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BBC:
Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89  —  Actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89, her family has said.  —  A legend of British stage and screen, she won two Oscars during her career - for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1970 and California Suite in 1979.
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Andrew Pulver / The Guardian:
Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 89  —  In a career that began in the 1950s, her roles ranged from Desdemona to Miss Jean Brodie, Virginia Woolf and Minerva McGonagall  —  Mark Lawson: Maggie Smith was a magisterial star with the courage and talent to do absolutely everything
Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89  —  Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” …
Carly Johnson / Daily Mail:
Lana Del Rey marries alligator tour guide Jeremy Dufrene in shock wedding on Louisiana bayou - one month after debuting romance  —  By CARLY JOHNSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and EVE BUCKLAND FOR DAILYMAIL.COM  —  Lana Del Rey is officially a married woman as she tied the knot with gator tour guide Jeremy Dufrene …
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TMZ.com:
Lana Del Rey Obtains Marriage License Amid Jeremy Dufrene Romance
Just Jared:
Hilary Swank Joins Cast of ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 in Guest Role With Potential to Become Series Regular  —  Hilary Swank is signing on to join the cast of Yellowjackets for its third season!  —  The 50-year-old Oscar winner has been brought onto the Showtime show as a recurring guest, according to reporting by Deadline.
TMZ.com:
Diddy Sued by Woman Claiming He Sexually Assaulted, Impregnated Her  —  NEW DIDDY LAWSUIT HE DRUGGED AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ME ... And I Got Pregnant … Diddy is facing a new lawsuit filed by a woman who claims the rap mogul drugged and sexually assaulted her ... and continued to menace and intimidate her.
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TMZ.com:
Kim Richards Put On Psych Hold, Has Confrontation With Kyle Over Sobriety  —  KIM RICHARDS CONFRONTATION WITH KYLE AFTER PSYCH HOLD ... Family Worried About Sobriety … Kim Richards has been shut out by her entire family ... TMZ has learned — but it's a case of tough love …
Discussion: Page Six and New York Daily News
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
'Grey's Anatomy' Showrunner Talks Premiere's Twists & Big Return, Teases Resilience-Themed Season 21 As 2 Cast Members Prepare To Exit … The Season 21 premiere of ABC's Grey's Anatomy started and ended with a bang, leaving us with a few questions.  —  That shocking slap from the promos came …
Just Jared:
Chappell Roan Cancels NYC & DC Festival Appearances This Weekend Amid Controversial Political Statements  —  Chappell Roan has canceled more concert dates.  —  The 26-year-old “Good Luck Babe” faced backlash when she recently canceled some shows in Europe, seemingly to fit in a performance at the MTV VMAs earlier this month.
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety and Deadline
TMZ.com:
Costco Denies Selling Baby Oil After Diddy's Lawyer's Claims  —  COSTCO DIDDY DIDN'T GET HIS BABY OIL FROM US!!! … Diddy's lawyer offered a potential “explanation” for why the feds found a large stock of baby oil at the rapper's homes — namely, buying in bulk at Costco, but the folks at Costco beg to differ.
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Costco claps back at claims Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs bought his baby oil in bulk from their company
Adam White / The Independent:
Will Ferrell: 'I don't know why trans people are meant to be threatening to me'  —  The ‘Elf’ star and the comedy writer Harper Steele have made a documentary about their 30-year friendship - and how it evolved after Harper came out as trans at the age of 61.  Adam White meets them, and their director Josh Greenbaum
TMZ.com:
Prince's ‘Purple Rain’ House in Minneapolis Coming to Airbnb  —  PRINCE STAY IN HIS ‘PURPLE RAIN’ HOUSE ... Coming To Airbnb!!! … Prince fans have a chance to stay in his famous “Purple Rain” house in Minneapolis, because it's heading to Airbnb ... in celebration of the movie and soundtrack's 40th anniversary.
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Jimmy Fallon Took Prince Harry to a Haunted Maze and He Was Completely Baffled  —  Not Prince Harry confusing a zombie for Michael Bublé.  😭  —  List of things you could not pay me to do: give up cheese, stop sending people Moo Deng memes, aaaand willingly enter a haunted maze.
People:
Amanda Seyfried Reveals Her 7-Year-Old Daughter Calls Her ‘Sophie’ After Becoming ‘Obsessed’ with Mamma Mia!:  ‘She Loves It’ (Exclusive)  —  “I don't think she quite understands it, but she loves it,” the actress tells PEOPLE  —  Amanda Seyfried's 7-year-old daughter has a great taste in movies!
Discussion: Just Jared and SheKnows
Jason Groves / Daily Mail:
BORIS JOHNSON: My ‘manly pep talk’ with Harry in bid to stop Megxit - first extraordinary revelation from the political memoir of the century, serialised exclusively by the Mail  —  Boris Johnson made an extraordinary last-ditch bid to persuade Prince Harry not to quit the UK.
Marine Lesprit / Associated Press:
Naomi Campbell barred from being charity trustee in England and Wales  —  British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years after the poverty charity she founded nearly two decades ago was deemed Thursday to have been …
 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

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How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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