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Porsha Williams Breaks Silence On Delta Airlines Incident Involving FBI  —  Porsha Williams is clearing the air about a dramatic Delta Airlines flight that landed her on the FBI's radar.  —  Her lawyer, Joe Habachy, tells TMZ ... “Ms. Williams was verbally assaulted by an irate and unhinged passenger without provocation.
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Julia Moore / People:
Porsha Williams Breaks Silence After Delta Flight Incident, Says She Was ‘Verbally Assaulted’ by ‘Unhinged’ Passenger: Lawyer  —  Williams' lawyer says she is “cooperating with law enforcement to whatever extent necessary, and remains confident that the passenger will be charged”
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Charna Flam / People:
Liev Schreiber Hospitalized in New York After Health Scare  — He remained in the hospital's care on Monday, Nov. 17, and underwent a series of tests  — His representative said he has “been cleared to return to work”  —  Liev Schreiber has been hospitalized in New York City.
Discussion: Just Jared, FemaleFirst and Mirror
Vanity Fair:
Austin Butler Wants to Be a Great Artist—and, One Day, a Great Dad  —  The chameleonic actor on looking for love on film, finding artistic inspiration, and growing up: “I used to think that in order to be a great artist, I had to destroy the rest of my life.”
Discussion: Page Six, People and Just Jared
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Kimberlee Speakman / People:
Austin Butler Denies Emily Ratajkowski Dating Rumors: 'We're Friends and We Had Dinner'  —  The pair were photographed getting drinks and chatting together in New York City in September  — Austin Butler clarified his relationship with Emily Ratajkowski in an interview with Vanity Fair
People:
Diane Ladd's Cause of Death Revealed 2 Weeks After Oscar Nominee Died at 89 (Exclusive)  —  The actress died on Nov. 3 at age 89, her daughter Laura Dern announced  — Actress Diane Ladd died on Monday, Nov. 3 at age 89  — Her cause of death has been revealed as acute …
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Billy Bob Thornton Would Love to Take a Selfie With You  —  The Landman star reflects on working with Taylor Sheridan, being married six times, enjoying “psychedelic refreshments,” and his attitude about fans  —  B  —  ack in August, Billy Bob Thornton turned 70.
Ryan Coleman / Entertainment Weekly:
Cynthia Erivo speaks out after scary Ariana Grande fan incident: 'We've had to really deal with some stuff'  —  Grande solemnly nodded her head and teared up as Erivo reflected on the shocking incident at the “Wicked: For Good” premiere in Singapore.  —  Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande …
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Tessa Wong / BBC:
Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at premiere jailed in Singapore
TMZ.com:
PATRICK BEVERLEY ACCUSED OF CHOKING, PUNCHING SISTER IN EYE ... Before Assault Arrest  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  TMZ Sports has obtained more details surrounding Patrick Beverley's arrest — the ex-NBA player is accused of punching his sister in the eye and choking her for up to 30 seconds at a Texas home.
Discussion: Baller Alert
Luke Chinman / People:
Influencer Mikayla Nogueira Debuts Dramatic New Haircut as She Admits She's ‘So Lost Right Now’  —  The 27-year-old content creator opened up to her followers about her headspace in a new TikTok posted on Nov. 17  — Beauty influencer Mikayla Nogueira debuted a dramatic new haircut on Nov. 17
Discussion: E! Online
TMZ.com:
Famous Entertainment Duo Kessler Twins Dead at 89 on Same Day  —  THE KESSLER TWINS DEAD AT 89  —  REMEMBERING ALICE & ELLEN KESSLER  —  Alice and Ellen Kessler — German twin entertainers who performed together and rose to fame in the 1950s and '60s — have reportedly died after choosing to end their lives together.
Joanna Crawley / Daily Mail:
What Sydney Sweeney, 28, and Tom Cruise, 63, were REALLY chatting about during in-depth conversation at the Governors Awards  —  Tom Cruise was pictured in an indepth conversation with Sydney Sweeney at the 16th Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.  —  The legendary actor, 63 …
People:
Danny Masterson Blames Lawyer for Rape Conviction Weeks After Wife Files to Change Their Daughter's Last Name  —  Danny Masterson is seeking to overturn his rape conviction in a new habeas petition filed on Monday, Nov. 17  — Danny Masterson is seeking to overturn his rape conviction
Discussion: Just Jared and Fox News
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Charlotte Everett / Mirror:
Love Island star, 24, battling head and neck cancer as she posts emotional statement  —  Lexy Thornberry first rose to fame when she entered the villa four years ago on the 2021 series of Love Island Australia and she has built up quite the following since  —  A Love Island star has revealed that she is battling head and neck cancer.
James Caven / Daily Star:
Lorraine Kelly is ‘intimidated’ by glitzy red carpets but it's ‘part of the job’  —  Telly legend Lorraine Kelly, who's hosted her ITV show since 2010, said she's ‘not particular great’ at the more glamorous side of the job involving red carpet events  —  Lorraine Kelly finds red carpet events “intimidating”.
Discussion: Mirror
Charna Flam / People:
Below Deck's Fraser Olender and Matt Rogers Are Dating: ‘A Very Special Human’  —  The pair posted separate Instagram posts sharing snaps of one another at BravoCon 2025  — Below Deck star Fraser Olender and Matt Rogers are dating  — The pair posted separate Instagram posts posing with each other at BravoCon 2025
Discussion: Queerty, Us Weekly, Just Jared and PinkNews
Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Christian Bale Circling Role In Michael Mann's ‘Heat 2’ - The Dish … Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists will start production next year on the second installment of Mann's 1995 heist classic.  Mann wrote the script based on the New York Times bestseller he authored with Meg Gardiner.
 
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