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12:30 PM ET, November 22, 2019

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Chris Willman / Variety:
Scooter Braun Breaks Months-Long Silence, Pleads for Taylor Swift to Sit Down and Talk  —  Scooter Braun hasn't publicly spoken about the battles between Taylor Swift and the Big Machine Label Group in the nearly half-year since his Ithaca Holdings purchased her former record label.
Discussion: Dlisted, Page Six, MTV and Cele|bitchy
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Patrick Ryan / USA Today:   Shania Twain supports Taylor Swift before AMAs: It's ‘ridiculous’ for artists not to own their music
TMZ.com:
French Montana Hospitalized with Elevated Heart Rate and Stomach Pain  —  FRENCH MONTANA HOSPITALIZED WITH ELEVATED HEART RATE ... Pain and Nausea, Too  —  French Montana is hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering scary cardiac issues, intense nausea, and getting an unexpected visit from cops to his home ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Page Six and Bossip
Elsa Pataky / HOLA USA:
Elsa Pataky on Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's breakup: ‘He deserves much more’  —  Chris Hemsworth's wife stunned in Madrid with a brand new look and talked about the breakup of brother-in-law Liam and Miley Cyrus  —  Chris Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky caught fans by surprise this week …
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B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Elsa Pataky On Brother-In-Law Liam Hemsworth: ‘He Deserves Much Better’ Than Miley Cyrus
Discussion: TMZ.com
Brianne Tracy / People.com:
Dolly Parton Reveals Why She Won't Give Advice to Young Stars — Including Goddaughter Miley Cyrus  —  “Like I say, I have information, but it's really not right to try to tell somebody else how to live their life,” Parton says in this week's issue of PEOPLE … FB
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Welcomes His Second Child with Ammika Harris, It's a Boy  —  Chris Brown's second child has been born ... and he subtly shared the good news on Instagram.  —  Sources close to the singer tell TMZ ... his ex, Ammika Harris, gave birth to their son.  As we first reported in August ... it's their first child together.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Chris Brown is a dad again after ex Ammika Harris gives birth
Discussion: Us Weekly
PAPER:
Break the Internet: Pete Davidson  —  Before meeting Pete for the first time, I had low expectations that we'd get along.  I knew nothing substantial about him, only what I'd heard through others and tidbits from the press, which is to say I'd only heard gossip.
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PAPER:
Break The Internet: Pete Davidson
Discussion: Out Magazine and The WOW Report
People.com:
Family of Four!  Zach and Tori Roloff Welcome Daughter Lilah Ray: ‘The Perfect Addition’  —  Baby girl joins the couple's 2½-year-old son Jackson Kyle  —  Zach and Tori Roloff are parents again!  —  The Little People, Big World couple welcomed their second child, a baby girl …
Discussion: RADAR
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
‘Baby Yoda’ merch from ‘The Mandalorian’ is on its way, just in time for the holidays  — You'll soon be able to buy merchandise featuring “Baby Yoda,” the breakout star of “The Mandalorian.”  — The character, which Disney calls The Child, was absent from the marketing …
Discussion: CNN
Joel A. Erickson / Indianapolis Star:
Colts Darius Leonard on fumble that wasn't: 'I had it and ... they said it wasn't a fumble'  —  HOUSTON — The reporters had left Darius Leonard, had finished asking him questions about the play, and the play still bothered him.  —  Leonard pulled out his phone, found the video of the play …
Lynette Rice / EW.com:
Phew!  Days of Our Lives has been renewed for a 56th season on NBC  —  False alarm, everyone!  Days of Our Lives will be coming back after all.  —  Though word surfaced last week that the actors could be out of work because no new deal has been reached for a 56th season …
Julie Gordon / Page Six:
Jason Derulo boasts he's got an ‘anaconda’ in his pants with Instagram post … Jason Derulo sure isn't shy about putting it all out there.  —  Fans went wild after Derulo took to Instagram this week with a sexy photo of himself in teeny-tiny briefs, showing his rock-hard abs, chiseled arms — and a noticeable bulge in his pants.
Discussion: TMZ.com
People.com:
Jenna Bush Hager Opens Up About Juggling Life with Three Kids and Her Job at the Today Show  —  “I'm hoping that our kids realize the biggest job and our biggest priority is them,” Jenna Bush Hager says in this week's PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday  —  Jenna Bush Hager's household just got a lot busier — but she's soaking it all in.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Darlene Aderoju / People.com:
John Legend Weighs in on the 'Baby It's Cold Outside' Debate: 'There's No Side to Be On!'  —  While John Legend says he enjoyed making the song, some fans — including Sharon Osbourne — have been critical … FB  —  John Legend, PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive, teamed up with his fellow Voice …
TMZ.com:
Sam Hunt Arrested for DUI in Nashville  —  SAM HUNT ARRESTED FOR DUI  —  7:56 AM PT — According to the arrest report — obtained by TMZ — Hunt crossed the center divider several times in his vehicle.  While he was searching for his ID, cops say it was very openly sitting on his lap.
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 More News: 
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Angelina Pivarnick Is ‘Not Talking’ to ‘Jersey Shore’ Costars Nicole, Jenni and Deena After Bridesmaid Speeches
Discussion: Entertainment Tonight
Tim MacMahon / ESPN:
Mavericks' Luka Doncic posts 35-point triple-double in 25 minutes
TMZ.com:
Cristiano Ronaldo Shoots Down Secret Wedding Reports, I'm Not Married!
Christina Watkins / WDSU-TV:
AMC fires three employees after incident during ‘Harriet’ screening in Metairie
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Harrison Ford to Star in ‘The Staircase’ Series Adaptation for Annapurna TV (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: EW.com and The Wrap
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Jamie Lynn Spears reunites with ‘Zoey 101’ cast on ‘All That’
Discussion: TMZ.com
Brent Lang / Variety:
Michael Jackson Musical Finds Its King of Pop
TMZ.com:
‘SVU’ Star Diane Neal Allegedly Threatened to Kill Ex-BF & Dog
Discussion: Page Six and The Hollywood Gossip
 Earlier Picks: 
Clifford Ward / Chicago Tribune:
Naperville Central freshman, 14, charged with hate crime in ‘Slave for sale’ Craigslist posting
People.com:
Richard Jewell Accused of Fictionalizing Story by Implying Female Reporter Traded Sex for Scoop
ESPN:
During appeal, Myles Garrett accused Mason Rudolph of using racial slur
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Ben Affleck To Direct 'King Leopold's Ghost,' About Unlikely Trio Who Exposed Atrocities In Plunder Of Congo
Discussion: The Wrap
Entertainment Tonight:
Kim Kardashian Explains the Return of Her Massive Engagement Ring as SKIMS Restock Arrives (Exclusive)
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Carrie Ann Inaba Says She ‘Vomited’ After James Van Der Beek Was Eliminated from DWTS
Jessica Chia / Allure:
How Zendaya Balances Her Public Persona and Personal Identity
Discussion: Go Fug Yourself, Us Weekly and POPSUGAR
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Middleton Cancels Outing with Prince William at the Last-Minute Because of Her Kids
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Daily Mail
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider:
Columbia University's student radio station WKCR deftly covered live news late on April 30 as police entered the campus, amplified via Instagram Live and Twitch

Matt Pearce:
A California state senator unveils a bill to impose a data-mining fee on Big Tech companies to fund $500M a year in local journalism jobs through tax credits

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Audible tests a lower-priced AU$8.99/month tier, Audible Standard, in Australia, without credits that roll over, as Spotify expands its audiobook offerings

 
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