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11:05 AM ET, November 5, 2026

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‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Actress Kimmarie Johnson Dead at 50  —  ACTRESS KIMMARIE JOHNSON DEAD AT 50 AFTER HEART ANEURYSM … Actress Kimmarie Johnson — best known for her roles in “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Dude, Where's My Car?”  — is dead after suffering heart issues ... TMZ has learned.
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‘Mormon Wives’ Star Jen Affleck Files for Divorce From Zac Affleck  —  Jen Affleck is pulling the plug on her marriage to Zac Affleck ... filing for divorce from her husband after their relationship issues played out on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” ... TMZ has learned.
GQ:
Matt Damon on the Oscars, Tarantino, and the Roles That Got Away  —  Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey put him back at the apex of the A-list, but the 56-year-old actor still remembers when the phone stopped ringing in the 2000s.  “There are no sure things, man,” he says.
Sima Kotecha / BBC:
Russell Brand found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault  —  Summary  — Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault  — Brand faced seven charges: three of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault.
TMZ.com:
‘Breaking Bad’ Star Dean Norris and Wife Bridget Divorcing Amid Financial Issues  —  ‘BREAKING BAD’ DEAN NORRIS & WIFE DIVORCING AMID FINANCIAL ISSUES … “Breaking Bad” star Dean Norris is in the middle of divorcing his longtime wife, Bridget Norris, while they deal with serious financial issues, TMZ has learned.
Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
Halle Berry dealt $240k blow after losing physical custody of son Maceo, 13  —  Halle Berry's ex, Olivier Martinez, has requested that she pay his $240,000 legal fees after their bitter custody battle over their 13-year-old son Maceo  —  Halle Berry has been dealt another blow by her ex …
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‘Love Is Blind’ Stars John Shannon and Sarah Williams Divorce  —  ‘LOVE IS BLIND’ SEASON 11'S ONLY MARRIED COUPLE CALLS IT QUITS … Love apparently wasn't blind enough for John Shannon and Sarah Williams ... the only couple to tie the knot on “Love Is Blind” season 11 has pulled the plug on their marriage... TMZ has learned.
Salvatore Cernuzio / Vatican News:
Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican  —  The renowned American singer-songwriter and poet—a Nobel laureate in literature, currently touring Italy with a stop in Rome—was received this afternoon at the Apostolic Palace by Leo XIV.  The Pontiff had previously quoted his lyrics in the preface to a book on disarmament.
New York Times:
The Met Has a New Gala Theme, and It Is as Uncontroversial as Possible  —  After calling off its planned Galliano exhibition after a public backlash, the museum's Costume Institute is pivoting to the everyday.  —  Two months after bowing to public pressure and postponing …
Discussion: LaineyGossip, Page Six and ARTnews
Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Khloe Kardashian Punched “Whores” in Hotel Room After Finding Lamar Odom in 20-Person “Circle Jerk”  —  Khloe Kardashian and Kris Jenner recalled finding Lamar Odom in a 20-person “circle jerk” during the Nov. 5 episode of The Kardashians: “The most crazy thing that Khloe and I ever did.”
Discussion: Reality Tea and Us Weekly
Gabrielle Chung / E! Online:
Carson Daly Reveals New Role on Today Show  —  Today host Carson Daly will expand his role into the weekend, co-anchoring Saturday Today with Laura Jarrett, Joe Fryer and Angie Lassman starting on Nov. 7.  —  Carson Daly is now working six days a week.  —  The Today weekday host …
Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakur's Mother in Universal's Snoop Dogg Biopic (Exclusive)  —  Craig Brewer is directing the drama, which counts Snoop Dogg and ‘8 Mile’ producer Brian Grazer among its producers.  —  Cynthia Erivo has joined the cast of Snoop, Universal Pictures' biopic of entertainment mogul and music icon Snoop Dogg.
GQ:
Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman Is the Scariest Thing You'll See All Year  —  Garfield's chilling performance as the OpenAI CEO in the film Artificial captures the human fallibility at the helm of artificial intelligence.  What comes next scares Garfield too.  —  In 2009, Andrew Garfield found a thread.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Channel 4 Cancels ‘Married At First Sight UK’ After Rape Allegations … Despite one review saying “it would be reasonable to continue producing future series,” Channel 4 CEO Priya Dogra said MAFS UK has now “run its course.”  Neither the current sixth season, which had been filmed …
Bernie Zilio / Page Six:
Playboy's Karissa Shannon lifts lid on Hugh Hefner's alleged demands for incestuous sex with twin sister: ‘It was horrible’  —  Former Playboy Playmate Karissa Shannon is setting the record straight on Hugh Hefner's alleged demands for incestuous sex with her twin sister, Kristina Shannon.
TMZ.com:
Blake Lively's Alcohol Business Slowly Winding Down Following Baldoni Case  —  Blake Lively's bespoke booze beverage business is slowly shutting down following her legal battle with Justin Baldoni ... TMZ has learned.  —  Blake launched her non-alcoholic drink line, Betty Buzz, in 2021.
Rosy Cordero / Deadline:
How Joe Miñoso Exits ‘Chicago Fire’ As Cruz In Season 15 … It's the end of an era on NBC's Chicago Fire, as we say goodbye to Joe Miñoso, who has played Firefighter Josef “Joe” Cruz since Season 1.  And what better way to send him off than on the show's 300th episode titled “Three Hundred.”
Jeremy Louwerse / New York Post:
Lifetime actress left disfigured after vicious dog attack in Hollywood park, lawsuit claims  —  A well-known Lifetime actress was bit in the face by a dog named Scruffy while protecting her French bulldog at a Los Angeles area dog park, causing permanent disfigurement that cost her work, a new lawsuit alleges.
Discussion: The Sun and Daily Mail
 
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