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Chris Coplan / Consequence of Sound:
Tom Petty awarded songwriting royalties for Sam Smith's “Stay With Me” — Upon the release of Sam Smith's “Stay With Me” in April 2014, a number of listeners were quick to note the distinct resemblance to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1989 classic “I Won't Back Down”.
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Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Sam Smith on Tom Petty Settlement: ‘Similarities’ But ‘Complete Coincidence’
Sam Smith on Tom Petty Settlement: ‘Similarities’ But ‘Complete Coincidence’
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Emma Watson / Facebook:
I'm finally able to tell you... that I will be playing Belle in Disney's new live-action Beauty and the Beast! It was such a big part of my growing up, it almost feels surreal that I'll get to dance to ‘Be Our Guest’ and sing ‘Something There’. My six year old self is on the ceiling - heart bursting.
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Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Emma Watson Cast in Disney's Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Emma Watson Cast in Disney's Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Emma Watson to Star in Disney's ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Exclusive)
Emma Watson to Star in Disney's ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Exclusive)
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Jason Newman / Rolling Stone:
Blink-182's Hoppus, Barker Blast ‘Ungrateful, Disingenuous’ Tom DeLonge — “Why Blink even got back together in the first place is questionable,” Barker tells RS — Earlier today, Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker released a statement noting that founding member Tom DeLonge had …
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Kevin Rutherford / Radio.com:
Tom DeLonge Leaves Blink-182 ‘Indefinitely’ — Update 2: Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker have spoken to Rolling Stone concerning the news that Tom DeLonge is out of blink-182 “indefinitely,” sharing their own side of the story about the day's events and what led to them.
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Michael Schneider / TV Insider All Feed:
Fox Confirms They're Eyeing an X-Men Series, After Months of Speculation — From left: Chris Raphael/FOX; Twentieth Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘X-Men’ Live-Action Series in the Works at Fox
‘X-Men’ Live-Action Series in the Works at Fox
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Emile Hirsch involved in alleged assault with female film exec — Emile Hirsch walks in Park City on Jan. 23. — Actor Emile Hirsch was involved in a fracas with a female executive from Paramount Pictures while partying into the early hours at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Emile Hirsch Allegedly Assaulted a Woman at Sundance: Details
Emile Hirsch Allegedly Assaulted a Woman at Sundance: Details
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Nick Jonas Boards Fox's Ryan Murphy Comedy ‘Scream Queens’ (Exclusive) — Joining a cast that includes Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin and Ariana Grande. — In casting sure to make young fans scream with delight, Fox's horror comedy anthology Scream Queens is adding a Jonas brother to its ranks.
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Sarah Ball / GQ:
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are one of Manhattan's flyest couples. We herby nominate them for mayoralty — We the People hereby petition one Mr. John Legend and future best-ever first lady, Ms. Chrissy Teigen, for Mayoralty of the City of New York. They'd kill it, right?
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Daniel Gates / Gossip Cop:
Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard NOT Dating, Despite Reports (EXCLUSIVE) — Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard are not dating, despite widespread reports claiming the duo was spotted kissing and looking romantic while attending the Sundance Film Festival.
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Is Margot Robbie Dating Alexander Skarsgård? …
NEWS/ Is Margot Robbie Dating Alexander Skarsgård? …
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Adam Sandler's First Netflix Movie 'Ridiculous 6′ Casts Taylor Lautner, Blake Shelton, More (Exclusive) — Adam Sandler has lined up a ridiculous cast for “Ridiculous 6,” a Happy Madison production that will be the first film under his groundbreaking deal with Netflix, TheWrap has learned.
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TMZ.com:
Joan Rivers — Melissa Sues Clinic Over Mom's Death — MELISSA SUES CLINIC — Over Mom's Death — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — Melissa Rivers has just filed a huge lawsuit against the clinic where Joan Rivers' heart stopped beating ... and Melissa's lawyer says the doctors acted like a bunch of groupies and not medical professionals.
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Barbara Ross / NY Daily News:
Joan Rivers' daughter, Melissa, files multimillion dollar lawsuit against Manhattan clinic, doctors involved in comedian's fatal surgery — Melissa Rivers claims Yorkville Endoscopy and the doctors who operated on Joan were negligent and triggered the coma that killed the 81-year-old's death.
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In Case You Didn't Know, Us Weekly and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne — When I Leave Cash Money ... I'm Taking Drake & Nicki Minaj With Me — When I Leave Cash Money — I'M TAKING DRAKE & NICKI WITH ME — EXCLUSIVE — Nicki Minaj and Drake are Lil Wayne's goldfish ... 'cause when he finally storms out of Cash Money Records — a la …
Kayleen Schaefer / Yahoo!:
Gabrielle Union Talks “Being Mary Jane,” Race Relations & her Marriage to Dwyane Wade — Photography by Maria Karas for Yahoo Style — Photography by Maria Karas for Yahoo Style — Photography by Maria Karas for Yahoo Style — Photography by Maria Karas for Yahoo Style
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Patrick Dempsey's Wife Filed For Divorce First, Is Seeking Spousal Support and Joint Custody of Kids — Get All the Details — Not so mutual after all? According to court documents it was Patrick Dempsey's wife Jillian Fink who initially wanted out of their 15-year marriage.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Rosamund Pike, Joel Kinnaman Team for ‘The Bends’ (Exclusive) — Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike and The Killing star Joel Kinnaman are taking the plunge. — They are attached to star in The Bends, a diving adventure from producer Cybill Lui's newly formed Anova Pictures.
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