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Beastie Learns The Chant

via The actual event photos: Indian Express · The bow moment: Times of India · The photo gallery: India TV News · Rival coverage: Hindustan Times

MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) attended a promotional event for "Ramayana" in Mumbai on September 26, and after someone in the crowd shouted "Jai Shree Ram," Ranbir Kapoor taught him the chant and the room erupted. According to Indian Express, the event ran at the …

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the drama is now a billing dispute

via The recap: MyNewsLA · The coverage analysis: Insurance Business · Rival coverage: Law Commentary · The first motion round: MyNewsLA

According to MyNewsLA, Justin Baldoni's lawyers asked an L.A. Superior Court judge in new filings to rule that insurer QBE had a duty to defend him in the "It Ends With Us" litigation, arguing that the federal court in the Lively case already held she was neve…

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the comeback kid hijacked a country concert

via The recap: Page Six · Rival coverage: Deadline · The kids' plea: Page Six · The concert details: TV Insider

According to Page Six, Lionel Richie, 77, announced his return to the "American Idol" judging panel for season 25 during Luke Bryan's Luke Bryan & Friends concert at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Thursday, appearing on the arena's big screen while Bryan and…

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the smear factory just got audited

via The recap: Hollywood Reporter · The perjury filing: CourtListener · The sanctions motion: CourtListener · The "we can bury anyone" text: New York Times

According to Hollywood Reporter, ex-"It Ends With Us" publicist Stephanie Jones has moved for sanctions against Hollywood publicist Melissa Nathan, arguing she committed perjury and hid evidence about anonymous smear websites, including one built to take down …

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The Down Payment Lands On An 18-Year-Old

via The announcement: Fashion Times · The sit-down: ELLE · The where-to-buy version: Hypebae · The jacket itself: Aritzia

According to fashiontimes, Aritzia named KATSEYE's 18-year-old Yoonchae the face of its Super Puff campaign Thursday, her first solo brand deal since the group's 2023 debut. The group already holds deals with Gap, Fendi, Pandora, and Glossier. Now the youngest…

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The Crystal Ball Can't Predict Getting Caught

via The side-by-side screenshots: Business Insider · The report: The Verge · The second victim, documented: Futurism · The original post: Elliot Choy on X

According to The Verge, YouTuber Elliot Choy says a Kalshi ad used an AI recreation of his apartment move-in video with his face swapped for a white man's, and Kalshi confirmed the ad ran. Kalshi is a prediction market. The whole brand is that it knows what ha…

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Miss Golf Resort Sues The Biggest Album On Earth

via The filing, reported: Rolling Stone · Rival coverage: NME · The tabloid version: Daily Mail · The brand in question: Maren Wade

According to Rolling Stone, Taylor Swift's lawyers filed this week calling Maren Wade's trademark suit over the 'The Life of a Showgirl' album title 'nonsensical' and asking the judge to dismiss the case with prejudice. Wade ran a Las Vegas Weekly column, a po…

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