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2:30 AM ET, October 15, 2023

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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Piper Laurie, Actress in ‘The Hustler,’ ‘Carrie’ and ‘Twin Peaks,’ Dies at 91  —  The three-time Oscar nominee and Emmy winner also starred in the original ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ and in ‘Children of a Lesser God.’  —  Piper Laurie, the three-time Oscar-nominated actress known for her performances …
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TMZ.com:
‘Carrie’ Star Piper Laurie Dead at 91  —  Piper Laurie — the Oscar-nominated actress — has died ... this according to her team.  —  Her manager, Marion Rosenberg, confirmed her passing Saturday to some outlets — with him telling Variety, “A beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time.”
Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Piper Laurie, Three-Time Oscar Nominee Who Starred in ‘Carrie’ and ‘The Hustler,’ Dies at 91  —  Piper Laurie, who blossomed as an actress only after extricating herself from the studio system and went on to rack up three Oscar nominations, has died.  She was 91.
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Isabel Baldwin / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift appears to stay the night at ‘boyfriend’ …
Kaitlin Simpson / Us Weekly:
Brittany Mahomes Is ‘Thrilled’ to Build a ‘Genuine Friendship’ With Taylor Swift
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People:
Jada Pinkett Smith Says Tupac Shakur Had Alopecia: 'He Just Wouldn't Talk About It' (Exclusive)  —  Smith tells PEOPLE in this week's issue that Shakur's “alopecia patterns were far more extreme than mine”  —  Jada Pinkett Smith, who has been public about living with alopecia …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Jada Pinkett Smith's kids Willow and Jaden are ‘RELIEVED’ that the truth about her sham marriage to their dad Will is finally out - after years of being forced to ‘LIE’ to protect their parents' secret  — Willow, 22, and Jaden, 25, would row over the weight of their parents' secret
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Nicole Massabrook / Us Weekly:
Nelly Goes Instagram Official With Ashanti In Birthday Tribute to a ‘Beautiful, Incredible Person’  —  Nelly and Ashanti are Instagram official after the rapper's gushing birthday post to the singer.  —  “One time for the birthday girl,” Nelly, 48, captioned a slideshow of photos showing himself …
Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Taylor Swift Box Office Badass: ‘Eras Tour’ Dancing to Record $100M Opening After $39M Friday  —  The concert film boasts a coveted A+ CinemaScore from the (mostly female) audience and a rare 100 percent critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.  —  Taylor Swift is a box office mastermind.
Nicholas Rice / People:
Paris Hilton Has Learned the Power of ‘Saying No’ Since Becoming Mom to Baby Son (Exclusive)  —  “He's my everything, so I always put him first,” the proud mom tells PEOPLE exclusively of her 8-month-old son  —  Paris Hilton's new role as a mom has helped her learn the power of “saying no.”
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Brenton Blanchet / People:
Paul McCartney Says Yoko Ono's Presence During Beatles Studio Sessions Was Workplace ‘Interference’  —  The musician opened up about his feelings toward John Lennon's wife in the studio, for a new episode of his ‘McCartney: A Life in Lyrics’ podcast  —  Paul McCartney is remembering the …
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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

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

 
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