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4:40 PM ET, October 8, 2017

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TMZ.com:
Nelly — Arrested for Rape  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  9:25 AM PT — Nelly's lawyer tells TMZ, “Nelly is the victim of a completely fabricated allegation.  Our initial investigation, clearly establishes the allegation is devoid of credibility and is motivated by greed and vindictiveness.
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People.com:
Rapper Nelly Denies That He Sexually Assaulted a Woman While on Tour After Early Morning Arrest  —  Early Saturday morning, rapper Nelly was arrested following a woman's claim that the rapper had allegedly sexually assaulted her on his tour bus while in Washington.
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
TV Journalist Says Harvey Weinstein Masturbated In Front Of Her  —  The new revelation, which allegedly took place a decade ago, comes after an explosive New York Times report said Weinstein had previously settled eight sexual harassment claims.  —  Harvey Weinstein once trapped a woman …
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Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Bridget Jones Actress Says She Lost Job After Refusing to ‘Screen Test in a Bikini’ for Harvey Weinstein  —  On Friday, British actress Jessica Hynes came forward with her own account about Harvey Weinstein's alleged inappropriate behavior.  —  “I was offered a film role at 19,” she wrote on Twitter.
TMZ.com:
Comedian Ralphie May Dead at 45 of Cardiac Arrest (UPDATE)  —  1:50 PM PT — TMZ has learned Ralphie died at a private residence in Vegas Friday morning.  We're told he had been battling pneumonia for 6 weeks and died of cardiac arrest.  According to his rep, someone in the residence discovered his body.
People.com:
Katy Perry Calls for ‘Some Freakin’ Peace' While Praising Fans for Attending Her Concert Following the Mass Shooting  —  Katy Perry took a moment during her Witness: The Tour show on Friday to speak from her heart about Sunday's Las Vegas massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Suge Knight Claims Dr. Dre Paid $20,000 To Have Him Killed (UPDATE)  —  2:45 PM PT — It's a big ‘L’ for Suge.  He wanted the court to allow his legal team to comb through Dr. Dre's financial records ... presumably to prove he paid for the hit.  No dice though, the judge denied the motion.
Discussion: Bossip, PerezHilton and Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
Dana White — Jason Aldean Scorned Shooting Survivors at UFC 216 ... For ‘SNL’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Dana White is FURIOUS with Jason Aldean — telling TMZ Sports the country singer's team lied to him about why he couldn't perform in front of Vegas shooting survivors and 1st responders at UFC 216.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
Rob Kardashian, Blac Chyna Sued by Chyna's Ex for Bullying  —  Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna tortured an ex of hers to the point they drove him to nearly kill himself after outing him ... so claims Pilot Jones in a new lawsuit.  —  Jones is suing Rob and BC for defamation and cyberbullying …
Discussion: Daily Mail, PerezHilton and Bossip
Andrew Trendell / NME:
Foo Fighters tell us why ‘Carpool Karaoke’ with James Corden was ‘a little uncomfortable’  —  “It got less fun - it kinda went on”  —  It seems that James Corden's ‘Carpool Karaoke’ is not always as fun as it seems, as Foo Fighters have said that they found the experience “a little uncomfortable”.
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Kylie Jenner Is ‘Shopping Like Crazy’ for Her Baby Girl: ‘She Is Very Excited’  —  Kylie Jenner is going on a shopping spree for her baby — from the comfort of home.  —  Jenner, 20, couldn't be happier to be expecting her first child with boyfriend Travis Scott but would rather keep a low profile for now …
 
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TMZ.com:
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Contestant Defies DUI Court Order
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Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham's ‘Fast and Furious’ Spinoff Gets 2019 Release Date
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From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

 
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