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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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Alex Schmider / GLAAD:
GLAAD responds to outing of CBS ‘Survivor’ contestant Zeke Smith  —  Tonight's episode of CBS' Survivor was a gut-wrenching look at the consequences of outing a transgender person against his will.  At Tribal Council, contestant Jeff Varner told his tribemates that fellow contestant Zeke Smith is a transgender man.
Discussion: People.com and Oh No They Didn't!
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.
Dalton Ross / EW.com:
Survivor: Jeff Varner says ‘I am absolutely devastated’ over outing Zeke as transgender
Discussion: People.com
Perez Hilton:
Survivor's Jeff Varner Formally Apologizes To Zeke Smith For Outing Him As Transgender …
Discussion: TMZ.com and People.com
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Outed as Transgender on Reality TV: Survivor's Zeke Smith Says ‘I Just Wanted to Be Known for My Game’
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Hamish Bowles / Vogue:
Katy Perry Is Leaving Her Cutesy Style Behind and Going Androgynous, Architectural, and Political  —  In an echoing studio in Brooklyn's hipster Red Hook neighborhood, Grace Coddington and a team of earnest Comme des Garçons minions are fastening Katy Perry into something that resembles …
TMZ.com:
File for Divorce  —  Jennifer Garner has just filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, TMZ has learned, and it could not be more amicable.  —  Both Jen and Ben filed pro per — without a lawyer.  Her petition and his response mirror each other completely.
Discussion: People.com
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X17 Online:
No Family Pick-Ups Anymore?  Jen Garner Gets The Kids Without Ben Affleck Following Reports He's Been Texting The Nanny Again  —  What happened to all that cozy co-parenting?!  —  Jennifer Garner walked her girls Violet and Seraphina home from school today in LA, and we couldn't help …
Discussion: RADAR
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Sienna Miller shuts down Brad Pitt flirting rumors … Sienna Miller dismissed rumors that she's been flirting with divorcing Brad Pitt — whose production company Plan B is behind her latest film, “The Lost City of Z” — as “silly” on Tuesday night to Page Six.  —  “I'm not going to even dignify it with a response.
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Richard Johnson / Page Six:
Brad Pitt's exes are knocking down his door
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity
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.
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy, AOL and Bossip
Tegna / WXIA-TV:
Teen accidentally kills himself as friends watch on Instagram Live … “I heard a big boom.  I couldn't tell if it was a gun shot or what.”  —  Shaniqua Stephens had just watched her 13-year-old son take out the trash Monday evening when she heard a noise.  —  “I just knew that it was something that was wrong,” she said.
Discussion: Bossip and AOL
Sara Vilkomerson / EW.com:
This Week's Cover: Inside Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer's ultimate mom-com  —  To read more on Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer's new film Snatched, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands Friday, or buy it here .  Don't forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW.
Discussion: kenneth in the
Allison / Dlisted:
Aaron Rodgers Dumped Olivia Munn Because His Family Couldn't Stand Her  —  Aaron Rodgers and Olivia Munn called it quits last week.  During their three year long relationship, there have been many stories about how his family couldn't stand her ass.  When Aaron and Olivia announced they were done …
Discussion: Towleroad, Us Weekly and PerezHilton
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Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Bella Thorne Is A Hot Blond!  —  I'm not sure what this latest Bella Thorne photoshoot is for, but I'm not going to lie, I'm a little jealous.  After all the posts I've done on her, some other lucky bastard gets to photograph her rolling around in bed?  My phone takes great pictures!
Discussion: MoeJackson
RADAR:
Caitlyn Jenner Slams Ellen DeGeneres In Tell-All: ‘She Took What I Said Out Of Context!’  —  The trans star says DeGeneres just wanted her video to go viral.  —  Watch out, Ellen: Caitlyn's coming for you!  —  After Jenner expressed her past hesitance to accept gay marriage …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Us Weekly
 
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Christian Gollayan / New York Post:
Why I won't date hot women anymore
Discussion: kenneth in the
Allison / Dlisted:
Tyga Spent Some Time At The Police Station Last Night
People.com:
Heath Ledger's Private Side Comes Alive in Revealing New Footage: It's Like He ‘Pieced It Together’ for Daughter Matilda
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and WWTDD
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Billie Lourd Pays Moving Tribute to Mom Carrie Fisher at Star Wars Celebration Day …
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Hoda Kotb Is Returning to the Today Show - as Her Family Visits Daughter Haley Joy
Discussion: AOL
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Claire Connors / Women's Health:
Exactly How Vanessa Hudgens Eats And Works Out To Get THAT Body
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, People.com and Page Six
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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