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1:00 PM ET, October 2, 2021

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John Katsilometes / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
David Lee Roth: 'I'm throwing in the shoes.  I'm retiring'  —  Decades ago, David Lee Roth shouted, “And the cradle will rock.”  —  The vaunted showman rocked our world Friday morning.  —  “I am throwing in the shoes.  I'm retiring,” Roth said in a phone conversation that was more a spoken-word performance than interview.
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Has No Plan to Return to Stage After Conservatorship  —  For Britney Spears, performing is the last thing on her mind despite big changes in her life ... and some folks around her believe she may actually never hit the stage again.  —  Sources close to Britney tell TMZ …
Discussion: Daily Star, The Sun and Page Six
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Carly Beech / Daily Star:
Paris Jackson marks Fashion Week in zip-up corset and completely sheer skirt  —  Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson showed up to Paris Fashion Week looking nothing shy of glamorous as she made a statement with her simply chic eye-popping outfit  —  Model Paris Jackson truly loves …
Discussion: People.com
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Kisha Forde / E! Online:
See Steve Jobs' Youngest Daughter Eve Make Her Runway Debut During Paris Fashion Week
Discussion: Just Jared
Hannah Hargrave / HELLO!:
Kelly Ripa is a total knockout in celebratory beach photo with husband Mark Consuelos … Another year older, and still as gorgeous as ever!  Kelly Ripa's husband, Mark Consuelos, couldn't wait to wish his wife a very happy 51st birthday and did so with the most stunning beach photos on Saturday.
Discussion: E! Online and Us Weekly
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Inside Production of the Kardashians' New Hulu Series: 'It's An Entirely Different Concept' … Back to work!  Weeks after Kim Kardashian seemingly teased that her larger-than-life family had returned to filming their daily lives, they've been ready for a new adventure and a new show.
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Kelly Clarkson Is Awarded the $10.4 Million Montana Ranch in Divorce From Brandon Blackstock  —  A judge determined that Kelly Clarkson has full control over her sprawling Montana ranch, where her estranged husband Brandon Blackstock had been planning to become a “fulltime rancher.”
Discussion: Page Six
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Ronny Reyes / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Morales is off to save The Talk after Sharon Osbourne's ‘disastrous exit’: NBC Today Show host leaves the network after 22 years  — Natalie Morales will be stepping down from NBC's Today Show and Dateline after a 22-year career on the network
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Nicole Chenoweth / The Sun:
Today Show's Natalie Morales QUITS morning gig and ‘will become co-host of The Talk’ following Sharon Osbourne's exit
Discussion: The US Sun and Page Six
Katherine Schaffstall / The Sun:
Kourtney Kardashian wears blonde WIG instead of dyeing hair after fans suspect star's pregnant with Travis Barker's baby  —  KOURTNEY Kardashian wore a blonde WIG instead of dyeing her hair.  —  The 42-year-old debuted the new look as fans have been suspecting she's pregnant with boyfriend Travis Barker's baby.
Discussion: E! Online
Roderick McPhee / The Sun:
STRICTLY STRUGGLES Strictly Come Dancing bosses frustrated as Katie McGlynn's Hollyoaks filming clashes with rehearsals  —  STRICTLY bosses have been angered by Katie McGlynn's Hollyoaks filming commitments eating into her dance rehearsal time.  —  Last week the former Coronation Street …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Bethany Whittingham / Daily Star:
BBC News host Reeta Chakrabarti reveals she was taken to hospital late Friday night  —  BBC News host Reeta Chakrabarti has reached out to thank a stranger for a thoughtful “act of kindness” after the news anchor went to hospital on Friday night after being left “in pain”
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
TMZ.com:
Boosie Badazz Performs as Fight Breaks Out at ‘Legendz of Streetz’ Concert  —  BOOZIE BADAZZ MASSIVE FIGHT ON STAGE .... Fists Fly, Concert Cancelled … Boosie Badazz performed for all of 2 minutes Friday night when a fight broke out on stage ... and it got so insane promoters pulled the plug on the entire concert.
Discussion: Bossip
Jason Guerrasio / Insider:
‘Serendipity’ at 20: Director reveals why Jennifer Aniston turned down the lead role and his decades-long regret that Harvey Weinstein forced him to digitally erase the Twin Towers from the movie … “Serendipity” is one of those movies that was out in the world before people figured out how special it really was.
Discussion: Just Jared and Oh No They Didn't!
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Cruel Intentions’ Series Reboot In Works at IMDb TV  —  IMDb TV, Amazon's premium free streaming service, is developing an updated take on the cult 1999 movie Cruel Intentions, set in Washington D.C. It hails from writers Phoebe Fisher and Sara Goodman, Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios and Original Film.
Discussion: Elle
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Princess Beatrice Reveals Newborn Daughter's Name — Find Out How She Paid Tribute to the Queen  —  Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's daughter will also have a royal title  —  Princess Beatrice has announced her baby girl's name!  —  She has chosen the name Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi.
Discussion: Dlisted, The Blast and E! Online
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Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Princess Beatrice Has Given Birth to a Daughter, and Her Name Is Adorable
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Reunite for Dinner with Friends in Malibu  —  KIM & KANYE DININ' TOGETHER ON SUSHI IN THE 'BU  —  YES BOO!  —  LAUNCH GALLERY  —  Backgrid  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were back to being Kimye ... at least for one night.  —  Kim and 'Ye reunited Thursday night for dinner at Nobu in Malibu.
Discussion: Page Six, Dlisted and Elle
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Jordan Moreau / Variety:
Daniel Craig to Receive Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Ahead of ‘No Time to Die’ U.S. Debut
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Cosmopolitan:
There Are Legit So Many Good New YA Books to Read in 2021
Discussion: POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Ashleigh Banfield Says Katie Couric's Jealousy May Have Derailed Her NBC Career
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
RHOC's Kelly Didn't Initially Believe Rumors About Erika, Tom — But Does Now
Discussion: Page Six
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TMZ.com:
Man Arrested at Kylie Jenner's Home for Jumping Fence, Lighting Fireworks
Discussion: FemaleFirst and RADAR
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Jerry Seinfeld Says 'There's a Number' of Seinfeld Episodes He Would Redo or Scrap
 

 
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