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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 …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR ‘founding mother’ Susan Stamberg has died  —  Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, died Thursday at the age of 87.  —  Few figures have informed the sensibility of NPR more than Stamberg.
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: Mirror, Metro.co.uk and Daily Star
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 …
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 …
Amy McCarthy / People:
Adam Brody and Leighton Meester Step Out Together on the Red Carpet for ‘Nobody Wants This’ Season 2 Premiere  —  The married couple posed alongside Brody's costar, Kristen Bell, at the event on Thursday, Oct. 16  — Leighton Meester and Adam Brody posed together on the red carpet at the season 2 premiere of Nobody Wants This
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Eminem Dating His Longtime Stylist Katrina Malota  —  EMINEM SMITTEN WITH HIS STYLIST … Eminem has found himself a new woman ... and it's someone who's been in his inner circle for years.  —  Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the rapper is dating Katrina Malota — a stylist and makeup artist based in Michigan.
Discussion: Page Six and Extra
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 …
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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TMZ.com:
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TMZ.com:
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Ashlyn Robinette / People:
Breaking Bad Star RJ Mitte Is Engaged! All the Details of His Proposal to Kennedy Suarez (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

C.J. Robinson / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the FOIA system, as right-wing media networks flood it with robo-requests, the number of FOIA agents stays flat, and states opt for higher fees

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

 
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