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11:35 AM ET, October 10, 2017

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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
George Clooney Speaks Out on Harvey Weinstein: 'It's Disturbing on a Whole Lot of Levels' … Academy Award winner George Clooney, who got his big-screen breakthrough with help from Harvey Weinstein in the 1996 has become the latest—and most high-profile—member of Hollywood to speak …
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Fashion designer Donna Karan comes to Harvey Weinstein's DEFENSE suggesting his victims may have been ‘asking for it’ by the way they dress calling the shamed mogul and his wife ‘wonderful people’  — Donna Karan, 69, defended Harvey Weinstein, 65, during a red carpet interview …
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
'Harvey Weinstein's Media Enablers'?  The New York Times Is One of Them  —  The paper had a story on mogul's sexual misconduct back in 2004 — but gutted it under pressure … He apologized and took an immediate leave of absence from the company he co-founded, but that wasn't enough.
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
EXCLUSIVE: Meryl Streep Speaks Out Against Harvey Weinstein  —  She said the women who have spoken out against him are “heroes.”  —  Academy Award winner Meryl Streep called the alleged sexual harassment by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein “disgraceful,” “inexcusable,” and an “abuse of power.”
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Kate Winslet Calls Harvey Weinstein Allegations ‘Disgraceful and Appalling’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  New York Bureau Chief @RaminSetoodeh FOLLOW  —  Ramin's Most Recent Stories  —  Kate Winslet condemned Harvey Weinstein for allegedly sexually harassing multiple women over three decades.
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stories  —  Multiple women share harrowing accounts of sexual assault and harassment by the film executive.  —  1.  —  Since the establishment of the first studios a century ago, there have been few movie executives …
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet and Glenn Close Speak Out on Harvey Weinstein  —  Meryl Streep led an increasingly vocal Hollywood chorus condemning the reported sexual misconduct of the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein on Monday, issuing a carefully worded statement released to HuffPost.
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
The Weinstein Company Expects to Change Name After Harvey Firing (Exclusive)
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TMZ.com:
Nelly's Alleged Rape Victim Claims He's Intimidating Her (UPDATE)  —  5:40 AM PT — Nelly's attorney, Scott Rosenblum, fired back at Koehler, “I would suggest rereading the [intimidating a witness] statute.  I would further suggest talking to some of the unbiased witnesses.”
Discussion: Bossip, Full Feed and Stereogum
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TMZ.com:
NeNe Leakes Tells Audience Member She Hopes She Gets Raped By Uber Driver  —  NeNe Leakes held nothing back in lashing out at a heckler ... telling the female audience member she hoped she'd get raped by an Uber driver on her trip back home.  —  Leakes was performing stand-up at a show …
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
NeNe Leakes Tells Heckler: ‘I Hope’ Your Uber Driver ‘Rapes You’ on Ride Home
Discussion: Page Six
Hilary Weaver / Vanity Fair:
Ava Phillippe Is About to Become a Debutante  —  The 18-year-old will be one of six American debutantes at Paris's le Bal des Débutantes in November.  —  Eighteen-year-old Ava Phillippe is now on the debutante scene.  The daughter of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe is making …
Emily Smith / Page Six:
The real reason Chip and Joanna Gaines quit HGTV  —  MORE FROM: … “Fixer Upper” stars Chip and Joanna Gaines claim they are leaving their hit show because they “need to take a breath.”  —  But Page Six TV on Monday reveals it is actually because of HGTV's “horrible contracts” …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip, Us Weekly and AOL
TMZ.com:
Rachel Bilson Hit by Burglars for Up to $50k  —  Rachel Bilson's in the market for some new shoes, and handbags ... and jewelry — after burglars hit her L.A. home ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to law enforcement Rachel left her L.A. home at around 10 AM Friday, and returned …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Page Six and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Ralphie May's Body Found in Vegas Bedroom  —  Ralphie May was found in the bedroom of a private residence, and there was no point in trying to revive him ... he was already dead.  —  TMZ broke the story ... Ralphie May died Friday from cardiac arrest after battling pneumonia for 6 weeks.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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