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Gabrielle Union / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed ‘Birth of a Nation’ actress Gabrielle Union: I cannot take Nate Parker rape allegations lightly  —  Gabrielle Union arrives at the 47th annual NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center.  (Los Angeles Times)  —  Twenty-four years ago I was raped at gunpoint in the cold …
Katie Berrington / British Vogue:
Victoria Beckham Covers October Vogue  —  VICTORIA BECKHAM is Vogue's October cover star, we can reveal today.  Photographed by Lachlan Bailey, the shoot is accompanied by a letter that the designer has written to herself entitled, “What I wish I'd known,” which reveals the moment she fell …
Lena Dunham / Lenny Letter:
The Lenny Interview: Amy Schumer  —  Lena Dunham chats with the comedian about jokes, her new book The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, and Twitter.  —  I first met Amy Schumer almost six years ago when she came in to audition for the role of Shoshanna on Girls (trivia deep dive!  Wild!).
Discussion: PerezHilton, Page Six, Jezebel, Variety and AOL
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
How Fox News Women Took Down Roger Ailes  —  How Fox News women took down the most powerful, and predatory, man in media.  —  It took 15 days to end the mighty 20-year reign of Roger Ailes at Fox News, one of the most storied runs in media and political history.
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Wilmer Valderrama and Minka Kelly Are Seeing Each Other Again — Details on Their Date Night!  —  Second time's a charm?  Wilmer Valderrama and Minka Kelly are seeing each other again, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly.  The pair, who first dated back in 2012 following Kelly's split from Derek Jeter …
Discussion: Entertainment Tonight and TMZ.com
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E! Online:
Wilmer Valderrama and Minka Kelly Are Dating Again  —  It looks like these exes are giving their relationship another shot four years later.  —  A source confirms to E! News exclusively that Wilmer Valderrama and Minka Kelly are dating again.  While no details regarding their reconciliation …
Discussion: Dlisted, What's New and PerezHilton
People.com:
Rob Kardashian Wants to Replicate His Own Bond with Dad Robert: ‘I Want My Child to Have a Fun Life’  —  Rob Kardashian finally speaks!  In a wide-ranging interview in the new issue of PEOPLE, on stands Friday, the reclusive reality star and his expectant fiancée, Blac Chyna …
Discussion: Daily Mail and E! Online
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New York Daily News:
Actor Jon Polito, known for roles in Coen brother films ‘The Big Lebowski’ and 'Miller's Crossing,' dead at 65  —  Actor Jon Polito, who was best known for his roles in Coen brother films like “The Big Lebowski,” “Miller's Crossing” and “Barton Fink,” has died.  —  He was 65.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Variety and The Wrap
Patrick Ryan / USA Today:
‘Light’ shines on Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander romance  —  After losing a baby of their own, a lighthouse keeper and his wife rescue a baby adrift in a rowboat.  Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Weisz star in this novel-turned-movie.  —  NEW YORK — In The Light Between Oceans …
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and ABC News
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:   Sweet Couple Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander Are All Smiles at the Venice Film Festival
Ariston Anderson / Hollywood Reporter:   Venice: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander Talk Intense Acting in ‘The Light Between Oceans’
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Execs block Chris Brown role on ‘Power’ over ‘anger issues’  —  MORE FROM:  —  Chris Brown “lost it” after he was booted from 50 Cent's show “Power” just before he allegedly pulled a gun on a former beauty pageant contestant.  —  Sources tell us that Fiddy had promised his friend Brown …
Discussion: Bossip, Sandra Rose and The Superficial
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Demi Lovato Went Undercover as a Lyft Driver and Got Insulted  —  Confident chauffeur!  Demi Lovato took time off from her Future Now tour to be a Lyft driver for a day, going undercover for the hilarious joke.  —  The “Body Say” singer, 24, kept her identity a secret by wearing a hat …
Discussion: What's New
People.com:
Kirstie Alley: Why I Got Fat!  —  Kirstie Alley has famously struggled with her weight, and now she's opening up about how she gained so much in the first place.  —  “It's not in my nature to plan,” the actress, 65, tells PEOPLE.  “I'm a very spontaneous person, and that's how I got fat.”
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Julianne Hough Needs To Put Her Workout Clothes Back On!  —  I knew I shouldn't have made fun of Julianne Hough for always hitting the gym and wearing leggings 24/7.  Because now here she is walking around LA in real clothes.  The horror.  No stomach peek, no nothing.
Discussion: MoeJackson
 
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Princess Kate: I'd Secretly Like to Be a Farmer
Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Lingerie-clad Lindsay Lohan demands apology from ex-fiancé
Discussion: WWTDD
Rachel Torgerson / Us Weekly:
Lea Michele: Brad Goreski Is My Secret Style Weapon
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Jon Favreau to Reprise ‘Iron Man’ Role in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: Washington Post
Us Weekly:
Vidal Sassoon's Daughter Eden Is Joining ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’
New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: JetBlue puts child on wrong flight, sends him to Boston as horrified mom waits at JFK …
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Tim Stack / EW.com:
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Source says “most” journalists at Voice of America were put on administrative leave, a day after Trump signed an EO aimed at eliminating the USAGM

Michael Schaffer / Politico:
How The Dallas Express scooped the DC press corps on a congresswoman's dementia, highlighting the importance of local outlets in DC even as their numbers fall

Tara Bennett / AV Club:
How Looney Tunes' first original animated feature got released, as WBD's legacy franchise is at a crossroads, all but abandoned by the studio it helped define

 
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