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Adam B. Vary / BuzzFeed:
A Pattern Of Abuse: How Kevin Spacey Used The Closet To Silence His Victims  —  Three new accusers shed light on the Oscar winner's history of abuse.  “Being closeted has ... enabled him to use this privacy claim as a shield,” one of the men told BuzzFeed News.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix Severs Ties With Kevin Spacey, Drops ‘Gore’ Movie  —  The streamer is “evaluating” the future of political drama ‘House of Cards’ and is no longer moving forward with a planned Gore Vidal biopic that the two-time Oscar winner was starring in.  —  Netflix is officially severing ties …
Variety:
‘House of Cards’ Producers Consider Killing Off Kevin Spacey's Frank Underwood (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Producers are exploring several options for getting “House of Cards” back on track in the wake of sexual assault and harassment allegations against star Kevin Spacey.
Discussion: People.com, Us Weekly, PerezHilton and WWTDD
The Sun:
'DON'T TELL ANYONE' British police investigating claims actor woke up to Kevin Spacey performing a sex act on him at star's London pad  —  It is the first known UK police inquiry into Hollywood star, 56, as it is claimed he assaulted the then 23-year-old at his home
Anita Busch / Deadline:
Kevin Spacey Fallout: CAA And Publicist Staci Wolfe Part Ways With Actor
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
‘Veronica Mars’ Actor Brad Bufanda Commits Suicide at 34 (UPDATE)  —  ‘Veronica Mars’ Actor — Brad Bufanda Commits Suicide Jumps off Building  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  10:00 AM PT — Law enforcement tells TMZ, Bufanda jumped off a building in L.A. and a transient found his body laying on the sidewalk around 1 AM Wednesday.
Discussion: Variety, Us Weekly, Page Six, PerezHilton and AOL
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Pursued Selena for Months, and it Took Some Convincing  —  Justin Bieber was the one who pursued Selena Gomez, not vice versa, and it took some convincing on his part to prove to her reigniting the relationship would be a good thing.  —  Sources connected to both Justin and Selena tell TMZ …
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Perez Hilton:
Selena Gomez's Health Scare Reportedly Made Justin Bieber Realize He Wanted The Starlet Back!
Discussion: X17 Online and Daily Mail
Mike Miller / People.com:
Is Star Wars Star Daisy Ridley Dating Her Murder on the Orient Express Costar Tom Bateman?  —  We know there was murder — but was there also romance on the Orient Express?  —  Daisy Ridley, 25, and Tom Bateman, 28, could be more than just friends after costarring together in Murder on the Orient Express.
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Kelly Clarkson ‘Never Felt Sexually Attracted to Anybody’ Before Husband Brandon Blackstock  —  Looks like Kelly Clarkson's red-hot romance with husband Brandon Blackstock might have inspired a lot more than just her confident and sexy anthems on her new album, Meaning of Life.
Justin Kroll / Variety:
WME's Adam Venit on Leave Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations Involving Actor Terry Crews (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Adam Venit, the longtime head of WME's motion picture group, is on leave from the agency as it probes an allegation of sexual harassment involving actor Terry Crews.
Rebecca Keegan / Vanity Fair:
Paz de la Huerta Says Harvey Weinstein Raped Her Twice.  Will That Bring Him to Justice?  —  Why police may now have a case.  —  In the fall of 2010, actress Paz de la Huerta was at her highest point professionally.  Raised in SoHo and on the Lower East Side by a father descended …
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Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Selena Gomez Teases In A Pink Robe  —  Before you get all excited, no, these GIFs don't mean the Make a Wish Foundation finally came through and helped me FaceTime with Selena Gomez in a bathrobe like I've always dreamed of.  According to my sources, this is actually Selena's new music video for her single “Wolves.”
Discussion: MoeJackson
Shirley Li / EW.com:
Hollywood wanted to whitewash Crazy Rich Asians  —  Author Kevin Kwan shares his story of an early meeting with an interested producer … Hollywood came knocking on author Kevin Kwan's door even before Crazy Rich Asians hit shelves in the summer of 2013, but not every suitor came calling with the right pitch.
Discussion: The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Jillian Ruffo / People.com:
Chrissy Teigen Left a $1,000 Tip, Says Ohio Outback Steakhouse Waitress
Discussion: Associated Press and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
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Jaclyn Hendricks / Page Six:
Caroline Wozniacki engaged to NBA boyfriend
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