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1:30 PM ET, October 15, 2018

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TMZ.com:
Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Split, Engagement Called Off  —  Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson are dunzo as a couple, and their engagement has officially been called off ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to the former couple tell us AG and PD split this weekend …
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E! Online:
Ariana Grande Pulls Out of Cancer Benefit Amid Personal Turmoil  —  Ariana Grande canceled another scheduled performance as she takes time to heal amid personal turmoil, most recently her ex Mac Miller's death.  —  The “No Tears Left to Cry” singer was supposed to make her onstage return …
People.com:
Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Split, Call Off Engagement: ‘Too Much Too Soon,’ Says Source  —  Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have called it quits, PEOPLE confirms.  —  The pair decided to end their engagement over the weekend, TMZ first reported on Sunday.  —  “It was way too much too soon,” a Grande source tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Glamour
Kathy Campbell / Us Weekly:
Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Split, End Their Engagement After Four Months … It's over!  Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have ended their engagement after just four months, Us Weekly can confirm.  —  Celebrity Splits of 2018  —  “It happened this weekend,” a source tells Us.
People.com:
Prince William and Kate Middleton Are ‘Delighted’ About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Baby News  —  Kensington Palace is about to get one more royal resident!  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting their first child this spring, and the royal family is sharing in their baby joy.
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People.com:
Meghan Markle Is Pregnant!  Prince Harry and Meghan Announce They Are Expecting First Child  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are soon to be a family of three!  —  The royal couple are expecting their first child together, Kensington Palace confirmed Monday.
Hannah Furness / Telegraph:
Royal baby: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their first child in the spring  —  Follow the author of this article Follow the topics within this article  —  T  —  he Duchess of Sussex is pregnant, Kensington Palace has announced.  —  The duke and duchess, who announced the …
TMZ.com:
Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Antonella Barba Arrested for Heroin Distribution  —  Antonella Barba — known for her appearance on the 6th season of “American Idol” — has been arrested for allegedly trying to distribute heroin ... TMZ has learned.  —  The singer was busted Friday …
Discussion: Bossip, Page Six and Perez Hilton
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Rachel DeSantis / New York Daily News:   Ex-'American Idol' contestant Antonella Barba arrested on heroin charge
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Big Brother's Jessica Graf and Cody Nickson Are Married!  —  Big Brother stars Cody Nickson and Jessica Graf's relationship was always more than a showmance — and on Sunday, they made things official, tying the knot in an intimate black-tie affair.  —  “Our wildest dreams came true today …
Ayana Mathis / New York Times:
Solange, the Polymathic Cultural Force  —  On the eve of her next album, the singer has hybridized her many talents — music, dance, activism, aesthetics — to inspire a new model for the modern pop artist.  —  A MONONYM IS possessed of a certain celebrity: Prince, Madonna, Iman.
Discussion: Stereogum and Bossip
Penelope Green / New York Times:
They Live in Public  —  Jill Soloway is building a gender-free empire.  —  LOS ANGELES — There were show tunes rolling through the bright, loft-like spaces of Topple, Jill Soloway's production company on the Paramount lot, just across the street from the Gene Roddenberry building.
Discussion: The Wrap and Deadline
NextShark:
Contestants From ‘The Bachelor Vietnam’ Who Fell in Love Are Off the Show And Together Now  —  Two contestants who shocked the world by confessing their love for each other on “The Bachelor Vietnam” are now both off the show and confirmed to be together.  —  Minh Thu shocked viewers …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Josh Wigler / Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: Us Weekly
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Justin Bieber ‘Wants the Best’ for Ex Selena Gomez: He's ‘Very Sympathetic,’ Says Source
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Page Six
Joelle Goldstein / People.com:
Demi Moore Makes Her Instagram Debut Just in Time to Attend the Royal Wedding
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Daily Mail:
Sources close to Angelina Jolie say she has no regrets about breaking up Brad Pitt and Jennifer …
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