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9:50 AM ET, October 23, 2021

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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ camera crew walked off the set in protest before the fatal shooting  —  Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of “Rust” with a prop gun, a half-dozen camera crew workers walked off the set to protest working conditions.
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Associated Press:
Warrant: Baldwin didn't know weapon contained live round  —  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday show.
Discussion: Variety and Just Jared
New York Times:
Live Updates: Assistant Director Declared Gun Safe Before Alec Baldwin Fatally Fired It, Affidavit Says  —  In a statement, the actor said his “heart is broken” after a gun he used as a prop killed the movie's cinematographer and wounded its director in New Mexico.
Wall Street Journal:
Alec Baldwin Told Prop Was ‘Cold Gun’ Before Fatal Shooting, Affidavit Says  —  Tragic incident left cinematographer dead from gunshot wound and director injured, affidavit says  —  SANTA FE, N.M.—It was early Thursday afternoon on the set of the Western movie “Rust” at a bucolic ranch outside …
Discussion: The Sun, The Blemish and Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
Alec Baldwin Movie Shooting, Assistant Director Handed Him Loaded Gun  —  ALEC BALDWIN ASST. DIRECTOR HANDED HIM LOADED GUN ... According To Warrant  —  The gun handed to Alec Baldwin before the fatal shooting on the “Rust” movie set was loaded with a live round ... according to a warrant from the ongoing police investigation.
Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Meadow Walker Marries Louis Thornton-Allan 2 Months After Engagement: See the Pics  —  Meadow Walker, the daughter of late actor Paul Walker, shared a video of herself and Louis Thornton-Allan at their beachfront wedding on Oct. 22.  See their latest selfie (with rings!) below.
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Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Model Meadow Walker Wore Givenchy to Marry Actor Louis Thornton-Allan in the Dominican Republic  —  Model Meadow Walker, the daughter of beloved Fast & Furious star Paul Walker, was working in Europe when she had to quarantine for a job.  Her boyfriend, actor Louis Thornton-Allan, was back home in New York at the time.
Discussion: Just Jared, Mirror.co.uk and Page Six
Greg Evans / Deadline:
Peter Scolari Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Bosom Buddies’, ‘Newhart’, ‘Girls’ Actor Was 66  —  Peter Scolari, the prolific television and stage actor who found instant fame and a lifelong friendship with Tom Hanks when the two co-starred in the hit 1980 TV comedy Bosom Buddies, died early Friday morning following a two-year battle with cancer.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Hayden Christensen Returning to Star Wars With ‘Ahsoka’ Series (Exclusive)  —  Rosario Dawson is starring as the fan-favorite character of Ahsoka Tano.  —  Hayden Christensen is staying in the fold of the Galactic Empire.  —  The actor will reprise his role of Anakin Skywalker …
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Want a Baby Together ‘Without Any Doubt’ … A new chapter!  Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are planning to expand their family post-engagement.  —  Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Bond With Each Other's Kids
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror.co.uk
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Mark Gray / Celebs:
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are engaged, more celeb news ICYMI
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and Egotastic
Jessica Bennett / New York Times:
Amanda Knox Was Exonerated.  That Doesn't Mean She's Free.  —  Ten years after being cleared of a heinous crime, she is still trying to tell her story on her own terms.  —  VASHON, Wash. — Within minutes of meeting Amanda Knox for the first time, she planted her newborn daughter into my arms.
Discussion: Us Weekly, E! Online and Just Jared
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Ryan Gosling To Play Ken Opposite Margot Robbie In ‘Barbie’ Movie From Warner Bros, LuckyChap & Mattel  —  EXCLUSIVE: Margot Robbie's Barbie movie looks to have found its Ken.  Sources tell Deadline that Ryan Gosling is in final negotiations to play the iconic Mattel character in Warner Bros' movie centered on the classic doll line.
TMZ.com:
NBA YoungBoy Getting Released From Custody  —  NBA YoungBoy is about to get out of jail as he awaits trial in his federal weapons case ... TMZ has learned.  —  The rapper's attorney, Drew Findling, tells us bail has finally been set for YoungBoy but he has not yet been released.
Discussion: The Sun
Katherine Schaffstall / The Sun:
Britney Spears says sons Jayden, 15, & Sean, 16, ‘will always be MINE’ in new Instagram post after conservatorship win  —  BRITNEY Spears shared pictures of her sons Jayden, 15, and Sean, 16, on Instagram.  —  The 39-year-old singer said “they will be MINE” after her conservatorship win.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and E! Online
YouTube:
DJ Snake, Ozuna, Megan Thee Stallion, LISA of BLACKPINK - SG (Official Music Video)  —  SG is out now: https://DjSnake.lnk.to/SnakeOzunaMeganL isaFollow DJ Snake: https://instagram.com/djsnakehttps:// tiktok.com/@djsnakehttps://twitter.com/ djsnake...
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Elana Fishman / Page Six:
Megan Thee Stallion sizzles in sheer metal mesh for ‘SG’ music video
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 
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Ian Mohr / Page Six:
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort marries Cristina Invernizzi
Nick Levine / NME:
KJ Apa: “My early twenties were a huge learning curve”
Discussion: Just Jared and Oh No They Didn't!
Just Jared:
Hallmark Channel Kicks Off Their 2021 Christmas Movie Lineup Tonight!
Discussion: E! Online
Georgia Slater / People.com:
Love Is Blind's Mark Cuevas and Fiancée Aubrey Rainey Expecting Baby No. 2: ‘We Are Overjoyed’
Discussion: E! Online
Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
ABC's ‘The Rookie’ Bans “Live” Guns on Set
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Laundrie Family Attorney Says No Cause or Manner of Death Identified in Autopsy
Discussion: RADAR
Emily Spain / E! Online:
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Discussion: Page Six
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Paige Gawley‍ / Entertainment Tonight:
Dove Cameron on Keeping Her Love Life Private and What She's Learned On Tour (Exclusive)
Discussion: Just Jared
Zach Seemayer‍ / Entertainment Tonight:
Michael J. Fox Recalls Being Bullied by Paparazzi Before Going Public About Parkinson's Disease (Exclusive)
Discussion: Celebs and Just Jared
Leanne Bayley / HELLO!:
Halle Berry's new Sweaty Betty collection features THE must-have jacket of the season
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and POPSUGAR
Roderick McPhee / The Sun:
Countdown's Rachel Riley reveals moment fan groped her at work and says C4 bosses made her ‘dress like her mother’
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
‘Wendy Williams Show’ paying people to sit in audience during her absence
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Onset Productions
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Elise Morton / Associated Press:
Russia arrests two journalists, Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin, on “extremism” charges for allegedly working for a group founded by the late Alexei Navalny

 
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