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11:55 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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Gabrielle Chung / People.com:
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari Left for Vacation Ahead of Conservatorship Hearing, Says Source  —  During a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Brenda Penny suspended Britney Spears' father as the conservator of her estate  —  Britney Spears made moves to take time off for herself before her father …
BBC:
Shakira: Singer attacked by a pair of wild boars  —  Pop superstar Shakira says she was the victim of a random attack by a pair of wild boars while walking in a park in Barcelona with her eight-year-old son.  —  The Colombian singer said the animals attacked her, before seizing her bag and retreating with it into the woods.
Discussion: Just Jared and Stereogum
Janet Street-Porter / Daily Mail:
It's easy to sneer at Katie Price as a walking, talking Disaster Barbie but the real-life woman I know is better than that.  And she deserves our mercy  —  Katie Price is lucky to be alive after writing off her car on a country lane during a night of drink and drugs.
Discussion: Daily Star
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Simon Boyle / The Sun:   Katie Price had massive row with Carl Woods before horrific drink drive smash
Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Here's the Truth About Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd's Relationship Status After Their Dinner Dates  —  After Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd were spotted enjoying an intimate dinner, sources exclusively told E! News what's really going on between them.  —  It appears this dating rumor will be Gone in Sixty Seconds.
Discussion: Celebs, Elle and RADAR
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Wendy Williams pushes show premiere date again amid ongoing health issues  —  Wendy Williams is going to need a seat filler for her purple chair.  —  It was announced Thursday morning that Williams will not, in fact, be premiering Season 13 on Monday as previously announced as she continues to battle ongoing health issues.
Discussion: E! Online
Hannah Hargrave / HELLO!:
Rebel Wilson steals the show in dazzling red carpet dress - and she looks incredible … Strike a pose!  Rebel Wilson pulled out all the stops for her latest look which turned the heads of fans and fellow celebrities who couldn't get enough of it.  —  The Pitch Perfect star lit up the room …
Discussion: 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 …
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Kyle Richards Refutes Claims She Spread Erika Jayne Rumors — as Lisa Vanderpump … The drama continues, darling!  Kyle Richards fired back at Lisa Vanderpump's claims that she spread rumors about Erika Jayne's legal woes — by mocking her former British costar.
Discussion: E! Online and Daily Mail
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: Just Jared
Ollie Leitelmayer / oxfordshirelive:
‘Vandalism’ at Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm was Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway prank  —  The Saturday night show is famed for playing elaborate pranks on celebrities  —  Vandalism that appeared at Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm was in fact a prank for Ant …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Daily Star
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Lenny Kravitz Asks Daughter Zoe's Boyfriend Channing Tatum for ‘Magic Mike’ Role
 … Bonding with the parents!  Less than one month after Us Weekly confirmed that Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz are dating, it appears that they've gotten tight with one another's families.
Discussion: E! Online and FemaleFirst
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: TMZ.com and Just Jared
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: BET, The Sun, Bossip, Daily Mail and Page Six
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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TMZ.com:
Khloe Kardashian's Topless Good American Ad Too Hot for TV, Denied by Networks  —  Khloe Kardashian's latest ad campaign's got it all — she's topless and rolling around in bed — but you won't catch even a glimpse of the ad in it's intended glory on TV, because networks say it's just too sexy.
Discussion: Daily Mail and FemaleFirst
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TMZ.com:
Dog the Bounty Hunter Says He's Closing in on Brian Laundrie
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Greg Evans / Deadline:
Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra Jonas Join Producing Team Of Broadway's ‘Chicken & Biscuits’
Discussion: Just Jared
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’
Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Unkempt Matthew Perry wears baggy shorts, T-shirt on coffee run
Discussion: RADAR
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!
People.com:
How Prince William Is Stepping Up amid an Unprecedented ‘Assault on the Monarchy’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
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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:
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