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Jeff Nelson / People:
Britney Spears Reveals She Had an Abortion Because Justin Timberlake 'Didn't Want to Be a Father' (Exclusive)  —  Britney Spears is sharing a painful experience she's kept private for 20 years.  —  In her upcoming memoir The Woman in Me, the pop icon, 41, reveals that when she dated Justin Timberlake …
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Accuses Justin Timberlake of Cheating in ‘Woman in Me’ Memoir  —  Britney Spears took most of the blame for years after she and Justin Timberlake split due to speculation she cheated — but she's accusing him of doing the same with another celebrity — one of many revelations in her new memoir.
Elizabeth Leonard / People:
Britney Spears Opens Up: ‘Finally Free’ to Share Her Story in Bombshell Memoir & New Interview — ‘No More Lies’ (Exclusive)  —  The pop icon will release her bombshell memoir, ‘The Woman in Me,’ on Oct. 24, and PEOPLE has an exclusive excerpt  —  It's a sun-kissed afternoon in late September …
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Says Justin Timberlake Got Her Pregnant, Had Abortion, Memoir Claims  —  Britney Spears has what insiders have described as a “bombshell” in her upcoming memoir, and multiple sources tell TMZ ... that bombshell is that Justin Timberlake got her pregnant and after some heart-wrenching discussions …
Jeff Nelson / People:
Britney Spears Describes What It Was Like Living Under Conservatorship: I Became a ‘Child-Robot’ (Exclusive)  —  “I had been so infantilized that I was losing pieces of what made me feel like myself,” the pop icon writes of her conservatorship in her new memoir, ‘The Woman in Me’
Tionah Lee / Entertainment Tonight:
Justin Timberlake ‘Focusing on His Own Family’ Amid Britney Spears' Book and Abortion Claim
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Britney Spears Says ‘Method Acting’ While Filming ‘Crossroads’ Messed with Her Mind: Had No ‘Separation at All’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Daily Mail and Glamour
Elizabeth Leonard / People:
Britney Spears Reveals Why She Shaved Off Her Hair and Was ‘Acting Out’ in 2007 (Exclusive)
People:
Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris Had First Date ‘A Few Weeks Ago’ as They're ‘Both Beginning New Chapters’ (Source)  —  The actress and the soccer player filed for divorce from their spouses in August and September, respectively  —  Sophia Bush is getting a fresh start.
Margaux Anbouba / Vogue:
Kourtney Kardashian Barker Opens Up About the Ultrasound That Saved Her Baby's Life … Kourtney Kardashian Barker is known for not holding back—and when we gather over Zoom to talk on a Friday afternoon, she's nearing the end of her pregnancy with her fourth child (first with husband Travis Barker) and isn't censoring herself one bit.
Nate Chinen / New York Times:
Carla Bley, Jazz Composer, Arranger and Provocateur, Dies at 87  —  Her music, which ranged from chamber miniatures to blaring fanfares, was suffused with a slyly subversive attitude.  —  Carla Bley, an irrepressibly original composer, arranger and pianist responsible for more than 60 years …
Jacob Gallagher / Wall Street Journal:
Travis Kelce Says He's an ‘Impulse Shopper.’ He's Got a Bedroom-Size Closet to Prove It.  —  The Kansas City Chiefs tight-end is really a Pro Bowl-level dresser.  “I kind of just do it off of instinct.”  —  Every pro football player has their own game-day ritual.  —  Many listen to a choice playlist.
TMZ.com:
Bella Hadid Making Out With Real Life Cowboy Adan Banuelos  —  BELLA HADID HOWDY, PARTNER ... Spotted Making Out With Cowboy In Texas … Bella Hadid looks like she's got a new man in her life because she was all over a cowboy in Texas ... stopping to pack on some PDA before crossing the street.
Discussion: Metro, Page Six, Just Jared and Extra
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Maren Morris and Husband Ryan Hurd Split After 5 Years of Marriage  —  Maren Morris and husband Ryan Hurd have called it quits after five years of marriage, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  Morris, 33, filed for divorce on October 2, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the pair's split in docs obtained by Us.
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TMZ.com:
Terrell Owens Struck By Car After Argument During Pickup Basketball Game, Cops Say  —  COPS: TERRELL OWENS STRUCK BY CAR AFTER ARGUMENT DURING BASKETBALL GAME … Terrell Owens was hit by a car on Monday night ... and it's all because he got into a tiff with someone during …
Jordyn Brown / Essence:
The Pursuit Of ‘The Color Purple’  —  'THE COLOR PURPLE'S' MOST RECENT REVIVAL, A MOVIE MUSICAL SET TO HIT THEATERS ON CHRISTMAS DAY, IS SURE TO CAPTIVATE THE WORLD  —  The Color Purple is an American masterpiece.  —  “This story lives forever,” says Taraji P. Henson, quite emphatically.
Phoebe Tatham / HELLO!:
Gogglebox star shares emotional message after devastating family death  —  The Malones have appeared on Gogglebox since 2014  —  Gogglebox family The Malones have been left heartbroken following the devastating death of their beloved pet pooch called Dave.
GQ:
Timothée Chalamet Goes Electric  —  “I don't even know if I want to share this with you because it's quite intimate,” Timothée Chalamet said, “but as an actor, you sort of live at a dining room table in your head, and you have about 30 personalities at the table, and you're trying to attend to them, without going crazy.”
Brett Malec / E! Online:
Kristin Cavallari Addresses Once Telling Travis Kelce “I Was in Love With You”  —  Watch: Kristin Cavallari EXPLAINS Telling Travis Kelce “I Was In Love With You”  —  Despite recent speculation, Kristin Cavallari is not actually trying to catch Travis Kelce.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Just Jared
Sonia Horon / Daily Mail:
Shania Twain says she feels like Taylor Swift's ‘aunt’ as she reacts to singer wearing her T-shirt: 'We're in sync in a lot of ways'  —  Shania Twain praised Taylor Swift and said she feels like her ‘aunt’, after the singer recently wore a t-shirt with her name and likeness.
Discussion: People, Page Six and Just Jared
Paige Gawley / Entertainment Tonight:
Will Smith's Kids Wish Some Family Matters ‘Remained Private’ Amid Jada Pinkett Smith's Bombshells: Source  —  Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals How She and Will Smith Grew Closer After the Oscars Slap  —  Will Smith Responds to Jada Pinkett Smith's Separation Revelation
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Michaela Zee / Variety:
Jada Pinkett Smith Says Oscars Slap Re-Affirmed Her Marriage to Will Smith After Years of Separation: 'I'm Leaving Here as Your Wife'
 
