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12:15 PM ET, October 11, 2022

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Eriq Gardner / Puck:
The Secret Bill Murray Settlement Revealed  —  Getting to the bottom of the behavior that turned Aziz Ansari's ‘Being Mortal’ into a case study of Hollywood legal mores in the #MeToo era.  —  Hollywood is a vastly different place than it was five years ago, before the fall of Harvey Weinstein and the rise of the #MeToo movement.
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Kat Pettibone / Us Weekly:
Carey Mulligan Opens Up About Her Experience With Postpartum Depression After Giving Birth to Daughter Evelyn … Pushing through.  Carey Mulligan opened up about her struggle with postpartum depression — and how she almost wasn't able to do press for her 2015 film, Suffragette.
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Rebecca Ford / Vanity Fair:
The “Sacred Duty” of ‘She Said’  —  In their first interviews about the film, the stars …
Discussion: Just Jared and E! Online
Lisa Robinson / Vanity Fair:
Lizzo Talks the Crystal Flute, Myke Wright, More Yitty, and Changing That Lyric  —  The Emmy-and Grammy-winning superstar flautist gives Vanity Fair insight into her art, and the nuances of positivity.  —  It had been a hectic week for Lizzo.  She released her second major-label studio album …
Discussion: Page Six and Bossip
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Anna Lazarus Caplan / People.com:
Lizzo on Why She Changed the Lyrics in ‘GRRRLS’: ‘Using a Slur Is Unauthentic to Me’  —  The rapper and flutist said she originally used a contentious lyric “in the way that it's used in the Black community” and “did not know it was a slur”  —  Lizzo is speaking out about changing the lyrics to her song “GRRRLS.”
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Page Six
Episodes:
Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Her, Lost In Translation) is an award-winning actress.  Scarlett joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her experience working with Bill Murray, what it means to have an “X-Factor,” and being sexualized at a young age.  Scarlett and Dax talk about why some people poop …
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Sonia Horon / Daily Mail:
Scarlett Johansson reflects on feeling ‘hypersexualized’ and ‘pigeonholed’ early on in her acting career: ‘I kind of became objectified’
Discussion: The Blast and FemaleFirst
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Paying for Security at Kids' School After Kanye's Online Attacks  —  Kim Kardashian is opening her wallet to pay for heightened security at her kids' private school ... all because Kanye West has blasted the name of the school to the world, creating a heightened security risk.
Julia Emmanuele / Us Weekly:
Bachelor Nation's Clare Crawley Is Engaged to Ryan Dawkins: ‘I Wish the World Knew the Clare That I Know’ … Finding her perfect match!  Bachelor Nation's Clare Crawley is engaged to boyfriend Ryan Dawkins, Us Weekly confirms.  —  Who Is Ryan Dawkins?  Everything to Know About Clare Crawley's Boyfriend
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Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
Jessica Simpson's ‘Open Book’ to Become Freevee Series Starring John Stamos, Katelyn Tarver  —  Amazon's ad-supported platform has ordered a pilot for the half-hour comedy. … Freevee, the ad-supported streamer backed by Amazon, has handed out a pilot order for Open Book.
Discussion: Just Jared
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Holly Christodoulou / The Sun:
Singer Rex Orange County ‘sexually assaulted woman in taxi before attacking her at posh West London home’  —  SINGER Rex Orange County sexually assaulted a woman in a taxi and at his swanky London home, a court heard today.  —  The musician, real name Alexander O'Connor, is accused of carrying out a string of sex assaults.
Nigel Smith / People.com:
Geena Davis Recalls Bill Murray Being ‘Difficult’: ‘He Knows Very Well the Way He Can Behave’  —  “I've never spoken about it publicly,” Geena Davis tells PEOPLE of her time spent making the film Quick Change with Bill Murray  —  Geena Davis reflects on an uncomfortable exchange …
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Blink-182 announce reunion tour with band co-founder Tom DeLonge  —  Say it ain't so!  —  Blink-182 surprised fans by announcing that they are reuniting for a massive world tour and will put out a new song this week.  —  Travis Barker, Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge will be coming together …
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Janet Jackson celebrates ‘most difficult album’ at London's Soho House  —  It wasn't the easiest album for her to make, which made celebrating it even more special.  —  Janet Jackson commemorated the 25th anniversary of her 1997 album, “The Velvet Rope” with a surprise party at Soho House in London.
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Phoebe Tatham / HELLO!:
Madonna makes new revelation about sexuality as fans send support … Madonna caused a stir on Sunday evening as she seemingly came out as gay in a playful TikTok video.  —  Taking to the social media platform, the 64-year-old pop icon posted a video which saw her attempting to tackle a viral trend.
Discussion: Page Six, FemaleFirst and Daily Star
Daily Star:
Martine McCutcheon heartbroken as younger brother dies aged 31 weeks before his wedding  —  Former EastEnders actress and The Masked Singer UK Martine McCutcheon has shared the heartbreaking news that her younger brother, Laurence John, has passed away aged 31
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
E! Online:
RHOBH's Kyle Richards Reveals Where She Stands With Kathy Hilton Today Amid Lisa Rinna Feud  —  Ahead of the explosive Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 12 reunion, Kyle Richards gave an update on her relationship with sister Kathy Hilton following her drama with co-star Lisa Rinna.
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
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People.com:
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Discussion: Just Jared
M.B. / Perez Hilton:
Kanye West Bullies Adidas Execs By Making Them Watch Cuck Porn & More In Wild New Vlog!
Michelle McGahan / Us Weekly:
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
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People.com:
Actor Lio Tipton Marries Chaz Salembier: ‘It Was Everything and More Than We Ever Hoped For’
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
‘RHOA’ Star NeNe Leakes 23-Year-Old Son Brentt Suffers Heart Attack and Stroke
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian gets booed at LA Rams game with son Saint
 

 
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon reports Q3 AWS revenue up 19% YoY to $27.5B and AWS operating income of $10.4B, up from $7B in Q3 2023, and subscription sales up 11% to $11.3B

Steven Waldman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Jeff Bezos should donate The Washington Post to a public charity that maintains its quality and independence, as he is too financially compromised to own it

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OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to let users search for timely information using GPT-4o, after testing the feature in July 2024, a direct challenge to Google

 
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