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4:00 PM ET, October 16, 2025

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 Top News: 
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 …
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TMZ.com:
Diane Keaton Struggled With Illness for a While Before Pneumonia Death  —  DIANE KEATON STRUGGLED WITH ILLNESS FOR A WHILE ... Death Wasn't Shock to Longtime Friend … Diane Keaton's family says she died from pneumonia ... and a longtime friend tells TMZ the actress' death didn't come …
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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Seth Abramovitch / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kevin Federline Opens Up About Memoir, Britney Spears' Parenting Skills: “Joan Crawford on Crack”
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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Emily Ratajkowski blossoms on the runway in her first-ever Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
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 …
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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Julia Moore / People:
Finn Wolfhard Recalls Having a ‘Panic Attack’ on Stranger Things Season 4 Set
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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: 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 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.
Discussion: Suggest, The Sun and The Wrap
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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 and Mirror
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Jennifer Lopez breaks silence on rumors Alex Rodriguez engagement ended over Madison LeCroy DMs  —  Jennifer Lopez reacted to rumors that she ended her engagement to Alex Rodriguez after he slid into “Southern Charm” star Madison LeCroy's DMs.  —  Lopez was playing a round of “Plead The Fifth” …
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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
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 …
Discussion: People, Just Jared, Stellar and Billboard
Mia O'Hare / Mirror:
Mercury Prize 2025 LIVE: Start time, TV channel, live stream and full list of nominees  —  The Mercury Prize 2025 will be held in Newcastle for the first time ever, with Lauren Laverne hosting the ceremony and a number of live performances from the nominees  —  It's almost time for one of …
Discussion: Daily Star and PinkNews
Will Reid / E! Online:
Why Kim Kardashian Says Past Photoshoot With Justin Bieber Was “Inappropriate”  —  Kim Kardashian reflected on a suggestive 2010 photoshoot with Justin Bieber, telling Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper she now sees the shoot differently: “I just think that was an odd concept.”
TMZ.com:
North West Called Kim Kardashian Out for Crying About Kanye West Woes  —  KIM KARDASHIAN, KANYE WEST NORTH CATCHES MOM CRYING ABOUT YE!!!  —  IT'S REALLY HARD  —  North West is all about keeping things real ... she even once called her mom, Kim Kardashian, out for crying over her tricky co-parenting relationship with Ye.
 
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Rachel McRady / People:
Jason Kelce Is ‘Vehemently Against’ His Daughters Using This Beauty Product, Says Wife Kylie
Discussion: Us Weekly and SheKnows
Page Six:
Gia Giudice suffers panic attack during tense ‘Special Forces’ challenge: 'I can't breathe'
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Daily Star:
BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty punched teenage boy in face after being groped on train
Discussion: Mirror and The US Sun
Selome Hailu / Variety:
‘Percy Jackson’ Season 3 Casts Kate McKinnon as Aphrodite (EXCLUSIVE)
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
WBD CEO David Zaslav, criticized for cutting costs, scrapping movies, and laying off thousands, may end up having the last laugh thanks to the Netflix-WBD 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.

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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