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4:20 PM ET, October 16, 2025

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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 …
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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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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, Metro.co.uk and Mirror
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
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
Adrianne Reece / E! Online:
Ja Rule Is Going to Be a Grandfather, Daughter Brittney Aitken Expecting First Baby  —  Ja Rule announced that he and wife Aisha Atkins' only daughter, Brittney Aitken, is expecting her first baby with husband Tevin Aitken.  —  Ja Rule is always on time for his loved ones.
Discussion: People and Sherri on YouTube
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.”
 
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Rachel McRady / People:
Jason Kelce Is ‘Vehemently Against’ His Daughters Using This Beauty Product, Says Wife Kylie
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Page Six:
Gia Giudice suffers panic attack during tense ‘Special Forces’ challenge: 'I can't breathe'
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
North West Called Kim Kardashian Out for Crying About Kanye West Woes
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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)
 

 
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Jon Passantino / Status:
Sources: before the layoffs, a group of wealthy DC locals asked Will Lewis whether WaPo would sell them its local and sports sections, but never got an answer

Hadas Gold / CNN:
Anthropic is running Super Bowl ads criticizing ads in chatbots, prompting a public response from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defending plans for ads in ChatGPT

Wall Street Journal:
A civil subpoena shows the US DOJ is investigating Netflix for potential anticompetitive tactics as DOJ probes the company's proposed acquisition of WBD
 
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