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TMZ.com:
Jada Pinkett Smith and Willow Grab Dinner Amid Family Drama From New Book
Discussion: E! Online and Daily Mail
Georgia Slater / People:
Zoe Saldaña Opens Up About Raising Three Boys, Teaching Them to ‘Celebrate Their Feminine Self’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Page Six
Kaitlin Simpson / Us Weekly:
Ashley Benson Is Pregnant, Expecting 1st Baby With Fiance Brandon Davis (Sources)
Discussion: OK Magazine and Extra
Just Jared:
Alec Baldwin Is Facing New Criminal Charges In Connection to Halyna Hutchins' Death on ‘Rust’ Set
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People:
Love Is Blind's Izzy Deemed His New Girlfriend a ‘Keeper’ When She Served Dinner on Paper Plates (Exclusive)
Discussion: Page Six and E! Online
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Halle Bailey and Boyfriend Darryl Dwayne ‘DDG’ Grandberry Jr.: A Timeline of Their Relationship
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Erin Andrews spills the story behind ‘setting up’ Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Hannah Sacks / People:
Mandy Moore Says She's ‘Excited to Figure Out’ Her Holiday Traditions as a Family of Four (Exclusive)
Discussion: E! Online and Popsugar
FemaleFirst:
Timothée Chalamet felt he had to star in ‘Bones and All’ to prove it WASN'T inspired by Armie Hammer cannibalism sex fantasy scandal
 

 
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg:
Sony buying Kadokawa would help reduce its reliance on outside publishers for anime IP and build out its own portfolio to support PlayStation and other products

 
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