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Zeke Smith / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Survivor’ Contestant Opens Up About Being Outed as Transgender (Guest Column) — “I'm not wild about you knowing that I'm trans,” two-time show player Zeke Smith writes for THR about this week's episode. … I'm not wild about you knowing that I'm trans.
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Dalton Ross / EW.com:
Survivor: Jeff Probst reacts strongly to Jeff Varner outing Zeke as transgender — Each week host Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the most recent episode of Survivor: Game Changers. This week, he gives his on-the-scene and behind-the-scenes insight and reaction to Jeff Varner outing Zeke Smith as transgender.
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Perez Hilton:
Survivor's Jeff Varner Formally Apologizes To Zeke Smith For Outing Him As Transgender — But Has His Apology Been Accepted? — Jeff Varner couldn't feel worse about outing fellow Survivor contestant Zeke Smith as a transgender man. — As we previously reported, Mr. Smith came …
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Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Outed as Transgender on Reality TV: Survivor's Zeke Smith Says ‘I Just Wanted to Be Known for My Game’ — When Zeke Smith was cast on Survivor in 2016, the Brooklyn-based asset manager didn't necessarily plan on sharing that he was transgender. — “I didn't want to be the 'first transgender …
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Charlie Murphy / TMZ.com:
After Leukemia Battle — Charlie Murphy, Eddie's older brother, and a very successful and popular stand-up comedian in his own right ... TMZ has learned. — According to Charlie's manager, he died from leukemia Wednesday morning in a NYC hospital. He'd been going undergoing chemotherapy.
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Charlie Murphy / TMZ.com:
Charlie Murphy Kept Illness Secret from ‘Power’ Cast and Crew
Charlie Murphy Kept Illness Secret from ‘Power’ Cast and Crew
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Comedian Charlie Murphy Dies at 57
Comedian Charlie Murphy Dies at 57
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Talia Ergas / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx Are Finally Making Their Relationship Public — Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx are done keeping quiet. Discreetly dating since 2013, the stars are finally ready to “go public” with their romance, a source close to the duo reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
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Christian Holub / EW.com:
Tig Notaro slams Louis C.K. SNL clown sketch: ‘Extremely disappointing’ — Tig Notaro is speaking out about Louis C.K.'s Saturday Night Live short “Birthday Clown,” which has been criticized for bearing a strong resemblance to Notaro's short film Clown Service.
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Richard Johnson / Page Six:
Brad Pitt's exes are knocking down his door — Kate Hudson, Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis — MORE FROM: … Brad Pitt — the biggest catch in Hollywood these days — is fending off advances from multiple wannabe replacements for Angelina Jolie, sources say.
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Megan French / Us Weekly:
Aaron Rodgers Seems to Be Making ‘Drastic Changes’ Amid Olivia Munn Split — Aaron Rodgers has been a fixture in the Hollywood scene amid his split from girlfriend of three years, actress Olivia Munn. — A insider tells Us Weekly that friends have seen “drastic changes” …
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Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Why Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers Called It Quits
Why Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers Called It Quits
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Josh Brolin to Play Cable in ‘Deadpool 2’ (Exclusive) — Here comes the Cable guy. — Josh Brolin has nabbed the hotly contested role of Cable opposite Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. — The production has been on the warpath to find the right actor …
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Dave Quinn / People.com:
Hoda Kotb Is Returning to the Today Show - as Her Family Visits Daughter Haley Joy — Two months after adopting her newborn daughter Haley Joy, Hoda Kotb is going back to work. — The 52-year-old Today show anchor will return to the NBC morning show on Monday, co-hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie announced Thursday morning.
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Evan Real / Us Weekly:
Kelly Rowland Warns Pregnant Women: ‘Your Vajayjay Does Not Look the Same’ After Giving Birth — Her dilemma. Kelly Rowland candidly discussed the changes her body went through after welcoming son Titan in 2014, and warned pregnant women that they might not recognize their lady parts after giving birth.
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Us Weekly:
‘The Hills’ Alums Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag Are Expecting a Baby: ‘I Was Like, Whoa!’ — Spencer Pratt was still half asleep when he got the news he'd been dreaming about. On a recent morning at his Santa Barbara beach house, he rolled out of bed to find his wife of eight years …
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Olivia Fleming / Harper's BAZAAR:
Bella Thorne on Fame, Love, and Life After Disney — THE 19-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS GETS CANDID ABOUT LIFE IN THE LIMELIGHT. — “You're so pretty,” coos Bella Thorne, giving me a once-over from the makeup chair on set of her BAZAAR.com photo shoot. It's an unexpected introduction …
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Mickey Rapkin / ELLE:
Chris Evans Has Never Had a Bad Breakup — “Typically, if I see an ex, I give a big hug.” — Every couple of years, Chris Evans pulls on his red, white, and blue spandex, picks up Captain America's shield, and saves the world from impending doom. But his smaller, less-talked-about films …
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Galore:
Fifth Harmony Isn't Slowing Down — Spend a few minutes with Fifth Harmony, and it's clear the group's tighter than ever. — Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane, Ally Brooke and Lauren Jauregui have such electric chemistry, we literally had to cut out all the [laughs] from our interview because there were too many.
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