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Angelina Jolie Brings Five of Her Kids to ‘Eternals’ Red Carpet Premiere - See Photos!  —  Angelina Jolie is making the premiere of Eternals a family affair!  —  The 46-year-old actress was joined by five of her kids at the premiere of her new Marvel movie on Monday night (October 18) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
See Salma Hayek Make Rare Red Carpet Appearance With 14-Year-Old Daughter Valentina  —  Salma Hayek attended the Los Angeles premiere of Eternals with one very special guest by her side: Her 14-year-old daughter, Valentina.  See the rare photo of the mother-daughter duo.
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Cydney Contreras / E! Online:
How Scott Disick Really Feels About Ex Kourtney Kardashian's Engagement to Travis Barker  —  Sources exclusively spoke to E! News about Scott Disick's reaction to Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's engagement.  —  For Scott Disick, Kourtney Kardashian will always be the one that got away.
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Tom Tapp / Deadline:
Kanye West Officially Changes His Name To “Ye,” With Judge's Approval Today  —  He's not Kanye, he's Ye.  —  A Los Angeles judge today approved a petition by rapper Kanye West to officially change his name to be known simply as “Ye,” with no middle or last name.
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Fay Leyfield / The Sun:
Ant McPartlin's wife Anne Marie is glam in green as she arrives with famous husband to meet Kate Middleton  —  ANT McPartlin's wife Anne Marie looked incredibly glamorous as she arrived to meet Kate Middleton today.  —  The 43-year-old joined her telly star husband and his co-star Dec Donnelly …
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Kate Middleton Delivers Keynote Speech to Help Launch Taking Action on Addiction Campaign  —  Working with addiction charities has been a focus of Kate's royal work over the past 10 years  —  Kate Middleton is lending her voice to an important cause.  —  The royal mom helped launch …
Discussion: Just Jared
Meghan McCain / Variety:
Meghan McCain Reveals Why She Quit ‘The View’ (EXCLUSIVE BOOK EXCERPT) … On July 1, 2021, I announced live on air that I was leaving “The View” after four years.  My co-hosts learned about my decision that morning, and the shock registered on their faces.  I'd been talking to ABC's higher-ups for weeks about wanting to leave.
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ Contestant Trevor Jones Dead at 34  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 180 … Trevor Jones — a former contestant on Bravo's “Millionaire Matchmaker” and CNBC's “The Profit” — has died.  —  According to a family friend, Jones died on Oct. 9 from a “sudden Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome event.”
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
TMZ.com:
Flavor Flav Arrested for Domestic Battery in Nevada  —  FLAVOR FLAV ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC BATTERY  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 3.3K … Flavor Flav landed in jail after being arrested for a domestic violence incident earlier this month in Nevada ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: BET, The Sun, Page Six and Bossip
Just Jared:
Celine Dion Forced to Delay Las Vegas Residency for Medical Reasons  —  Celine Dion has been forced to delay the opening and cancel her Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas residency.  —  Originally set to open on November 5, 20221, she is now cancelling performances from November 5 to 20, 2021 and January 19 to February 5, 2022.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Variety and Page Six
YouTube:
Cowboy Bebop |  Official Teaser “Lost Session” |  Netflix  —  COWBOY BEBOP is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past.  As different as they are deadly, Spi...
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
YouTube:
Adele Eats Spotted Dick, Cockles & 10 Other British Dishes |  British Vogue  —  She may live in LA these days, but Tottenham girl Adele still feels right at home in a greasy spoon.  Vogue's November cover star braved the ultimate British ...
Kristian / Dlisted:
Jessica Simpson Has Regained Full Control Of Her Billion-Dollar Empire After Buying It Back  —  Jessica Simpson is a businesswoman!  While she was a pop star in the 90s and hasn't had a hit in absolute decades, she is still RICH RICH due to her Jessica Simpson Collection brand of shoes, clothing, accessories, home goods, and more.
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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Howell Davies / The Sun:
Sarah Harding's ghost ‘is visiting Girls Aloud bandmate Nadine Coyle’ who claims ‘she keeps moving things in the house’  —  GIRLS Aloud's Nadine Coyle is convinced she has been visited by the ghost of her late bandmate Sarah Harding.  —  The singer passed away last month aged 39 following …
Discussion: Daily Star
Nicholas Hautman / Page Six:
‘Deeply sorry’ nonprofit declines donations from Jamie Lynn Spears' memoir  —  The nonprofit organization that Jamie Lynn Spears pledged to support through sales of her forthcoming memoir has declined to accept any money from the beleaguered star.  —  In yet another blowback for the controversial book …
Discussion: FemaleFirst and E! Online
Benjamin Lynch / Daily Star:
Thomas Markle's astonishing net worth revealed: Meghan Markle's dad worth millions  —  Thomas Markle's feud with Meghan Markle shows no signs of resolving itself after he went on Good Morning Britain and suggests he could sue her.  But how much is he worth?  —  dailystar
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Ahad Sanwari / HELLO!:
Mel C sent home in shocking Dancing with the Stars elimination … Dancing with the Stars ended its latest episode on quite the shocking note as Spice Girl Melanie C, once a frontrunner, became the fifth contestant eliminated from the season.  —  Mel was sent home due to a combination of the judges' saves …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Shan Ally / The Sun:
All the secret signs Maura Higgins & Strictly's Giovanni Pernice had split - from Christmas clue to social media silence  —  LOVE Island star Maura Higgins and Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice have split - but there were a number of clues the couple were on the way out.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Daily Star
Iris Goldsztajn / Marie Claire:
Zendaya's Look From the ‘Dune’ Premiere Will Go Down in History  —  Zendaya can't stop, won't stop rocking up to  —  . Like, I literally can't keep up, so let me just tell you about the latest: her look from the London premiere of  —  .  —  The actress wore an off-white gown by
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Chuck Liddell & Wife Will Not Be Prosecuted For Domestic Violence
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
‘History of the World Part II’ Variety Series Ordered at Hulu, Mel Brooks to Write and Executive Produce (EXCLUSIVE)
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Kelly Osbourne In Rehab After Another Relapse — And Plans To QUIT Hollywood When She's Clean!
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