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5:20 PM ET, October 9, 2018

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Kanye West Expected to Visit Trump at the White House  —  President Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are expected to meet with the musician Kanye West on Thursday at the White House, two people familiar with the plans said.  —  Mr. West, who has faced a backlash over his vocal support …
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Teyana Taylor Raves About What Makes Kanye West a ‘Great Father’ … North, Saint and Chicago are in good hands!  Teyana Taylor had nothing but nice things to say about Kanye West's parenting skills in a new interview.  —  “He's such a great father,” the “Gonna Love Me” singer, 27 …
Discussion: RADAR and Sandra Rose
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Kanye West Deleted Social Media Because He ‘Realized His Rants Were Becoming Unhealthy’: Source
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Cele|bitchy
The Wrap:
James Gunn in Talks to Write ‘Suicide Squad 2’ for DC; May Also Direct (Exclusive)  —  Holy Poach, Batman: James Gunn, director of Marvel's “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, is in talks to write “Suicide Squad 2” for DC with an eye toward direct the next installment, three insiders exclusively told TheWrap.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
James Gunn Boards ‘Suicide Squad 2’ To Write And Possibly Direct  —  EXCLUSIVE: James Gunn has been hired by Warner Bros and DC to write with an eye to direct direct the next installment of the Suicide Squad franchise.  It's the first job he's taken since he parted ways with Disney …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Ale Russian / People.com:
Ben Affleck Ends Fling with Shauna Sexton to Focus on His ‘Sobriety and Family,’ Source Says  —  Ben Affleck and Shauna Sexton are no longer seeing each other, PEOPLE has learned.  —  “There was nothing to split from as it has been casual,” a friend of Affleck's tells PEOPLE.
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Jessica Vacco-Bolanos / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Garner Talks Halloween Plans With Ex Ben Affleck Following Their Divorce
Discussion: The Blast
Taryn Ryder / Yahoo:
Busy Philipps calls out James Franco in new book: ‘He threw me to the ground’ on ‘Freaks and Geeks’  —  Busy Philipps has made lifelong friends on film and TV sets over her 20-year career, but it sounds like  —  James Franco isn't one of them.  In her anticipated new memoir …
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Diane Solway / W Magazine:
Cardi B Gets Candid: Hip-Hop's Fiercest Female Rapper Speaks Out About Her Past, Her Career, and Being a New Mom  —  Even if you're among Cardi B's 34 million Instagram followers, and have tuned in daily for your fix of her raucous, unfiltered videos on social media, you might want to pause …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
Teen Vogue:
You Haven't Seen What Lili Reinhart Is Capable Of...Yet  —  Lili Reinhart is really freaking famous.  —  She is break-the-Internet, can't-go-outside-without-being- recognized, gets-asked-to-play-a-part-without- audition famous.  Anyone who has followed the cult-like popularity of the CW's hit Riverdale wouldn't be surprised.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Sara Benincasa / Women's Health:
Kaley Cuoco Says She Doesn't ‘Need’ Her Husband For Anything—And That's A Good Thing  —  “If Karl left me tomorrow, I'd be fine.”  —  Kaley Cuoco's doctor is upset with her.  A few weeks after  —  The Big Bang Theory  —  star's  —  post-wedding shoulder surgery
Discussion: Us Weekly
Kiki Meola / Us Weekly:
Suzanne Somers Opens Up About Regrowing Her Breast After Cancer … Suzanne Somers has a simple motto: If you've got it, flaunt it.  Especially if the “it” is a breast you'd previously been missing.  The 71-year-old Three's Company alum, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 …
Discussion: Page Six and ABC News
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Amber Rose Allows 5-Year-Old Son to Curse, But Wishes He Wouldn't Use N-Word  —  Amber Rose will never send her 5-year-old son Sebastian to his room for swearing.  —  Celebrity Single Moms Who Do It All!  —  “I let my son curse in the house because it's a form of expression,” Rose told Us Weekly at her SlutWalk event in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Page Six and Perez Hilton
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Batwoman Unveiled: Ruby Rose Suits Up in First Photo of CW Hero  —  The lesbian superhero will first appear in The CW's 'Arrow'-verse crossover in December, with development on a potential series of her own already underway.  —  As has become standard practice, The CW and producers Warner Bros. TV …
Discussion: Egotastic
 
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John Mayer Wants to Create a New ‘Male Contract’ Regarding Masculinity | TMZ
Discussion: Page Six
Daniel Riley / GQ:
Ryan Gosling on First Man, Moon Landing Conspiracies, and Mild Concussions
Discussion: The Wrap
Jennie Bell / Footwear News:
Exclusive: Katy Perry Talks Footwear, Family and Aiding the Fight Against Breast Cancer
Ruth Styles / Daily Mail:
Meghan Markle's sister tells DailyMailTV handing a letter to guards at the palace was 'mission …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Harry Potter's Evanna Lynch Reveals J.K. Rowling Helped Her Overcome an Eating Disorder at Age 11
Discussion: Page Six
Daily Mail:
Chyna says King is the perfect older brother, always looking out for Dream, adding: 'He really, really loves Dream.
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Jimmy Fallon Destroys Post Malone's Upcoming Artist Tyla Yaweh In Rap Battle
Discussion: Bossip
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Shameless’ Star Cameron Monaghan Says He's Leaving the Showtime Series
Discussion: TV Tattle
Mark Gray / People.com:
Lance Bass Will Be Part of HGTV's Brady Bunch House Show After Losing Out on Buying It
Discussion: Dlisted
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Al Roker Gets Sweet Support from Today Show Crew as He Makes His Broadway Debut in Waitress
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Mark Wahlberg's ‘Wonderland’ Adds Post Malone, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger to Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Stereogum
People.com:
Sarah Drew Isn't Watching Grey's Anatomy: It's ‘Painful’ to ‘Watch Your Family Move On’
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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