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12:15 PM ET, November 17, 2021

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Dan Heching / People.com:
Britney Spears Addresses the End of Her 13-Year Conservatorship: 'I'm Not Here to Be a Victim'  —  “I lived with victims my whole life as a child, that's why I got out of my house,” Britney Spears said on Instagram in a video statement about life after the conservatorship
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
‘Furious’ Britney Spears refuses to see mom Lynne  —  Britney Spears is refusing to see her mom, Lynne Spears, even after the matriarch flew from Louisiana to Los Angeles to desperately try to extend an olive branch to her daughter, Page Six has exclusively learned.
Katie Campione / People.com:
Travis Scott and Drake Named in $750 Million Lawsuit Brought by Victims of Astroworld Festival  —  The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of 125 victims of the deadly mass casualty event, including the family of 21-year-old Axel Acosta who died from his injuries
Discussion: BuzzFeed News, Just Jared and TMZ.com
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Sneak Peek: The Unique Way Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex Used to Get Into Her Car  —  Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex talked about how she felt being back on the Warner Bros. lot where she used to come for auditions, but this time as a guest on ...
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly, Deadline and POPSUGAR
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Hannah Brown Reveals She Hooked Up with Peter Weber While His Bachelor Season Was Airing  —  “Peter told me he'd quit the show ... if I wanted to be with him,” she tells PEOPLE of the former Bachelor … FB  —  More  —  When Hannah Brown said goodbye to second runner-up Peter Weber …
Discussion: Just Jared
Iris Goldsztajn / Marie Claire:
A ‘Harry Potter’ Reunion Is Really, Truly Happening  —  Is magic... real???  —  Remember when the Harry Potter reunion was nothing but a rumor, and I didn't let any of you get your hopes up?  Well, you officially have permission to get those hopes up real high, because IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING, PEOPLE.
Discussion: Daily Star
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Harry Potter ‘Return to Hogwarts’ Special to Reunite Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint for HBO Max
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle won't join frail Queen Elizabeth for Christmas  —  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have no plans to jet back to the UK for the holidays — despite the fact that it will be Queen Elizabeth II's first Christmas without her husband, Prince Phillip, who died in April.
Discussion: Daily Star
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Queen Sends Poignant Message After Canceling Outing: ‘None of Us Can Slow the Passage of Time’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
Meredith Blake / Los Angeles Times:
Olivia Munn is in a no-win situation.  So she's decided not to ‘play the game’ at all  —  Olivia Munn has a lot on her mind these days.  Air ducts, mostly.  —  Should she get them cleaned before her baby arrives?  That's a thing people do, right?  What about the rest of the house?
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Rebecca Keegan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Lady Gaga on Mining Personal Trauma for ‘House of Gucci’  —  The singer opens up about the wounds that informed her intense performance as a scorned wife turned murderer, a role that precipitated her own re-traumatization: “I put my entire lifetime into her.”
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Alex Rodriguez texting Kelly Bensimon, has asked her out ‘more than once’  —  Has A-Rod set his sights on former model and “Real Housewife of New York,” Kelly Bensimon following his split from Jennifer Lopez?  —  We hear the former Yankee slugger, 46, has been texting the 53-year-old reality …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan, E! Online and Just Jared
Oliver Franklin-Wallis / GQ:
Tom Holland Is In the Center of the Web  —  Tom Holland was 19 when he first appeared as Spider-Man and became his generation's biggest leading man.  Now he holds the keys to the Marvel Cinematic Universe—that is, if he still wants them.  —  “This is going to sound like complete bullshit …
Discussion: Just Jared and Variety
Jen Thomas / Daily Star:
Inside Joe Exotic's wild life - cancer diagnosis, jail stint and Carole Baskin feud  —  The second series of Tiger King has landed and it's about to catapult Joe Exotic into the limelight once more following the runaway success of the first series for Netflix
Discussion: Cosmopolitan
Caroline Blair / Page Six:
Ramona Singer calls Kenya Moore a ‘bitch’ during screaming match on ‘UGT’ flight  —  It didn't take long for the “Real Housewives” trip to hit some serious turbulence.  —  Bravolebrities Ramona Singer and Kenya Moore started their Caribbean getaway on the “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” …
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Nicole Chenoweth / The Sun:
Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip's Ramona Singer slammed for ‘racist’ behavior toward Kenya Moore as fans ‘want her fired’
Discussion: Page Six
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Rockmond Dunbar Exits ‘9-1-1’ Over Covid Vaccine Mandate After Pursuing Medical & Religious Exemptions  —  EXCLUSIVE: Original 9-1-1 cast member Rockmond Dunbar is leaving the hit Fox drama series after more than four seasons.  His character, Michael Grant, was abruptly written off in Monday night's episode …
Jack White / The Sun:
Cheryl posts emotional video montage of herself with Sarah Harding on what would have been her 40th  —  CHERYL Tweedy has posted an emotional video montage dedicated to Sarah Harding on what would have been her 40th birthday.  —  The collection of clips also features the pair …
Discussion: Daily Star
Tionah Lee / E! Online:
Michael B. Jordan Shares Look Inside His Private Romance With Lori Harvey on Their First Anniversary  —  Love is in the air!  Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey marked their one-year anniversary.  Find out how the Creed star and the model celebrated their special day.  —  One year down—and a lot of romance to go!
Discussion: Page Six
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk Spotted Arm in Arm 2 Years After Split  —  More than two years after their breakup, a new sighting of co-parents Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk has sparked rumors of a romantic reconciliation.  See why below.  —  They say a picture's worth a thousand words …
Discussion: Page Six
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Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Kelsea Ballerini Reveals Past Struggle with Eating Disorder: 'It's a Journey, and It's Never-Ending'
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David Hudson / Queerty:
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Hannah Southwick / Page Six:
Kaia Gerber appears to be removing her shoulder tattoo
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT Tech Guild and its 600+ members reach a tentative deal with management on a contract enhancing job security, setting flexible hybrid schedules, and more

Costas Pitas / Reuters:
Donald Trump picks former news anchor and hardline Republican Kari Lake to be the director of US government-funded media outlet Voice of America

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