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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Live P.D.’ Canceled By A&E Amid Ongoing Protests Against Police Brutality — EXCLUSIVE: A&E has canceled its flagship series and one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable. A week after Live P.D. was pulled in the wake of George Floyd's death, the reality series' hiatus has been made permanent.
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J.K. Rowling:
J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues — This isn't an easy piece to write, for reasons that will shortly become clear, but I know it's time to explain myself on an issue surrounded by toxicity. I write this without any desire to add to that toxicity.
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Warner Bros Responds To J.K. Rowling Comments, Resolves To “Confront Difficult Societal Issues”
Brent Lang / Variety:
Eddie Redmayne Criticizes J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Tweets (EXCLUSIVE)
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People.com:
Kendall and Kylie Jenner Celebrate Pride and Their Dad Caitlyn: 'She's Our Hero' — Five years after announcing her transition on the cover of Vanity Fair, Caitlyn Jenner talks to PEOPLE in this week's Pride issue about her experience as a transgender woman
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Jason Sheeler / People.com:
Caitlyn Jenner on the Five-Year Anniversary of Her Transition: ‘I Have No Regrets’
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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:
Faith Stowers Says 'It's Not Fair' That ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Didn't Fire Jax Taylor: ‘He Gets a Pat on the Back’ … Faith Stowers called out Vanderpump Rules for not firing Jax Taylor after the Bravo series cut ties with Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute and two other cast members following racist remarks.
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Samantha Leffler / Us Weekly:
Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute's Witches of WeHo Wine Pulled From Shelves After Racially Insensitive Remarks
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Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Stassi Schroeder's brother pleads for forgiveness after her firing
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Glenn Whipp / Los Angeles Times:
Reese Witherspoon's phone stopped ringing. Now she's making the calls — Sitting next to Nicole Kidman in makeup on the set of “Big Little Lies,” Reese Witherspoon had questions. Loads of questions. What was it like to work with Stanley Kubrick? How did you do the musical numbers in “Moulin Rouge!”
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People.com:
Cory Wharton Speaks Out After MTV Cuts Ties with Taylor Selfridge and Pulls Teen Mom Special — “Even though I have no ill-will against MTV, I am disappointed and saddened by their decision,” Cory Wharton said of MTV pulling his Teen Mom OG At Home: Cory & Taylor's Baby Special from the air
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Kate Middleton Hired a New Royal Right-Hand Woman During Lockdown — It took Kate several months to decide who to hire in the vital position after Catherine Quinn stepped down as her private secretary — Kate Middleton just added a new member to her royal inner circle.
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TMZ.com:
Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson Get Cozy at Birthday Party — Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are attached at the hip again, but only for a moment. At least for now. — We've known the exes have been spending time together while co-parenting True over the past several weeks …
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Robyn Merrett / People.com:
Jennifer Connelly Says ‘Not Having’ Human Contact While Social Distancing Has Been ‘Difficult’ — “I can't remember if it's three weeks or four weeks that we've been here,” Jennifer Connelly said — For Jennifer Connelly and her family, social distancing in Vermont amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has been “very difficult.”
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Georgia Slater / People.com:
Queer Eye's Tan France Officially Becomes U.S. Citizen: ‘This Is Monumental’ — “It's something I've been working towards for literally 20 years, which makes this all the more emotional,” Tan France said — Queer Eye fashion expert Tan France is going to have to add some more red, white, and blue to his wardrobe!
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Virginian-Pilot:
Portsmouth Confederate statues beheaded, partially pulled down by protesters … Demonstrators beheaded four Confederate statues before pulling one down using a tow rope Wednesday night at the Portsmouth Confederate monument as police watched. — A protester was injured as the statue fell, hitting him on the head.
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August Brown / Los Angeles Times:
Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals officially canceled for 2020 — An October re-scheduling for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2020 seemed optimistic in the face of COVID-19. Now it's official — the festival will not take place in 2020.
