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2:50 PM ET, October 31, 2017

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘House Of Cards’: Production On Netflix Series Suspended Indefinitely Following Kevin Spacey Allegations  —  EXCLUSIVE: Filming on the upcoming sixth and final season of Netflix's Washington D.C.-set drama House of Cards has been suspended indefinitely.  Cast and crew of the MRC-produced series were told of the shutdown this morning.
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
‘House of Cards’ Spinoffs in the Works at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Netflix is moving ahead with plans for a “House of Cards” spinoff.  —  Variety has learned that the streaming service and producer Media Rights Capital are in very early stages of development on multiple ideas for a potential spinoff.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Dlisted and AOL
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
‘House of Cards’ Ending With Sixth and Final Season at Netflix  —  The political drama marked the streamer's big push into original programming, heralding the unprecedented spend that followed.  —  Frank Underwood's Washington tenure is coming to an end.  Netflix is currently in production …
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Why Anthony Rapp Revealed Kevin Spacey's Alleged Sexual Advances: ‘I Wanted to Shine a Light’
Discussion: Page Six, Fox News and New York Times
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
‘House of Cards’ Canceled; Netflix ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Spacey Assault Claim
Bethany McLean / Vanity Fair:
J-Rod!  Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez on Love, Beauty, and Redemption  —  Despite the surreal fame—and baggage—carried by Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, their relationship makes perfect sense.  Both started from modest backgrounds, hit the big time fast, and had to battle their own demons to survive.
People.com:
Selena Gomez and The Weeknd Split After 10 Months but She's Not Back Together with Ex Justin Bieber  —  Music's hottest it couple has called it quits.  —  Selena Gomez, 25, and The Weeknd, 27, have ended their relationship, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Justin Bieber Is a ‘Very Different Person’ Now and Wants to Prove to Selena Gomez's Loved Ones That He Has Changed  —  Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have had a complicated relationship over the years, and the “Wolves” singer's loved ones are worried about their rekindled friendship.
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Selena Gomez and The Weeknd Split After Nearly 10 Months of Dating
Discussion: Bossip and POPSUGAR
Alex Stedman / Variety:
How ‘Stranger Things’ Star Millie Bobby Brown Made Eleven ‘Iconic’ and Catapulted Into Pop Culture  —  “I've never seen that in a child actor.”  —  It's almost a mantra for anyone who's worked with Millie Bobby Brown.  —  Whether it's “Stranger Things” executive producer Matt Duffer praising …
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Wendy Williams Passes Out On Live TV  —  Wendy Williams fainted in the middle of her show Tuesday morning ... and it happened live on the air.  —  Wendy was dressed up as the Statue of Liberty for her show, but her Halloween costume got the best of her about 48 minutes into the show.
Discussion: Page Six and Towleroad
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Andy Dick Fired From Movie Over Sexual Harassment Claims  —  Though the 51-year-old actor denies he groped anyone, he does admit to other inappropriate behavior: “I might have kissed somebody on the cheek to say goodbye and then licked them.  That's my thing.”
Holly LaFon / Dallas Observer:
Chris Stapleton Reveals Wife Is Expecting Twins During Refreshing and Chilly Dallas Show … with Marty Stuart  —  Starplex Pavilion, Dallas  —  Rarely does a musical forebear open for a scion, but so high has Chris Stapleton's star risen in a short amount of time that Marty Stuart …
Discussion: Page Six and People.com
People.com:
Bette Midler Slams Upcoming Hocus Pocus TV Remake: 'It's Going to Be Cheap!'  —  Sorry Hocus Pocus fans, but don't expect to see a Bette Midler cameo in the upcoming Disney Channel remake.  —  The actress expressed her doubts over the beloved Halloween family movie reboot, telling PEOPLE she expects the TV movie to be “cheap.”
New York Times:
New Accusers Expand Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Claims Back to '70s  —  Hope Exiner d'Amore said Harvey Weinstein raped her in a hotel room in the 1970s, when he was a young concert promoter in Buffalo.  Cynthia Burr said that during this time, he assaulted her in an encounter that began …
Mike Miller / People.com:
Sex and the City's Gilles Marini: ‘I Became a Piece of Meat for Many Hollywood Executives’  —  Sex and the City actor and Dancing with the Stars contestant Gilles Marini is opening up about his experience dealing with unwanted sexual advances in Hollywood.  —  “I was approached …
Discussion: Page Six
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Emily Longeretta / Us Weekly:   Gilles Marini Defends Kim Cattrall Amidst ‘Sex and the City’ Drama: ‘We Have to Respect’ Her Choice
 
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Remy Ma Joins Forces with Lil Kim, Goes After Nicki Minaj
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Stranger Things' Charlie Heaton Has a Son With Ex Akiko Matsuura
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David Shariatmadari / The Guardian:
An interview with Nate Silver about his new book On the Edge, his election model, how Elon Musk has been “very pilled by right wing memes”, misinformation, more

Lars Lofgren:
How Forbes came to dominate Google Search results via Forbes Marketplace, a “parasite” SEO affiliate business in which Forbes only owns a minority stake

Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
As part of a settlement with journalists, the NYPD must stop kettling and expand its definition of “press” to include those without city-issued press passes

 
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