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8:20 PM ET, September 11, 2023

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Caitlin Huston / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Drew Barrymore Show’ Audience Members Say They Were Kicked Out for Writers Guild Support Amid Picket  —  The talk show resumed taping without its three WGA writers on Monday as picketers demonstrated outside of CBS Studios.  —  Writers Guild of America members and scribes …
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Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Talk,’ ‘Jennifer Hudson Show’ Set to Resume During Dual Strikes  —  The two daytime shows are Writers Guild signatories and would follow ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ in returning to production.  —  Several daytime talk shows may be following the lead of Drew Barrymore in restarting production during dual labor strikes.
Christy Piña / The Hollywood Reporter:
Drew Barrymore Announces Talk Show Return Amid Strikes, Says It Will Comply With WGA and SAG Strike Rules: “I Own This Choice”
People:
Calvin Harris and Radio Host Vick Hope Marry at Sprawling Estate Wedding in Northeast England  —  On Saturday, the couple said their “I dos” in front of family and friends  —  Calvin Harris is married!  —  On Saturday, the British DJ and music producer, 39, married Radio 1 host Vick Hope …
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Dana Rose Falcone / People:
Summer House's Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke Officially Cancel Wedding After Calling Off Engagement (Exclusive)  —  The Bravo reality stars got engaged in August 2022 and planned to tie the knot in Mexico this fall  —  Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke have officially called it quits.
Vogue:
Kate Winslet on War Photographer Lee Miller, and the Film She Was Born to Make  —  London, one Friday in late June, the scene is a dark, windowless editing suite.  Kate Winslet is recording dialogue for Lee, a film she produced and stars in, about the life and work of Lee Miller …
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Jason Chester / Daily Mail:
Kate Winslet says she's learnt to stop criticising her naked body after filming topless scene for war biopic Lee - as she poses for Annie Leibovitz in stunning Vogue shoot
Discussion: IndieWire
Jane Crowther / GamesRadar:
Wonka director teases Timothée Chalamet's singing voice, but says the movie isn't a musical  —  By Jane Crowther Contributions from Emily Garbutt published  —  Exclusive: Paul King compares Chalamet's voice to Bing Crosby - but says Wonka isn't a musical
Hank Sanders / Chicago Tribune:
Communist group burns flag, protests Jason Aldean's Tinley Park concert  —  A community organization that aligns itself with communist beliefs held a protest Saturday night outside country music singer Jason Aldean's concert in Tinley Park.  —  Aldean has received praise and criticism …
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Caitlin Lilly / Fox 5 Las Vegas:
Ed Sheeran crashes Las Vegas wedding, serenades couple during ceremony  —  LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Although his show at Allegiant Stadium may not have gone as planned on Saturday night, Ed Sheeran stepped in to make one couple's Las Vegas wedding extra special.
Discussion: People, Billboard and KLAS
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Linsey Lewis / KLAS:
Ed Sheeran cancels Las Vegas show at Allegiant Stadium, postponed for late October
TMZ.com:
Kevin Federline May Seek Child Support Increase from Britney Spears  —  Kevin Federline is thinking of going to court to ask for an increase in child support from Britney Spears ... because he never bargained on having the kids full-time when they hashed out the terms of support.
Jennifer Newton / The Mirror:
Prince William ‘bans all mention of Prince Harry ahead of New York trip’  —  Next week, Prince William is due to visit New York for the city's climate change week and as part of his Earthshot Prize awards - but it is reported that he has taken a vow of silence when it comes to his estranged brother Prince Harry
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and FemaleFirst
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Olivia Little / Media Matters for America:
TikTok is blocking searches for WGA amid the ongoing writers strike  —  Update (9/11/23): A TikTok spokesperson told Media Matters that “WGA has been inadvertently blocked as part of the platforms' protections against QAnon conspiracy theories.”  (WWG1WGA is a common QAnon phrase.)
Jessica Roiz / Billboard:
Jennifer Lopez to Release First Solo Album In Nine Years Under New Partnership With BMG: Exclusive  —  J.Lo will soon release her ninth studio album.  See the tracklist below.  —  Jennifer Lopez has inked a new recording and publishing partnership with BMG, Billboard can exclusively announce today (Sept. 11).
Discussion: ET Canada, Variety and Just Jared
People:
Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau's Pregnant Daughter Says Her Dad Is ‘Extremely Supportive’ (Exclusive)  —  “They have just been my rocks,” Georgia Fualaau, 24, tells PEOPLE of dad Vili Fualaau and older sister Audrey  —  Vili Fualaau's daughter Georgia says her dad and older sister Audrey have been …
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
 
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Clare Fisher / People:
Mel B Says She's Hoping to Get Married in the Same Cathedral Princess Diana Did: ‘Waiting on Them’
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Mara Siegler / Page Six:
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Discussion: Just Jared
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Discussion: People, Just Jared and New York Post
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Rory Gannon / Daily Star:
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Discussion: The Mirror
Matt Demarco / Daily Mail:
Amy Schumer is accused of ‘cyberbullying’ as she mocks photo of Nicole Kidman at US Open
Carly Hacon / Daily Star:
Ant McPartlin's former £5million mansion goes up in flames with fire crews tackling blaze
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Wall Street Journal:
Filing: the US DOJ says TikTok collected data about its users' views on gun control, abortion, and religion, and censored content at ByteDance's direction

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD sues the NBA over the league's “unjustified” decision to sell a package of media rights to Amazon, to which WBD claims to have a “contractual right”

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Mail Online, The Independent, Daily Mirror, and Daily Express roll out “consent or pay” walls charging users £1.99 to £4 per month for cookie-less access

 
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