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2:15 PM 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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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 …
Cathy Horyn / New York Times:
Oscar de la Renta, Fashion Designer, Dies at 82
Alicia C. Dennis / People.com:
Derick and Jill Duggar Dillard: We're Having a Boy!  —  Boy, oh boy!  —  Jill Duggar Dillard and husband Derick, stars of TLC's hit reality show 19 Kids & Counting, are expecting a son in the spring, they tell PEOPLE.  —  “I was really excited,” says Derick, 25.
Discussion: Page Six and The Hollywood Gossip
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Jill Duggar, Derick Dillard Expecting Baby Boy Together!  —  A little dude for the Dillards!  Jill Duggar and her husband Derick Dillard are expecting a baby boy, TLC confirmed to Us Weekly on Tuesday, Oct. 21.  —  The 19 Kids and Counting star, 23, announced this past August that she is pregnant with her first child.
Brett Martin / GQ Magazine Online:
Just Keep McConaugheying  —  You know what we love about Matthew McConaughey?  We keep getting older, and he just stays the same age (at least in spirit) even as he glides with Woodersonian ease into act three of a career that somehow feels like it's just getting started
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.
Us Weekly:
Kate Middleton's Back on Duty, Pregnant Duchess Recovers From Morning Sickness  —  Kate Middleton has returned to royal duty for the first time since the announcement of her second pregnancy.  —  PHOTOS: Kate's royal pregnancy style  —  Wearing an Alexander McQueen coat and a Jane Taylor Hat …
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Daily Mail:
Kate beats horrendous morning sickness to make her first public appearance since announcing her pregnancy... but does she still look a teeny bit peaky?  —  The Duchess of Cambridge today made her first public appearance since announcing she is pregnant with her second child.
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy and Page Six
Dana Oliver / Associated Press:   Kate Middleton And Prince William's Second Baby Due In April
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Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison in Killing of Girlfriend
Discussion: Gawker and Just Jared
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
Daily Mail:
'My brother was told God didn't love him': Ariana Grande reveals she turned to Kabbalah after her homosexual brother was shunned by the Catholic Church  —  Ariana Grande has revealed that she turned to the Kabbalah faith after her homosexual brother was rejected by the Catholic Church.
Lily Harrison / E! Online:
NEWS/ Ryan Reynolds Reveals the Wacky Names He Wants for His Baby With Blake Lively!  —  Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are in full-on baby planning mode.  —  So it's no surprise that the good-looking duo is currently working on coming up with a name for their little one that suits both of them to a T.
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Jesse Spero / Access Hollywood:
RYAN REYNOLDS REVEALS OUTRAGEOUS BABY NAME CHOICES
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sean Bean Joins Matt Damon in ‘The Martian’ (Exclusive)  —  Sean Bean has joined Matt Damon in The Martian, the space survival drama Ridley Scott is directing for Twentieth Century Fox  —  The story centers on an astronaut (Damon) who is stranded in a Martian colony and struggles to survive …
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.
Shari Weiss / Gossip Cop:
Taylor Swift: It's “Sexist” To Call Me Out For Writing About Ex-Boyfriends (VIDEO)  —  Taylor Swift appeared on Australia's 2DayFM “Jules, Merrick and Sophie” breakfast show on Monday, Sunday in the United States, opening up about being criticized for her songwriting and feeling protective of Selena Gomez.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Taylor Swift Thinks It's “Sexist” That She's Called Out For Writing Songs About Her Exes
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!
 
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Brantley Gilbert Exclusively Announces Engagement On BBS
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Sarah Jessica Parker sparks outrage over unauthorized photo shoot
Discussion: Gawker and Oh No They Didn't!
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
Kristen Stewart is ‘overly happy’ right now
CBC News:
Gerard Parkes, Fraggle Rock actor, dead at 90
Discussion: PerezHilton
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Teresa Giudice Fired by Crisis Manager After Reality Star Requests to Go to Prison …
Discussion: PerezHilton, TMZ.com and Page Six
Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
In ‘Catch Hell,’ Ryan Phillippe examines, and toys with, his image
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Kesha — Served With Dr. Luke Lawsuit ... With a Fancy Chicken Assist
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Laura Prudom / Variety:
‘Arrow’ Casts Vinnie Jones as Comicbook Villain Brick (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Exclusive: ‘Guardians’ Soundtrack To Be Released On Cassette Tape
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Stereogum
Us Weekly:
Marla Sokoloff Is Pregnant! Full House Star Expecting Second Child With Husband Alec Puro: Picture
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Marc Graser / Variety:
‘My Little Pony’ Movie in the Works at Hasbro Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
 

 
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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