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12:35 AM ET, October 17, 2018

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TMZ.com:
Ariana Grande Returns Pete Davidson Engagement Ring, But Will Keep Pet Pig  —  Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have called it quits, and that usually means dividing up the pots and pans, or in their case a super expensive engagement ring and a pet pig.  —  Sources close to Ariana tell us …
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Pete Davidson Cancels Comedy Appearance for ‘Personal Reasons’ After Ariana Grande Split … Taking time.  Pete Davidson pulled out of his scheduled comedy appearance at Temple University days after he split with fiancée Ariana Grande.  —  Celebrity Splits of 2018
Discussion: RADAR, Page Six and Perez Hilton
Mieka / Dlisted:
Ariana Grande Will Keep Piggy Smalls But Will Give Her Engagement Ring Back To Pete Davidson  —  Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande may have broken up for the first time (that we know of; only sweet baby Jebus knows if it will be their last), but that doesn't mean Ariana is sleeping alone at night.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TMZ.com
Jessica Vacco-Bolanos / Us Weekly:
Ariana Grande Opens Up About Her Anxiety After Broken Engagement to Pete Davidson: ‘Not Today Satan’ … Staying strong.  Ariana Grande is opening up about her anxiety — and how she isn't going to let it stand in her way anymore — just two days after she and ex-fiancée Pete Davidson called off their four-month engagement.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Ariana Grande's First Public Appearance Since Split with Pete Davidson  —  Ariana Grande put on a brave face and belted out a big tune in her first public appearance since ending things with Pete Davidson.  —  Grande performed “The Wizard and I” Tuesday in a pre-taped TV special for the Broadway musical “Wicked.”
Discussion: Perez Hilton
People.com:
Pippa Middleton Welcomes a Baby Boy with Husband James Matthews  —  Pippa Middleton welcomed her first child with husband James Matthews.  —  The couple welcomed a baby boy on Monday at 1:58 p.m., local time, weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz., PEOPLE confirms.  —  “Everyone is delighted and mother …
Discussion: Dlisted, POPSUGAR and Perez Hilton
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Erin Hill / People.com:
First-Time Aunt Kate Middleton Reacts to Birth of Nephew — 6 Months After Welcoming Prince Louis
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Page Six:
Pippa Middleton welcomes baby boy
Discussion: Star
Nick Remsen / Harper's BAZAAR:
Hailey Baldwin Gets Candid About Fashion, Family, and Life In the Spotlight  —  It's late summer in Brooklyn, and two 20-somethings, a woman and a man, have halted at an intersection.  The woman squints, processing.  The man has a momentarily confused look on his face.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
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Jacqueline Weiss / Perez Hilton:
Hailey Baldwin Is ‘Blown Away’ By Everything Justin Bieber Does!
Discussion: X17 Online
Justin Bieber / X17 Online:
AWKWARD! - Justin Bieber Gets WEIRD And “Fired Up” With Fans
Discussion: Perez Hilton
YouTube:
Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts w/ Jon Hamm … Jon Hamm and James Corden take turns choosing between answering very personal questions or eating stomach-churning foods, like bird saliva.  —  More Late Late Show:  —  Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT.
Discussion: Dlisted and Towleroad Gay News
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Emily Zauzmer / People.com:   Jon Hamm Eats Bull Penis to Get Out of Revealing the Size of His ‘Hammaconda’
Jason Gay / Vogue:
Chrissy Teigen on Kanye, Getting Blocked by Trump, and Actually Caring About Her Comments  —  Photographed by Gillian Laub, Vogue, November 2018  —  “I FEEL LIKE I would be annoyed by me if I weren't me,” Chrissy Teigen says.  “I feel that all the time.”  —  It's a late-summer afternoon …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, The Wrap and Page Six
People.com:
Lady Gaga Confirms Engagement as She Calls Christian Carino Her ‘Fiancé’ in Emotional Speech  —  She's gonna “Marry the Night” — and her man!  —  Lady Gaga and boyfriend Christian Carino are engaged.  —  At Elle's 25th Annual Women in Hollywood Celebration at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles …
Discussion: Dlisted, POPSUGAR and Page Six
The Sun:
'I'M SO EXCITED' Meghan Markle's estranged dad Thomas says ‘she will make a great mum’ and says he is desperate to play a role in his grandchild's life  —  The former Hollywood lighting director, 74, is not thought to have learned of the pregnancy directly from Meghan
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Meghan Markle / ABC News:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry play with koalas on 1st day of Australia tour after pregnancy announcement
Discussion: Us Weekly, X17 Online and OK! Magazine
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Idris Elba Joins Taylor Swift in ‘Cats’ Movie Adaptation  —  Idris Elba is in final negotiations to join the film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Cats.”  —  Tom Hooper will direct the star-studded movie, also starring Ian McKellen, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, and Taylor Swift.
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Shonda Rhimes on Her Netflix Deal: “I Am the Highest-Paid Showrunner in Television”  —  Shonda Rhimes was among a long list of A-list honorees at Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood celebration in Beverly Hills, joined by Lady Gaga, Charlize Theron, Angela Bassett, Keira Knightley and Mia Farrow.
Discussion: TV Tattle
 
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