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PEYTON MANNING on Monday was spotted in Chicago at the Prime & Provisions steakhouse in "deep discussion" about the NFL's national anthem controversy with former U.S. Secretary of State CONDOLEEZZA RICE (NYPOST.com, 10/10). Meanwhile, Manning will "add another accolade to his lengthy resume" when he is inducted as the 33rd Broncos player in the Colorado Sports HOF. Joining Manning in the class of '18 is late former NFLer and Univ. of Colorado alum RASHAAN SALAAM (DENVER POST, 10/11)....The current fourth season of the Starz basketball comedy "SURVIVOR'S REMORSE" will "be its last." The season finale on Sunday will now "serve as a series finale." The project marked one of Cavaliers F LEBRON JAMES' "first forays into scripted television" (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 10/10)....Film producers STEVE LEE JONES and ANDY and MICHAEL WEISS are producing "KIMBO," the story of late MMA fighter KIMBO SLICE (DEADLINE.com, 10/10)....NASCAR driver RYAN NEWMAN and his wife, KRISSIE, are the founders of Rescue Ranch, a "non-profit animal-welfare organization situated on 87 acres" in Statesville, N.C. The ranch HQ itself is an 8,000-square-foot building with "classroom-style rooms" (KANSASCITY.com, 10/10).

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