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4:05 PM ET, August 20, 2024

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+'s ‘Star Wars’ Series … Word of the decision comes more than a month after the eight-episode first season of the series, from creator, director, executive producer and showrunner Lesley Headland, wrapped its run on Disney+.  —  The news is not entirely surprising.
TMZ.com:
TikToker Kyle Marisa Roth Cause of Death Revealed  —  TIKTOK STAR KYLE MARISA ROTH CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED … TikTok star Kyle Marisa Roth's cause of death has been revealed 4 months after her untimely passing shocked her followers ... with her autopsy report ruling her death as “natural.”
People:
Oprah Winfrey Reveals Her One Regret in Life: ‘I Should Have Handled All of That Differently’  —  “When you don't know what to do, do nothing,” Winfrey told Al Roker on ‘Today’  —  Oprah Winfrey is opening up about the one decision she regrets making in her career.
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
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Tommy McArdle / People:
Oprah Winfrey Explains Why She ‘Never’ Thought She'd ‘Make It’ to 60
Discussion: HELLO!
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Queen Elizabeth II said Donald Trump was ‘very rude’: Astonishing claim revealed in new book which also reports that late monarch believed former US President must have an ‘arrangement’ with wife Melania  — What The Queen really thought of Donald Trump: All is revealed in CRAIG BROWN'S deliciously gossipy royal book
Isabela Raygoza / Billboard:
Anitta Set to Perform at Historic NFL Halftime Show in São Paulo: 'It's Really a Dream Come True'  —  The NFL is gearing up for a significant milestone by hosting its inaugural regular-season game in São Paulo, marking a historic expansion of American football into South America.
Dave Quinn / People:
Nicole Scherzinger Opens Up About the ‘Tragedy’ of Being ‘Discarded’ by Her Industry: 'I'm in My Prime' (Exclusive)  —  Ahead of her Broadway debut as Norma Desmond in ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ the actress gets candid with director Jamie Lloyd about how she relates to the character's struggles
Samantha Whidden / Suggest:
‘1,000-Lb.  Sisters’ Star Tammy Slaton Celebrates 500-Pound Weight Loss in New Photos  —  As her weight loss journey continues, 1,000-Lb.  Sisters Tammy Slaton celebrates a major milestone.  She has lost 500 pounds.  —  On Sunday, Aug. 18, the reality TV star took to TikTok to reveal …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
‘Call Her Daddy’ Host Alex Cooper Inks Multiyear Deal With SiriusXM Worth up to $125 Million for Exclusive Content and More, as Podcaster Ends Spotify Pact  —  Alex Cooper, host of the popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast, reached a multiyear agreement with SiriusXM that encompasses exclusive programming …
J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
‘Reservoir Dogs’ Star Michael Madsen Arrested for Domestic Battery  —  Michael Madsen was arrested in Malibu on Saturday morning on charges of domestic battery following “a disagreement between” the actor and his wife, DeAnna Madsen.  —  Authorities based at the Malibu/Lost Hill Sheriff's Station responded …
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Gary Graff / Billboard:
Foreigner Shares Unreleased Track ‘Turning Back the Time’ From Upcoming Compilation  —  The band will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this fall.  —  Foreigner waxes nostalgic and reflective on its first new song in eight years, a track from the band's vaults.
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas' daughter Stella Banderas, 27, gets engaged to her childhood sweetheart - see the diamond ring  —  Stella Banderas is engaged to her childhood sweetheart.  —  On Monday the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas shared the news that she has accepted a proposal from Alex Gruszynski.
Discussion: E! Online, People, Page Six and Just Jared
Kristin Contino / Page Six:
FKA Twigs turns heads with faux face tattoo — and a handbag made of hair  —  She's so Julia.  —  FKA twigs joined Julia Fox for dinner in NYC Monday night in quite the edgy look, showing off abstract face makeup and a hairy bag that brings back memories of a clutch her friend made headlines for in 2022.
Discussion: Vogue and Nylon
Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
Gina Rodriguez Joins ‘Will Trent’ Season 3 As Series Regular … Based on Karin Slaughter's NY Times bestselling “Will Trent” book series, the show follows the titular Special Agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (Ramón Rodriguez), who was abandoned at birth and endured …
Discussion: Variety, The Wrap and TVLine
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Just Jared:   ‘Will Trent’ Season 3 Cast Adds Gina Rodriguez in Exciting New Role!
 
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Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
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Matt Davies / The Mirror:
Celebrity MasterChef's Chloe Burrows' net worth and how she rakes in staggering weekly sum
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Matt Grobar / Deadline:
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
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Bailey Richards / People:
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Hannah Sacks / People:
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

 
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