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1:55 PM ET, December 2, 2020

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Shirley Halperin / Variety:
This Charming Man: Why We're Wild About Harry Styles  —  Variety's Grammy-nominated Hitmaker of the Year goes deep on the music industry, the great pause and finding his own muses.  —  “We'll dance again,” Harry Styles coos, the Los Angeles sunshine peeking through his pandemic-shaggy hair just so.
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Eileen Reslen / Page Six:
Harry Styles breaks silence on Candace Owens' Vogue comments
Discussion: Sandra Rose and The Wrap
Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Here's What's Really Going on Between Selena Gomez and NBA Star Jimmy Butler  —  Selena Gomez isn't getting in a serious relationship just yet, according to a source.  However, the singer has hung out with the NBA player a “few times.”  Find out more about the duo below.  —  New couple alert?
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Variety:
Elliot Page Will Continue to Star in ‘Umbrella Academy,’ Netflix Changes Credits on His Past Films  —  Elliot Page will continue to play the role of Vanya Hargreeves in “The Umbrella Academy,” the Netflix series about a family of superheroes that's become one of the streaming service's biggest hits.
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Clayton Davis / Variety:
No Zoom for Oscars 2021, as Academy Says ‘In-Person Telecast Will Happen’ (EXCLUSIVE) … There will be no “virtual” Oscars.  —  “The Oscars in-person telecast will happen,” a rep from the Academy and ABC tells Variety exclusively.  —  This year, the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences moved …
Attitude.co.uk:
Luke Evans wants you to know he's never hidden his sexuality  —  From bullied gay kid in Wales to out and proud Hollywood leading man - Luke Evans is Attitude's Man of the Year, supported by Virgin Atlantic.  —  “In a way it sort of feels like the right time for it to happen,” …
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Erika Girardi sued for allegedly embezzling money in divorce  —  Erika and Tom Girardi's divorce is allegedly a sham, according to a new lawsuit.  —  The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star and her lawyer husband were sued by Edelson PC, a class action firm, on behalf of a number …
Discussion: Us Weekly and E! Online
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Emma Stone Exits Damien Chazelle's ‘Babylon;’ Margot Robbie In Early Talks To Reunite With Brad Pitt In Period Hollywood Drama  —  EXCLUSIVE: In a major development on Babylon, Emma Stone won't be reuniting after all with La La Land director Damien Chazelle.
Discussion: Just Jared and The Wrap
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Prince Harry on How Becoming a Father to Archie Changed ‘Everything’  —  The Duke of Sussex helped launch WaterBear Network, a new Netflix-style streaming platform focused on conservation  —  Prince Harry is thinking about what the next generation — which includes his 1-year-old son, Archie — is going to inherit.
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
John Mulaney: Secret Service investigated me for my ‘SNL’ joke  —  John Mulaney can't count the Secret Service as fans of his comedy.  —  The “Big Mouth” voice actor, 38, revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”  Tuesday night that the Secret Service investigated him following his February “Saturday Night Live” hosting gig.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Deadline, The Wrap and Variety
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Big Brother's Memphis Garrett and Christmas Abbott Are Dating  —  After competing in Big Brother: All Stars, Memphis Garrett and Christmas Abbott confirm to E! News exclusively that they are dating.  —  Sparks are flying outside of the Big Brother house.  —  Less than two months …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
WWE Legend Pat Patterson Dead at 79, First Gay Wrestling Superstar  —  WWE LEGEND PAT PATTERSON DEAD AT 79 Created Royal Rumble, First Gay Superstar  —  WWE legend Pat Patterson — the man who created the “Royal Rumble” — has died, the organization confirmed.  He was 79.
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Strictly dropped us after we asked to be paid, say musicians  —  Band say they were offered a free lunch and ‘screen time’ for appearing on BBC's spinoff It Takes Two  —  A group of professional musicians have said they were dropped by Strictly Come Dancing after they asked to be paid for performing on the programme's spinoff show.
