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Georgia Weir / HELLO!:
Did Millie Bobby Brown just accidentally reveal her baby's ‘biblical’ name?  —  Millie Bobby Brown has been seen out and about for the first time since dropping news that she and husband, Jake Bongiovi, adopted a baby girl and there's a major clue in her outfit could signal the baby's name.
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Hannah Sacks / People:
Millie Bobby Brown ‘Often Spoke’ About Becoming a ‘Young Mom’ Even Before Marrying Husband Jake Bongiovi (Exclusive Source)  —  The ‘Stranger Things’ star announced on Aug. 21 that she'd welcomed a baby girl through adoption  — Millie Bobby Brown “often spoke” about wanting to become a young mom, a source tells PEOPLE
Rachel Burchfield / InStyle:
Millie Bobby Brown May Have Just Hinted at Her New Baby's Name
TMZ.com:
Loni Anderson's Cause of Death Revealed  —  Loni Anderson's cause of death has been revealed ... and she died from an aggressive form of cancer, TMZ has learned.  —  According to Anderson's death certificate, obtained by TMZ, the veteran actress passed away from metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma …
TMZ.com:
Lil Nas X To Remain in Jail Until At Least Monday  —  Lil Nas X is still behind bars after his arrest early Thursday morning ... and now we know he's not getting out until at least Monday.  —  Authorities tell TMZ ... since the “Old Town Road” singer was arrested on suspicion of battery on a police officer …
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CNN:
Lil Nas X arrested for battery of a police officer
Gibson Johns / E! Online:
Ashlee Simpson Details “Insane” Bullying Over SNL Lip-Syncing Controversy  —  Ashlee Simpson reflected on the blowback she received after her 2004 Saturday Night Live lip-syncing scandal and how the response would be “different” now.  —  If you want Ashlee Simpson's autobiography, just ask her.
BreAnna Bell / Page Six:
Christine Baranski, 75, and King Princess, 26, spark dating rumors as they hold hands on red carpet: ‘Love is love’  —  Legendary boozer Sonja Morgan's townhouse is now a sober living facility  —  Love The Row's $690 Dune sandals?  These lookalikes are on sale for $30
BBC:
Erik Menendez denied parole three decades after killing his parents in LA  —  California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation  —  Erik Menendez's bid for freedom has suffered a setback, after officials in the US state of California denied him parole over the killing of his parents more than three decades ago.
TMZ.com:
Lil Nas X Shirtless, Beating Heat Hours Before Naked Nighttime Caper  —  LIL NAS X DAYTIME HOTEL MELTDOWN!!!  New Vid Hours Before Arrest … Lil Nas X's nearly naked adventure was brewing almost 15 hours before his early morning arrest ... based on a new strange video of him wandering aimlessly around Hollywood!
Georgia Weir / HELLO!:
Queen Camilla reveals ‘terrible’ ongoing battle at her private home with King Charles  —  Queen Camilla interrupted her summer break to attend the Ebor Festival in York on Wednesday, where she revealed a ‘terrible’ ongoing battle with wasps at Sandringham.  —  The Queen has spoken of a battle …
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Nicolas Cage in Talks to Star in ‘True Detective’ Season 5  —  Nicolas Cage is nearing a deal to star in “True Detective” Season 5 at HBO, Variety has learned from sources.  —  Details are being kept under tight wraps on the new season, but it was revealed earlier this year that Season 5 …
Discussion: New York Post, Consequence and Decider
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Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Lorne Michaels Speaks!  Colbert, Trump, ‘SNL50’ Secrets, and the New Season  —  In a rare interview, the 80-year-old SNL creator promises a major shake-up to the cast, reflects on The Late Show's cancellation (and the impact on Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon at NBC), and weighs the pressures of producing late-night TV in the Trump era.
Discussion: People, Decider, TVLine and Consequence
Julia Moore / People:
Inside Jennifer Aniston's Sweet New Romance with Jim Curtis: ‘He Feels Very Safe for Her’ (Exclusive Source)  —  The actress and the hypnotherapist were first linked in July, and have since stepped out for double dates with both Jason Bateman and Courteney Cox
Sydney Bucksbaum / Entertainment Weekly:
Margot Robbie shocks Colin Farrell by revealing the Penguin was original Birds of Prey villain  —  During EW's interview, the duo was also surprised to realize that they never discussed their DC characters while making “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.”  —  Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell spent …
Amanda Devlin / The Sun:
Conor Maynard's paternity results REVEALED after ‘shell-shocked’ Traitors' star Charlotte Chiltern demanded 2nd test  —  Charlotte has been fighting to get Conor to accept he is the baby's father - and results now reveal the truth  —  WHEN The Traitors star Charlotte Chilton and Conor Maynard …
Discussion: Mirror and LADbible
Kayla Grant / People:
5 Seconds of Summer's Luke Hemmings Quietly Welcomes First Baby with Wife Sierra Deaton  —  The couple announced the exciting news via Instagram, saying it was their “best kept secret”  — 5 Seconds of Summer's Luke Hemmings and his wife, Sierra Deaton, are new parents
Elizabeth Randolph / Distractify:
TikTok Journalist Malik Taylor Passed Away at 28 — Details on His Cause of Death  —  “To know him was to know he was a light to everyone”  —  Fans who tuned into influencer and aspiring journalist Malik Taylor's TikTok account to see which hilariously creative video he would come up with next are mourning his unexpected loss.
Discussion: Us Weekly, The US Sun, People and E! Online
Samantha Olson / Cosmopolitan:
Tom Hiddleston Awkwardly Froze Up When His Ex Taylor Swift Was Brought Up During an Interview  —  Was he silent, or was he silenced...?  —  A Hiddleswift mention in 2025 feels fake, but we're here to report that it really just happened.  Tom Hiddleston came to a full stop when his ex …
 
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Josh Osman / HELLO!:
Princess Charlotte's ‘experimental’ hairstyle she's been wearing for 5 years
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Gavin and Stacey's Neil the Baby actor reveals his back up plan after failing his GCSEs
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TMZ.com:
Lil Nas X Booked For Battery On Officer After Nearly Nude Romp in L.A.
Brianne Tracy / People:
Aaron Phypers Claims Denise Richards ‘Failed to File’ the Adoption Papers He Signed for Daughter Eloise, 14 (Exclusive)
Gabrielle Bondi / Bustle:
Meghan Trainor Is Ready For Her Close-Up
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Daniela Avila / People:
Grimes and Anyma Split After More Than 1 Year of Dating — but Remain ‘Good Friends’: Source (Exclusive)
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New York Times:
Memos: Will Lewis has stepped down as WaPo publisher and CEO; former Tumblr CEO Jeff D'Onofrio, who joined WaPo last June as CFO, is acting publisher and CEO

Hadas Gold / CNN:
Anthropic is running Super Bowl ads criticizing ads in chatbots, prompting a public response from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defending plans for ads in ChatGPT

C.J. Robinson / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the FOIA system, as right-wing media networks flood it with robo-requests, the number of FOIA agents stays flat, and states opt for higher fees

 
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