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5:15 PM ET, June 19, 2013

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Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Paula Deen Admits Using The N-Word & Making Racial Jokes In Explosive Deposition  —  Celebrity chef Paula Deen has admitted to using the N-word and telling insensitive racial jokes during a May 17 deposition that was videotaped — and also confessed to her brother's cocaine, pornography and alcohol addictions!
Discussion: The Superficial, Gawker and Bossip
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TMZ.com:
Paula Deen — I've Used the N-Word ... But I'm NOT Racist  —  I'VE USED THE N-WORD  —  ... But I'm NOT Racist  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  11:52 AM PT — Paula's rep issued a statement to TMZ ... saying, “Ms. Deen does not condone or find the use of racial epithets acceptable.
Discussion: New York Post and Gossip Cop
PopWatch:
This Week's Cover: A first look at the making of ‘Divergent’  —  Looking for the next YA movie sensation?  This week, EW offers an exclusive first look at the making of Divergent, based on Veronica Roth's dystopian YA best-seller.  The movie's set in a futuristic Chicago …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Shailene Woodley Cut From ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’  —  The actress only worked three days and shot around three scenes but director Marc Webb wants to streamline the story.  —  Shailene Woodley will not appear in Sony's Amazing Spider-Man 2, and neither will her character, Mary Jane Watson, THR has confirmed.
Jen Yamato / Deadline.com:
Shailene Woodley's Mary Jane Role Cut From 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2′; Actress Out Altogether?
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Brittany Galla / Us Weekly:
Selena Gomez Hooking Up With Ed Sheeran  —  Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com; Jason Merritt/Getty  —  Justin Bieber may find this hard to believe.  His on-off love Selena Gomez, 20, has moved on — with British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, 22, two sources tells Us Weekly.
People.com:
Kim Kardashian: Inside Her Dramatic Delivery  —  Leave it to a Kardashian girl to make a dramatic entrance!  —  That's exactly what happened when Kim Kardashian, 32, delivered a daughter roughly three weeks early.  —  With exclusive interviews with members of the couple's innermost circle …
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TMZ.com:
Over 'Parkinson's' Lyric On New Album  —  Kanye West is being slammed as “ignorant” and “distasteful” over a lyric on his new album which uses Parkinson's disease as a punch line ... TMZ has learned.  —  The song in question is called “On Sight” — which includes the lyric …
Rolling Stone:
Serena Williams: The Great One  —  No athlete alive dominates a sport like Serena Williams does women's tennis.  But on the whole, she'd rather be eating cinnamon rolls  —  Who is the most dominant figure in sports today?  LeBron James?  Michael Phelps?  Please.  Get that weak sauce out of here.
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Selma Blair Leaving Anger Management After Charlie Sheen Feud  —  Charlie Sheen reportedly wants Selma Blair fired from “Anger Management”  —  Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty  —  Charlie Sheen just can't avoid a little behind-the-scenes drama.
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Sam Taylor-Johnson To Direct ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Sam Taylor-Johnson, whose directorial debut was 2009′s Nowhere Boy about the early life of John Lennon, has been secured to direct Fifty Shades Of Grey, the sizzling novel adaptation from Universal Pictures and Focus Features.
Discussion: Just Jared
Jocelyn / In Case You Didn't Know:
Miley Cyrus speaks out in support of marijuana: “I've seen a lot of people spiral down with alcohol, but not with weed”  —  We all know Miley Cyrus is a pot head.  We've seen the pictures.  I'm surprised that she's actually coming out and endorsing marijuana, however.  I don't know why it surprises me, but it does.
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Brendon Connelly / Bleeding Cool Comic Book …:
SCOOP: Star Wars Episode Seven Character Details  —  We've got our hands on the first real casting breakdowns of characters from the next Star Wars movie.  What's more, we've verified that these are lead characters - though not necessarily to be billed in the order below.
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown to L.A. City — My House Graffiti Is Protected By the 1st Amendment!  —  By the 1st Amendment!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chris Brown is firing back at the City of L.A. — claiming the gov. has NO RIGHT to force him to remove the graffiti art on the front of his L.A. home because it's protected by the 1st Amendment.
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Christina Aguilera Bares Toned Midriff, Looks Skinny on The Voice Finale  —  Credit: Tyler Golden/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank  —  The diva is back!  Though she didn't mentor any contestants during the fourth season of The Voice, Christina Aguilera made a grand return for the NBC hit's June 18 finale.
People.com:
Rihanna Hits Fan with Microphone at Concert  —  Don't mess with Rihanna!  —  When a fan got too clingy at a recent concert, the singer used her microphone to give the fan a whack - and it was caught on video.  —  While performing at a stop on her latest world tour in Birmingham, England …
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Discussion: PerezHilton
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Jimmy Kimmel Debuts “I Wanna Channing All Over Your Tatum” Music Video  —  Move over Lonely Island!  White House Down stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx premiered a hilarious music video, “(I Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum) on the Tuesday, June 18 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
David O'Shaughnessy / entertainment.ie:
Rihanna checking into ‘love rehab’ to get over He Who Shall Not Be Named?  —  No not Voldemort (although we wouldn't put it past her), the other one.  The one Rihanna is constantly associated with that we don't even want to talk about anymore.  It seems like even she has gotten sick …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Cele|bitchy
Laura Carroll / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
You think Gwyneth Paltrow and Coca-Cola have something in common?  (They do)  —  Quick question: What do Gwyneth Paltrow, a Las Vegas startup and Coca-Cola have in common?  —  Answer: They're all exhibiting at Licensing Expo 2013, being held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center through Thursday.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lawrence, Ex-Boyfriend Nicholas Hoult “Getting a Lot Closer”  —  Is X-Men: Days of Future Past bringing two past loves back into the present?  Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult surprised everyone when they ended their two-year relationship in January, but there may be a silver lining in their breakup.
Discussion: PerezHilton and VH1 Celebrity
Justin Bieber / TMZ.com:
I Want My Stuff Back!  —  Justin Bieber is being warned — return the SIM card you allegedly stole from a paparazzo in Miami ... or else!!!  —  TMZ has learned ... Gustavo Garces has lawyered up and fired off a letter to Bieber's manager — demanding the immediate return of the memory card …
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Amy Jamieson / People.com:
Gisele Bündchen Practices with Her Little Yogini
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TMZ.com:
Tamar Braxton — Sells L.A. Mansion For $3.5 Million PROFIT!!!
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Nashville’ Music Guru T Bone Burnett Won't Return for Season 2 (Exclusive)
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
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TMZ.com:
Dwight Howard — I REFUSE to Watch the NBA Finals!
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
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Billboard:
Rihanna Passes Justin Bieber as Most Viewed Artist on YouTube
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PerezHilton
Jocelyn / In Case You Didn't Know:
Johnny Depp lands the new cover of Rolling Stone, finally opens up about splitting from Vanessa Paradis
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CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

 
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