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11:45 AM ET, October 19, 2023

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Alex Williams / New York Times:
Burt Young, ‘Rocky’ Actor Who Played Complex Tough Guys, Dies at 83  —  A former boxer from the streets of Queens, he became a scene stealer with his portrayals of mobsters, cops and working men with soul.  —  Burt Young, a burly Queens-bred actor who leveraged a weary gravitas …
New York Times:
‘I Had Been Exploited:’ Takeaways From Britney Spears's Memoir  —  The pop star's new book, “The Woman in Me,” recounts her rise to fame, struggles that became tabloid fodder and her efforts to escape a conservatorship that long governed her life.  —  There came a point during the 13 years …
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Alex Diaz / The US Sun:
Britney Spears confirms rumors she cheated on Justin Timberlake with dancer Wade Robson after wild night at Spanish bar
Mary Carole McCauley / Baltimore Sun:
Will Smith reunites with Jada Pinkett Smith in Baltimore, calling their relationship ‘brutal and beautiful’  —  Actor Will Smith surprised his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, on a Baltimore stage Wednesday night to declare his unconditional love and devotion to her.
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Lillian Reed / The Baltimore Banner:
Will Smith calls relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith ‘sloppy public experiment’  —  Jada Pinkett Smith showed up to her book talk at the Enoch Pratt Free Library with her No. 1 fans in tow: her extremely famous family.  —  The Baltimore native's buzzy new memoir, “Worthy,” …
Discussion: People and VIBE.com
Dory Jackson / People:
John Stamos Credits Wife Caitlin, Son Billy for Keeping Him on a ‘New Path’ amid Sobriety Journey (Exclusive)  —  Stamos, who authored the memoir If You Would Have Told Me, exclusively tells PEOPLE why he's grateful for his wife of five years and their son  —  John Stamos has a lot to be grateful for.
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Dory Jackson / People:
John Stamos Says He Was Sexually Abused by a Babysitter: ‘I Packed It Away’ (Exclusive)  —  The ‘If You Would Have Told Me’ author exclusively tells PEOPLE that he “shouldn't have had to deal with those feelings” as a young boy  —  John Stamos is opening up about a traumatic period from his childhood for the first time.
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Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Dragons' Den star Hilary Devey, who was said to have an £80 million fortune, leaves no money in her will  —  Dragons' Den star Hilary Devey was haunted all her life by witnessing, as a seven-year-old girl, bailiffs removing furniture and household goods from her family home …
TMZ.com:
Jussie Smollett Enters Rehab After ‘Extremely Difficult’ Years  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jussie Smollett is getting help through a rehab treatment facility ... TMZ has confirmed with a rep from Smollett's camp.  —  The rep tells us, “Jussie has had an extremely difficult past few years.
Brian Marks / Daily Mail:
Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman are reunited onscreen in the trailer for Baz Luhrmann's reimagined Australia miniseries Faraway Downs  —  Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman are returning to the world of Baz Luhrmann's Australia, but in a drastically new form.  —  The 55-year-old X-Men star …
Discussion: Just Jared and Deadline
Carly Duffy / Daily Star:
Slade's Noddy Holder was given six months to live as wife confirms secret cancer battle  —  Slade legend Noddy Holder was given just six months to live five years ago and has been living with the condition for half a decade, but he's remaining upbeat, his wife has said
Discussion: The Sun, The Mirror and Ok - home
Emma Rosenblum / Bustle:
Gwyneth Paltrow On Aging, Fame, & New Target Skincare Line  —  When I meet Gwyneth Paltrow, on a charming outdoor patio at the Goop offices in Santa Monica, she has just turned 51.  She looks her age, refreshingly, in a super-hydrated way.  She has a few fine lines.
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Kody Brown Is Sister Wives' Antihero — and Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way: ‘Are You Not Entertained?’  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  When Sister Wives debuted in 2010, Kody Brown had just started dating fourth wife Robyn, seemingly with the support of wives Meri, Christine and Janelle.
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
King Charles makes subtle tribute to Prince Harry's work outside royal family  —  King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a glittering white-tie dinner at Mansion House  —  King Charles appeared to echo his son Prince Harry's warnings over the dangers of social media as he delivered …
Discussion: The Mirror and FemaleFirst
Jason Aldean / Omny Studio:
Coop's Rockin' Saturday Night  —  After receiving loads of criticism, Jason Aldean's current single, “Try That In A Small Town,” has come out on top.  —  The song, which originally released in May of this year took extreme heat that only intensified with the accompanying music video …
Discussion: Us Weekly, People, Deadline and OK Magazine
Charna Flam / People:
Find Out How Much Raquel Leviss' Castaways from Tom Sandoval Affair Raised for Mental Health Charity  —  Leviss' rep confirmed with PEOPLE that she was able to auction off the infamous TomTom sweatshirt and lighting bolt necklace for World Mental Health Day  —  Rachel Leviss has begun to give …
Justin Enriquez / Daily Mail:
Beverly Hills, 90210 feud over!  Jennie Garth and Tiffani Thiessen reunite at star-studded dinner after years-long fall out  —  Beverly Hills, 90210 stars Jennie Garth and Tiffani Thiessen have put their longtime feud to rest as they recently reunited.  —  Jennie, 51, and 49-year-old Tiffani …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Glamour UK:
Leigh-Anne Pinnock: ‘I miss the sisterhood of Little Mix.  But this is my time now’  —  In her most candid interview since going solo, GLAMOUR's Women of the Year 2023 Musician honouree, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, opens up to GLAMOUR's Ali Pantony about the joy of finally finding herself - and her community.
 
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TMZ.com:
Billie Eilish Shows Off Full Back Tattoo to Mixed Reactions
Georgia Brown / HELLO!:
Queen Camilla shines in late Queen's tiara and diamonds for glittering reception with King Charles
Discussion: OK Magazine and Marie Claire
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Scott Disick Reveals Why Khloe Kardashian Is His Ideal Woman
Jaime Harkin / Us Weekly:
Reality Star of the Year Ariana Madix on Surviving Heartache, ‘DWTS’ and Finding Love Again
Discussion: Just Jared and OK Magazine
James Desborough / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I was borderline alcoholic for quite a lot of my 20s’: Adele reveals she gave up drinking three months ago but says: 'It's boring.  I miss it so much'
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Matthew Moore / HELLO!:
Strictly's Amy Dowden stuns on romantic date with rarely-seen husband Ben amid cancer fight
Discussion: The Mirror
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Claims He Has ‘Signs of Autism’ from Car Accident in Text to Elon Musk
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Jennifer Lopez, 54, smolders in a nude toned lace-and-satin lingerie set with matching garter belt for Intimissimi
Jim Farber / The Guardian:
Cher: ‘My life seems to be longer than any other human being ever’
 

 
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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

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

Mia Sato / The Verge:
A lawsuit between two Amazon influencers over allegations of copyright infringement shows the challenges of defining originality and ownership in content
 
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