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7:15 PM ET, October 20, 2017

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TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Hit in Car Theft  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got hit by a crook who ransacked 3 of their luxury vehicles, and made a getaway ... but not before surveillance cameras captured the alleged perp.  —  According to law enforcement sources …
TMZ.com:
Mariah Carey's L.A. Home Hit in $50k Burglary  —  The L.A. burglars really hit the big one this time — breaking into Mariah Carey's mansion and making off with $50,000 worth of stuff ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Mariah's crib was hit around 3 AM Thursday.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Dlisted, AOL, Page Six and Bossip
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Daily Mail:
James Packer breaks silence over Mariah Carey engagement  —  James Packer has spoken for the first time of his break-up with Mariah Carey to say their whirlwind romance and short-lived engagement was a ‘mistake’.  —  In a wide-ranging interview with The Australian, Packer reveals …
Discussion: Us Weekly, People.com, Bossip and AOL
Lupita Nyong'o / New York Times:
Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein  —  I have been following the news and reading the accounts of women coming forward to talk about being assaulted by Harvey Weinstein and others.  I had shelved my experience with Harvey far in the recesses of my mind, joining in the conspiracy of silence …
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Ed Sheeran Shares Secret Struggle With Substance Abuse  —  Ed Sheeran has admitted to drinking too much in the past, but on The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, the singer-songwriter reveals for the first he has also struggled with substance abuse.  —  “I think you need to, when you get into the industry …
Discussion: Variety, Page Six and POPSUGAR
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Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Ed Sheeran Reveals Substance Abuse Battle, Says Music & His Girlfriend Saved Him: ‘It All Starts Off as a Party’  —  Ed Sheeran is opening up about his secret struggle with substance abuse.  —  For the Saturday episode of The Jonathan Ross Show, the “Shape of You” singer, 26, revealed how sudden fame affected his life in a dark way.
Discussion: AOL
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Is Taylor Swift's New Song ‘Gorgeous’ About Tom Hiddleston or Joe Alwyn?  Let's Decode!  —  No doubt about it, Taylor Swift's new single “Gorgeous” is a love song.  After that, things get a bit murky.  —  Immediately after the 27-year-old singer dropped the electronic tune on Friday …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Los Angeles Times:
Investigation launched after actress tells LAPD she was raped by Harvey Weinstein  —  An Italian model-actress met with Los Angeles police detectives for more than two hours Thursday morning, providing a detailed account of new allegations that movie mogul Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her at a hotel in 2013.
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TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein, Target in LAPD Criminal Rape Investigation
Marc Lupo / Us Weekly:
Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage, Wife Erica Schmidt Welcome Second Child  —  Now a family of four!  Peter Dinklage and his wife, Erica Schmidt, have welcomed their second child together, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.  —  Schmidt, 42, showed off her growing baby bump in March when she walked …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Rebecca Lawrence / Daily Mail:
Blac Chyna claims ex Rob Kardashian ‘secretly had $100k weight loss surgery’ as explosive court documents are revealed  —  Blac Chyna has claimed that Rob Kardashian secretly had $100,000 (£75,000) worth of weight loss surgery before lying about losing the weight through diet and exercise.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Bossip and Us Weekly
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Melanie Griffith Reveals Epilepsy Diagnosis, Stress of Antonio Banderas Marriage  —  The actress opens up about a history of experiencing grand mal seizures, including several while staying on a yacht outside of Cannes: “Every seizure that I had was at a point when I was extremely stressed.”
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Lara Flynn Boyle Makes Rare Public Appearance, Talks Career and Sexual Misconduct in Hollywood  —  The actress says that she, too, has dealt with harassment: “I looked at it on two levels: Do I want to flip burgers, or do I want to put up with someone not being appropriate with me?  I chose the other side.”
Discussion: PerezHilton and Full Feed
 
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
AI company Nota is shutting down its network of 11 local news sites for “underserved communities” because they contained dozens of instances of plagiarism

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN, promising editorial independence; TBPN was on track to make over $30M in revenue in 2026 and will wind down its ad business

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
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