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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson on Indefinite Hiatus Following Anti-Gay Remarks — UPDATED: The news comes after the reality star compared being gay to bestiality, drawing ire from LGBT groups including GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign. — Phil Robertson
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AJ Marechal / Variety:
‘Duck Dynasty’: Phil Robertson Suspended Indefinitely Following Anti-Gay Remarks
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Drew Magary / GQ Magazine Online:
What the Duck? — How in the world did a family of squirrel-eating …
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TMZ.com:
Gay ‘Storage Wars’ Stars — ‘Duck Dynasty’ Hater Is MISSING OUT On Man Ass ... 'It's Tighter'
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Zach Johnson / E! Online:
NEWS/ GLAAD Responds to Phil Robertson's GQ Comments Regarding Homosexuality; Duck Dynasty Star Issues Sratement
Rossmurray / GLAAD:
Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson uses vile stereotypes to tell GQ his thoughts on LGBT people
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Paul Rudd to Play Ant-Man in Edgar Wright's Marvel Movie (Exclusive) — After months of speculation, Paul Rudd has landed the lead in Marvel's “Ant-Man” and is now in negotiations to play Hank Pym, multiple sources have told TheWrap. — Representatives for Marvel and Rudd had no comment.
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Paul Rudd to Star in Marvel's ‘Ant-Man’ — Marvel is ready to name their next superhero as sources tell Variety that Paul Rudd is in early negotiations to star in “Ant-Man.” — Rudd, along with Joseph Gordon Levitt, was considered one of the front-runners for the part as Variety first reported.
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Hilary Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:
Demi Lovato Leaving ‘X Factor,’ Simon Cowell Confirms — UPDATED: The singer-judge, who has also been recurring on Fox's “Glee,” says she will dedicate 2014 “completely and entirely to music.” — Demi Lovato is leaving The X Factor, the reality show she's served as a judge on for the past two seasons …
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Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Demi Lovato Is Leaving The X Factor — Demi Lovato is leaving The X Factor, a source close to the singer tells PEOPLE. — The reason? “She plans to spend next year completely focused on her music,” says the source. — “She had a great run and a good time,” says the source.
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Demi Lovato Is Leaving The X Factor to Focus on Her Music: Singer Won't Judge Season 4
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Eyeing Joaquin Phoenix For Batman-Superman Villain — Sources suggest role could be for Superman nemesis Lex Luthor — After already reaping notice for his performance in “Her,” Joaquin Phoenix could be working with Warner Bros. again on the studio's biggest property.
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Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Batman-Superman Film Enlists ‘Argo’ Writer (Exclusive) — Chris Terrio, who recently changed agencies from CAA to WME, has a strong relationship with the film's star Ben Affleck. — Warner Bros. is bringing Argo writer Chris Terrio into the Batman-Superman universe.
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kris Jenner: Khloé's Going Through a ‘Very Cleansing’ Time — It's no secret that Khloé Kardashian has had one of the toughest years of her life. — After months of ups and downs with estranged husband Lamar Odom, 34, the reality star, 29, filed for divorce on Dec. 13 …
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K.C. Blumm / People.com:
Sharon Needles and Alaska Split — RuPaul's Drag Race winner Sharon Needles and her partner of four years, Alaska, have split. — Needles (real name Aaron Coady), who won season 4 of the show, and Alaska, who was a runner up the following season, announced their breakup “on good terms” …
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Bodyguard Accused Of IHOP Brawl — BODYGUARD ACCUSED OF IHOP BRAWL — One of Justin Bieber's bodyguards roughed up a photog last night at an IHOP in Encino, CA ... and the pap has filed a battery report with cops ... according to law enforcement sources.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Trent Reznor's Heartfelt Tribute to David Bowie (Guest Column) — The Nine Inch Nails frontman attests that Bowie's first album in 10 years, “The Next Day,” which beat Beyonce to the surprise-album punch, is more evidence that he “is in the very top tier of artists.”
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Kristen Johnston · 3,789 followers — Hey guys, I've put this off as long as possible, but it's time for me to be upfront with you about something that's been going on with me. — Short(ish) version: I've been really, really sick since early Sept. Full body muscle weakness …
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Hugh Jackman In Talks for Blackbeard Role in ‘Pan’ (EXCLUSIVE) — Warner Bros.' Peter Pan origin story to be directed by Joe Wright — Hugh Jackman is in negotiations to play the villainous pirate Blackbeard in Warner Bros.' forthcoming Peter Pan origin film “Pan.”
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Brad Pitt Courted to Join Tom Cruise in ‘Go Like Hell’ (Exclusive) — Joseph Kosinski is directing the Fox car-racing project, which seeks to adapt the book written by A. J. Baime. — Brad Pitt might be re-teaming with Tom Cruise for their first feature together since 1994's Interview With the Vampire.
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Kia Makarechi / The Huffington Post:
Beyonce's Album Sales Cross 1 Million In iTunes — The good news keeps coming for Mrs. Carter: Apple and Columbia Records tell The Huffington Post that Beyonce's self-titled album has sold over 1 million copies in the worldwide iTunes Store. — The millionth sale came around 11:15 am PST on Wednesday …
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2 Fast, 2 Furious? Eva Mendes And Ryan Gosling Take A Relationship ‘Time Out’ — Superstar couple Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are taking a break in their relationship after it was decided they were moving too fast, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
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