Discussion: The Sun and Mirror
Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Viggo Mortensen Defends Playing a Gay Man: 'Maybe I Am, Maybe I'm Not' Completely Straight  —  “If I didn't think it was a good idea, I wouldn't do it,” Mortensen said of playing a gay character in his film Falling  —  Viggo Mortensen is defending his decision to portray a gay man in his upcoming film Falling.
Victoria Ward / Telegraph:
Exclusive: Princess Margaret's portrayal in The Crown is ‘fiction pretending to be fact’  —  A cousin of the princess's has debunked the latest storyline about the Queen Mothers' nieces, branding it ‘fiction pretending to be fact’  —  To viewers of The Crown, Princess Margaret was appalled …
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and The Daily Beast
TMZ.com:
Malik Beasley's Wife ‘Blindsided’ By Photo of NBA Star with Larsa Pippen  —  NBA'S MALIK BEASLEY WIFE ‘BLINDSIDED’ BY PIC W/ LARSA PIPPEN  —  Malik Beasley's wife had NO IDEA the NBA star was hanging out with Larsa Pippen in Miami last week until she saw photos online ... and she ain't happy about it!
Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Inside Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' ‘Solid’ Marriage  —  Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are going strong!  Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are “more committed to their marriage” than ever, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.  —  Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' Relationship Timeline
Discussion: Elle
Mary Gallagher / The Sun:
Amanda Holden dances around her incredible Christmas tree dressed as sexy Santa  —  AMANDA Holden danced in her sexy Santa costume for fans on Instagram last night.  —  The stunning 49-year-old put on a show in her huge living room wearing candy cane striped tights and a little red dress.
Discussion: Daily Star
People.com:
Why Meghan Markle Was Ready to Share Her Miscarriage Story: ‘It Was Very Painful,’ Says Source  —  “They both seemed shocked at how painful it was,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  In Meghan Markle's searingly honest essay about her recent miscarriage, she described the “unbearable grief” she and Prince Harry experienced.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Aili Nahas / People.com:
Regina King Says Speaking Up About Social Justice Is ‘Important’: ‘We Still Have to Fight’
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
It Looks Like Becca Kufrin *Might* Be Down to Be ‘The Bachelorette’ Again
Discussion: Celebrity Insider and Us Weekly
Tomás Mier / People.com:
Tori Kelly Says She's ‘Not in a Rush’ to Have Kids with Husband André Murillo
Discussion: Just Jared
People.com:
Queen Elizabeth's Usual Christmas Plans at Sandringham Called Off as She Remains at Windsor
Discussion: Marie Claire
Abram Brown / Forbes:
How Hip-Hop Superstar Travis Scott Has Become Corporate America’s Brand Whisperer
Discussion: Page Six
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Fashion Influencer Arielle Charnas Is Expecting 6 Months After Suffering Ectopic Pregnancy
Discussion: Us Weekly, People.com and Page Six
Jack Hardwick / Daily Star:
Dua Lipa breaks down in tears in emotional Attitude Awards appearance
Discussion: E! Online and FemaleFirst
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Cosmopolitan:
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Andy Halls / The Sun:
Celebs Go Dating filming postponed as Curtis Pritchard tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
TMZ.com:
Travis Kelce Officially Back On with GF Kayla Nicole, 'She's The Absolute Best'
Nick Markus / Celebrity Insider:
Justin Bieber And Hailey Baldwin Not In A Hurry To Have Kids - He Reveals Why!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and FemaleFirst
Denise Petski / Deadline:
David Ramsey To Direct, Return As John Diggle & Mystery Character In the CW's Arrowverse
Discussion: E! Online and Oh No They Didn't!
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ann Telnaes / Open Windows:
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer-winning cartoonist at WaPo since 2008, quits, saying WaPo killed her cartoon showing Bezos and other execs currying favor with Trump

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles

Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Amazon says Prime Video has exclusively licensed a Melania Trump documentary, directed by Brett Ratner in his first film after facing #MeToo allegations in 2017

 
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