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3:50 PM ET, October 5, 2020

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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Queen Elizabeth's Wedding Ring Has a Secret Inscription — and Only Three People Know What It Says  —  Queen Elizabeth “never” takes off her wedding ring, according to a new biography on Prince Philip  —  Prince Philip added a personal (and secretive!) touch to Queen Elizabeth's wedding ring.
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Robert Lacey / Daily Mail:
Queen had secret plan for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to live in Africa: Her Majesty wanted to offer both honour and responsibility to the couple... in the hope they would find happiness just as she had as a newlywed in Malta  — 2019 suggestion would have seen Harry and Meghan spend time in South Africa
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Daily Star
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Finding Fury: The Royals were ‘hopping mad’ over Megxit and Prince William was 'so furious with Harry that he wouldn't meet him before the Sandringham summit' …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Page Six
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David Marchese / New York Times:
Nicole Kidman Leans Into the Pain  —  In HBO's mini-series “The Undoing,” a psychological thriller that premieres Oct. 25, Nicole Kidman plays Grace Fraser, a Manhattan therapist whose impeccably ordered life is suddenly shattered by violence and lust.  In her stores of heat and cool …
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth React to Jessica Alba's ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ No Eye Contact Claim … Always welcome at the Peach Pit!  Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth were sad to hear that Jessica Alba had a negative experience on the set of Beverly Hills, 90210.  —  Everything ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Guest Stars Have Said
Discussion: Dlisted
Hadley Freeman / The Guardian:
Mariah Carey: 'They're calling me a diva?  I think I'm going to cry!'  —  A brutal childhood, a traumatic marriage, decades of racism: the singer has overcome it all on her way to the top.  She lets rip about the people who have wronged her and the self-belief that sustains her
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Spike Lee Films Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd Murdered in Atlanta  —  THOMAS JEFFERSON BYRD SPIKE LEE FILMS ACTOR MURDERED ... Multiple Gunshot Wounds to the Back  —  12:27 PM PT — Atlanta PD tells TMZ ... cops responded to a call of a person injured at 1:45 AM Saturday.
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Sterling K. Brown Joins The West Wing Cast for Special Episode Reunion — See the Photos  —  A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote premieres Oct. 15 on HBO Max  —  For the first time in nearly two decades, The West Wing cast has come together for a special episode — and PEOPLE has an exclusive first look.
Discussion: Deadline and The Wrap
Lola Ogunnaike / Marie Claire:
The State of Gabrielle Union  —  Deep in the heart of Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley on a sun-drenched Sunday morning, you'll find Gabrielle Union bathed in beatific light.  In a scene worthy of a Slim Aarons photo, she's perched near an infinity pool, sporting a bathing suit …
Discussion: Page Six
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Pregnant Emma Roberts Was ‘Very Excited’ for Socially Distanced Garden Baby Shower, Source Says  —  Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund are “both very grateful for all the love,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Emma Roberts found a safe way to celebrate her baby on the way “during such wild times.”
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
Roisin O'Connor / The Independent:
Lana Del Rey criticised for wearing mesh face mask at fan meet and greet in LA  —  Singer was branded ‘irresponsible’ after photos showed her posing next to fans at a meet-and-greet for her new poetry collection  —  Lana Del Rey has received a backlash after photos emerged showing her wearing …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Dlisted and Page Six
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Machine Gun Kelly Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Tickets to My Downfall’  —  Plus: SuperM, Joji, Deftones, Carrie Underwood and Tory Lanez debut in top 10.  —  Machine Gun Kelly earns his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the chart-topping arrival of his latest studio effort, Tickets to My Downfall.
Discussion: Stereogum and Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
‘RHOC’ star Kelly Dodd wears ‘Drunk Wives Matter’ hat that mocks Black Lives Matter
Kathy Campbell / Us Weekly:
Teresa Guidice Criticized for Daughter Gabriella's 16th Birthday Party Without Face Masks
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
C.A. / Perez Hilton:
Rebel Wilson Reveals She's Only 6 Pounds From Her Goal Weight — See The Stunning New Pics!
Discussion: Page Six
Ainhoa Barcelona / HELLO!:
Joss Stone announces she's pregnant with first child
Discussion: Daily Mail and Page Six
 Earlier Picks: 
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Shawn Mendes Says Those ‘Zombie’ Walks with Camila Cabello Were Actually to ‘Meditate and Be Chill’
Discussion: Dlisted
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Clint Eastwood Finds His Next Film, Coming On To Star And Direct ‘Cry Macho’ For Warner Bros
Discussion: Variety
Brianne Tracy / People.com:
Lenny Kravitz Says He and Daughter Zoë ‘Have a Very Open Dialogue’: ‘We Can Talk About Anything’
C.A. / Perez Hilton:
Kate Beckinsale Shares Heartbreaking Past Pregnancy Loss In Support For Chrissy Teigen
Discussion: Page Six
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Drake Appears to Reveal Past Relationship With SZA on 21 Savage Song ‘Mr. Right Now’
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Alice Newbold / British Vogue:
The Vampire's Wife X H&M Is The Most Romantic Collaboration Of 2020
Discussion: HELLO! and POPSUGAR
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Renee DiResta / The Guardian:
How a rightwing smear campaign against NPR and its CEO Katherine Maher, who is on Signal Foundation's board, led Elon Musk to malign Signal

Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
How bots monopolizing DeviantArt's promotional and revenue apparatuses and the platform's unwillingness to address the issue are driving artists to abandon it

 
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