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2:40 PM ET, October 1, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Angelina Jolie — I Don't Want Brad Prosecuted  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Angelina Jolie will not cooperate with law enforcement if there's a move to file child abuse charges against Brad Pitt ... TMZ has learned.  —  Our Angelina sources say she's adamant ... Brad should not face criminal charges …
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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.
Megan French / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Reach Temporary Custody Agreement After Messy Split
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Agree to Counseling and Visitation as Part of Family Decision Plan
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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.
Kara Warner / People.com:
Ben Affleck on How Parenting Changed Him: ‘Your Heart Is Outside Your Body’  —  Ben Affleck's movie career is one of the most enviable in Hollywood.  He's won two Oscars, gets to play a superhero, writes, directs and acts in critically-acclaimed films, etc.  The only problem?
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
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, X17 Online and Daily Mail
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Blake Lively Gives Birth, Welcomes Second Child With Ryan Reynolds
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop and Dlisted
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Welcome Baby No. 2
Discussion: What's New and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Welcome Second Child
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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: Dlisted, E! Online, Daily Mail and Page Six
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Amanda Knox Reveals Why She Initially Lied About Where She Was When Meredith Kercher Was Killed  —  Amanda Knox has revealed why she initially lied and told Italian police she was in the apartment when her roommate Meredith Kercher was killed in November 2007.
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.
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.
Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
The Remarriage of Edie Windsor, a Gay Marriage Pioneer  —  Edie Windsor, the veteran L.G.B.T. activist who emerged as arguably the most famous figure in the marriage equality movement, has gotten married again.  —  On Monday, she and her new partner, Judith Kasen, a vice president at Wells Fargo Advisors …
Discussion: Towleroad
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?” '
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
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
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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Perez Hilton:
Rob Kardashian Clears Up EVERYTHING From Posting Kylie Jenner's Number To The Status …
Discussion: TMZ.com and X17 Online
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 …
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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