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Angela Andaloro / People:
Alan Hamel Creates AI Clone of Late Wife Suzanne Somers 2 Years After Her Death: 'You Can't Tell the Difference' (Exclusive)  —  Suzanne Somers shared a unique bond with not just family and friends, but her fans as well  — Alan Hamel and Suzanne Somers enjoyed 55 years together before the actress' death at 76 in 2023
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Brahmjot Kaur / E! Online:   Suzanne Somers' Husband Alan Hamel Creates AI Clone 2 Years After Her Death
People:
Inside Jelly Roll's Weight Loss Journey: What He Has Said About Losing Nearly 200 Lbs.  —  The country star has been hitting major health milestones in recent years  — Jelly Roll started losing weight in 2022 and has dropped nearly 200 lbs. since
Discussion: HELLO! and Page Six
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TMZ.com:
Jelly Roll Shows Off Epic 200lb Weight Loss After Landing In Sydney
Discussion: People
TMZ.com:
Late Limp Bizkit Bassist Sam Rivers' Emergency Call Came in as Heart Attack  —  LATE LIMP BIZKIT BASSIST DIED AT HOME UNDER MEDICAL CARE ... Fatal Cardiac Arrest Call … Sam Rivers — the bassist for the nu metal group Limp Bizkit — died Saturday ... and now we have more of a clue as to what happened.
Discussion: Mirror, Extra and Just Jared
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Rachel DeSantis / People:
Limp Bizkit Bassist Sam Rivers Died at Home as Call Came in for ‘Nonresponsive Person in Cardiac Arrest’
Jason Sheeler / InStyle:
Elizabeth Olsen Is Not That Mysterious  —  The Scarlet Witch and indie darling (who can next be seen as the apex of a love triangle with Miles Teller and Callum Turner in Eternity) has managed to build an A-list Hollywood career while (mostly) avoiding the tabloid pitfalls of fame.
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Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Elizabeth Olsen Makes Rare Comments About Robbie Arnett Marriage
Discussion: People
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
Dakota Johnson Confirmed To Make Directorial Debut With ‘A Tree Is Blue’; Vanessa Burghardt, Charli XCX & Jessica Alba In Talks To Star  —  Dakota Johnson will make her feature directorial debut on drama A Tree Is Blue, we can confirm, with Vanessa Burghardt (Cha Cha Real Smooth), Charli XCX …
Discussion: The Wrap and Empire
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Just Jared:
Dakota Johnson to Make Directorial Debut with ‘A Tree Is Blue,’ 3 Actresses In Talks to Star!
Thania Garcia / Variety:
Shakira on Why It's the ‘Perfect Moment’ for Bad Bunny to Headline Super Bowl, Wanting to Sing With Chappell Roan and Revisiting Classics for Spotify (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Exactly three decades ago, in October 1995, Shakira unveiled her third studio album, the career-defining “Pies Descalzos.”
Ireland's Substack:
30, Flirty, and Surviving.  —  Turning 30, reflecting, and dodging my family of narcissists.  —  Ireland  —  ∙ Paid  —  In a few days, on October 23, I will be turning 30.  Big whoop.  —  This meant nothing to me.  Up until yesterday, 30 felt like any other birthday.
Peter Nicholls / The Times:
Prince Andrew has not paid rent on Royal Lodge for two decades  —  King's brother charged ‘one peppercorn’ per year for the grace-and-favour mansion on Windsor Estate since 2003 after £8.5 million upfront costs  —  Prince Andrew has not paid rent on his grace-and-favour mansion …
Alex Bilmes / Perfect˙:
Lily Allen on her sensational new album.  —  Lily Allen photographed by Morgan Maher for Perfect's limited edition Lily Allen mini-zine.  —  West End Girl, the new album from Lily Allen, is a coruscating account of a broken marriage in 14 startling pop songs, alternately angry, despairing and defiant.
Discussion: People, Mirror, Page Six and Just Jared
Natalia Senanayake / People:
Ellen DeGeneres Gives Impromptu Home Tour of Her Massive English Country Estate in Sweet Video with Dogs  —  The comedian showed off her and Portia de Rossi's Cotswolds home while filming their dogs playing around the house  — Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi relocated to the U.K. from California in November 2024
Billy Gaddi / Daily Record:
“I'm so sorry” Fake baby scandal ‘mum’ addresses scam that shocked social media  —  Kira Cousins has addressed the scam that shocked social media, confirming that she “faked scans, messages, a whole birth story, and acted like a doll was a real baby”.  —  The “mum” at the centre …
Austin Butler / Interview Magazine:
Jeremy Allen White's Delusions of Grandeur  —  Jeremy Allen White can't stop cooking.  After his role as Carmen Berzatto on The Bear made him a household name, the 34-year-old actor is turning up the heat as Bruce Springsteen in Scott Cooper's biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Chicago P.D.’ Star Patrick John Flueger Taking Leave Of Absence From Show … Original cast member Patrick John Flueger is taking a leave of absence from the popular NBC police drama, where he plays Adam Ruzek, to deal with a personal matter, sources tell Deadline.  He will return later in the season.
Discussion: The Wrap, Just Jared and TVLine
Will Reid / E! Online:
Why Ashley Tisdale Decided Not to Take Ozempic for Weight Loss  —  High School Musical alum Ashley Tisdale detailed her decision not to use Ozempic to assist with weight loss after giving birth to her two kids, admitting, “There are days I've been tempted.”  —  Ozempic is not what Ashley Tisdale's been looking for.
Discussion: People and FemaleFirst
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Prince William makes incredible A-list announcement during family holiday  —  The Prince of Wales will travel to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for the 2025 Earthshot Prize Awards in November  —  A star-studded line-up will accompany the Prince of Wales as he travels to Brazil for his annual Earthshot Prize Awards next month.
Discussion: People
Brahmjot Kaur / E! Online:
What Is Group 7?  What to Know About the Viral Slang  —  TikTok users have been swarming comment sections and making videos about being a member of the mysterious “group 7.”  Read on to learn what the phrase means and where it really came from.  —  There's a new club for the cool kids.
 
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Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Scott Disick trolls Kim Kardashian by posing with gallons of milk after her clueless cost-of-living confession
Discussion: People
Just Jared:
‘Project Runway’ Renewed for Season 22: Judges & Host Lineup Revealed
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety, Deadline and TVLine
Eric Andersson / People:
Billie Lourd Reveals She Told Her Son the Partial ‘Truth’ About How Her ‘Magical’ Mom Carrie Fisher Died
Discussion: Full Feed and E! Online
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Ahad Sanwari / HELLO!:
AGT star Grace VanderWaal's mom Tina dies aged 53 — read family's emotional tribute
Discussion: E! Online, People and Just Jared
Ashlyn Robinette / People:
Lewis Capaldi Hopes to Score an Invite to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Wedding by Offering to Supply 1 Surprising Thing
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Skyelor DeLoach / The Vanderbilt Hustler:
The Bends' first headline tour left me anything but on ‘The Fence’ about them
Discussion: TMZ.com, Page Six and Us Weekly
E! Online:
Hilaria Baldwin Reveals the Toughest Part About Being on Dancing With the Stars
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Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

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.

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: David Ellison's interference in WBD's failed summer talks to extend HBO Max's South Park licensing deal left David Zaslav distrustful of Ellison

 
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