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Diddy Head Injury From Prison Fight with Jamaican Drug Lord Dudus — DIDDY INJURED IN FIGHT WITH PRISON KINGPIN ... Battled Jamaican Drug Lord … Diddy busted his head during a fight with another famous, or infamous, inmate ... a Jamaican drug lord known as “Dudus,” and TMZ has learned …
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Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Kathy Griffin sides with Kelly Clarkson in Brooklyn store feud, slams owners as ‘petty’ — Kathy Griffin is firmly Team Kelly Clarkson. — The outspoken comedian defended the “American Idol” winner amid her bitter feud with a Brooklyn toy store, blasting the business as “petty” for how it handled the controversy.
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Reality Tea, The Hollywood Reporter and Rolling Stone
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Brooklyn store owner breaks down ‘ludicrous’ interaction with Kelly Clarkson over mechanical bird
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TMZ.com, Us Weekly, Thought Catalog, Reality Tea, Daily Mail, Billboard and Oh No They Didn't!
Page Six:
Brooklyn store owner blasts Kelly Clarkson's ‘reprehensible abuse of power’ after she ‘lit the fuse’ with social media rant
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HELLO!, The Hill, Cele|bitchy, Thought Catalog, Billboard, E! Online, TODAY.com, Reality Tea, The Hollywood Gossip, RADAR, Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, Variety, Us Weekly, TMZ.com and New York Post
Adam Chitwood / The Wrap:
Netflix Film VP Doug Belgrad Out as Part of Layoffs — The megastreamer cut 1,000 employees on Wednesday — Netflix Film VP Doug Belgrad is out at the streamer as part of its company-wide layoffs on Wednesday, TheWrap has learned. — Belgrad served as a right-hand man to Netflix Film head Dan Lin …
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E! Online:
DWTS' Jenna Johnson, Harry Shum Jr. React to Carrie Ann Inaba's “Lift” Critique — Dancing With the Stars' Jenna Johnson and Harry Shum Jr. responded after Carrie Ann Inaba schooled them on the definition of a lift in an exclusive Oct. 13 interview with E! News: “We will take it.”
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Reality Tea and Us Weekly
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Eric Todisco / Page Six:
‘DWTS’ judge Carrie Ann Inaba criticizes pro Jenna Johnson in tense exchange during live show
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Reality Tea and E! Online
Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Kathy Griffin rips Shane Gillis as a ‘hack’ after controversial ‘SNL’ monologue: 'Looks like he can't get laid' — Kathy Griffin isn't holding back when it comes to Shane Gillis. — The outspoken comedian slammed the controversial “Saturday Night Live” host as a “hack” …
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Deadline, The Sun, TMZ.com, Thought Catalog, Cele|bitchy, Reality Tea, Us Weekly, Global News, Daily Mail, Variety and PinkNews
Tatiana Tenreyro / Paste:
“My voice was taken away”: Geordie Greep's alleged victim and ex-bandmate both come forward — A Vancouver woman has detailed allegations of sexual assault against the musician. She and Greep's former keyboardist spoke to Paste about what happened on October 8. — MUSIC FEATURES GEORDIE GREEP
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Rolling Stone, Consequence and Stereogum
Hilary Swank Pregnant / TMZ.com:
Hilary Swank Announces She's Pregnant with Her Third Child at 52 Years Old — 52-year-old Hilary Swank's got a bun in the oven ... according to the announcement she made online. — The actress took to social media to post a video of herself, her husband, and their twins dancing in the dark dressed as glow-in-the-dark stick figures.
Alex Jones / WSB-TV:
Six Flags death: Man survived car fire weeks before roller coaster death — COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A family friend is describing a man who died falling from a Six Flags Over Georgia roller coaster as a fighter. — Hassan Kariem, 42, died on Monday after being ejected from Goliath.
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Sandra Rose, TODAY.com, Metro.co.uk, TMZ.com, Daily Mail, Associated Press, WAGA-TV, Forbes, Baller Alert, Washington Examiner, WALB-TV and The Hill
Jack Dunn / Variety:
Bob Daly to Step Down as Chair of AFI Board of Directors (EXCLUSIVE) — After 17 years of leadership, Bob Daly will step down as chair of the American Film Institute Board of Directors at the next trustee meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, Variety can reveal exclusively.
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Anne Heche's son accused of being a ‘deadbeat dad’ even after his toddler's autism diagnosis — Anne Heche's son Homer Laffoon continues to be a “deadbeat dad” despite his almost-3-year-old son's autism diagnosis, the child's mother, Jessica Lamberto, exclusively claimed to Page Six.
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FemaleFirst and Reality Tea
TMZ.com:
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Alum Lucian Piane Died Hours After Being Released From Jail — 'RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE' LUCIAN PIANE WALKED OUT OF JAIL HOURS BEFORE DEATH … Lucian Piane, best known for his work on “RuPaul's Drag Race,” had a bizarre run-in with police just hours before his death ... TMZ has learned.
Riley Cardoza / Page Six:
Director claims ‘mean-spirited’ Jennifer Aniston gifted her bedazzled sex toy to ‘humiliate’ her in front of crew — Director Penelope Spheeris called out Jennifer Aniston for allegedly gifting her a sex toy to “humiliate” her on the set of “Five” in 2011. — The 80-year-old concluded …
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Amanda Rubio / Page Six:
Nick Lachey makes rare comment on Jessica Simpson marriage on ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 11 — Nick Lachey felt he had a “leg up” in his marriage to Vanessa Lachey after his split from Jessica Simpson. — The “Love Is Blind” co-host, 52, made the rare comment about his 2006 divorce …
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Netflix Tudum, Reality Tea, Us Weekly and E! Online
TMZ.com:
RJ Mitte's Fiancée Wanted Him to Choose Between Her or His Mom Before Death — RJ MITTE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MOM AND FIANCÉE ... Relationship On The Rocks … RJ Mitte faced an impossible choice in the days leading up to his death ... multiple sources close to his family tell us …
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Reality Tea, HELLO!, RADAR, Mirror and The Sun
Vanessa Serna / Page Six:
Kate Gosselin lashes out after estranged son Collin details alleged abuse in bombshell memoir — Kate Gosselin called out her estranged son Collin Gosselin's allegations against her in his bombshell memoir, “In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood.”
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