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12:00 PM ET, November 6, 2021

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CNN:
At least 8 dead and many injured after crowd surge at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival in Houston, officials say  —  (CNN)At least eight people were killed and scores injured when a crowd surged toward a stage at a Houston music festival on Friday night, squeezing audience members who had nowhere to escape, officials said.
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Kyle Rittenhouse / Associated Press:
8 dead, numerous injured at Astroworld Festival in Houston  —  HOUSTON (AP) — At least eight people died and numerous others were injured in what officials described as a surge of the crowd at the Astroworld music festival in Houston while rapper Travis Scott was performing.
Discussion: Stereogum and The Wrap
Travis Scott / FemaleFirst:
At least eight people dead in crowd surge at Astroworld Festival  —  At least eight people have died in a crowd surge during Travis Scott's set at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas. … At least eight people have died in a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas on Friday (05.11.21).
Discussion: The Sun
Houston Chronicle:
‘It was like watching a Jenga tower topple:’ At least 8 dead at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival  —  At least eight people are dead and dozens more injured after a sold-out crowd of roughly 50,000 surged during rapper Travis Scott's performance late Friday at the Astroworld Festival outside NRG Park …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Emilio Estevez Not Returning To ‘The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ For Season 2  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Mighty Ducks franchise will continue without Gordon Bombay.  Emilio Estevez, who reprised his role from the 1992 movie and its 1994 and 1996 sequels in Season 1 of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers …
Eden Confidential / Daily Mail:
Meghan Markle told me what to play, says wedding DJ Idris Elba  —  British actor Idris Elba is not just one of our most successful Hollywood stars.  —  He has also made a name for himself as a respected DJ who has performed at Ibiza superclubs and huge festivals around the world.
Discussion: Daily Star
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Shutting Down Production As Letitia Wright Recovers From On-Set Injury (Exclusive)  —  The movie had spent the last two months shooting around the injured actress.  —  Disney's highly-anticipated Black Panther sequel has hit a new speed bump.
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Davidson ‘complimented Kim Kardashian on her butt and touched her hair’ during flirtatious dinner... but her friends remain SHOCKED by fledgling romance and insist it won't last  —  Kim Kardashian's pals are stunned that she is dating Saturday Night Live vet Pete Davidson …
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FemaleFirst:
Kim Cattrall to star in How I Met Your Father  —  Kim Cattrall is set to star in ‘How I Met Your Father’ - the spin-off of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ - as the future version of Sophie, the character played in present day by Hilary Duff. … Kim Cattrall is set to star in ‘How I Met Your Father’.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
‘How I Met Your Father’: Kim Cattrall Joins Hulu's ‘HIMYM’ Spinoff
Discussion: New York Post, Just Jared and E! Online
Evan Real / Page Six:
‘Not bitter’ Shanna Moakler hopes Travis, Kourtney ‘get good ratings’  —  Aw, you really mean that?  —  Shanna Moakler shared her thoughts on Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian's recent engagement when caught by paps in Woodland Hills, Calif., this week — and shadily said that she hopes they …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
Katherine Schaffstall / The Sun:
Tristan Thompson calls Kris Jenner ‘momma’ on her 66th birthday after star ‘begs’ for ex Khloe Kardashian back  —  TRISTAN Thompson called Kris Jenner “momma” on her 66th birthday.  —  The 30-year-old wished the TV personality a happy birthday after he “begged” for ex Khloe Kardashian to take him back.
Discussion: FemaleFirst
YouTube:
Ed Sheeran on His COVID-19 Diagnosis and Recovery  —  Ed Sheeran describes his COVID-19 diagnosis, recovery, and the news about him canceling “SNL.”  SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://bit.ly/2qswmZUWant to know wh...
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Ex-Managers at Tri Star Have ‘Much to Hide,’ Says Mathew Rosengart  —  Britney Spears' former business managers have some deep, dark secrets they don't want the public to know about ... at least that's how her attorney interprets their radio silence.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and RADAR
Kofi Outlaw / Comic Book:
Thor Star Anthony Hopkins Was Ready to Quit Acting Before Being Cast as Odin  —  Marvel Studios has put out a massive (and massively entertaining) new book called The Sory of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  In this first “fully authorized, all-access history …
Discussion: justjared.com
Aaron Tinney / Daily Star:
Rod Stewart slams ‘snowflakes and woke culture’ for wrecking ‘harmless words’  —  Rod Stewart has been left unimpressed by “snowflakes” who have shared frustrations over people using the words “darling” and “love”, with the singer saying he used the words often
Discussion: The Sun
Ashley Boucher / People.com:
Brazilian Singer Marilia Mendonça, 26, and 4 More Die in Plane Crash on the Way to Her Concert  —  Marilia Mendonça was traveling on a small aircraft to the state of Minas Gerais to perform this weekend when the plane crashed  —  Brazilian singer Marilia Mendonça has died in a plane crash.
Discussion: Just Jared
Lyndsey Havens / Billboard:
No, Adele Didn't Single-Handedly Cause Vinyl Manufacturing Delays  —  The singer is pressing an estimated 500,000 copies of her new album, ‘30,’ to wax — but overall demand for the medium has been slowing production times for over a year.  —  Six years ago, Sterling Sound mastering engineer Ryan Smith …
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Madonna Makes Surprise Appearance at amfAR Event in West Hollywood  —  MADONNA SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT AMFAR EVENT They Didn't Save Best For Last, I Was Just Late!!!  —  MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE  —  Madonna was the surprise guest at the amfAR event Thursday night in West Hollywood …
Discussion: Just Jared
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Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Meg Ryan, Addison Rae and More Turn Heads at Star-Studded amfAR Gala
Discussion: Page Six
 
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Ryan Gilbey / The Guardian:
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Fay Leyfield / The Sun:
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Discussion: Daily Star
Dan Avery / NBC News:
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Discussion: People.com and New York Post
Page Six:
Sandra Lee returns to a post-Andrew Cuomo New York for swanky gala
Discussion: RADAR
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Discussion: People.com
TMZ.com:
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