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12:15 PM ET, December 1, 2023

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Marc Brown / ABC7:
Exclusive: Felicity Huffman speaks about college-admission scandal, promotes women's rehab group  —  In an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News, Felicity Huffman is speaking about her involvement in the college-admissions scandal.  —  LOS ANGELES (KABC) — One day in December 2017 actress …
Paul Thompson / Daily Mail:
Dutch translator of Omid Scobie's Endgame says the names of the two ‘royal racists’ WERE in the manuscript she was sent after author insisted he ‘never submitted a book with them in it’  —  The Dutch translator who worked on Omid Scobie's controversial book has insisted the names of two royals …
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The Guardian:
Royals and race: inquiry under way into naming of Charles and Catherine in new book  —  Dutch version of book pulped after king and duchess named as speculating about skin colour of Harry and Meghan's son, in pages on ‘unconscious bias’  —  A royal author has said an investigation is under …
Janine Henni / People:
Prince William Was ‘Close’ to Not Inviting Prince Harry to Windsor Walkabout: ‘It Was All Led by’ King Charles  —  ‘Endgame’ author Omid Scobie shares the brief notice Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received about the public outing after Queen Elizabeth's death
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Mirror
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Diego Peralta / Collider:
Tom Holland Will Only Play Spider-Man Again If It's “Worth the While”  —  The character was last seen in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’.  —  THE BIG PICTURE  — Peter Parker's absence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is becoming more noticeable, as a sequel to Spider-Man: No Way Home has not been filmed or officially scheduled.
Jack Irvin / People:
Kelly Clarkson's Ex Brandon Blackstock Must Pay Her over $2.6 Million for ‘Unlawfully Procured’ Business Deals  —  A California labor commissioner ruled Blackstock wrongfully orchestrated several of Clarkson's business deals while serving as her manager  —  Brandon Blackstock helped orchestrate …
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TMZ.com:
Kelly Clarkson's Ex-Husband Overcharged Her as Manager, Ordered to Return Millions
Sara Donnellan / Us Weekly:
Jeremy Allen White and Rosalia Are Dating After Sparking Romance Rumors (Exclusive)  —  Jeremy Allen White and Rosalía are officially an item.  —  “Rosalía and Jeremy Allen White have recently started dating,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Just Jared
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Matt Phillips / New York Times:
Shane MacGowan, Songwriter Who Fused Punk and Irish Rebellion, Is Dead at 65  —  As frontman for the Pogues, he romanticized whiskey-soaked rambles and hard-luck stories of emigration, while providing a musical touchstone for members of the Irish diaspora.  —  Shane MacGowan …
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Associated Press:
Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65
Gabrielle Rockson / People:
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost Have Stylish Date Night at American Museum of Natural History's 2023 Gala  —  Johansson and Jost married in 2020 and share son Cosmo who was born the following year  —  Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are nailing red carpet chic!
Discussion: Just Jared and American Museum …
Dana Rose Falcone / People:
Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner Told Fiancée in the Fantasy Suite He Planned to Propose: ‘I Was Very Confident’ (Exclusive)  —  Turner got engaged to Theresa Nist on Thursday's season finale of ‘The Golden Bachelor’ — and they announced they'll be getting married on January 4
Sue Reid / Daily Mail:
I'm Nigel Farage's secret girlfriend... I love his loyalty, his empathy - and he's got a great bottom!  —  For years she has stayed out of the spotlight and her life has been a closely guarded secret.  But now her lover Nigel Farage is deep in the celebrity jungle - and Laure Ferrari is silent no longer.
Discussion: The Sun, Daily Star and The Mirror
Melody Chiu / People:
Taylor Swift's Rep Slams ‘Insane’ and ‘Fabricated’ Rumors Singer Was Secretly Married to Joe Alwyn  —  “There was NEVER a marriage or ceremony of ANY kind,” Swift's longtime rep Tree Paine wrote on X  —  Taylor Swift's longtime publicist is shutting down the rumor mill.
Gabrielle Rockson / People:
Simu Liu ‘Absolutely Gutted’ After ‘Health Scares’ Force Him to Drop Out of Disney World's Candlelight Processional  —  The ‘Barbie’ actor was originally scheduled to narrate the holiday event  —  Simu Liu is no longer part of Disney World's 2023 Candlelight Processional.
Discussion: New York Post and Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
Shannen Doherty Pushing Forward with Hollywood Career Amid Cancer Battle  —  Shannen Doherty is not letting stage 4 cancer change the way she goes about her life ... she's pushing forward with her work, but also carving out time for herself, her friends and her dog.
Discussion: Page Six
Karan Brar / Teen Vogue:
How I Found Myself  —  In this essay, actor Karan Brar reflects on reckoning the gap between his public and private personas.  —  Content Warning: This story contains a discussion of suicide and substance use.  If you or someone you know is going through a crisis, you can contact …
Discussion: Just Jared, Out Magazine and Queerty
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Golden Bachelor's Gerry Turner Is Getting a Live Wedding Special: Save the Date  —  The Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner got engaged on the finale and is now preparing for his rosy wedding special, airing live on ABC Jan. 4.  —  Bachelor Nation is heading down the aisle.
 
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Jenna Wang / People:
Patti LuPone Says 'I Don't Think I'll Ever Go Back to Broadway' Because It Has Become a ‘Circus’
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Discussion: Us Weekly and The Blast
Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
Griselda official trailer: Sofia Vergara is nearly UNRECOGNIZABLE as Colombian drug cartel leader Griselda Blanco in Netflix limited series
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
RSF says 23 journalists were jailed in Syria and 10 others were missing as of December 9; press freedom groups call for accountability for Assad's government

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The WGA demands studios take “immediate legal action” against companies that used writers' work to train AI, in a letter to CEOs of Disney, Netflix, and others

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Sources: Patrick Soon-Shiong told LA Times opinion leaders not to publish an editorial critical of Trump's cabinet picks without publishing an opposing view

 
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