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6:30 PM ET, November 17, 2023

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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Meghan Markle on the ‘Wild’ ‘Suits’ Streaming Boom: ‘Good Shows Are Everlasting’  —  Even Meghan Markle can't fathom what has made her old USA Network drama “Suits” pop off on streaming services this year, but she's here for it. … “Isn't that wild?” said Markle, who starred as paralegal Rachel Zane on “Suits.”
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Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Meghan Markle Reveals Holiday Traditions With Her and Prince Harry's Kids in Rare Interview  —  Meghan Markle shared rare insight into family life with her and Prince Harry's kids in an exclusive interview with E! News at Variety's 2023 Power of Women event.  —  Each year brings something new for this family.
Michelle Tauber / People:
Meghan Markle Has ‘Moved On’ from the Royals: 'She Doesn't Want Anything to Do with It' (Exclusive)
TMZ.com:
Kool & The Gang Drummer George ‘Funky’ Brown Dead at 74  —  KOOL & THE GANG DRUMMER GEORGE BROWN DEAD AT 74  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 3.1K … George “Funky” Brown — the key drummer and one of the founding members of Kool & The Gang — has died ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ.com:
Diddy Not Subject of NYPD Criminal Investigation, NYPD Admits Providing ‘Erroneous’ Info  —  8:59 AM PT — 11/17 — NYPD says the information its spokesperson provided — about a “locked” Diddy investigation — was incorrect.  —  The full NYPD statement reads ... “Yesterday …
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' ex Gina Huynh once claimed he stomped on her stomach, dragged her by hair
TMZ.com:
Aubrey O'Day Publicly Backs Cassie After Diddy Allegations Surface
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Sean Combs Is Accused by Cassie of Rape and Years of Abuse in Lawsuit
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Aubrey O'Day ‘in complete support’ of Cassie amid Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs rape, abuse allegations: 'Been trynna tell y'all for years'
Cole Moreton / Daily Mail:
Sharon Osbourne opens up about Russell Brand, her shocking weight loss - and her stormy marriage: Why I turned a blind eye to Ozzy's groupies  — Sharon Osbourne, 71, will tell her life story in live stage show Cut The Crap  —  'I don't care what people say about the way I look,' says Sharon Osbourne with her typical defiance.
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Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
‘Gaunt’ Sharon Osbourne admits she's ‘under 100 pounds’ after using Ozempic
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Aaron Couch / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Dune 2’ Moves Up 2 Weeks in March  —  The sequel now project bows on March 1, 2024. … Warner Bros. and Legendary will now debut the film on March 1, 2024.  That's two weeks earlier than its previous date of March 15, 2024.  —  The move comes after Universal moved Ryan Gosling's …
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Just Jared:   ‘Dune: Part Two’ Release Date Gets Pushed Up After SAG-AFTRA Strike Ends
Alex Diaz / The US Sun:
Nicolas Cage and his ex have never met their twin granddaughters, 3, as feud with daughter-in-law gets uglier  —  Nicolas Cage's eldest son Weston Coppola Cage and ex Christina Fulton are suing Hila Arounian  —  NICOLAS Cage and his ex Christina Fulton have never met their young twin granddaughters …
Aimée Lutkin / Elle:
Paris Hilton and Husband Carter Reum's Relationship Timeline  —  In January 2023, Paris Hilton announced that she and husband Carter Reum had become parents via surrogate, welcoming a baby boy named Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum.  Hilton and Reum have known each other for over a decade but did not get together until 2019.
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Leonardo DiCaprio Shares How He Thanked Sharon Stone for Paying His Salary  —  In an exclusive interview with E! News, Leonardo DiCaprio explained why he's indebted to Sharon Stone after she paid his salary on the 1995 movie The Quick and the Dead.  —  Once upon a time in Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio needed a titanic favor.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Just Jared, UPROXX and Variety
Rip / TMZ.com:
Dana Carvey's Eldest Son, Dex, Dead at 32 from ‘Accidental Overdose’  —  3:10 PM PT — Dana Carvey says Dex Carvey died of an accidental overdose.  He and his wife Paula just posted a note remembering their son's talent and passion for life, and says “We will miss him forever.”
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People:
How I Met Your Mother Star Josh Radnor Reveals He's Getting Married ‘In an Unexpected Twist’  —  The actor and singer announced the news after playing his song “Brooklyn Girl” during his sold out NYC tour stop on Thursday night  —  Josh Radnor is getting married!
Discussion: Just Jared and American Songwriter
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey Teases “Tantalizing” Season 3  —  Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey teased how Luke Netwon and Nicola Coughlan are “bringing the heat” for season three.  —  Dear reader, you'll absolutely burn for the upcoming third season of Bridgerton.  —  At least, that's Jonathan Bailey's guarantee.
Discussion: People and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in Hospice Care at Georgia Home  —  ROSALYNN CARTER FORMER FIRST LADY IN HOSPICE CARE  —  Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady and wife of former President Jimmy Carter, is in hospice care at the family's Georgia home.  —  Rosalynn is 96 years old …
Kristin Myers / The Blast:
Baby Rocky ‘Thirteen’ Barker's Birth Certificate Revealed  —  Home / Exclusive / Baby Rocky ‘Thirteen’ Barker's Birth Certificate Revealed  —  The birth certificate for Rocky Thirteen Barker, the child of reality star Kourtney Kardashian and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker …
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Hannah Sacks / People:
MAFS' Woody Randall and Amani Aliyya Welcome Baby No. 2: ‘Super Excited’ (Exclusive)
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TMZ.com:
Bill Cosby Sued by Actress Joan Tarshis Over Alleged Sexual Assault
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Nicholas Hautman / Page Six:
Mariah Carey and boyfriend Bryan Tanaka spark breakup rumors after 7 years of dating
Discussion: Daily Mail
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Carey Mulligan Shares Rare Update on Baby No. 3 With Marcus Mumford (Exclusive)
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Andie MacDowell Says She ‘Instinctually’ Knew She Wanted to Go Gray (Exclusive)
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Brian Gallagher / Daily Mail:
Jeffrey Donovan is leaving Law & Order ahead of Season 23 on NBC... two years after joining as Detective Frank Cosgrove
Discussion: Entertainment Tonight and People
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Disney hires Sky CFO Karl Holmes to run Disney+ in the EMEA, replacing Luke Bradley-Jones, who left to become president of The Economist earlier in 2024

Marty Swant / Digiday:
US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial

 
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