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Ace Frehley Kiss Guitarist / TMZ.com:
KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley On Life Support With Brain Bleed  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  ACE FREHLEY THROUGH THE YEARS  —  Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist for KISS, is hospitalized on life support, and the prognosis is not good ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources familiar with Ace's situation tell us …
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Ace Frehley, Kiss Lead Guitarist and Solo Artist, Dies at 74  —  Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley, co-founder and lead guitarist of the legendary rock band Kiss, has died following injuries suffered during a fall last month, according to a statement from his family.  He was 74.
Discussion: Page Six, Just Jared, New York Post and WJBF
TMZ.com:
KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74  —  ACE FREHLEY DEAD AT 74 AFTER BRAIN BLEED … Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist for KISS, is dead ... TMZ has confirmed.  —  The legendary musician died Thursday after being hospitalized, and placed on life support ... with the family coming …
Rachel DeSantis / People:
Kevin Federline Claims Britney Spears Was Drinking and Medicated While Pregnant and Did Cocaine While She Was Breastfeeding  —  Spears has previously said she “never had any interest” in hard drugs  — Kevin Federline claims Britney Spears drank alcohol while pregnant and did cocaine while breastfeeding
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Kevin Federline Shares 2 Messages Jamie Lynn Spears Sent About Britney Spears' Sons
Discussion: E! Online and Page Six
Seth Abramovitch / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kevin Federline Opens Up About Memoir, Britney Spears' Parenting Skills: “Joan Crawford on Crack”
People:
Diane Keaton's Death Certificate Reveals Actress Was Cremated, Died Days After Bacterial Pneumonia Infection (Exclusive)  —  The Oscar winner's family told PEOPLE Wednesday that she died of pneumonia on Oct. 11 at age 79  — Diane Keaton's official cause of death has been confirmed on her death certificate
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Charlotte Phillipp / People:
Diane Keaton's Family Shares Her Cause of Death, Thanks Fans for Their ‘Love and Support’ (Exclusive)  —  PEOPLE first reported on Oct. 11 that the Oscar-winning actress had died at the age of 79  — Diane Keaton's cause of death has been revealed  — The actress died of pneumonia on Oct. 11 …
TMZ.com:
Diane Keaton Struggled With Illness for a While Before Pneumonia Death
Eliana Dockterman / Time:
Inside the Making of Stranger Things' Epic Final Season  —  Matt and Ross Duffer have been dying to destroy Hawkins for a decade.  Their show Stranger Things became a phenomenon when it debuted in 2016 and has achieved unrivaled popularity in a fractured TV landscape.
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ed Williams, ‘Police Squad!’ and ‘Naked Gun’ Actor, Dies at 98  —  He taught broadcasting for years, then played the lab scientist Ted Olson opposite Leslie Nielsen on the small and big screen. … TV show and in the original Naked Gun movies, has died.  He was 98.
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Angela Andaloro / People:
Ed Williams, Police Squad!, Naked Gun and Father of the Bride Actor, Dead at 98
Discussion: Daily Star, Mirror and Metro.co.uk
Virginia Giuffre / The Guardian:
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king's brother  —  In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago …
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
The Life of a Showgirl: Diane von Furstenberg on Her Glorious Career, Marriage to Barry Diller and Why ‘The Closet Is Very Important’ … You might leave with a more unusual gift bag — filled with books.  As we discuss her long career, von Furstenberg calls out to her assistant …
Discussion: HELLO!, Us Weekly, Just Jared and E! Online
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Leah Bitsky / Page Six:   Diane von Furstenberg breaks silence on long-time husband Barry Diller coming out as gay
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Al Pacino On His ‘Godfather’ Co-Star Diane Keaton: ‘My Partner, My Friend, Someone Who Brought Me Happiness And...Influenced The Direction Of My Life’ … I am deeply saddened by Diane Keaton's passing.  —  When I first heard the news, I was shaken.  Diane was my partner, my friend …
TMZ.com:
Bella and Gigi Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski, More Stun at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show  —  VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW HADID SISTERS, EMILY RATAJKOWSKI, ADRIANA LIMA ... See Them Strut!!!  —  RUNWAY SHOTS  —  LAUNCH GALLERY  —  The 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was certainly …
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Baz Bamigboye / Deadline:
Breaking Baz: Jon M. Chu On How The Breathtaking ‘Wicked: For Good’ Took Flight With New Songs For Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande, Plus A Secret Guest Star As Cowardly Lion … Getting the film to gleam involved bringing back stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to film new lines for the title song …
Ashlyn Robinette / People:
Breaking Bad Star RJ Mitte Is Engaged!  All the Details of His Proposal to Kennedy Suarez (Exclusive)  —  “I'm thrilled to have found my person, my partner in life who makes me want to be better, no matter what we're doing,” the actor tells PEOPLE  — Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte got engaged …
Discussion: Suggest, TMZ.com and Extra
Victoria Ward / Telegraph:
Nut yet!  Prince and Princess stamp on Louis's conkers dream  —  ‘Conkering hero’ Prince is offered a role as the game's patron - but he has to focus on school work  —  It could have been a smashing introduction to royal life for seven-year-old Prince Louis.
Hannah Sacks / People:
Kelly Clarkson Candidly Shares Parenting Confession About Raising 11-Year-Old Daughter River Rose  —  The singer and talk show host shares her daughter and son Remington, 9, with late ex-husband Brandon Blackstock  — Kelly Clarkson is sharing that she's just trying to do her best when it comes to parenting her two kids
Discussion: InStyle, E! Online and HELLO!
 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
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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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