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The Bullshit Baron's Law Threat Is The Book's Ad

via The recap: The Guardian · The pull-it-now demand: The Independent · The BBC Radio 4 appearance: The Independent · The edit-and-reprint update: The Independent

According to The Guardian, Piers Morgan threatened to sue Earl Spencer and his publisher over a claim in the new Princess Diana memoir Swan Song that Morgan published intrusive photos of Diana, the same week the book hits shelves. The book also alleges King Ch…

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Tatum's Denial Is The Engagement Bait

via The recap: Page Six · The statement: TMZ · The E! version: E! News · The account dossier: The Cut

According to Page Six, Channing Tatum denied Monday that he runs the burner Instagram account that has been leaving bitter comments about ex-fiancée Zoë Kravitz and her fiancé Harry Styles. The account follows one person: Tatum, and Tatum follows it back. One …

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The Ad That Said No Politics

via The recap: The Athletic · The athlete reactions: The Guardian · The international wire: CNN · The Australian angle: ABC News

According to The Athletic, Sydney Sweeney, an equity holder and strategic partner in the sports betting app Novig, fronted its "Just Sports" campaign, which shows her semi-nude playing sports while saying "no betting on wars or deaths and no politics." Olympic…

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The Unkillable Did 60 Million

via The recap: Deadline · The domestic breakdown: Deadline · The record framing: Variety · The why-it-hit analysis: IndieWire

According to Deadline, Zach Cregger's Resident Evil opened at number one this weekend with an estimated $60 million in North America and $108.3 million worldwide, the biggest opening in franchise history by Sony's Sunday estimate. The franchise was already dea…

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Swift's Ring Is A Press Pass

via The recap: Page Six · The photo gallery: Harper's Bazaar · The video: TMZ · The other side of the story: USA Today

According to Page Six, at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday Taylor Swift pointed at her wedding ring as Travis Kelce scored a 13-yard touchdown against the Colts and shouted "That's my husband!" Fan videos went viral within the hour, and the NFL's own account did th…

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Converse's Apology Is The Product

via The recap: PBS NewsHour · The wire report: CNN · The NBC copy: NBC News · The same-week follow-up: Reuters

According to PBS NewsHour, Converse pulled a global sneaker campaign starring Karina of aespa this week after critics said the lighting on her skirt evoked a KKK hood and the way she held the shoes evoked a lynching. The company apologized with "We're sorry" a…

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The Red Carpet Is a Press Release You Can Trip On

via The recap: News 7 Channel · The premiere economics piece: The Hollywood Reporter · The itemized party costs: The Guardian · The red carpet autopsy: Newsweek

According to News 7 Channel, a studio-scale premiere runs up to a million dollars before the after-party, and every dollar of it is so that forty cameras can film the same seventeen seconds of a celebrity pretending not to be in pain. The red carpet is the pur…

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