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Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Ratings: NBC's Sound of Music Live! Does Something Very Good; Glee and Grey's Eye Lows — How do you solve a problem like a boorish, overly snarky Twitter feed? By hushing the haters with huge numbers. — Facing off against 100-percent original broadcast competition throughout …
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How Do You Solve A Problem Like Carrie Underwood? — 9 things that went wrong, 6 things that went right, and 4 people who should've played Maria instead — By Charlotte Alter @charlottealterDec. 06, 2013 — An imposing Austrian manly-man falls for the nanny even though he is attached …
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Tom Gliatto / People.com:
Sound of Music Live Without Much Life, Says PEOPLE's TV Critic — NBC's Sound of Music Live!, starring country star and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood as trilling, hill-hiking governess Maria von Trapp, was like a snow globe with scarcely any flakes.
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: NBC's ‘Sound of Music Live’ Sings With 18.5 Million Viewers
TV Ratings: NBC's ‘Sound of Music Live’ Sings With 18.5 Million Viewers
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Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
‘Sound of Music Live!’ Review: The Hills Are Barely Alive
‘Sound of Music Live!’ Review: The Hills Are Barely Alive
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Perez Hilton:
Carrie Underwood Wasn't Sound Of Music's 1st Pick?! The Original Von Trapps Wanted A DIFFERENT Actress!
Carrie Underwood Wasn't Sound Of Music's 1st Pick?! The Original Von Trapps Wanted A DIFFERENT Actress!
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TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes — Life After Rehab — Enrolls In Fashion School — Life After Rehab — ENROLLS IN FASHION SCHOOL — EXCLUSIVE — Amanda Bynes is wasting no time trying to rebuild her life after rehab ... and plans to hit the books at a private design school because she wants to become a fashion designer, TMZ has learned.
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Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Jen Arnold, Star of TLC's The Little Couple, Reveals She Has Cancer — Jen Arnold, star of the hit TLC series The Little Couple, is battling a rare form of cancer. — The Houston-based neonatologist, 39, and her husband Bill Klein, 38, are parents to son Will, 3, whom they adopted from China …
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Morgan Jeffery / Digital Spy:
Nelson Mandela: BBC One, ITV change schedules for tribute programming — UK broadcasters have altered tonight's schedules following the news of Nelson Mandela's death. — It was announced last night (December 5) that the African leader had passed away following a long illness.
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K.C. Blumm / People.com:
Prince William Comments on Nelson Mandela's Death: He Was ‘an Extraordinary and Inspiring Man’
Prince William Comments on Nelson Mandela's Death: He Was ‘an Extraordinary and Inspiring Man’
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Us Weekly:
Kate Middleton Wears $35 Zara Statement Necklace at Mandela Premiere: Picture
Kate Middleton Wears $35 Zara Statement Necklace at Mandela Premiere: Picture
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Tracy Connor / World News:
‘He is now at peace’: Nelson Mandela dead at 95
‘He is now at peace’: Nelson Mandela dead at 95
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TMZ.com:
... I'm Cool with Mine — Jennifer Lopez only wants one thing out of her divorce from Marc Anthony — which is still going more than 18 months later — and that's ... her old name. — J.Lo just filed her legal response to Marc's petition, and according to the docs her legal name …
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Kelly Clarkson Talks Pregnancy Morning Sickness on Ellen: “I Vomit a Good Dozen Times a Day” — Pregnancy has been rough on Kelly Clarkson. During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday, Dec. 6, the 31-year-old singer vented to host Ellen DeGeneres about how “miserable” …
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TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton's Brother Barron — Lindsay Lohan's Thug BEAT MY FACE IN — (New information bolded) — Paris Hilton's little brother Barron Hilton was jumped this morning — and beaten to a pulp — and he claims Lindsay Lohan masterminded the attack, TMZ has learned.
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Cavan Sieczkowski / The Huffington Post:
Kim Zolciak Tweets About Being A Size 4 Just 9 Days After Giving Birth To Twins — Kim Zolciak posed for a selfie and tweeted about being a size 4 just days after giving birth to twins. — On Wednesday (Dec. 4), Zolicak retweeted a photo posted by her daughter, Brielle …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
New ‘Terminator’ TV Series in the Works — “Thor's” Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller will pen the script for the project, from Skydance Productions and Annapurna Pictures, that will be a companion piece to the rebooted film. — Arnold Schwarzenegger in “The Terminator”
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Sheila Cosgrove Baylis / People.com:
Madonna's Son Rocco Ritchie, 13, Is All Grown Up — Rocco Ritchie, Madonna's son with Guy Ritchie, isn't a little boy anymore. — The 13-year-old's Instagram account provides a snapshot into his life, which is filled with travel, parkour and participating in philanthropic projects.
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Daily Mail:
Are you fur real? Beyonce makes for an unconvincing vegan as she steps out for lunch with Jay Z on new plant-based diet — He recently vowed to stick to a plant-based diet until Christmas Day. — And by the looks of it his wife Beyonce is supporting husband Jay Z in every way except for her wardrobe.
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RADAR:
Victory For Gwyneth Paltrow! ‘Vanity Fair’ Takedown Piece Turns ‘Soft’ — Can Gwyneth Paltrow claim victory over Vanity Fair? — RadarOnline.com has learned that the famed magazine, which had planned a scathing take-down piece on the actress, is making it much softer.
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston “Very Into the Holiday Spirit” While Shopping for Christmas Trees With Justin Theroux — 'Tis the season! Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are ready to deck the halls. On Thursday, Dec. 5, the couple paid their annual visit to Mr. Greentrees in Beverly Hills to pick the perfect Christmas tree for their new home.
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