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Leah Degrazia / E! Online:
What Taylor Swift Told Travis Kelce Before His Acting Debut in Grotesquerie  —  Grotesquerie creator Ryan Murphy exclusively told E! News what Taylor Swift told Travis Kelce before he stepped on set to act in the FX series, explaining that she was “very supportive.”
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Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Ryan Murphy Responds to Erik Menendez's Criticism of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story  —  Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story creator Ryan Murphy shared his reaction in an exclusive interview with E! News to Erik Menendez's scathing criticism of the true crime series.
Nicki Cox / Page Six:
Legendary quarterback Brett Favre, 54, reveals he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease  —  Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.  —  The former quarterback, 54, made the shocking announcement while testifying before Congress Tuesday about the misspending of welfare money in Mississippi.
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Margot Robbie And Jacob Elordi To Star In Emerald Fennell's Adaptation Of ‘Wuthering Heights’ From MRC And LuckyChap … LuckyChap also will produce Fennell's upcoming feature film adaptation based on the iconic romance novel by Emily Brontë.  Besides being the studio on the project, MRC also will finance the pic.
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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Halle Berry Reveals Prince Once Asked Her on a Date via a ‘Piece of Paper’ at His Concert  —  “I didn't send the paper back.  I kept the paper,” recalled the actress  —  Halle Berry was courted by Prince at one of his concerts.  —  The Never Let Go actress, 58, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! …
Julia Moore / People:
Selena Gomez Has a Big Favor to Ask in the First Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Trailer: Watch!  —  Selena Gomez and David Henrie reprise their roles as Alex and Justin Russo in ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’, which premieres Oct. 29  —  Alex Russo has a big surprise in store for her older brother …
Justin Enriquez / Daily Mail:
Shailene Woodley opens up about ‘scary’ mystery health issue on Divergent set  —  Shailene Woodley has talked candidly about a ‘scary’ mystery health issue that she had experienced in her early 20s on the set of the Divergent franchise.  —  The 32-year-old actress - who is set …
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
Julia Moore / People:
Brother of Monsters Star Cooper Koch Says He ‘Cares Immensely’ for Victims amid Backlash Over Menendez Brothers Series  —  Payton Koch said his brother, who plays Erik in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’, “did everything he could” to tell the brothers' story of abuse
Nicky Morris / HELLO!:
Katie Holmes makes glowing appearance in New York outing after exciting career moment  —  The Dawson's Creek star returned to Broadway earlier this month  —  Katie Holmes looked super stylish as she stepped out in New York on Monday just a week after her new Broadway show debuted at the Barrymore Theatre.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Just Jared
Us Weekly:
‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Star Taylor Paul and Boyfriend Dakota Are on the Rocks: ‘Heartbroken’ (Exclusive)  —  The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives stars Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen have hit pause on their relationship, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  During an exclusive interview with Us …
TMZ.com:
‘DWTS’ Alum Maksim Chmerkovskiy Labels Anna Delvey A ‘S****y Dancer’  —  ‘DWTS’ MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY ANNA DELVEY'S A ‘S****Y DANCER!!’ … ‘DWTS’ alum Maksim Chmerkovskiy is making it crystal clear that controversial socialite Anna Delvey — ankle monitor and all — has no place on the dance floor!
Discussion: Us Weekly, Daily Mail and Just Jared
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
‘RHONY’ alum Eboni K. Williams gives birth to ‘miracle’ first baby after IVF  —  Eboni K. Williams is starting a new chapter.  —  On Monday, the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum revealed that she gave birth to her first baby, a daughter, last month.  —  “Liberty Alexandria Williams,” she wrote on Instagram.
Discussion: People, Daily Mail and Bossip
Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
Freddie Prinze Jr. Officially Joins Sony's ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Sequel Film … Deadline revealed Prinze Jr and his co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt were negotiating to return for the franchise continuation project when it was confirmed to be in development in early 2023.
FemaleFirst:
Mary J Blige's relationship with new mystery man ‘going well’  —  After her 2018 divorce and battles with drugs and depression, Mary J Blige has declared her relationship with her new mystery man is “going well”.  —  Mary J Blige's relationship with her new mystery man is “going well”.
Discussion: People and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
PnB Rock Killer Sentenced In Los Angeles Court  —  PNB ROCK KILLER SENTENCED TO HARD TIME FOR HIS MURDER!!!  —  REMEMBERING PNB ROCK  —  The man found guilty of murdering rapper PnB Rock learned his fate in court today ... and it will be a long time before he has any chance of getting out of prison.
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
A weekend away at Balmoral for Wills and Kate (minus kids) after Princess of Wales finished her chemotherapy  — The Princess of Wales, 42, was pictured in the car alongside Prince William  —  The Prince and Princess of Wales have treated themselves to a weekend away in Scotland without their children.
Julia Moore / People:
Niecy Nash-Betts Says Travis Kelce Was ‘Very Open’ to ‘a Note’ or ‘Suggestion’ While Filming Grotesquerie (Exclusive)  —  The Emmy winner tells PEOPLE that Kelce was “so receptive” to feedback on set as she teases how “fans are going to find him very charming in this role”
Discussion: Page Six and Deadline
Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Kesha Enters Independent Era With Launch of Kesha Records, Plots New Album for 2025 … The singer, who had long been signed to RCA and Kemosabe Records, is slated to release a new album in 2025 as part of the deal, which denotes her first distribution deal and the first time she's had ownership and creative control over her music.
People:
Prince Harry Says ‘Much Has Changed in My Life’ Since Retracing Princess Diana's Footsteps Through Minefield in 2019  —  The Duke of Sussex spoke of becoming a father for the second time as he addressed The HALO Trust, a charity his mother also famously supported
 
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Pink Reveals Daughter Willow Recorded ‘Cover Me in Sunshine’ in Only One Take — Which Earned Her a New Nickname
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Jack Irvin / People:
Tyla Opens Up About Recovering from Her Back Injury: ‘Getting Better and Getting Stronger’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Just Jared
Ashleigh Gray / Daily Mail:
Julianne Hough bares washboard abs in a white bikini as she playfully refers to herself as ‘the opposite of tradwife’
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Daily Mail:
Boy Meets World star Trina McGee, 55, reveals she had miscarriage after falling pregnant at 54
Paige Strout / Us Weekly:
RHOBH's Annemarie Wiley Is Getting Surgery ‘Very Soon’ for a Gallbladder Tumor: ‘Super Optimistic’
Discussion: Celebuzz, FemaleFirst and E! Online
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Sara Fischer / Axios:
The NYT aims to sell podcast subscriptions via Apple Podcasts and Spotify, requiring users to pay to access older episodes, starting Oct. for $6/mo. or $50/year

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Vice relaunches its print magazine, on hiatus since 2019, and debuts $10 per month and $4 per month subscriptions with access to paywalled content

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Memo: Paramount unveils “phase two” of layoffs and says 90% of them will be complete after this round, following its August plan to cut 15% of its US workforce

 
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