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Lil Nas X / TMZ.com:
Lil Nas X Dad Says Montero's Not on Drugs, Sorry for Nude Romp  —  LIL NAS X GOD IS GOOD & SO IS MONTERO'S MENTAL HEALTH ... He's Very Sorry!!!  —  KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS  —  Lil Nas X's dad tells TMZ Hip Hop his world-famous son is doing well mentally ... despite being charged …
Discussion: Billboard, Just Jared, People and PinkNews
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Lil Nas X / TMZ.com:
Lil Nas X Charged with 4 Felonies, Assaulting Cops with Injury
NBC News:
Lil Nas X charged with 4 felonies after he's accused of assaulting officers while wandering naked on L.A. street
TMZ.com:
Lil Nas X Leaves Jail After Posting Bail
Discussion: Just Jared and Deadline
Lucy Mangan / The Guardian:
With Love, Meghan season two review - so painfully contrived that it's genuinely fascinating  —  The Duchess of Sussex returns with more effortfully whimsical celebrity get-togethers ... and she's still sprinkling flowers over everything  —  “I like recipes that take, like, four hours.
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Hilary Rose / The Times:
With Love, Meghan review — season two is here.  Start therapy now  —  The second season of With Love, Meghan has landed and the duchess has gone full Blue Peter on her guests … It's not often that I don't know where to start, so let's start with a question.
Discussion: Page Six, Vogue, Radio Times and Mirror
Ellie Henman / The Sun:
Harry Styles spotted kissing Zoe Kravitz at London restaurant as 1D star & Catwoman actress enjoy string of dates  —  HARRY Styles has been on a string of dates with Zoe Kravitz, The Sun can reveal.  —  The pair were seen kissing in Rita's bistro in London's Soho last Tuesday.  —  Getty
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People:
Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles Spotted Kissing in London: They've Been ‘Spending Time’ Together (Exclusive Source)
Angel Saunders / People:
Sam Asghari Responds to Britney Spears Saying Their Marriage ‘Felt Like a Fake Distraction’ (Exclusive)  —  “I was in love with her, will always have love for her, and wish her the best always,” Asghari tells PEOPLE per his rep from BAC Talent  — Sam Asghari is responding …
Lynn Hirschberg / W:
Lana Del Rey Talks New Album, Finding Love, & Life in Louisiana  —  Having achieved pop icon status with her cinematic approach to music, the newlywed singer-songwriter has set her sights on country—and, perhaps, actual cinema.  —  Styled by Karl Templer  —  Lana Del Rey wears a Prada dress, earrings, and bag.
People:
American Idol Music Supervisor and Husband's Cause of Death Revealed After Death Certificates Released (Exclusive)  —  Documents obtained exclusively by PEOPLE examine Robin Kaye and Thomas Deluca's final moments  — The cause of death for American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, has been released
Julia Moore / People:
Hilaria Baldwin Is Expected to Compete on Dancing with the Stars Season 34  —  The mom of seven has been teasing fans with frequent dancing videos, featuring her husband Alec Baldwin, over the last few weeks  — The cast of Dancing with the Stars season 34 is growing as PEOPLE has learned that Hilaria Baldwin has joined
Discussion: Just Jared and Extra
Mayim Bialik / Mayim Bialik's Breakdown:
Blossom Reboot: Why It Can Never Happen  —  The story behind how it was written, pitched, loved and denied a greenlight from Disney & 20th Century Studios.  —  Mayim Bialik's Breakdown and Mayim Bialik  —  ∙ Paid  —  It was not for lack of trying.
Fox News:
Jillian Michaels blasts ‘Biggest Loser’ doc as ‘an egregious lie,’ debating legal action  —  Fitness guru in talks with ‘Biggest Loser’ executive producers to create their own documentary  —  Jillian Michaels has responded to Netflix's recently released “Biggest Loser” bombshell documentary.
Discussion: E! Online, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Natasha Dye / People:
New York Jets WAGs Reveal They ‘Never Saw’ or Met Aaron Rodgers' Wife Brittani Last Season (Exclusive)  —  Rodgers, who will play for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season, confirmed his marriage in June  — The wives of Jets players Quinnen Williams and Alijah Vera-Tucker say they never saw …
Discussion: Star Magazine and E! Online
Rachel Avery / HELLO!:
Meghan Markle forced to clarify her Sussex name change - months after Mindy Kaling controversy  —  The Duchess of Sussex has given a brand-new interview on the launch of season two of her With Love, Meghan Netflix show - and her name change is a hot topic  —  Meghan Markle, 44 …
Discussion: InStyle, People, Mirror and GB News
Sabba Rahbar / E! Online:
Britney Spears Slams Sam Asghari Marriage for Being a “Fake Distraction” From Sons Sean and Jayden  —  Britney Spears confessed that she felt her one-year marriage to Sam Asghari was a “fake distraction” while she was away from her sons Sean Federline, 20, and Jayden Federline, 18.
Ben Jureidini / Tatler:
A Bhutan royal wedding!  Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck of Bhutan ties the knot  —  King Jigme Khesar paid tribute to his half-brother, who married Ugen Choden Namgyel on Monday  —  Congratulations are in order for the Bhutanese royal family, as the former King of Bhutan …
Discussion: HELLO!
TMZ.com:
Kelly Osbourne Slams Becky Lynch After Ozzy Osbourne Reference on ‘RAW’  —  KELLY OSBOURNE RIPS BECKY LYNCH AFTER ‘RAW’ OZZY REFERENCE  —  Kelly Osbourne is jumping to the defense of her late father and his hometown ... after WWE star Becky Lynch cracked a crass joke about him on “Monday Night RAW.”
Sharareh Drury / People:
Keira Knightley Unravels a Murder Mystery at Sea in Twisty The Woman in Cabin 10 Trailer  —  ‘The Woman in Cabin 10,’ based on the Ruth Ware novel, is on Netflix Oct. 10  — Keira Knightley stars as a journalist who believes she witnessed a murder on a luxury cruise in The Woman in Cabin 10, adapted from the 2016 novel by Ruth Ware
Erin Carlson / Us Weekly:
Olivia Jade Giannulli Details ‘Uncomfortable Changes’ After Jacob Elordi Split  —  Olivia Jade Giannulli says she's navigating “uncomfortable changes” following her split from Jacob Elordi.  —  The influencer opened up about her feelings in a YouTube video posted on Sunday, August 24.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Page Six, Just Jared and People
Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian slammed for letting North West, 12, wear corset on family vacation: ‘So inappropriate’  —  Kim Kardashian was called out by fans for allowing her daughter North West to step out in a corset and a miniskirt while vacationing in Rome.  —  The 12-year-old towered over the SKIMS founder …
Discussion: HELLO! and SheKnows
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Emma Powell / Daily Mail:
Taylor Swift's REAL inner circle: They're the five people who have heard her new album... these are the secrets they've been trusted with
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Andy Gilpin / Daily Star:
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Discussion: FemaleFirst, Us Weekly and Page Six
Julia Moore / People:
My Life with the Walter Boys' Noah LaLonde Unpacks Real-Life Romance Speculation with Costar Nikki Rodriguez (Exclusive)
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Ted Sarandos met with President Trump in November, and both agreed WBD should go to the highest bidder; Sarandos argued that Netflix wasn't a monopoly

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After the building fire, Hong Kong summoned AFP, FT, NYT, AP, Bloomberg, and WSJ journalists, telling them to avoid “trouble making”, and arrested a commentator

Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
The EU says Meta agreed to make changes to its “pay or consent” model in the EU, including ad-lite Instagram and Facebook versions, but “the case is not closed”

 
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