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Forbes Crowns McCartney Third-Richest Musician

According to Variety, Forbes pegs Paul McCartney's net worth at roughly $1.4 billion, which makes him the third-richest musician on the planet, behind Taylor Swift at $2 billion and Jay-Z at $2.8 billion. Third-richest musician. Read that again. It is a music …

The Swift-Kloss 'Feud' Dies In A Stadium Suite

via The 'stunned fans' piece: Page Six · The game-day photos: Just Jared · Rival coverage: Billboard · Rival coverage: TMZ

According to Page Six, Taylor Swift was photographed sitting next to Karlie Kloss in a private suite at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday during a Chiefs game, the first time the pair have been seen together in years. For nine years the Swift-Kloss falling out has b…

Dolly Parton's Estate Hits Pause, Not Delete

via The dismissal filing: Billboard · The same story: People · The original suit and the texts: Page Six · The $450 million at stake: Page Six

The company running Dolly Parton's posthumous affairs filed to voluntarily dismiss its lawsuit against her nephew and former security chief Bryan Seaver in Tennessee court Thursday, per Billboard. The claims die without prejudice, meaning they can come back, a…

Harry Styles Ends 30 Nights As A Rat

via The full wrap, the Brunson banner: Variety · MSG's own press release: the banner night · Pizza Rat night two: Meaww · The 79 countries stat: 24hip-hop

Harry Styles closed his record-setting 30-night Madison Square Garden residency over the weekend with two Harryween shows, according to Variety. On the final night he performed as the New York pizza rat while Knicks captain Jalen Brunson presented a banner com…

Klum's 25th: Many Hands Made This Hand

via The costume story and the "many hands" quote: E! News · The full party photo gallery: Deadline · The 25th-anniversary coverage: Variety

Heidi Klum opened her 25th annual Halloween Party on Oct. 31 dressed as a hyper-realistic severed human hand, a prosthetic replica of her own left hand down to the green-stone wedding ring and the finger tattoo that reads "Tom." Per E! News, it took six hours …

Ross: Felony Dropped, Brand Intact

via The arrest and the drop: TMZ · Arraignment details: NBC Miami · The charge swap, court docs: BallerAlert · Rival coverage: AllHipHop

According to TMZ, Miami-Dade prosecutors dropped the felony battery-by-strangulation charge against Rick Ross and are moving forward with two misdemeanor battery counts. He surrendered to Miami Beach police in early October over an alleged domestic violence in…

Chrisley: You Are Not A Headline

via The statement and the sonograms: TMZ · The $100 million divorce liabilities: TMZ · The kitchen kiss and the ultrasound: Page Six

According to TMZ, Savannah Chrisley is posting sonograms and telling the baby "you are not a headline" and "you are not defined by anyone's past," which is her response to the backlash over the pregnancy and the engagement to convicted fraudster Jason Galanis.…

William's Surprise Came With Two Eye Emojis

via The Graham Norton appearance: Variety · The DJ Xara reveal: The Sun · The Instagram pre-tease and the sofa photos: The Sun · The rift spin: The Express

Prince William made a surprise appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, joining Cate Blanchett, Hannah Waddingham and Robert Irwin on the red sofa for a special Earthshot edition, according to Variety. The surprise had already been teased on the Prince …

Glanville Gets Her Face Off Friday

Brandi Glanville says a doctor is "taking my face off" on Friday for "exploratory surgery" that includes a "power wash" under her skin, according to Page Six. The announcement came on Thursday's episode of her own podcast. The mechanism is the reveal window. A…

Wahlberg Turns His Runway Incident Into A Vlog

via TMZ: Wahlberg's plane skids off runway at Las Vegas airport · E!: Wahlberg details the intense moment the plane skidded · TMZ video: Wahlberg avoids tragic plane crash

According to TMZ, Donnie Wahlberg's private jet slid off the runway at Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport on Sunday morning after failing to become airborne and hit the perimeter fence. Wahlberg posted a video to Instagram where he got choked up, point…

McAvoy's Career Goal Is Young Patrick Stewart

via The full quote: Deadline · The 15-year fan campaign, documented: TrekMovie · The podcast he said it on: YouTube · Rival coverage: Nerdist

According to Deadline, James McAvoy revealed on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he pitched a Star Trek series called Mutiny On the Stargazer about a young Jean-Luc Picard and that "we nearly did it." His stated career goal, in his own words: "All I really …

Stallone: Of Course It's Nepotism, You Idiot

via The actual quote, on video: USA Today · The recap and the PaleyFest photos: Page Six · Season 4 watch guide: Page Six · Same press tour, nine back surgeries deep: Page Six

According to Page Six, Sylvester Stallone, 80, told USA Today that casting his 24-year-old daughter Scarlet Rose in Tulsa King is "of course nepotism, you idiot," and that a parent who would not hand their kid every advantage is not a good parent. The whole de…

WWE's Ring Is Now Portrait Mode

WWE and microdrama platform ReelShort announced "Agent of Shadows," a vertical spy series starring Drew McIntyre, set to premiere October 23, per Variety. A secret agent learns he has a daughter he never knew about and must protect her from a criminal organiza…

Affleck Was Banned Twice For Impersonating Himself

via The reveal: EW · The Variety profile where he said it: Variety · Rival coverage: Just Jared · Same quote, different hat: InStyle

According to E!, Ben Affleck revealed in a Variety cover profile that he got banned from Instagram twice for impersonating himself, and that the account, which had six followers, all family, was "just an excuse" for him to look at his kids' social media. The m…

