When I first read Miriam …
New York Post:
1-year-old dead, 3 other children hospitalized after possibly consuming fentanyl at Bronx day care: sources  —  A 1-year-old boy is dead and three other children hospitalized after possibly ingesting fentanyl at a Bronx day care center Friday afternoon, police sources said.
David Marchese / New York Times:
Jann Wenner Defends His Legacy — and His Generation's  —  “We've lived really privileged lives,” says the co-founder of Rolling Stone.  “Now we get to rest.”  —  In 2019, Jann Wenner officially left Rolling Stone, the magazine he co-founded in 1967, but he hasn't left it behind.
Dory Jackson / People:
Sister Wives' Christine Brown ‘Naively’ Thought Family Could Be Functional After Her Exit: We're ‘Broken’  —  In PEOPLE's exclusive sneak peek at Sunday's ‘Sister Wives’, Christine says she thought everyone in her family “could be mature enough and adult enough” while navigating this next phase
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Eliza Thompson / Us Weekly:
Sister Wives' Robyn and Meri Brown Admit They Counted How Many Days Kody Brown Spent in Each House
Discussion: The US Sun and In Touch Weekly
 
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Amy Rosner / People:
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Esther Kang / People:
Anthony Anderson and Ex-Wife Alvina Anderson Settle Divorce Nearly 19 Months After Their Second Split
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Financial Times:
Similarweb: Bluesky app usage in the US and UK grew ~300% to 3.5M DAUs after Nov. 5; Threads now has 1.5x Bluesky's DAUs in the US, down from 5x before Nov. 5

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

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft
 
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