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8:35 AM ET, October 21, 2014

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Dean Schabner / ABC News:
Fashion Icon Oscar de La Renta Dies at 82 … Legendary fashion designer Oscar de La Renta has died, a family member told ABC News.  He was 82.  —  De La Renta, who most recently designed Amal Clooney's wedding dress, was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.  —  Born in the Dominican Republic in 1932 …
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Cathy Horyn / New York Times:
Oscar de la Renta, Fashion Designer, Dies at 82  —  Oscar de la Renta, the doyen of American fashion, whose career began in the 1950s in Franco's Spain and sprawled across the better living rooms of Paris and New York, and who was the last survivor of that generation of bold, all-seeing tastemakers …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Go Fug Yourself
CNN:
Oscar de la Renta, legendary fashion designer, dies at 82  —  (CNN) — Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, who spent half a century putting high society in haute couture, has died.  He was 82.  —  The man — often described as the “sultan of suave” — not only dressed every …
RADAR:
Diva Alert!  Kim Kardashian's Over-The-Top Demands Revealed In Secret Business Emails: $1M Fee, First-Class Tickets & More!  — Kris Jenner Files To Divorce Bruce Jenner foxnews.com  —  Kim Kardashian has shilled everything from diet pills to video games, perfumes, and more.
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The Superficial:
Kim Kardashian's Endorsement Demands Are As Ridiculous As Her Ass
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Candace Amos / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Goes Braless in Skimpy Top and Jean Shorts on Movie Date With Kanye West
Discussion: Elle and POPSUGAR Celebrity
TMZ.com:
Tori Spelling — Quarantined Like an Ebola Patient  —  QUARANTINED LIKE AN EBOLA PATIENT  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tori Spelling had several of the symptoms, and got treated like an Ebola patient this weekend when she was hospitalized with a bunch of illnesses ... TMZ has learned.
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:   Tori Spelling Hospitalized For Possible Pneumonia, Reportedly Undergoes Ebola-Like Quarantine
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Leslie Jones Named ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Member  —  EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live loves to promote from within, and the late-night sketch show has done it again, pinning featured player stripes on a member of the writing staff.  Starting with this week's show hosted by Jim Carrey …
Elvis Mitchell / Interview Magazine:
SHIA LABEOUF … You may know 28-year-old Shia LaBeouf from his series of light-on-their-feet, live-wire, wise-mouth characters beginning with his first big role as Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, for which he won a Daytime Emmy in 2003.
Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
In ‘Catch Hell,’ Ryan Phillippe examines, and toys with, his image  —  Skype interviews are weird.  —  I had one a couple of weekends ago with the actor Ryan Phillippe.  It was a Sunday afternoon and he was in New York, doing a day of press to promote his directorial debut, “Catch Hell.”
KTLA:
Woman Arrested After Becoming Trapped in Chimney at Thousand Oaks Home … A woman accused of illegally entering the Thousand Oaks home of a man she went on multiple dates with was arrested Sunday after firefighters used jackhammers to partially dismantle a brick chimney she had become trapped inside.
Discussion: Gawker, Sandra Rose and PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Bethenny Frankel Officially Returning to Real Housewives of New York for Season 7 With Complete Cast: “I'm Never a Housewife When I'm a Housewife!”  —  Dreams do come true!  Bravo has officially confirmed what Us Weekly broke earlier this month: Bethenny Frankel is returning to The Real Housewives of New York City for season 7!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Janine Rayford Rubenstein / People.com:
Bethenny Frankel Is Returning to Real Housewives of New York City
Discussion: Dlisted and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Stephen Collins — Molestation Victim Will NOT Sue  —  MOLESTATION VICTIM WILL NOT SUE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Stephen Collins is a lucky man ... after confessing to child molestation, we've learned not only will he NOT be prosecuted ... the main victim tells TMZ she will NOT sue him civilly.
Discussion: Bossip
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Exclusive: ‘Guardians’ Soundtrack To Be Released On Cassette Tape  —  The biggest mix tape of the year will soon be available to buy on cassette tape.  —  The Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 soundtrack will be issued on cassette Nov. 17, just in time for Black Friday (Nov. 28).
Discussion: Stereogum
Dana Oliver / Associated Press:
Kate Middleton And Prince William's Second Baby Due In April  —  LONDON (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have confirmed that their second baby is due in April — the first time they've offered a month for the royal birth.  —  Kensington Palace also said in a statement Monday the duchess …
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Taffy Brodesser-Akner / GQ Magazine Online:
Nicki Minaj: Cheeky Genius  —  She's done with the pink hair, and the bonkers outfits, and at least a few of the alter egos.  Nicki Minaj is now in her world-conqueror phase—her new album, following two platinum-sellers, is immodestly titled The Pinkprint—and she's got a new message to go with it: This isn't all about butts anymore.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Taylor Swift Thinks It's “Sexist” That She's Called Out For Writing Songs About Her Exes  —  Taylor Swift, the twee yodeling love child of Vintage Barbie and a grown up Huckleberry Pie, recently did an interview with the Jules, Merrick and Sophie radio show in Australia and Sophie Monk …
 
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TMZ.com:
Kesha — Served With Dr. Luke Lawsuit ... With a Fancy Chicken Assist
Discussion: PerezHilton
Laura Prudom / Variety:
‘Arrow’ Casts Vinnie Jones as Comicbook Villain Brick (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Us Weekly:
Marla Sokoloff Is Pregnant! Full House Star Expecting Second Child With Husband Alec Puro: Picture
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Allison / Dlisted:
Prepare For The Internet Meltdown!  Benedict Cumberbatch Might Propose To His Girlfriend Sophie Hunter
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TV Fanatic:
Recap  —  On the season 6 finale, as Dina prepares …
Discussion: Jossip and The Hollywood Gossip
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Jesse Spero / Access Hollywood:
RYAN REYNOLDS REVEALS OUTRAGEOUS BABY NAME CHOICES
Marc Graser / Variety:
‘My Little Pony’ Movie in the Works at Hasbro Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
TMZ.com:
Rob Lowe — BLOODY SURF ACCIDENT ... Hottest Laceration Ever
Discussion: Page Six
HELLO!:
Newly married James Blunt talks to HELLO! about his new album
Discussion: Us Weekly
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's 2023 compensation package was worth $49.7M, up 26.5% from the year prior, with $23.1M in stock awards

 
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