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10:30 PM ET, October 27, 2023

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Hamza Ali-Ahmed / gofundme.com:
Asking to support Brenda in this time of tragedy  —  Kelsay Hathaway is organizing this fundraiser.  —  Hello As you all know I am Kelsay Hathaway I am from the small but good ol town of Lisbon.  I don't really know how to do this or ask for help but I am writing this for my sister …
Megan Twohey / New York Times:
Kanye West and Adidas: How Misconduct Broke a Lucrative Partnership  —  The Adidas team was huddled with Kanye West, pitching ideas for the first shoe they would create together.  It was 2013, and the rapper and the sportswear brand had just agreed to become partners.
Tomás Mier / Rolling Stone:
Taylor Swift and Diane Warren Wrote 'Say Don't Go' 9 Years Ago.  She Still Thinks It's a ‘F-cking Hit’  —  The legendary songwriter reflects on co-writing with Swift and demoing the track on New Year's Day 2014: “Everybody's on vacation, but she showed up”  —  When Taylor Swift dropped 1989 in 2014 …
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Ilana Kaplan / People:
Taylor Swift Addresses ‘Squad’ and Sexuality Rumors in '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Liner Notes
Apple Music:
1989 (Taylor's Version)  —  POP  · 2023  —  When Taylor Swift announced that 1989 …
Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Daredevil’ TV Series Lands New Showrunner, Directors (Exclusive)  —  Following a creative overhaul, the superhero crime series gets a team that has deep ties to other Marvel series.  —  Marvel Studios' Daredevil television series has a new creative team.
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Richard Moll, Bull the Bailiff on ‘Night Court,’ Dies at 80  —  Shaving his head for a movie helped him get the part of a lifetime, and he spent nine seasons on the hit NBC sitcom.  —  Richard Moll, the fun-loving actor who portrayed the towering and tenderhearted bailiff Aristotle Nostradamus …
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / TODAY.com:
Heather Rae El Moussa thought she had ‘Mom brain.’ It was an autoimmune disorder  —  “The Selling Sunset” star is opening up for the first time about being diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease.  —  Heather Rae El Moussa was four months postpartum when she noticed a drastic drop in her milk supply.
Bloomberg:
Taylor Swift Vaults Into Billionaire Ranks With Blockbuster Eras Tour  —  The most definitive account yet of the pop star's wealth shows she's one of the few recording artists to build a 10-figure fortune almost entirely from her music  —  Taylor Swift's Eras tour has generated as much money as the economies of small countries.
Brent Lang / Variety:
Disney's Live-Action ‘Snow White’ Delays to 2025, Jonathan Majors' ‘Magazine Dreams’ Pulled Off Calendar  —  Walt Disney Studios has removed “Magazine Dreams,” a dark drama starring Jonathan Majors, off of the release calendar.  The film, which Disney's subsidiary Searchlight Pictures purchased …
TMZ.com:
Shannon Beador BAC 3x The Legal Limit During Hit-And-Run & DUI Last Month  —  “The Real Housewives of Orange County” star Shannon Beador has officially been charged after she allegedly drunkenly drove into the side of a Newport Beach home last month.  —  Shannon's just been hit with 2 charges …
Ilana Kaplan / People:
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Romance Is ‘Turning More Serious,’ Says Source (Exclusive)  —  “They both have a strong family bond and values,” an insider told PEOPLE  —  It seems like romance is “burning red” between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.  —  A source tells PEOPLE that things are getting …
Hannah Sacks / People:
Al Pacino, Noor Alfallah Determine Parental Relationship of Son, Ask Courts to Finalize Custody and Child Support  —  Al Pacino and Noor Alfallah are another step closer to determining child support and custody of their son Roman.  —  According to legal documents obtained by PEOPLE …
TMZ.com:
‘Night Court’ Star Richard Moll Dead at 80  —  REMEMBERING RICHARD MOLL  —  Richard Moll, famous for playing the gentle giant bailiff on “Night Court,” is dead.  —  The actor died Thursday at his home in Big Bear Lake, CA ... according to a rep for the family.
TMZ.com:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Not Engaged to Heather Milligan Despite Massive Ring  —  ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER NOT ENGAGED TO HEATHER ... Despite Massive Rock  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 78 … Arnold Schwarzenegger is not ready to tie the knot again, despite reports suggesting otherwise ... at least not yet.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and RADAR
Alesia Stanford / Daily Mail:
Kristen Stewart reveals her first kiss was with Jamie Bell on the set Undertow 20 years ago when she was ‘13 or 14’ which she jokes put her ‘in therapy’  —  Kristen Stewart's first kiss was memorable, but not necessarily special.  —  The 33-year-old explained that like many young stars …
Discussion: Us Weekly, People, Perez Hilton and UPROXX
Kasey Broekema / The US Sun:
1000-Lb.  Sisters star Amy Slaton and ex Michael Halterman settle divorce after nasty split and custody battle over sons  —  As Amy has already moved on with a new casual love interest  —  1000-LB.  SISTERS star Amy Slaton and her ex-husband, Michael Halterman, have settled their divorce, The U.S. Sun can exclusively report.
Todd Plummer / Harper's BAZAAR:
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' Rainbow Dress Referenced an Iconic Katniss Everdeen Look  —  Costume designer Trish Summerville talks to Bazaar about returning to the Hunger Games cinematic universe to “do things completely differently”  —  Costume departments are like funnels.
 
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Victoria Gomelsky / New York Times:
Watches of Switzerland Group, one of the world's largest watch retailers, acquires the watch enthusiast website Hodinkee, says coverage will remain independent

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Mullenweg says WordPress.org “belongs to me personally”, as his WP Engine feud blurs the lines between WordPress.org, the WordPress Foundation, and Automattic

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Meta unveils Movie Gen, which creates up to 16-second videos from a text prompt, available to some staff and partners; Meta plans to add it to its apps in 2025
 
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