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12:50 AM ET, October 31, 2017

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Adam B. Vary / BuzzFeed:
Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14  —  The Star Trek: Discovery actor says women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry has compelled him to come forward about the Oscar winner.  —  Last June, Anthony Rapp settled …
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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 …
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Netflix Cancels ‘House Of Cards’, Says It's “Deeply Troubled” Over Kevin Spacey Claims  —  UPDATED with Netflix statement: As allegations of unwanted sexual advances in 1986 by Kevin Spacey against then-14-year-old Anthony Rapp have emerged, Netflix today decided to pull the plug …
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Why Anthony Rapp Revealed Kevin Spacey's Alleged Sexual Advances: ‘I Wanted to Shine a Light’  —  Anthony Rapp has spoken out about why he exposed Kevin Spacey for allegedly making inappropriate sexual advances toward him when Rapp was only 14.  —  The longtime movie, TV and Broadway actor …
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
‘House of Cards’ Canceled; Netflix ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Spacey Assault Claim
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
‘House of Cards’ Spinoffs in the Works at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: AOL
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.
Discussion: PerezHilton, POPSUGAR and TMZ.com
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Selena Gomez and The Weeknd Split After Nearly 10 Months of Dating
Discussion: Bossip and POPSUGAR
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Stranger Things' Charlie Heaton Has a Son With Ex Akiko Matsuura  —  Stranger Things star Charlie Heaton shares a son with his ex-girlfriend Akiko Matsuura, a source close to the former couple tells Us Weekly.  —  Celebrity Babies of 2017  —  “Charlie and Akiko met while in the band Comanechi,” the insider tells Us.
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Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Former ‘Bachelor’ segment producer sues Warner Bros. and producers, alleging sexual harassment  —  Becky Steenhoek, former segment producer on “The Bachelor,” at her sister's home in Magnolia, Texas.  (Michael Stravato / For The Times)  —  A former producer who worked on “The Bachelor” …
TMZ.com:
‘DWTS’ Star Lindsey Stirling's Season in Doubt After Rib Injury  —  “Dancing with the Stars” front-runner Lindsey Stirling is in excruciating pain after suffering a devastating injury that could knock her off the show.  —  ‘DWTS’ sources tell TMZ ... Lindsey was badly hurt Sunday …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Variety, The Wrap and AOL
Breanna Stewart / The Players' Tribune:
Me Too  —  I remember what he smelled like.  —  Cigarettes and dirt.  Kind of metallic, too.  —  He was a construction worker and he smoked.  You can't really wash those smells off.  —  My family was close.  I used to sleep over at relatives' houses all the time.
Discussion: People.com
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
DWTS' Victoria Arlen Says She's ‘Suffering Through Symptoms’ from Her Spinal Cord Injury: ‘My Spasms Are Worse’  —  Victoria Arlen is an ESPN personality and former Paralympian swimmer and who, at age 11, was diagnosed with a neurological condition and an autoimmune disease …
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Fan sues Travis Scott after being pushed off balcony at concert  —  Rapper Travis Scott — who has impregnated Kylie Jenner — allowed his recent Manhattan concert to get so out of hand that one of his fans fell off a balcony and was left paralyzed, a lawsuit alleges.
Discussion: People.com, The Blast and Stereogum
 
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TMZ.com:
Remy Ma Joins Forces with Lil Kim, Goes After Nicki Minaj
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Leanne Aciz-Stanton / Us Weekly:
Sarah Hyland and ‘Bachelorette’ Star Wells Adams Are ‘Seeing Each Other’
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CNBC:
Newsmax shares jumped 179% on April 1 and have risen 1,500%+ since their March 31 debut, bringing the company's market cap to ~$20.8B, above WBD and Fox Corp

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Tortoise Media names Times journalist Rachel Sylvester as The Observer's political editor; a source says 50%+ of Observer staff have decided to leave

Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
News Corp finalizes the sale of Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel Group to DAZN in a $2.2B deal after regulatory approval, and will take a 6% stake in DAZN

 
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