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BELOW: Keep reading for Ian McKellen, House races, Trump stumping in Pennsylvania and more ...

“You must practice your perversion behind closed doors.” (Image via Greenwich)

EW: Ian McKellen says of The Critic that he didn't have to research the bad old days of anti-gay hysteria:

I had friends who were sent to prison for making love.

HUFF POST: Dems are confident of a House takeover 30 days out — but this has been the prevailing wisdom all year, even when Biden's numbers were soft. It would appear Kamala at the top of the ticket and other factors have improved the chances, with many close races shifting bluer.

NYT: Trump heads to Pennsylvania to glory in surviving an assassination attempt, while Kamala sticks it out in North Carolina to comfort hurricane victims.

ABC7: Judge allows lawsuit by fired gay teacher vs. Catholic school to proceed in Long Island, New York.

THR: Joker 2 is going to be an industry whipping boy for a long time. But Megalopolis is RIGHT THERE.

DAILY BEAST: No surprise here — Cheryl Hines and RFK Jr. are on the rocks following revelations he carried on a nonphysical, yet sexual, dalliance online with a reporter.