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Simon Perry / People.com:
Benedict Cumberbatch Is Engaged to Marry — In this era of social media and email, there was something warmly traditional about Benedict Cumberbatch's wedding engagement news Wednesday. — The Sherlock Holmes and 12 Years A Slave actor let the world know that he was off the market the old-fashioned way …
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Patrick Kidd / The Times:
Benedict Cumberbatch to wed theatre director — Another day, another eligible bachelor off the shelf. First George Clooney, now Benedict Cumberbatch is preparing for married life. — The actor's engagement to Sophie Hunter, a theatre director, is announced in The Times today.
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Anya / People.com:
Kelly Rowland Welcomes Son Titan Jewell — Just call it destiny: Kelly Rowland is a mama! — The singer welcomed her first child with husband Tim Witherspoon on Tuesday, Nov. 4, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively. — Born at 1:30 p.m. PT, son Titan Jewell Witherspoon weighed 7.5 lbs.
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jessica Biel Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Justin Timberlake — Biel's having a baby! Jessica Biel is pregnant and expecting her first child with Justin Timberlake, multiple sources reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly. — “Right now they are just enjoying the news for themselves …
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Alexisloinazpeople / People.com:
Robert Downey Jr. Welcomes a Daughter — Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan, have welcomed a daughter in Los Angeles, PEOPLE has exclusively learned. — The baby girl joins the couple's son Exton Elias, 2½, and Downey's 21-year-old son Indio from a previous marriage.
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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Matthew McConaughey Writes for PEOPLE: 10 Moments That Changed Me — Matthew McConaughey has the world by the tail - an Oscar for last year's Dallas Buyers Club, a new sci-fi blockbuster, Interstellar, and a beautiful family he adores. — In this week's cover story, the actor …
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Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
Official: Taylor Swift's ‘1989’ Debuts With 1.287 Million Sold In First Week — Swift earns the largest sales week for an album since 2002. — It's official: Taylor Swift's 1989 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the largest sales week for an album since 2002.
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TMZ.com:
‘Love and Hip Hop’ Star Yung Berg — Arrested for GF Attack ... Obstruction of Breathing … KHLOE — CLEARLY BACK WITH FRENCH — 11/5/2014 1:00 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF — EXCLUSIVE
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TIME:
Lena Dunham: ‘I Do Not Condone Any Kind of Abuse’ — In an exclusive statement to TIME, the author addresses recent controversy over a passage in her book, Not That Kind of Girl, regarding her relationship with her younger sister — I am dismayed over the recent interpretation of events described in my book Not That Kind of Girl.
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Brett Malec / E! Online:
NEWS/ Britney Spears Is Dating Charlie Ebersol! — Britney Spears has a new man in her life! — E! News can confirm that the 32-year-old pop star is dating producer and writer Charlie Ebersol, the son of veteran TV producer and co-creator of Saturday Night Live Dick Ebersol.
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Brian Niemietz / NY Daily News:
Former Giants player Luke Petitgout charged with sexual assault in New Jersey — The former NFL lineman was arrested at his estranged wife's Woodcliff home around 6 a.m. Tuesday, a source told the Daily News. The attack, following a Giants reunion, allegedly left his wife with bruises.
Tom Shone / Guardian:
Christopher Nolan: the man who rebooted the blockbuster — He is one of the few directors who can walk into a Hollywood studio with an idea and come out with $200m. So will Nolan's latest epic, Interstellar, reinforce his reputation as the auteur who thinks big?
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Are Not Finding Out Baby-to-Be's Gender — Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are keeping an element of surprise in their relationship — the expectant couple have decided to not find out the gender of their baby-to-be, a source tells Us Weekly. — PHOTOS: Blake and Ryan's romance
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Here Comes Honey Boo Boo's Anna Marie Cardwell Opens Up in Wake of Scandal: “Mama [June] Can Be Very Selfish” — Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell is speaking out. — The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo reality star has been in the center of ongoing controversy after she said she was molested …
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Jesse Spero / Access Hollywood:
KATHY GRIFFIN CONFIRMS ‘FASHION POLICE’ JOB OFFER, SAYS MAY NOT BE ‘RIGHT FOR ME’ — The “Fashion Police” vacant spot that has been open since Joan Rivers died in September might not be filled by Kathy Griffin. — Access Hollywood caught up with the Kathy at the “Make Equality Reality” …
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