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6:45 PM ET, October 11, 2022

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People.com:
Angela Lansbury, Screen and Broadway Icon, Dead at 96  —  The actress was perhaps best known for playing dauntless mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher on CBS' Murder, She Wrote  —  Angela Lansbury, the London-born actress who for seven decades brought a commanding, ladylike presence to stage …
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David K. Li / NBC News:
Angela Lansbury, ‘Murder, She Wrote’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ star, dies at 96  —  Angela Lansbury, a versatile actor who wowed generations of fans as a murderous baker, a singing teapot, a Soviet spy and a small-town sleuth among a host of other memorable roles, died on Tuesday, her family announced.
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
‘Murder, She Wrote’ actress Angela Lansbury dead at 96  —  “Murder, She Wrote” star, five-time Tony winner and cultural icon Angela Lansbury has died.  She was 96 years old.  —  “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home …
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 …
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Spotify:
The Decoding of Crazy with Deepika Padukone, Jenny Slate and Constance Wu  —  Listen to this episode from Archetypes on Spotify.  Meghan dives into an in-depth and vulnerable conversation with Deepika Padukone, Jenny Slate and Constance Wu about the insidious ways ‘crazy’ is used to diminish women's credibility.
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Meghan Markle ‘conditioned’ to keep her composure when called ‘crazy’
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and New York Post
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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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
Kat Pettibone / Us Weekly:
Carey Mulligan Opens Up About Her Experience With Postpartum Depression After Giving Birth to Daughter Evelyn
Discussion: FemaleFirst
TMZ.com:
‘DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ ACTOR JAMES LASTOVIC FOUND!!!  After Going Missing In Hawaii With Friend  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 1.3K … 11:47 AM PT — Some good news ... Nevin's sister just posted, saying, “My sister and James are okay, they got lost on their hike but made it back to their car and are on their way back to the resort now.
Discussion: E! Online and New York Post
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Neil Blincow / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Anne Heche's ex James Tupper is DENIED bid to be appointed legal guardian of their 13-year-old son, as judge admits the late actress's older son Homer will likely remain executor of her estate in double blow for the actor  — Anne Heche's elder son Homer Heche Laffoon estimated …
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.
Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
Inside Emma Roberts' New Romance With Actor Cody John  —  Emma Roberts and Cody John have been dating for two months, a source exclusively tells E! News.  Get all the details on their romance.  —  Emma Roberts has found a holidate ahead of the holidays.  —  The American Horror Story alum …
Discussion: Page Six, FemaleFirst and Us Weekly
Jack Irvin / People.com:
Sam Smith Says Ed Sheeran Gifted Them a 6-Foot Tall ‘Marble Penis’ Statue That Weighs ‘Two Tons’  —  “I'm gonna have to get it craned into my house,” Smith said of the suggestive gift on Tuesday's episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show  —  Ed Sheeran apparently likes to give large NSFW gifts, according to Sam Smith.
Discussion: Page Six, Rolling Stone and Billboard
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 …
Jack Irvin / People.com:
Watch Kelly Clarkson Perform 2004's ‘Breakaway’ as a Duet with Sam Smith During Kellyoke Segment  —  “I never knew I needed a Kelly Clarkson/Sam Smith collab and I need it ASAP!  This was amazing!” wrote one viewer in the Kelly Clarkson Show clip's YouTube comments section
Discussion: Bustle, Billboard and POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Khloe Kardashian Reveals Skin Cancer Scare, Tumor Removed from Face  —  KHLOE KARDASHIAN SKIN CANCER SCARE Tumor Removed From Face  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Khloe Kardashian just revealed a recent skin cancer scare ... which resulted in a tumor being removed from her face.
Discussion: Just Jared, Page Six and Insider
Stephanie Wenger / People.com:
Nikki Bella Explains Why She Walked Herself Down the Aisle at Her Wedding: 'I Don't Need to Be Given Away'  —  “When I walked down the aisle, I wanted to be the strong, fierce woman, but also have this feminine, graceful side that made Artem melt,” Nikka Bella said
Discussion: Brides, FemaleFirst, Page Six and E! Online
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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: New York Post, W and FemaleFirst
 
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Daily Mail:
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AnnaLynne McCord Shares ‘Biggest Change’ after Revealing Her Identity Disorder Diagnosis
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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

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
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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