The daily gossip: November 8, 2019

Kanye West plans to run for president, Olivia Colman's awkward run-in with an actual royal, and more

Kanye West.
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1. Kanye West says he still plans to run for president

The list of people running for president is already pretty long, but you can soon add one more name to it: Kanye West. The rapper, who has long teased the possibility of a presidential run, confirmed this week that he still plans to seek the nation's highest office — though not until 2024, where he'll presumably poll neck-and-neck with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.