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4:40 PM ET, April 13, 2017

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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.
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!
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 …
Discussion: People.com, Daily Mail and TMZ.com
Dalton Ross / EW.com:
Survivor: Jeff Varner says ‘I am absolutely devastated’ over outing Zeke as transgender
Discussion: 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 …
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  —  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.
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
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
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Megan French / Us Weekly:
Aaron Rodgers Seems to Be Making ‘Drastic Changes’ Amid Olivia Munn Split
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Why Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers Called It Quits
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
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
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Billie Lourd Pays Moving Tribute to Mom Carrie Fisher at Star Wars Celebration Day: ‘Her Imperfections and Willingness to Speak About Them Made Her More Than Perfect’  —  The Force is stronger than ever in Carrie Fisher's young Padawan.  —  Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd …
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.
Discussion: AOL
 
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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
Galore:
Fifth Harmony Isn't Slowing Down
Discussion: PerezHilton
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
 Earlier Picks: 
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Josh Brolin to Play Cable in ‘Deadpool 2’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Washington Post and PerezHilton
Maane Khatchatourian / Variety:
Jude Law to Play Young Dumbledore in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The WOW Report and Page Six
Bill Swift / Egotastic:
If you're going to go shopping, who needs a bra?  That's rhetorical.
Lynn Hirschberg / W Magazine:
Gal Gadot Listened to Beyoncé to Prepare for Her Wonder Woman Audition
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
Mickey Rapkin / ELLE:
Chris Evans Has Never Had a Bad Breakup
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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