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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.
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 …
Carly Thomas / The Hollywood Reporter:
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley Pay Tribute to Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley: “Irreplaceable Rock Soldier”
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 Claims He Saw Britney Spears Doing Cocaine While Still Breast-Feeding: ‘Final Straw’
Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:
Kevin Federline Recalls Britney Spears Marriage Drama, Thoughts on Conservatorship: Book Revelations
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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Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:   Diane Keaton Battled Bacterial Pneumonia for Days Before Her Sudden Death
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 …
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Josie Ensor / The Times:
Prince Andrew felt ‘sex with me was his birthright’, Virginia Giuffre's book claims … Prince Andrew considered it his “birthright” to sleep with 17-year-old Virginia Roberts Giuffre, she has claimed in her memoir.  —  Giuffre, who took her own life in April, wrote a book before her death …
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, Metro.co.uk and Mirror
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 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 …
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, E! Online and Just Jared
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Leah Bitsky / Page Six:   Diane von Furstenberg breaks silence on long-time husband Barry Diller coming out as gay
FemaleFirst:
Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury Prize  —  Sam Fender has won the coveted Mercury Prize for People Watching.  —  Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize.  —  The 31-year-old musician has received the £25,000 prize for the best British or Irish album of the year for People Watching …
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Mia O'Hare / Mirror:
Mercury Prize 2025 LIVE: Start time, TV channel, live stream and full list of nominees
Discussion: Daily Star and PinkNews
Brad Witter / The Daily Dish:
The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys Renewed for Season 3 (DETAILS)  —  The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys will return for more family drama and fun.  Get all the details.  —  Love, Laughter and Handcuffs: A McBee Family Dynasty Wedding  —  McBee Family Dynasty Hit with Legal Crisis Love …
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: TMZ.com, Suggest and Extra
Chris Rogers / Page Six:
Sofia Richie pregnant, expecting baby No. 2 with husband Elliot Grainge  —  Sofia Richie is pregnant again!  —  The model revealed she's expecting another baby with her husband, Elliot Grainge, via Instagram Thursday.  —  Alongside a mirror selfie, in which the 27-year-old flaunted her bare baby bump …
Discussion: Just Jared
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.
 
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Hannah Malach / InStyle:
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Eminem Dating His Longtime Stylist Katrina Malota
Discussion: Page Six and Extra
Hannah Sacks / People:
Kelly Clarkson Candidly Shares Parenting Confession About Raising 11-Year-Old Daughter River Rose
Discussion: InStyle, E! Online and HELLO!
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Paramount launches a hostile bid to acquire WBD, offering WBD shareholders $30/share in a $108.4B all-cash deal; sources say WBD rejected the same bid last week

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Ted Sarandos met with Trump in November, arguing that Netflix wasn't a monopoly; Sarandos agreed with Trump that WBD should sell to the highest bidder

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