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9:10 AM ET, August 23, 2013

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Sophie Schillaci / Hollywood Reporter:
Ben Affleck Is Batman for ‘Man of Steel’ Sequel  —  Warner Bros.' untitled superhero pic is slated to hit theaters on July 17, 2015.  —  Ben Affleck will join Henry Cavill in Warner Bros.' Man of Steel sequel, the studio announced on Thursday.  —  The project was announced at Comic-Con earlier this year …
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Ben Affleck Is the New Batman  —  Film will bow July 17, 2015  —  Ben Affleck is Batman.  —  The actor will replace Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming untitled Superman-Batman feature for Warner Bros., the studio announced Thursday.  —  Affleck becomes the eighth actor to play …
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BEN AFFLECK REVEALED AS BATMAN  —  BEN AFFLECK REVEALED AS BATMAN IN WARNER BROS. PICTURES' NEW SUPER HERO FEATURE FILM, NOW SLATED TO OPEN JULY 17, 2015  —  The Oscar®-winning star joins Henry Cavill in the first ever onscreen match-up of DC Comics' most iconic characters.
Discussion: The Wrap and Digital Spy
Deadline.com:
Ben Affleck To Play Batman In Warner Bros' Batman-Superman Pic; Studio Sets July 17, 2015 Release Date  —  Ben Affleck has two Oscars; now he's getting a cape.  Hot off a Best Picture win for his period thriller Argo, Affleck is stepping back in front of the camera to play Batman …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Eva Longoria — Single Again!!!  —  SINGLE AGAIN!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Good news, single heterosexual men and/or lesbians: Eva Longoria (the sexiest 38-year-old woman on Earth) is now officially single.  —  Sources tell TMZ, the former “Desperate Housewives” star split from boyfriend Ernesto Arguello …
El Mayimbe / Latino-Review.com:
EXCLUSIVE: We Found Out Who Marvel Wants For Rocket Raccoon In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’  —  With production currently underway in London for Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy, the big question remains just WHO is going to voice Rocket Raccoon?  —  Marvel rocked the house last month …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Ben Stiller & Helen Childress To Revive ‘Reality Bites’ As Comedy Series For NBC  —  Reality Bites, the cult 1994 romantic comedy that examined the angst of Generation X college graduates, is heading to primetime.  The film's director Ben Stiller and writer Helen Childress have teamed …
Discussion: Gawker
New York Post:
‘Stalker’ camps out in Jennifer Lopez's Hamptons mansion for six days  —  A creepy stalker decided to make Jennifer Lopez's Hamptons mansion his personal summer share — and managed to live in her pool house for six days without the superstar's security guards finding out, according to sources.
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TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lopez — Alleged Stalker Vacationed in Her Mansion
Discussion: Digital Spy and PerezHilton
Rebecca Macatee / E! Online:
NEWS/ Jennifer Lopez: Man Secretly Living in Star's Hamptons Pool House Charged With Stalking and Burglary
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
The Boba Fett Fan Club:
Exclusive: Star Wars Episode 7 to be Shot on Film by Dan Mindel  —  Frame of reference: this is how Star Trek was shot on film, not digital like the Star Wars prequels.  Star Wars Episode 7 will use the same camera team led by cinematographer Dan Mindel ASC BSC in addition to the director we already know is attached, J.J. Abrams.
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
George Zimmerman Shops For Tactical Shotgun  —  SHOPS FOR TACTICAL SHOTGUN  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  George Zimmerman was on the hunt today — for a shotgun ... TMZ has learned.  —  Zimmerman went to Kel-Tec in Cocoa, Florida ... a gun manufacturing company.  We're told he was asking questions …
Discussion: Bossip and Gawker
Sarah Lyall / T Magazine:
Victoria Beckham, Working Girl  —  Past the closed-circuit cameras, past the nondisclosure-agreement-wielding security guard, past the Damien Hirst pictures, past the hyperorganized assistant and the bold monochrome walls and the sumptuous gray sofas and the three giant orchids …
TMZ.com:
2 Chainz Arrested After Tour Bus Standoff with Police [Now with Mug Shot]  —  [Now with Mug Shot]  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  1:35 PM PT — 2 Chainz has just been released from jail, and flipped everyone off in the process.  Being the businessman he is, he also told everyone to buy his album.
Discussion: Bossip and Gossip Cop
Michael Musto / Gawker:
Ex: Calvin Klein's Boyfriend is Straight, Worst Lover I Ever Had  —  On Monday, we ran an interview with Nick Gruber, Calvin Klein's ex-boy toy.  He discussed his impending Fashion Week sashay down the runway and his plans to get his extreme sports business off the ground.
TMZ.com:
Lee Thompson Young — Funeral Service on Famous Movie Lot  —  LEE THOMPSON YOUNG  —  Funeral Service  —  On Famous Movie Lot  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lee Thompson Young will be laid to rest this week ... and TMZ has learned the actor's funeral service will take place at the legendary Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood.
Discussion: Bossip
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Harry Styles: I Expect Ex Taylor Swift To Write Songs About Me  —  In an exclusive chat with Us Weekly, One Direction's Harry Styles says he fully expects ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift to write songs about him; “At least she's a great songwriter”  —  Let the ex tunes begin!
Discussion: Just Jared
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel Enjoy “Very Casual and Friendly” Dinner Date  —  Sorry, guys, Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz are not Hollywood's newest couple.  —  Contrary to reports claiming the duo shared a cozy date in New York Tuesday night, E! News learns that the pair was just having a friendly meal together.
Clay Cane / bet.com:
J. Cole: I Might Not Be as Successful If I Had Dark Skin  —  The rapper talks racial profiling, color in hip hop and Splinter Cell: Blacklist.  —  J. Cole is one of the hardest working young men in hip hop and his grind has paid off.  The North Carolina native already earned two number one albums in less than two years.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Queerty
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
The God of ‘SNL’ Will See You Now  —  How do you please Lorne Michaels?  Twenty-two ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast members - and one who came close - share tales of the audition that can make or break a career.  —  For nearly 40 years, “Saturday Night Live” has been a reliable engine for generating …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Jimmy Iovine Out Of ‘American Idol’, Randy Jackson Poised To Replace Him As Mentor  —  EXCLUSIVE: The sweeping changes on Fox's American Idol continue.  I've learned that top music producer Jimmy Iovine is leaving the talent competition series, where he served as an in-house mentor for the past three seasons.
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez “Would Love” Scooter Braun to Be Third Judge on American Idol Season 13
 
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