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5:15 PM 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 …
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Won't Do Any TV Sit-Down Interviews For ‘Woman In Me’ Memoir  —  BRITNEY SPEARS NO TV INTERVIEWS FOR NEW BOOK ... And That's My Call! … Britney Spears won't do a TV press tour to promote her new memoir ... the singer has made the decision to skip any sit-down interviews to help boost book sales.
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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,” …
TMZ.com:
Travis Kelce Buys New Mansion For Privacy Amid Taylor Swift Relationship  —  TRAVIS KELCE BUYS NEW MANSION FOR PRIVACY While Dating Taylor Swift  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 4.4K … Travis Kelce is leveling up his living situation big time — and part of the reason has to do with Taylor Swift ... TMZ has learned.
Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Megan Thee Stallion Settles Years-Long Legal Battle With Her Former Record Label  —  After more than three years of bitter litigation, record label 1501 Certified Entertainment says the two sides will now “amicably part ways.”  —  Megan Thee Stallion has reached a settlement to end her legal war …
TMZ.com:
Adam Sandler Stops Comedy Show To Help Fan In Crowd With Medical Emergency  —  MEDICAL EMERGENCY  —  Adam Sandler is definitely in tune with his audience ... pressing pause on a recent show for a fan suffering a medical emergency in the crowd.  —  The comedian was performing at SAP Center …
Emine Saner / The Guardian:
'It's not easy for me!':  Layton Williams on Strictly, joy, glitter - and the myth of his unfair advantage  —  The actor starred on stage as Billy Elliot at 12, then on TV in Beautiful People, before crashing out of drama school and heading back home to Bury.  He talks about second chances and extraordinary dances
Discussion: The Mirror, HELLO!, Radio Times and Metro
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Barbie Banned: Striking Actors Are Given Strict Halloween Costume Rules  —  Under newly announced Halloween costume rules from SAG-AFTRA, being seen online dressing as popular TV and movie characters is prohibited.  —  Boo!  SAG-AFTRA has issued some strict Halloween costume guidelines for striking actors.
Nicki Cox / Page Six:
J.K. Rowling would ‘happily’ go to prison over her transphobic views  —  J.K. Rowling said she would “happily” serve time in prison over her anti-trans views.  —  On Tuesday, the “Harry Potter” author tweeted a photo that read, “Repeat after us: Trans women are women” with the caption, “No.”
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Hocus Pocus director reveals what happened during Leonardo DiCaprio's audition to play Max  —  “We shared a sandwich together,” Kenny Ortega tells EW of the day DiCaprio met with him to play the part that eventually went to Omri Katz.  —  Before he was King of the World, Leonardo DiCaprio could've been the Prince of Salem.
Discussion: People, UPROXX and ComingSoon.net
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 …
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Tori Spelling forced to evacuate rental home after neighbor arrested with AR-15 and reported hostage  —  Tori Spelling was forced to evacuate her rental home after a neighbor was arrested with a AR-15 and a reported hostage.  —  The casually dressed “Beverly Hills, 90210” …
Rebekah Absalom / Daily Mail:
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice are joined by Prince Harry's estranged pal Natalie Pinkham for dinner at swanky London restaurant  — The trio enjoyed dinner at Casa Cruz in Notting Hill last night  —  Princess Eugenie looked stylishly cosy as she was pictured with sister Princess Beatrice …
Discussion: HELLO! and Tatler
 
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Andrea Mandell / People:
Celebrity Divorce Lawyers Explain Why There Have Been So Many A-List Splits: ‘It Almost Seems Contagious’
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Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Brooke Burke Sets the Record Straight on Those Derek Hough “Affair” Comments
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
Kat Pettibone / Us Weekly:
Get Ready for More Margarita Nights in Serenity — ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Is Renewed for Season 4
Discussion: Just Jared and Glamour
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Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
King Charles makes subtle tribute to Prince Harry's work outside royal family
Discussion: The Mirror and FemaleFirst
Justin Enriquez / Daily Mail:
Beverly Hills, 90210 feud over! Jennie Garth and Tiffani Thiessen reunite at star-studded dinner after years-long fall out
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Jussie Smollett Enters Rehab After ‘Extremely Difficult’ Years
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Billie Eilish Shows Off Full Back Tattoo to Mixed Reactions
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Sam Tobin / Reuters:
Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against News Group Newspaper will go to trial in January 2026, with the parties' legal costs set to exceed £38M
 
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