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12:50 PM ET, October 20, 2023

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Moises Mendez II / TIME:
Britney Spears Revisits Her 2003 Fling With Colin Farrell  —  In her new memoir, The Woman in Me, Britney Spears details a brief fling she had with the actor Colin Farrell in the early 2000s. … Writing that Timberlake slept with “six or seven girls” in the weeks after they “officially” …
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Had Painful At-Home Abortion with Justin Timberlake  —  BRITNEY SPEARS ABORTION PERFORMED AT HOME IN SECRECY ... EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFUL  —  Britney Spears describes the at-home abortion she had, and turns out the whole thing was shrouded in secrecy and torturous for her.
New York Times:
‘I Had Been Exploited:’ Takeaways From Britney Spears's Memoir
New York Times:
Jon Stewart's Show on Apple Is Ending  —  Mr. Stewart and Apple are parting ways because of creative differences over “The Problem,” people with knowledge of the decision said.  —  Jon Stewart's show on Apple's streaming service is abruptly coming to an end, according to several people …
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Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
Jon Stewart's ‘The Problem’ Not Moving Forward at Apple Amid Creative Differences  —  The planned eight-episode third season of the talk show will no longer proceed. … The former Daily Show host's return to the talk show space has ended prematurely as Apple has abandoned plans …
Discussion: UPROXX
Anthony Dominic / Entertainment Tonight:
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are ‘All In’ and He Plans to Visit Her on Eras International Tour (Exclusive)  —  Taylor Swift Is Loving How ‘Chivalrous’ Travis Kelce Is With Her (Source) Travis Kelce on Being ‘Protective’ When He's With Taylor Swift  —  Justin Timberlake 'Trying …
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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.
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Joemulgado / SAG-AFTRA Strike:
Halloween Guidance from SAG-AFTRA
Rebecca Keegan / Hollywood Reporter:
Second Woman Accuses Composer Danny Elfman of Sexual Abuse in New Lawsuit  —  The accuser, a 47-year-old Jane Doe in Maryland, is alleging sexual abuse from 1997 to 2002, beginning when she was 21 years old.  Her claims mirror another case brought against Elfman in 2018.
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Just Jared:
Second Woman Sues Danny Elfman for Sexual Harassment, Alleges Composer Exposed Himself to Her
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Variety
People:
Kat Graham Marries Best Friend Bryant Wood in Surprise LA Wedding (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Vampire Diaries’ star tied the knot with her business partner Bryant Wood in a secret ceremony in LA, where the pair wore matching white outfits, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm  —  Kat Graham is married!
Discussion: Daily Mail and Just Jared
Andy Rudd / Daily Express:
ITV This Morning star Matty Lock's cause of death confirmed following tragic struggle  —  The sudden death of This Morning regular and ‘dedicated’ Labour councillor Matthew Lock last month stunned the community and colleagues at the ITV show and led to many tributes.
BBC:
Haydn Gwynne: Screen and stage star dies aged 66  —  English actress Haydn Gwynne, known for roles in TV shows including Drop the Dead Donkey, Peak Practice, Merseybeat and The Windsors, has died aged 66.  —  She also had an acclaimed stage career, being nominated for both Tony and Olivier awards …
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Calls Adolescent Sister Jamie Lynn Spears a ‘Total Bitch’ in Her Book  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  Britney Spears' memoir, The Woman in Me, touches on her rocky relationship with sister Jamie Lynn Spears, Us Weekly can confirm.
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Shows Up for Jury Duty in Gang Murder Case  —  KIM KARDASHIAN SHOWS UP FOR JURY SERVICE IN GANG MURDER CASE  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 247 … Kim Kardashian has been in court this week — not as a lawyer or litigant, but as a prospective juror in a gang murder case ... TMZ has learned.
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Kanye is ‘Not a Candidate in 2024,’ His Lawyer Says  —  The rapper is winding down Ye24 before it ever got off the ground  —  YE24, WE HARDLY knew ye.  The prospect of a Kanye West presidential run this election cycle appears dead.  Ye's personal attorney Bruce Marks …
Discussion: RADAR, Billboard, Consequence and UPROXX
Dan Laurie / Daily Star:
Lorraine Kelly replaced on ITV show as former rival BBC Breakfast presenter steps in  —  ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly was missing from her talk show this morning and was replaced by former BBC Breakfast presenter and I'm A Celebrity star Louise Minchin  —  Lorraine Kelly was missing …
Discussion: HELLO!, The Sun, Ok - home and The Mirror
Dan Laurie / Daily Star:
Emmerdale icon confirms exit after 25 years - and final episode is days away  —  Samantha Giles has revealed she's leaving Emmerdale for the fourth time and says that fans of the ITV soap don't have long to wait until Bernice Blackstock's exit  —  Emmerdale actress Samatha Giles has confirmed she's leaving the soap after 25 years.
Discussion: The Mirror, The Sun and Ok - home
 
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Vanity Fair prepping ‘deeply reported’ probe into Bravo's relationship with ‘Housewives’ stars
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Andrea Mandell / People:
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Discussion: Just Jared
Emine Saner / The Guardian:
'It's not easy for me!': Layton Williams on Strictly, joy, glitter - and the myth of his unfair advantage
Discussion: The Mirror, HELLO! and Radio Times
TMZ.com:
Joshua Jackson with Lupita Nyong'o and Friends at Janelle Monáe Concert Amid Divorce
 

 
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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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