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Maggie Coughlan / Page Six:
Blake Lively gives birth, Taylor Swift heads to hospital  —  Blake Lively has welcomed her second child.  —  The baby was born at a Manhattan hospital, a source confirmed to Page Six.  —  The 29-year-old actress and her husband Ryan Reynolds are already parents to daughter James, who was born in December 2014.
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Welcome Second Child  —  And baby makes four for Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds!  —  The actors have welcomed their second child, a source confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Lively gave birth in New York.  No further details — including the baby's sex and name — are known.
Discussion: AOL and The Hollywood Gossip
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Blake Lively Gives Birth, Welcomes Second Child With Ryan Reynolds  —  Another baby for Blake!  Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are now the parents of two, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  The Gossip Girl alum, 29, and Reynolds, 39, welcomed their second child in New York City.
Discussion: Dlisted and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Daily Mail:   Blake Lively welcomes her second child with Ryan Reynolds... and Taylor Swift is one of the newborn's first visitors
TMZ.com:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie — Temporary Custody Deal Struck Drug Testing, Therapy  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have agreed to a temporary custody deal that was laid down by the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services, and it involves therapists and random drug testing.
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Agree to Counseling and Visitation as Part of Family Decision Plan  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have agreed to a temporary plan involving counseling and visitation as recommended by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, multiple sources tell PEOPLE.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
TMZ.com:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt — Settlement Negotiations Full Steam Ahead  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been in the throes of settlement negotiations almost from the start ... but it got rocky early on when Brad pulled the plug ... sources familiar with the case tell TMZ.
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
Marisa Sullivan / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Made Out, Passed ‘Sexual’ Love Notes to Each Other on ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Set, Bodyguard Says  —  Action on screen — and off!  Twelve years ago, costars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt did more than just strike up a close friendship on the L.A. set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Discussion: What's New
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Hires Judy Smith, Crisis Manager Who Inspired ‘Scandal’
Discussion: WWTDD and PerezHilton
Play.It:
Loveline with Amber Rose … FacebookTwitter … “Loveline with Amber Rose” marks the return of the popular “Loveline” talk radio show, now in the contemporary podcast format.  The show will explore topics ranging from sexual curiosity and relationships to self-empowerment …
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E! Online:
Amber Rose Says She Felt Body Shamed by Julianne Hough on Dancing With the Stars  —  Amber Rose has a bone to pick with none other than Julianne Hough.  —  E! News has the exclusive clip from Amber's next episode of Play.it's Loveline With Amber Rose where the co-host dishes on a recent experience …
Megan Sutton / Red Online:
All The Reasons Nicole Kidman Is Our Hero  —  Motherhood, stage fright and female friendships  —  Our November issue stars Hollywood actress, red carpet favourite and mum of two Nicole Kidman.  Writer Stephanie Rafanelli met Kidman at her Nashville home to get behind the exterior of the cool …
Discussion: Us Weekly and POPSUGAR Celebrity
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Michael Zennie / People.com:
Nicole Kidman on Marrying Tom Cruise at Age 23: 'I Look Back Now and I'm Like, “What?”  '  —  Nicole Kidman is looking back on her marriage to Tom Cruise more than two decades ago at age 23.  —  “I was so young when I got married.  I look back now and I'm like, ‘What?’ ”  she told the U.K.'s Red magazine.
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
Perez Hilton:
Rob Kardashian Clears Up EVERYTHING From Posting Kylie Jenner's Number To The Status Of His Relationship With Blac Chyna!  —  FINALLY.  —  With so much he-said, she-said going around as to the status of Rob Kardashian's relationship with his family and Blac Chyna, we are relieved to get an update …
Discussion: X17 Online, Dlisted and Us Weekly
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On Air with Ryan Seacrest:
Rob Kardashian & Blac Chyna Slam Split Rumors: 'We've Been Together The Whole Time'
Discussion: Us Weekly and Bossip
George Stark / People.com:   Blac Chyna Says She Posted Rob Kardashian's Phone Number on Twitter to Stop Him Texting Other Women
Rebecca Rosenberg / New York Post:
Denzel Washington strangles Aretha Franklin  —  This 20-year-old's got a world-famous name — and no R-E-S-P-E-C-T.  —  A Manhattan man named Denzel Washington took a plea deal Wednesday for strangling his mom, whose name is — wait for it — Aretha Franklin.
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TMZ.com:
Denzel Washington — Strangles His Mother ... Aretha Franklin
Discussion: PerezHilton
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Lorne Michaels Talks ‘SNL’ Cast Changes and Alec Baldwin's Trump  —  Ahead of the Season 42 premiere, Michaels opens up about Baldwin's high-profile addition (it was Tina Fey's idea!) and the “intuitive decisions” that led him to part ways with Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah.
Discussion: PerezHilton and What's New
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Gary Levin / USA Today:   Lorne Michaels: Tina Fey suggested Alec Baldwin to play SNL's Trump
USA Today:
USA TODAY's Editorial Board: Trump is ‘unfit for the presidency’  —  The Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race.  We're doing it now.  —  In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race.
Julie Mazziotta / People.com:
Justin Theroux Slams ‘Bullying’ of Wife Jennifer Aniston over Baby Bump Rumors  —  Justin Theroux is baring more than his (extremely muscular) arms.  —  The actor and star of the upcoming The Girl on the Train talked about working out and finding success in Hollywood …
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Dazed:
dolly parton x rupaul  —  'We're just like twins, except he's about four feet taller!'  — the drag megastar and the country music queen go head to head, talking hair, happiness and what's in their hearts  —  Taken from the 25th anniversary issue of Dazed:
Discussion: Queerty and The WOW Report
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Denise Petski / Deadline:
'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' & ‘Finding Prince Charming’ Push Logo To Ratings Record
Discussion: Towleroad and The WOW Report
 
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Natalie Stone / People.com:
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
John Legend to Play Frederick Douglass on ‘Underground’
Discussion: AOL
Diana Lodderhose / Deadline:
Daniel Craig Is ‘First Choice’ For Next Bond, Say Producers
Page Six:
Jim Carrey ‘disrupts’ Emmys party with outburst
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