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5:25 AM ET, September 30, 2021

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New York Times:
Britney Spears Live Updates: Singer's Father Suspended From Conservatorship  —  A judge granted her lawyer's request to temporarily remove James P. Spears as conservator.  The arrangement has controlled her finances and personal life for 13 years.  —  RIGHT NOW Britney Spears's father is suspended from the conservatorship.
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Court Hearing, Terminating Conservatorship on the Table  —  It is possible — POSSIBLE — the 13-year-long Britney Spears conservatorship could end today as everyone — with one big exception — appears in court via zoom for what promises to be an explosive showdown.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Daily Star, RADAR and Page Six
Katherine Schaffstall / The Sun:
Britney Spears ‘may speak in court last minute’ and is ‘the most hopeful for this hearing’ since conservatorship started  —  BRITNEY Spears “may speak in court last minute” and is “the most hopeful for this hearing than ever” since her conservatorship started.
Discussion: TMZ.com, The US Sun and RADAR
People.com:
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Talk Hopes of a COVID-19 Vaccine for Their Kids, 6½ and 4½  —  “Who wants to be the parents that give their kid COVID and then gets their kid's school shut down?”  Ashton Kutcher told PEOPLE of his and Mila Kunis' hopes for vaccines  —  FB  —  MORE
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Zach Seemayer‍ / Entertainment Tonight:
Mila Kunis on How She and Ashton Kutcher ‘Tag Team’ To Juggle Their Lives and Careers (Exclusive)
Discussion: Us Weekly
Christina Dugan / People.com:
NeNe Leakes Shares a Few of Late Husband Gregg's Last Words Before Taking His Final Breath  —  “We talked a lot, and we made peace with what was happening,” NeNe Leakes says of her final days with late husband Gregg Leakes  —  NeNe Leakes is reflecting on her 25-year relationship …
Discussion: The Sun, Daily Mail, Bossip and Page Six
Dan Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Katie Couric rips into former TODAY Show colleagues, admits she froze out female rivals to ‘protect her turf,’ says her toyboy ex was a ‘midlife crisis’ and takes potshots at Prince Harry who stank of alcohol in her new memoir  — DailyMail.com has seen the manuscript …
Discussion: The Sun, RADAR, Perez Hilton and Celebs
TMZ.com:
Disney's ‘Old Yeller’ Star Tommy Kirk Dead at 79  —  Tommy Kirk — best known for playing the kid role of Travis Coates in the 1957 Disney classic “Old Yeller” — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Tommy's neighbor found him dead in his Las Vegas home around 8 PM on Tuesday.
Celia Ellenberg / Vogue:
Inside Lena Dunham's Whimsical, Whirlwind London Wedding  —  “Lu, how did we get engaged?”  Lena Dunham calls to her husband of three days across the room in Somerset, England, where they are taking a brief honeymoon after getting married in London last Saturday night.
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
See the Khloe Kardashian Ad That Was Allegedly Too Racy for TV  —  Khloe Kardashian is turning up the heat for her latest Good American campaign so much that her latest sultry ad has allegedly been rejected by broadcast networks.  —  Watch: Khloe Kardashian Goes Back to Blonde in Stunning New Look
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Page Six and FemaleFirst
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Just Jared:
Khloe Kardashian Shares How She Changed Daughter True's Diapers With Her Super Long Nails
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Shirley Halperin / Variety:
Between Pop-Stardom and Parenthood, Katy Perry Still Finds Time to Empower Others … In the Katy Perry canon, which, over 13 years, goes 34 singles deep — nine of them No. 1s — the theme of empowerment dates back to her earliest hit, 2008's “I Kissed a Girl,” where she proclaims unapologetically that she “liked it.”
Discussion: Just Jared, People.com and FemaleFirst
Jess Phillips / Daily Star:
Blink-182 singer Mark Hoppus beats stage four cancer as singer ‘feels blessed’  —  Blink-182 star Mark Hoppus was diagnosed with stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma earlier this year but is now ‘cancer free’ after undergoing gruelling chemotherapy treatment
Greta Bjornson / People.com:
Jennifer Garner and John Miller Spotted Grabbing Coffee Together in New York City  —  Jennifer Garner was seen going for a walk in Manhattan with John Miller, a month after the two were spotted together, also in New York  —  Jennifer Garner was spotted walking through New York City Wednesday with John Miller.
Discussion: justjared.com
Greg Evans / Deadline:
Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra Jonas Join Producing Team Of Broadway's ‘Chicken & Biscuits’  —  Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas have joined the producing team of Douglas Lyons' Broadway comedy Chicken & Biscuits, currently in previews at Circle in the Square Theatre.
Discussion: Just Jared
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie ‘Lights Up’ When Talking About The Weeknd: He's ‘Pouring on the Charm’ … Can't feel her face!  Angelina Jolie “lights up” when she talks about her growing friendship with The Weeknd, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Some Theories About Who Is Trapped Inside the Banana Split on ‘The Masked Singer’  —  HELP US HELP YOU.  —  Awful news.  The  —  Banana  —  has mutated into its final and far more sinister form: the Banana Split.  Now it consists of two people, who together are ruining dessert as a concept while gracing the stage of
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Lenny Kravitz Asks Daughter Zoe's Boyfriend Channing Tatum for ‘Magic Mike’ Role

Discussion: FemaleFirst
Falen Hardge / People.com:
Jay Leno on Comedy in the Era of Cancel Culture: ‘You Have to Change the Material to The Times You Live In’
Simon Boyle / The Sun:
Katie Price had massive row with Carl Woods before horrific drink drive smash
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Unkempt Matthew Perry wears baggy shorts, T-shirt on coffee run
Discussion: RADAR
Brent Lang / Variety:
Matthew López on Making History as First Latino to Win Best Play Tony Award and His ‘Bodyguard’ Remake
Discussion: Just Jared
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Halsey's Birthday Gift to Fans Includes the Cutest Photos of Baby Ender Yet
Discussion: Just Jared, People.com and Perez Hilton
 Earlier Picks: 
Variety:
How Lorde Eclipsed Expectations and Made Nature Her Muse on ‘Solar Power’
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Feds Investigating Brian Laundrie's Alleged Burner Phone Purchased Day He was Last Seen
Discussion: RADAR
Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:
Vanderpump Rules' Lala Kent Deletes Photo With Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute After Ariana Madix Calls Her Out
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Page Six
Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Melanie Griffith's daughter files papers to remove her mother's last name - details
Discussion: Page Six and Oh No They Didn't!
Omid Scobie / Harper's BAZAAR:
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Return to California After “Knockout” New York Tour
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Elle
People.com:
How Prince William Is Stepping Up amid an Unprecedented ‘Assault on the Monarchy’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Khloé Kardashian Tweets About Rumor That She's Been Banned from the Met Gala
Discussion: HELLO! and Perez Hilton
Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Royal Family want to throw punches at Prince Harry, jokes Mike Tindall
Discussion: Daily Star and Cele|bitchy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at news publishers' conflicting approaches toward AI companies, and how the lack of a data marketplace makes it hard for buyers and sellers to set rates

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
Elon Musk says he wants Grok to create news summaries by relying solely on X posts, without looking at article text, and improved story citations are coming

 
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