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7:05 AM ET, October 9, 2025

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NBC Los Angeles:
KISS legend Gene Simmons recovering after SUV crash on PCH in Malibu … Rock legend Gene Simmons is recovering at home after he was involved in a crash Tuesday afternoon on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.  —  The crash was reported just before 1 p.m. in the 25000 block of Pacific Coast Highway.
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Rachel DeSantis / People:
KISS Rocker Gene Simmons Hospitalized After Malibu Car Crash as Wife Shannon Gives Update on His Condition: Report
Discussion: FemaleFirst, Mirror and Daily Star
TMZ.com:
Demi Lovato's Ex-Fiancé Max Ehrich Arrested for Domestic Violence  —  DEMI LOVATO'S EX-FIANCÉ MAX EHRICH BUSTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  —  EXCLUSIVE … ICE ENFORCEMENT AGENTS SHOOT REVEREND IN HEAD WITH PEPPER BALL ... Feds Say Video Shows Only Part Of Story
Vogue:
Nicole Kidman On ‘Practical Magic 2,’ Why She Works Harder Than Ever, and Why She'll Never Stop |  Vogue's November 2025 Cover Story  —  When I first talked to Nicole Kidman in London in late August, we met in a curtained alcove of a blandly grand hotel restaurant in Mayfair.
TMZ.com:
Arturo Gatti Jr., Son Of Boxing Legend, Dead At 17 Years Old  —  ARTURO GATTI JR. FOUND DEAD AT 17 ... Son Of Beloved Boxer  —  Arturo Gatti Jr. was found dead in his apartment this week at just 17 years old ... in a scene eerily similar to the death of his father, boxing great Arturo Gatti.
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Daniel Trainor / Us Weekly:
Former NFL Quarterback Cam Newton Reveals He Recently Welcomed His 9th Baby (Exclusive)  —  In order to view the video, please allow  —  In an exclusive clip from the upcoming Thursday, October 16, episode of the Tamron Hall Show, former NFL quarterback Cam Newton revealed he recently welcomed his ninth baby.
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and Extra
GoLocalProv:
Joan Kennedy, Wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy and Mother of Patrick, Dies at 89  —  Joan Bennett Kennedy, former wife of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), classical pianist, music teacher, and advocate for mental health and addiction services, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Boston …
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TMZ.com:
Disneyland Guest Suffers Medical Emergency at Haunted Mansion, Later Dies  —  DISNEYLAND WOMAN DIES AFTER HAUNTED MANSION VISIT  —  A Disneyland guest suffered a possible heart attack while riding the famed Haunted Mansion ... and was later pronounced dead, TMZ has confirmed.
TMZ.com:
Dolly Parton Addresses Questions About Health Concerns, 'I Ain't Dead Yet!'  —  DOLLY PARTON 'I AIN'T DEAD YET!'  —  SIMMER DOWN, EVERYONE  —  Dolly Parton is clearing the air after being dogged by rumors about her health ... and she says she isn't on her deathbed.
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John Katsilometes / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Dolly Parton is fine, rep says; prayer post ‘blown out of proportion’
TMZ.com:
‘Risky Business’ and ‘The Breakfast Club’ Actor Ron Dean Dead at 87  —  ‘RISKY BUSINESS’ RON DEAN DEAD AT 87  —  Ron Dean, famous for his work on “Risky Business” and “The Breakfast Club,” is dead.  —  The veteran actor died Sunday at a hospital in Chicago ... according to Maggie Neff, Ron's partner of 40 years.
Jack Irvin / People:
Offset Reveals He's 4 Years Sober from Codeine.  How Son Jordan Gave Him a ‘Wake-Up Call’ to Stop Using the Drug  —  The Migos alum opened up about his codeine use on the latest episode of the ‘Baby, This Is Keke Palmer’ podcast  — Offset appeared on the Tuesday, Oct. 7 episode of the Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast
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Just Jared:
Saoirse Ronan Joins ‘Beatles’ Movies as Linda McCartney Opposite Paul Mescal as Paul  —  Saoirse Ronan has joined the cast of the upcoming The Beatles movies!  —  Sam Mendes is directing a “four-film cinematic event” that will feature one film from each Beatles member's perspective, with the cast appearing in all of the movies.
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Taylor Swift details Travis Kelce's mortifying Eras Tour fail with A-lister's wife  —  Travis Kelce needed a getaway car after this flub.  —  The Kansas City Chiefs player mistook Hugh Grant's wife, Anna Eberstein, for famed director Greta Gerwig at one of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour shows …
Tessa Petak / InStyle:
Taylor Swift Switches Up Her Style in a $5,250 Floral Corset and the Shortest Miniskirt  —  She made her second late-night appearance this week.  —  Close … Taylor Swift braved the onyx night for a late appearance in the City That Never Sleeps.  On October 8, Swift stopped by Late Night …
Discussion: People
Erin Clack / People:
Ted Lasso Star Brendan Hunt Marries Shannon Nelson in Ireland: ‘The Bride Was Stunning’  —  The couple, who announced their engagement in June 2023, shares two children  — Brendan Hunt married longtime girlfriend Shannon Nelson in Ireland  — The pair, who share two children, announced their engagement in June 2023
Mekhi Seabrook / Page Six:
The New York City Ballet 2025 Fall Fashion Gala: Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Ari Parker, and more  —  The New York City Ballet 2025 Fall Fashion Gala celebrated George Balanchine's choreographed works with a balet performance at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center that brung out stars …
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
People:
Ozzy Osbourne Was Looking Forward to ‘Hanging My Mic Up’ and Spending Time with Sharon Before Farewell Show.  He Died 17 Days Later  —  “And if my life's coming to an end, I really can't complain.  I've had a great life,” the musician said … Ozzy Osbourne was planning some quality time with loved ones before his death.
Discussion: Page Six and RADAR
Peter Kiefer / The Hollywood Reporter:
How Kevin Costner Lost Hollywood  —  On-set brawls.  Courtroom battles.  Epic bombs.  Why the world's most bankable cowboy is suddenly shooting blanks.  —  It began, as so many arguments do, at a kitchen table.  —  They were filming on a soundstage in Utah — Kevin Costner …
Elise Nelson / Us Weekly:
Bethenny Frankel Tells Swifties to ‘Get a F***ing Hobby’: ‘Taylor Swift Is Not Your Whole Identity’  —  Bethenny Frankel has had enough of the divide between Swifties and non-Swifties.  —  “The polarization and divisiveness of Taylor Swift is like Democrat vs. Republican,” Frankel, 54, said in a TikTok video on Tuesday, October 7.
Discussion: Star Magazine and Page Six
 
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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

Variety:
The WGA, which routinely opposes media mergers, says the Netflix-WBD deal must be blocked, and the Producers and Directors guilds express concern over the deal

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.
 
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