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12:20 PM ET, November 5, 2026

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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.
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TMZ.com:
Matt Damon's Wife Luciana Barroso Had a Brain Aneurysm Days Before 2024 Oscars  —  MATT DAMON MY WIFE HAD BRAIN ANEURYSM DAYS BEFORE 2024 OSCARS ... Rallied for After-Party  —  Matt Damon's wife, Luciana Barroso, suffered a brain aneurysm just a week before the 2024 Oscars ... before she rallied to attend the Oscars after-party.
Ryan Hudgins / Us Weekly:
Matt Damon Reveals Wife Luciana Barroso Had a Brain Aneurysm: ‘Whole Scary Thing’  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US MAGAZINE AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  Matt Damon revealed wife Luciana Barroso had a health scare in 2024.  —  In his new GQ cover story, Damon, 56, recalled missing the 2007 Oscars and shared …
Discussion: Page Six and RADAR
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.
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Variety:
Russell Brand Found Guilty of Rape and Sexual Assault at London Trial; Taken Into Custody  —  Russell Brand, the former actor and comedian, was convicted Thursday on three counts of sexual assault and one count of rape in his London criminal trial.  He was found not guilty of two other rape charges …
TMZ.com:
‘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.
The Wrap:
Imax Sails to $175 Million in Revenue Thanks to ‘The Odyssey’  —  The record-breaking run of Christopher Nolan's smash hit lifted the premium format company to net income of $117 million in Q3  —  Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...  - Imax recorded a quarterly record $712 million …
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TMZ.com:
‘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.
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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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
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 …
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
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 …
Tamantha Ryan / Page Six:
Meghan Markle's brother named as person of interest in dad Thomas' porn probe as police share grim new witness claims about ‘underage girls’  —  Meghan Markle's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., was named as a person of interest in their dad Thomas Markle Sr.'s child porn probe.
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.
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.
 
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: Anthropic and AP struck a licensing deal just before the US midterms, the first time Anthropic paid a digital news publisher to license its content

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
As Democrats take the House and the Senate, David Ellison and other media executives are likely to face inquiries and hearings over their deals and Trump ties

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President Trump says Fox News “bears responsibility” for the GOP's losses after “constantly and consistently putting on the Dumocrat opposition, and worse”

 
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