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8:45 PM ET, October 6, 2020

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Darlene Aderoju / People.com:
Britney Spears' Former Co-Conservator of Estate Says Singer's Conservatorship ‘Is In Her Best Interests’  —  “Britney, to this day, does not have the capacity to sign documents and make decisions for herself,” Andrew Wallet said  —  Britney Spears' father Jamie is no longer calling for a return …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Us Weekly
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Gemma Strong / HELLO!:
Britney Spears reveals what she ‘really looks like’ in candid photo … Britney Spears has been applauded by her fans after posting a candid photo on Instagram.  —  MORE: Britney Spears' former Beverly Hills home hits the market for £5.3million - peek inside
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Eddie Van Halen Dead at 65 from Cancer  —  EDDIE VAN HALEN DEAD AT 65  —  REMEMBERING EDDIE VAN HALEN  —  4:50 PM PT — Valerie Bertinelli, Eddie's ex-wife and mother to his only child, Wolfgang, just posted a heartbreaking tribute to the rock star.  She called him “my love” …
Discussion: Dlisted, The Wrap, Sandra Rose and Variety
Cassie Randolph Files Police / TMZ.com:
Cassie Randolph Files Police Report, Thinks Colton Underwood Planted Tracking Device  —  Cassie Randolph's war with Colton Underwood is now in the hands of law enforcement ... TMZ's learned she filed a report claiming he put a tracking device on her car.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
Anna Peele / Men's Health:
Billy Bush Has Nothing to Hide  —  Four years after “The Tape” you probably remember what Donald Trump said—and what Billy didn't.  The result has been a strange, hard journey toward better mental health.  —  WHEN BILLY  —  Bush  —  greets me at the ferry, he's dressed like the American dream.
Discussion: Page Six and Dlisted
CBS Los Angeles:
Johnny Nash, ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ Singer, Dies At Age 80  —  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Johnny Nash, an American reggae and pop music singer-songwriter, best known in the US for the 1972 hit, “I Can See Clearly Now,” died Tuesday at his home, his son confirmed to CBS Los Angeles.  He was 80.
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Wrap
Robert Lacey / Daily Mail:
What FIRST set the royal brothers at war: Years before Meghan, Prince William brought Prince Harry into his wild set only to leave him to fend for himself after a drugs scandal and infamous costume party shame, explosive new book reveals  — The roots of Harry and William's rift go long before Meghan came on the scene
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Daily Star and Page Six
Lana Del Rey Wears Mesh Mask For Second …:
KIM KARDASHIAN WEST: THE AFTER SHOW … LOS ANGELES: It was mid-March, early into the pandemic when the Kardashian West household in the Hidden Hills of Los Angeles was hit by Coronavirus.  “During the time that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced that they had COVID,” explains Kim Kardashian West, the First Lady of the house.
Tre'vell Anderson / Teen Vogue:
Normani Is Charting New Territory — Rooted In Relatability  —  “I'm never going to get my first album back.”  —  Normani always wanted to be in a girl group.  When she tells me this, about 35 minutes into our conversation, my brow instantly furrows — not that she noticed, as our Zoom cameras were requested to be off.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Bossip and INSIDER
Natalie Oganesyan / Variety:
Clark Middleton, Actor in ‘The Blacklist,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ Dies at 63 … Actor, director and producer Clark Middleton, who appeared in “Kill Bill Vol. 2,” “The Blacklist” and “Snowpiercer,” died Sunday as a result of West Nile Virus, his wife Elissa confirmed.  He was 63.
TMZ.com:
MELANIA TRUMP CALLS STORMY DANIELS ‘PORN HOOKER’ ... In New Secret Recording  —  NOT HOLDING BACK  —  Melania Trump referred to her husband's alleged mistress, Stormy Daniels, as “the porn hooker” ... while talking to a friend, who was secretly recording her for a book.
Discussion: Dlisted
 
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
New Line Lands Hot Package ‘Super High’ Starring Craig Robinson, Andy Samberg And Common
Discussion: Bossip and The Wrap
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Tyra Banks at the center of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ elimination mix-up
Discussion: People.com and TMZ.com
Chris Harris / People.com:
West Va. Woman Plotted with Father to Kill Her Boyfriend — and then Married Her Dad
Discussion: Bossip
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Meet Rooklin! Channing Tatum Introduces Adorable New Puppy: ‘Newest Member of the Tatum Tribe’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Christina Dugan / People.com:
Anne Heche Claims She Was Fired from Movie Deal Due to Romance with Ellen DeGeneres
Discussion: Dlisted and Us Weekly
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘GLOW’ Canceled By Netflix; Won't Proceed With Fourth & Final Season Due To COVID-19
 Earlier Picks: 
Allison / Dlisted:
Angelina Jolie Was Unsuccessful In Having The Judge Removed From Her And Brad Pitt's Divorce Fight
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Sterling K. Brown Joins The West Wing Cast for Special Episode Reunion — See the Photos
Discussion: Deadline and The Wrap
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
‘RHOC’ star Kelly Dodd wears ‘Drunk Wives Matter’ hat that mocks Black Lives Matter
 

 
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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

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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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