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10:45 AM ET, October 1, 2016

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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.
Discussion: Bossip and X17 Online
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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: The Hollywood Gossip and AOL
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Blake Lively Gives Birth, Welcomes Second Child With Ryan Reynolds
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop and Dlisted
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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Megan French / Us Weekly:   Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Reach Temporary Custody Agreement After Messy Split
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Agree to Counseling and Visitation as Part of Family Decision Plan
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Marisa Sullivan / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Made Out, Passed ‘Sexual’ Love Notes to Each Other on ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Set, Bodyguard Says
Discussion: What's New and TMZ.com
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Paris Jackson Enjoys PDA-Filled Vacation with Boyfriend Michael Snoddy  —  Paris Jackson is enjoying some love and fun under the sun.  —  The 18-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson shared some vacation moments on Snapchat Friday, including bikini-clad selfies with boyfriend Michael Snoddy.
On Air with Ryan Seacrest:
Rob Kardashian & Blac Chyna Slam Split Rumors: 'We've Been Together The Whole Time'  —  A media circus ensued when reality star Rob Kardashian took to Twitter to expose Kylie Jenner's real phone number to his 6.69 million followers Monday night.  After tweeting his half-sister's digits …
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George Stark / People.com:   Blac Chyna Says She Posted Rob Kardashian's Phone Number on Twitter to Stop Him Texting Other Women
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
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Megan Sutton / Red Online:
All The Reasons Nicole Kidman Is Our Hero
Discussion: Us Weekly and POPSUGAR Celebrity
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.
Discussion: Bossip
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TMZ.com:
Non-Actor Denzel — Tries to Kill Non-Singer ... ... Aretha Franklin
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Hugh Hefner — Alive Despite Death Scare  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Law enforcement rushed to the Playboy Mansion Friday ... when rumors swirled Hugh Hefner may have died.  —  Several news agencies, including TMZ, got a tip the Playboy king had passed away.  We called law enforcement to confirm …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Page Six
People.com:
Ozzy Osbourne's Ex-Mistress Michelle Pugh and His Daughter Kelly Reach Settlement  —  The lawsuit filed by Ozzy Osbourne's ex-mistress Michelle Pugh against his daughter Kelly Osbourne has been privately resolved, PEOPLE confirms.  —  “The tweets have been removed and the lawsuit has been privately resolved.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! 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 …
BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Appeared In A 2000 Playboy Softcore Porn  —  Trump breaks a bottle of champagne on a Playboy-branded limo while several of the Playmates are visiting New York City.  “Beauty is beauty, and let's see what happens with New York,” Trump says.  —  Donald Trump made an appearance in an explicit 2000 Playboy video.
Discussion: The Wrap
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: What's New and PerezHilton
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Gary Levin / USA Today:
Lorne Michaels: Tina Fey suggested Alec Baldwin to play SNL's Trump
Discussion: Variety
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Dynasty’ Reboot Set At the CW With Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage  —  The CW is returning to the primetime soap arena in a big way, taking a shot at rebooting one of the iconic series in the genre, the Aaron Spelling-produced Dynasty.  The network has put in development the high-profile project …
Discussion: Dlisted
 
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