Manganiello's Memoir Is A Hit Piece With An ISBN

via The claims: TMZ · The exclusive excerpt: PEOPLE · The dog chapter: Page Six · The product: Simon & Schuster

According to TMZ, excerpts from Joe Manganiello's memoir "Bloodlines," out Oct. 13 from Simon & Schuster, claim ex-wife Sofía Vergara refused to hug him and mocked his dog during his seven-year autoimmune battle. PEOPLE has the excerpts. First, the mechanism. …

Kidman's Daughter Is The Front Row Inheritance

via The photos: Just Jared · The March pre-Oscars party, same deal: Just Jared · Front row scene report: Vogue · The full guest list: WWD

According to Just Jared, Nicole Kidman brought her 15-year-old daughter Faith to the Chanel Spring 2027 show at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday, October 5, where the pair sat the front row alongside Dua Lipa, Olivia Wilde, Marion Cotillard and Pedro Pascal…

Rihanna Ended It With One Word

After EJ Johnson posted that the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week started an hour late because Rihanna was running behind, the singer replied to the clip with one word: "Damn," per Page Six. For the uninitiated: EJ Johnson, 34, is the Rich Kids of Beverly Hills…

Swift's Cameo Has An Invoice

During her SNL hosting run last night, Taylor Swift walked out on Dakota Johnson mid-monologue, then returned for the goodnights with a birthday cake, as Page Six caught on its own photos. Johnson introduces her as "my literal therapist." Swift then does a bit…

The Jump Scare Was On The Schedule

via The recap and the quotes: Variety · Rival coverage: Page Six · Rival coverage: Hollywood Reporter · Rival coverage: The Independent

During the opening monologue of her "Saturday Night Live" hosting debut Sunday night, Dakota Johnson cut to a studio monitor and welcomed Taylor Swift in as her "literal therapist." According to Variety, the cameo had been treated as a lock all week after Swif…

The Most Popular Dancer Is A Disney Employee

According to Deadline, Jimmy Kimmel declared Guillermo Rodriguez, his 23-year sidekick and "Dancing with the Stars" contestant, "the most popular dancer in the whole world" in Wednesday night's monologue, after Rodriguez posted the lowest judge scores for a th…

The Star Sang A Song, The Press Broke

Chris O'Dowd, 46, sang the traditional Irish song "The Rattlin' Bog" with a live band at the London Irish Centre pub, and Page Six is running the venue's Instagram video this week as a Hollywood star shocking fans. His wife Dawn O'Porter stood up and danced du…

Dolly's Museum Opens With A Video From The Grave

via The opening story: Page Six · Her death: Page Six · The Americana award video: Page Six · The nephew texts: Page Six

Dolly Parton, who died Aug. 25 at age 80 after a private battle with cancer, opened her new Life of Many Colors museum in Nashville on Tuesday with a prerecorded video posted to the museum's Instagram, according to Page Six. In the clip, filmed before her deat…

The Outset Gets A Farewell Address

via The closure story: Page Six · The brand page: Nordstrom · The "genuine buzz," last spring: Page Six · The brand's Instagram: Instagram

Scarlett Johansson's skincare brand The Outset is shutting down, announcing on its own website that "after an incredible journey," it will "wind down operations," according to Page Six. The brand gave no reason, and it is now telling fans to stock up on the be…

Rihanna Takes The Front Row At A Brand Called Fecal Matter

via USA Today: Rihanna turns heads at Paris Fashion Week with daring suit look · W Magazine: Rihanna's Exploding Golden Suit May Be One Of Her Wildest Fashion Week Outfits Yet · Vogue: From Depop to the runway, Matières Fécales is ready for its Paris debut · Wikipedia: Matières Fécales

On Monday, September 28, Rihanna, 38, opened Paris Fashion Week in the front row of the Matières Fécales spring 2027 show, wearing a custom gold tinsel skirt suit over a sheer black Savage x Fenty bra, per USA Today. Matières Fécales is French for fecal matter…

The Values Audit Is A Breakup Text

Nike cancelled a London photoshoot for its Cortez line the night before it was due, after an internal review concluded Karim Benzema's past was not worth the brand's logo, according to The Athletic. The 38-year-old free agent's response, three days later, was …

A Canceled Russia Tour Is A Valid Trial Delay

via The original report: TMZ · The canceled-venue check and the $23M: AllHipHop · The dreads backstory: The Independent · The filing breakdown: Particle

On Wednesday, Ye's lawyers asked a judge to move a discrimination trial from October 12 to May 2027, citing upcoming Russia concerts and the deportation of his former chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, according to TMZ. The suit is from a former Donda Academy …

Outkast Sues Ovrkast Over Two Letters

via The lawsuit story: Rolling Stone · The 2025 interview they cited: Rolling Stone · Rival coverage: CBC · The defendant's statement: X

Outkast has sued Oakland producer Silas Wilson, a.k.a. Ovrkast, in federal court in Georgia, accusing him of trademark infringement and breaching a name-change deal, per Rolling Stone. The 31-page complaint was filed by the duo's trademark holding company, whi…

Patient Zero Is The Marketing Virus

via The recap: E! News · The announcement: Billboard · The dark-website countdown: USA Today · The wire copy: The Washington Post

Taylor Swift announced Tuesday that a new single, "Patient Zero," drops September 25 with a 24-hour pre-order window on her website, per E! News, capping a run of coded clues that started with a cryptic Emmys sketch and a letter on her site that sprouted a thi…