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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton Split — After 13 years together, Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter have split. — The couple “separated amicably earlier this year and have continued to be friends and co-parent their children,” Carter's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Sony To Release ‘The Interview’ in Theaters, on VOD Despite Threats (Exclusive) — Sony Pictures will release the canceled Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy “The Interview” in theaters and on video on demand, TheWrap has learned. — The plan is to release the film simultaneously in participating theaters and via video on demand.
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Sony About Face ... ‘The Interview’ Will Hit Some Theaters on X-mas Day — 10:30 AM PT — Seth Rogen tweeted about the news, writing, “The people have spoken! Freedom has prevailed! Sony didn't give up! The Interview will be shown at theaters willing to play it on Xmas day!”
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Amy Adams' Today Show Appearance Cancelled After Sony Hack Silence: Details — Woman of steel! Amy Adams stood her ground and it cost her some serious nationwide publicity. — The Big Eyes actress, 40, was scheduled to make an appearance on the Today show this week …
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
‘Today’ Show Boots Amy Adams - Just Because She Didn't Want To Discuss Sony Hacking
‘Today’ Show Boots Amy Adams - Just Because She Didn't Want To Discuss Sony Hacking
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Michael Brown / TMZ.com:
'AND HE'S DEAD, DEAD MICHAEL BROWN' [VIDEO] — The Glendale, CA Elks Lodge is investigating a shocking incident that went down in the club a week ago Monday, when a performer sang a song celebrating the death of Michael Brown ... for an audience that included a number of retired and current cops ... and TMZ has the video.
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Mathew Knowles — Hawking Old Beyonce Stuff for Top Dollar ... Deep Discounts on Solange — HAWKING BEYONCE STUFF FOR TOP $$$ — Deep Discounts on Solange — EXCLUSIVE — Beyonce's dad is trying to make ends meet by unloading tons of her souvenirs from her career in a massive garage sale …
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden Are Engaged — It's official! After months of dodging engagement rumors, Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are officially set to wed. — “It happened a few nights ago,” a Madden pal tells PEOPLE about the proposal. “All of Benji's friends are aware and happy for him.”
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Cameron Diaz Flashes Big Ring After Benji Madden Engagement News: Photo
Cameron Diaz Flashes Big Ring After Benji Madden Engagement News: Photo
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Kim Dickens To Star In ‘The Walking Dead’ Companion Series On AMC — EXCLUSIVE: Gone Girl standout Kim Dickens has been tapped as the female lead opposite Cliff Curtis in the pilot for The Walking Dead companion series at AMC. The project was created by Robert Kirkman …
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Reese Witherspoon Blames Ryan Phillippe Divorce Trauma For Career Blunders, Slump — The last several years have been a bit of a roller coaster for Reese Witherspoon. The Mud star, 38, opened up about her transformation from Hollywood's Oscar-winning darling to slumping star and back again …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Russell Crowe thinks it's a myth that there are no good parts for older actresses — Bedhead & I didn't coordinate stories, I swear! Earlier today, Bedhead covered the Isabella Rossellini interview where she literally said “I really don't work any more as an actress. I am old, and there are no roles for older people.”
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Emily Gosden / Telegraph:
Reporter repeatedly collapses into giggles in front of pile of burning narcotics — He has braved gunfire to report from some of the world's most treacherous regions. But now the BBC's Quentin Sommerville has revealed how he fell victim to an unexpected hazard: a pile of burning narcotics.
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Selim Algar / Page Six:
Stevie J headed to rehab after flunking 10 drug tests — He's blowing it. — Reality TV star and music producer Steven “Stevie J” Jordan will be shipped to an inpatient drug program after flunking ten drug tests for coke and weed while out on bail on a child support case, Manhattan prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Pee-Wee Herman Movie Produced by Judd Apatow Heading to Netflix (Exclusive) — What should you get a Pee-Wee Herman fan for the holidays? How about a subscription to Netflix, which is nearing a deal to distribute the Pee-Wee Herman movie that Judd Apatow is producing, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap.
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Blake Lively Talks Christmas: “Everybody Gets in the Same Bed!” — Blake Lively's going to need a bigger bed! The Gossip Girl alum revealed her Christmas celebrations include a 7-hour-long family bed session — but since the actress is now heavily pregnant, it might be a bit of a squash this year!
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Joe Cocker, English Rock Singer, Is Dead at 70 — Joe Cocker, the gravelly British singer who became one of pop's most recognizable interpreters in the late 1960s and ‘70s with passionate, idiosyncratic takes on songs like the Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends,” died on Monday at his home in Crawford, Colo. He was 70.
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BBC:
Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70
Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70
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