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12:00 PM ET, September 18, 2020

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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Amazon Studios Lands Rights To Novel ‘My Policeman’ With Harry Styles And Lily James Eyed To Star And Berlanti Schechter Productions Producing  —  BREAKING: In a competitive situation, Amazon has closed a deal with Berlanti Schechter Productions to produce untitled pic based on the acclaimed novel …
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Kim Kardashian ‘Feels Powerless’ as Kanye West Posts More Troubling Tweets: Source  —  A source tells PEOPLE that the star is feeling “like she can only take so much” after her husband's latest tweetstorm  —  Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West are at odds again, a source tells PEOPLE.
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / TODAY.com:
Teddi Mellencamp responds to criticisms that diet program promotes disordered eating  —  “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Teddi Mellencamp is defending her All In by Teddi health and wellness empire.  —  Mellencamp's accountability program came under fire earlier this week …
Discussion: People.com and Cele|bitchy
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TMZ.com:
KATHY HILTON IN TALKS TO JOIN ‘RHOBH’ AS SERIES REGULAR!!!
Discussion: Page Six and Towleroad Gay News
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
‘She-Hulk’: Tatiana Maslany Lands Title Role In New Marvel Series  —  EXCLUSIVE: After tapping Kat Coiro as director, Marvel Studios looks to have found its star to take over the title role in its She-Hulk series.  Sources tell Deadline that Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany is the choice …
Discussion: The Wrap
Jessica Bennett / Page Six:
NeNe Leakes is leaving ‘RHOA’: 'It wasn't an easy decision'  —  She's giving up her prized peach.  —  After months of discussion between her team and Bravo, “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes will not be returning for the hit franchise's 13th season.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough / People.com:
The 1980s Banana Clip Is Back and Cooler Than Ever for Fall  —  When we got word that the banana clip was coming back in style ahead of fall, we couldn't hit Pinterest quicker.  Here is how to use a banana clip to style a ponytail  —  FB  —  If there is any trend that can get us out of bed …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mark Savage / BBC:
Van Morrison to release lockdown protest songs  —  Sir Van Morrison has accused the government of “taking our freedom” in three new songs that protest against the coronavirus lockdown.  —  In the lyrics, he claims scientists are “making up crooked facts” to justify measures that “enslave” the population.
Discussion: Telegraph and Stereogum
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
'The Handmaid's Tale': Mckenna Grace Joins Cast As Season 4 Production Resumes  —  EXCLUSIVE: Mckenna Grace (The Haunting of Hill House, Troop Zero) has joined the upcoming fourth season of Hulu's flagship drama series The Handmaid's Tale, which resumed production in Toronto two weeks ago, sources said.
Discussion: The Wrap
Elise Taylor / Vogue:
Kate Middleton's Quiet Power: How the Queen-to-Be Defined Herself in 2020  —  On Monday, the Duchess of Cambridge revealed a special project: Hold Still is comprised of 100 portraits taken by 100 different Britons during the country's coronavirus lockdown.  They chronicled the mundane …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Roque Planas / HuffPost:
911 Call From Intoxicated Jerry Falwell Jr.'s House Last Month Describes ‘A Lot Of Blood’  —  Becki Falwell told the operator that her husband had cuts on his face from falling after he'd been drinking.  —  One week after Reuters published an explosive report on an alleged sexual …
Discussion: Queerty and Towleroad Gay News
Entertainment Tonight:
Jon Gosselin's Message to Ex Kate Amid Drama With Son: ‘Just Stop’ (Exclusive)  —  Jon Gosselin is putting his kids first when it comes to his far from amicable relationship with his ex-wife, Kate Gosselin.  ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with Jon on Wednesday after Kate called him a …
Gabrielle Chung / People.com:
Melrose Place Actress Amy Locane Resentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Fatal DWI Crash  —  Amy Locane previously served nearly two and a half years of a three-year prison sentence on charges of vehicular homicide and assault  —  Amy Locane is heading back behind bars despite having already served …
 
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Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Ashley Tisdale is pregnant with her first child
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Gwyneth Paltrow Partners with Anti-Wrinkle Injectable She Began Using ‘a Few Years Ago’
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From Mediagazer:

David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR suspended Uri Berliner for five days without pay, starting on April 12, after he wrote an essay accusing NPR of losing the public's trust

CNN:
Smartmatic and OANN say they have settled a defamation suit filed by the voting tech company, filed in 2021

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Dozens of Alden-owned newspapers ran editorials over the weekend arguing that Google's threat to cut off news in California “is a bully tactic”

 
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