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Below are the latest entertainment news stories.

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Taylor Swift pops into ‘SNL' to joke around with host Dakota Johnson

Pop music icon Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” joining her friend and the episode’s host, Dakota Johnson, for some laughs.

Swift appeared on stage during Johnson’s opening monologue to address her role the movie star’s “literal therapist,” in Johnson’s words.

“I’m not your therapist actually,” Swift said. “You just show up once a week at my house with an empty bottle of wine and ask if I want some.”

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Zach Bryan wears ‘Free Palestine' shirt at Gillette Stadium concert, weeks after Ed Sheeran tour uproar

Country singer Zach Bryan wore a “Free Palestine” T-shirt during his concert at Gillette Stadium near Boston on Friday night, weeks after stadium’s owner Robert Kraft was accused of pressuring Ed Sheeran to drop his opening act over pro-Palestinian remarks.

Videos across social media showed Bryan, 30, wearing a black cutoff T-shirt with “Free Palestine” in white letters during his tour stop at the stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Kraft, who owns the New England Patriots, is a staunch supporter of Israel.

Last month, rapper Macklemore said he was removed from Sheeran’s tour at Kraft’s behest after he spoke out in support of Palestinians at the tour’s shows in New Jersey.

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Lindsay Lohan recreates ‘Mean Girls' scene for a most fetch October 3rd

Attention all Plastics, Art Freaks, Preps and more — Lindsay Lohan is here to remind us that today’s the day.

The “Mean Girls” star, who played main character Cady Heron in the 2004 comedy, shared a video on social media, recreating the fan favorite scene in which Cady has an interaction with her school crush Aaron Samuels.

Though Jonathan Bennett, who played Aaron, isn’t featured in the clip, the video still sends us back to the early aughts.

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Taylor Swift debuts curly shoulder-length lob in latest hair transformation

Taylor Swift is embracing her curls once again.

The singer debuted a shorter, curly hairstyle in a new Instagram post shared Oct. 2, showing off a shoulder-length lob with soft waves and her signature bangs while celebrating a major chart achievement in the U.K.

In the photo, Swift posed with her newly cropped blonde hair styled in loose curls, a noticeable change from the longer look she had been wearing in recent months. The hairstyle marks the latest evolution of a haircut she first unveiled in August, when fans noticed she had traded her signature long locks for a shorter shoulder-grazing style.

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Missouri man adopted as baby learns biological father is rock star Michael McDonald

When Michael Goessling, 59, heard his biological father’s voice for the first time last year, he swore he recognized it.

“I just said: ‘What a voice that guy has!’… it just sounded so familiar, but I couldn’t place it.”

When they spoke over the phone that night, it clicked.

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Boo baskets are having a moment: What they are and how to join the Halloween trend

Halloween has no shortage of traditions. There are costumes, pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, spooky movies and enough candy to last until Christmas.

Now, there’s another one to add to the list: the boo basket.

If you’ve been scrolling through social media lately and wondering why everyone suddenly seems to be filling Halloween buckets with cozy socks, candy, toys, books and other festive goodies, you’re not alone. Boo baskets have become a popular way to kick off spooky season, and they’re essentially Halloween’s answer to the Easter basket.

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