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Terry Spencer / Associated Press:
Rapper Sean Kingston arrested in California after SWAT raids his Florida home; charged with fraud  —  Rapper Sean Kingston was arrested in California on fraud charges Thursday, several hours after a SWAT team raided his rented South Florida mansion and carted away a van load of items.
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Sean Kingston Arrested on ‘Numerous Fraud and Theft Charges’ Hours After Mom: Police  —  The “Beautiful Girls' singer's mother was arrested at his Florida home earlier in the day, while Kingston was arrested in California Thursday evening  —  Sean Kingston was arrested in California on Thursday …
Ari Odzer / NBC 6 South Florida:
Singer Sean Kingston's mom in custody after raid of Southwest Ranches mansion
Addie Morfoot / Variety:
Morgan Spurlock, ‘Super Size Me’ Director, Dies at 53  —  Morgan Spurlock, a documentary filmmaker who captured his own psychological and physical symptoms from eating McDonald's every day for a month in the Oscar-nominated 2004 feature “Super Size Me,” died Thursday in upstate New York due to complications of cancer.
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Benjamin VanHoose / People:
Morgan Spurlock, Star of Super Size Me Documentary, Dead at 53 from Complications of Cancer  —  “The world has lost a true creative genius and a special man,” his brother Craig said  —  Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker star of documentaries like 2004's Super Size Me, has died.  He was 53.
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Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Fans convinced Billie Eilish shaded Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's ‘psychotic’ three-hour concerts  —  Does Billie Eilish have more “Bad Blood” with Taylor Swift?  —  Swifties are convinced Eilish shaded Swift and Beyoncé's respective Eras and “Renaissance” tours by taking aim at marathon-length concerts.
Kirsten Chuba / The Hollywood Reporter:
Lady Gaga Debuts ‘Chromatica Ball’ Film at L.A. Premiere, Reveals She Played Five Shows With COVID
Spotify:
Chiefs OTAs Commence, Brand New Segments, and Jason Pushes it.  Pushes it Real Good |  Ep 91  —  Listen to this episode from New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce on Spotify. 92%ers we are finally back with another episode of New Heights sponsored by Subway.  Try All-new Footlong Sidekicks at Subway today!
TMZ.com:
Travis Scott, Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards Brawl in Cannes with Tyga Close By  —  TRAVIS SCOTT SETS OFF BRAWL AT CANNES PARTY!!!  Cher's BF Throws Down Too … Travis Scott and Tyga's camps are leaving their mark on Cannes, courtesy of an all out melee inside an afterparty ... and from the looks of things, a few ice packs will needed.
Leah Degrazia / E! Online:
Patrick Mahomes' Wife Brittany Mahomes Gives Health Update After Fracturing Her Back  —  After fracturing her back in March, Patrick Mahomes' wife Brittany Mahomes shared an update on her recovery in an exclusive E! News interview about PetSafe's Guardian GPS + Tracking collar.
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Travis Scott gets into fight with Tyga's pal Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards at Cannes: ‘Models were flying everywhere’  —  Travis Scott and Tyga's pal Alexander “AE” Edwards were throwing punches at each other at Richie Akiva's annual “The After” afterparty in Cannes, France, early Friday, nearly injuring a bevy of beauties.
Associated Press:
Kelly Rowland: ‘I stood my ground’ during Cannes red carpet incident  —  Kelly Rowland says “I stood my ground” in a conflict with a red carpet security guard at the Cannes Film Festival.  Video of her argument with the guard on the steps outside the Palais des Festival went viral this week.
Tommy McArdle / People:
Lady Gaga Teases Her ‘Fun’ Harley Quinn Role in Joker 2: 'I've Never Done Anything Like' This  —  Lady Gaga stars with Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ in theaters Oct. 4  —  Lady Gaga is teasing what fans can expect from Joker: Folie à Deux.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Access
People:
Kelly Clarkson and Ex Brandon Blackstock Settle Lawsuits over $2.6 Million in Commissions: Source  —  Earlier this week, each party requested a dismissal of all pending cases, court documents show.  The settlement means Clarkson and Blackstock avoid a planned trial  —  Close
Discussion: Just Jared and Suggest
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Richard Eden / Daily Mail:
What Kate's friends tell me about her recovery - and what's really going on behind the scenes at Kensington Palace  —  The Princess of Wales was described as the ‘driving force’ behind a major report this week that called on businesses to introduce more family-friendly ways of working.
NBC News:
‘Diddy’ faces lawsuit by another woman who says the hip-hop mogul drugged and sexually assaulted her  —  The woman says she was raped by Sean Combs, who she says promised her connections in the fashion business.  —  A woman filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing music mogul Sean “Diddy” …
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lopez, Netflix Banned Ben Affleck Questions Ahead of Premieres  —  JENNIFER LOPEZ & NETFLIX BANNED ALL BEN QUESTIONS Before ‘Atlas’ Premieres … All Bennifer questions are off-limits, at least if you're media covering Jennifer Lopez for her new movie — and reporters were warned …
Eric Andersson / People:
Tony Goldwyn Shares ‘Big Ingredient’ That Makes His 37-Year Marriage Work (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Scandal’ alum, who directs and stars in ‘Ezra,’ is married to production designer Jane Musky  —  Tony Goldwyn says the “big ingredient” in his 37-year marriage to his wife, production designer Jane Musky, is “respect.”
Discussion: Just Jared
Maureen Lee Lenker / Entertainment Weekly:
Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella reveal the origin of Pumbaa's farts in The Lion King  —  But I got down-hearted, every time that I...  Pumbaa can clear the savannah after every meal, but the warthog wasn't always so gassy.  —  Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella, who voiced meerkat Timon and warthog Pumbaa …
Discussion: People
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Brian Marks / Daily Mail:
The Lion King stars Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella reveal how Pumbaa became ‘the first and only Disney character with flatulence’
Discussion: Decider
 
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Julia Moore / People:
90 Day's Liz Is Left Bawling and ‘Embarrassed’ After Ed's Blindsiding Breakup: I'm ‘the Worst Mom Ever’ (Exclusive)
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Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Queen Camilla's secret message to King Charles and Princess Kate at royal outing
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Just Jared:
Rian Johnson Announces Official Title for Third ‘Knives Out’ Movie
Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Children of guitarist Robbie Robertson sue his widow over $6-million home
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Tufayel Ahmed / Us Weekly:
Erin Andrews, Charissa Thompson Take Credit for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: 'You're Welcome'
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Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘High School’ Canceled at Amazon's Freevee (Exclusive)
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TMZ.com:
Kathryn Dennis Caught On Dashcam Video Having Meltdown After DUI Stop
 

 
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Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at Paramount's culture shift under David Ellison, where the focus is on male-driven action movies, and not on prestige films seen as critics' darlings

 
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