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Zach Baron / GQ Magazine Online:
The GQ Cover Story: Bradley Cooper Is A-List Now, Bro — You know the guy who once made playing jerks look too easy? Well, he's now an international box-office draw and Oscar nominee. (Speaks French, too!) — Oahu, Hawaii: Speeding down the side of a volcano in a rental-car-colored Chevy Cruze …
Jordan Zakarin / BuzzFeed:
Shia LaBeouf Apologizes After Plagiarizing Artist Daniel Clowes For His New Short Film — UPDATED: The similarities between LaBeouf's HowardCantour.com and Clowes' Justin M. Damiano are astounding. “In my excitement and naiveté as an amateur filmmaker, I got lost in the creative process …
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Jordan Zakarin / BuzzFeed:
Daniel Clowes Pursuing His Legal Options Regarding Shia LaBeouf's Plagiarism — “His apology is a non-apology, absolving himself of the fact that he actively misled, at best, and lied, at worst, about the genesis of the film,” Clowes' editor wrote to BuzzFeed. — Larry Busacca
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Did Kim Kardashian pluck, wax or fill-in her daughter Nori's eyebrows? — Kim Kardashian posted this ^^ photo of North “Nori” West on her Instagram yesterday. Eyebrows! Nori has very strong baby-brows! Some people think that Kim waxed Nori's “baby unibrow” but...? I don't know.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kelly Rowland Is Engaged! Singer Confirms Happy News, Reveals Fiancé Proposed on Skype — Kelly Rowland is engaged! — Not that we didn't already suspect as much, considering the lovely diamond ring she's been wearing and the handsome man she's been spotted around town with …
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Kelly Rowland Gets Engaged ... on Skype! — The rumors are true: Kelly Rowland did get engaged recently - and it was quite the long-distance proposal! — Her boyfriend and manager Tim Witherspoon popped the question over Skype while she was in Bulgaria, the singer and X Factor judge reveals …
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Warner Bros Sets 'Gilligan's Island' As Star Feature Vehicle For Josh Gad — EXCLUSIVE: Remember Gilligan's Island, the venerable 1960s TV series about seven castaways who wind up stranded on a tropical island after a torrential storm shipwrecks their yacht The S.S. Minnow?
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Heidi Parker / Daily Mail:
‘She was the last romantic relationship I had’: Colin Farrell, 37, shares details of how he fell for Elizabeth Taylor just before she passed at age 79 — One of the greatest loves of Colin Farrell's life was over 40 years his senior. — During a sit-down with Ellen DeGeneres on Monday …
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — I Want to Keep My Deposition TOP SECRET — I WANT TO KEEP MY DEPOSITION TOP SECRET — EXCLUSIVE — For a change ... Justin Bieber's a little camera shy, at least when it comes to sitting for a videotaped deposition in his legal battle with a Miami paparazzo ... TMZ has learned.
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Mickey Rapkin / ELLE:
ORLANDO BLOOM IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE ROMEO — Whether playing a blond-haired, blue-eyed elf or Romeo, the original heartthrob himself, Orlando Bloom has always quickened pulses. But, as Mickey Rapkin learns, when it comes to the spiritual Brit's own passion plays, mellow is his mantra — Getty Images
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Sarah Michaud / People.com:
John Mayer and Katy Perry Premiere ‘Who You Love’ Video — John Mayer, Katy Perry - and a mechanical bull? — The couple were joined by an unexpected costar in the music video for their duet, “Who You Love,” the third single off of Mayer's Paradise Valley album.
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Katy Perry's ‘Roar’ Lip-Sync Performance: NRJ Music Awards Take the Blame (Updated)
Katy Perry's ‘Roar’ Lip-Sync Performance: NRJ Music Awards Take the Blame (Updated)
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lawrence Tells Barbara Walters “It Should Be Illegal to Call Somebody Fat on TV” — She's a girl on fire, and Jennifer Lawrence is using her place in the spotlight to speak out about issues close to her heart. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire star recently sat down with Barbara Walters …
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Dave McNary / Variety:
‘Divergent’ Director Neil Burger Won't Do Sequel (EXCLUSIVE) — Lionsgate's ‘Divergent’ follow-up ‘Insurgent’ set to open March 20, 2015 — “Divergent” director Neil Burger will not helm “Insurgent,” the second title in Lionsgate's upcoming young-adult franchise, and the studio has set the sequel for a March 20, 2015, release.
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Billboard:
Target Not Selling Beyonce's New Album — While Target said today it will not sell CDs of Beyonce's new self-titled album, it did stock her last release, 2011's “4,” which included a Target exclusive version. … Questions? Comments? Let us know: @billboardbiz
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Jessica Hopper / Sound of the City:
Read the “Stomach-Churning” Sexual Assault Accusations Against R. Kelly in Full — It has been nearly 15 years since music journalist Jim DeRogatis caught the story that has since defined his career, one that he wishes didn't exist: R. Kelly's sexual predation on teenage girls.
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kylie Jenner: I Don't Have a Boyfriend, Jaden Smith's Just My “Best Guy Friend” — Kylie Jenner has been in the public eye since age 9, so having a normal prom experience is probably a struggle. But in the new Seventeen Prom cover story (on newsstands Dec. 25), the 16-year-old opens …
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Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Dwayne Johnson Is The Top-Grossing Actor Of 2013 — Iron Man 3 is the highest-grossing movie of 2013 so far with $1.2 billion. But that's not enough to put its star, Robert Downey Jr., on top of our list of the top-grossing actors. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson beat him this year by working more.
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