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Hannah Jackson / Vogue:
Chappell Roan on “The Subway,” Writing Through Heartbreak, and Loving Her Job Again  —  On a humid July afternoon, Chappell Roan is standing near the doors of a subway car, fiery red hair cloaking her pale, moonlike face.  Only, the 27-year-old pop star—born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz—isn't packed in with New York's myriad commuters.
Christopher Weber / Associated Press:
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died  —  Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
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Willa Bennett / Cosmopolitan:
Margaret Qualley Manifested This Cover Story  —  The 30-year-old award-winning actor opens up about womanhood, double texting, and being in love.  —  “I personally feel like I'm always having an epiphany,” says Margaret Qualley as she leads me along her “special walk” on her “special beach” …
TMZ.com:
Christian Coleman Defends GF Sha'Carri Richardson After Dom.  Violence Arrest  —  CHRISTIAN COLEMAN DEFENDS SHA'CARRI AFTER DV ARREST ... ‘It Was a Sucky Situation’  —  Olympic track star Christian Coleman is speaking out in support of his girlfriend Sha'Carri Richardson after she was arrested …
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Suggest
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CNN:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' ex Gina Huynh, who dropped out of his case as ‘Victim-3,’ writes letter to judge pushing for his release  —  An ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs who was supposed to testify against him in his criminal case, but mysteriously dropped out days before the trial began …
Jack Smart / People:
Blake Lively's Attorneys Address Claims That Her Deposition Was a ‘Face-to-Face Showdown’ with Justin Baldoni  —  The actress' legal team is alleging in a new filing that Baldoni's lawyers leaked details with a “goal of creating a media circus” around her July 31 deposition
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Denise Richards Talks to Cops After Trying to Get Dog From Estranged Husband's House  —  DENISE RICHARDS COPS CALLED TO AARON'S HOUSE ... What's She Doing Here?!? … The Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers divorce keeps getting uglier ... because the cops were called after Denise showed up at his house to pick up a dog.
Ellen Gamerman / Wall Street Journal:
At 84, Martha Stewart Launches Her First Skin-Care Brand  —  The lifestyle guru is never too tired to wash her face at night  —  Martha Stewart is the face of her new brand.  —  The lifestyle guru has been the face of all of her brands, but now at 84, she's launching one that actually requires it: her first skin care line.
Discussion: People, Page Six and Glamour
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Brandi Glanville severely burns face in attempt to kill facial parasite  —  Brandi Glanville severely burned her face after using Nair on her face in an attempt to kill her facial parasite.  —  The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum showed off the brutal skin damage caused …
Zoey Lyttle / People:
Lil Tay Claims She Made $1 Million Hours After Launching OnlyFans Account on 18th Birthday  —  The influencer launched a profile on the adult entertainment site using content she claimed was taken at 12:01 a.m. on her recent birthday  — Viral social media star Lil Tay claims …
Daily Star:
Eamonn Holmes shares tragic update on terminally ill friend James Whale after hospice visit  —  GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes recently visited fellow broadcaster James Whale, who is sadly approaching the end of his life after being diagnosed with terminal cancer
Discussion: Mirror, The Sun, GB News and RTÉ
Charlotte Griffiths / Daily Mail:
Prince George a step closer to Eton after being allocated a house - despite Prince and Princess of Wales being ‘plagued by indecision’ over their choice of school for the young Royal  —  Prince George has been allocated a house at Eton College -despite the Prince and Princess of Wales …
Discussion: Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and GB News
Charlie Moloney / The Guardian:
Oasis ‘shocked and saddened’ after fan dies in fall at Wembley concert  —  Man understood to have been sitting in London stadium's upper tier was pronounced dead at the scene  —  Oasis have said they are “shocked and saddened” after a man fell to his death at Wembley Stadium during the band's Saturday concert.
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Seher Asaf / BBC:
Man dies after fall at Oasis Wembley concert
NBC Los Angeles:
Rapper Soulja Boy arrested in Melrose on suspected weapons charge  —  Rapper Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of a weapons charge following a traffic stop in Melrose, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.  —  DeAndre Cortez Way, best known as his stage name Soulja Boy …
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TMZ.com:
Soulja Boy Arrested in L.A. After Cops Say They Found Gun During Traffic Stop
 
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Jen Juneau / People:
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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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