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2:37 AM ET, August 23, 2013

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Sophie Schillaci / Hollywood Reporter:
Ben Affleck Is Batman for ‘Man of Steel’ Sequel  —  Warner Bros.' untitled superhero pic is slated to hit theaters on July 17, 2015.  —  Ben Affleck will join Henry Cavill in Warner Bros.' Man of Steel sequel, the studio announced on Thursday.  —  The project was announced at Comic-Con earlier this year …
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Ben Affleck Is the New Batman  —  Film will bow July 17, 2015  —  Ben Affleck is Batman.  —  The actor will replace Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming untitled Superman-Batman feature for Warner Bros., the studio announced Thursday.  —  Affleck becomes the eighth actor to play …
Deadline.com:
Ben Affleck To Play Batman In Warner Bros' Batman-Superman Pic; Studio Sets July 17, 2015 Release Date  —  Ben Affleck has two Oscars; now he's getting a cape.  Hot off a Best Picture win for his period thriller Argo, Affleck is stepping back in front of the camera to play Batman …
Discussion: Dlisted
El Mayimbe / Latino-Review.com:
EXCLUSIVE: We Found Out Who Marvel Wants For Rocket Raccoon In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’  —  With production currently underway in London for Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy, the big question remains just WHO is going to voice Rocket Raccoon?  —  Marvel rocked the house last month …
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New York Post:
‘Stalker’ camps out in Jennifer Lopez's Hamptons mansion for six days  —  A creepy stalker decided to make Jennifer Lopez's Hamptons mansion his personal summer share — and managed to live in her pool house for six days without the superstar's security guards finding out, according to sources.
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TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lopez — Alleged Stalker Vacationed in Her Mansion
Discussion: Digital Spy and PerezHilton
Rebecca Macatee / E! Online:
NEWS/ Jennifer Lopez: Man Secretly Living in Star's Hamptons Pool House Charged With Stalking and Burglary
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Sarah Lyall / T Magazine:
Victoria Beckham, Working Girl  —  Past the closed-circuit cameras, past the nondisclosure-agreement-wielding security guard, past the Damien Hirst pictures, past the hyperorganized assistant and the bold monochrome walls and the sumptuous gray sofas and the three giant orchids …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Ben Stiller & Helen Childress To Revive ‘Reality Bites’ As Comedy Series For NBC  —  Reality Bites, the cult 1994 romantic comedy that examined the angst of Generation X college graduates, is heading to primetime.  The film's director Ben Stiller and writer Helen Childress have teamed …
Discussion: Gawker
TMZ.com:
2 Chainz Arrested After Tour Bus Standoff with Police [Now with Mug Shot]  —  [Now with Mug Shot]  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  1:35 PM PT — 2 Chainz has just been released from jail, and flipped everyone off in the process.  Being the businessman he is, he also told everyone to buy his album.
Discussion: Bossip and Gossip Cop
Michael Musto / Gawker:
Ex: Calvin Klein's Boyfriend is Straight, Worst Lover I Ever Had  —  On Monday, we ran an interview with Nick Gruber, Calvin Klein's ex-boy toy.  He discussed his impending Fashion Week sashay down the runway and his plans to get his extreme sports business off the ground.
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez “Would Love” Scooter Braun to Be Third Judge on American Idol Season 13  —  Add yet one more contender for the coveted third spot on the American Idol judging panel!  A source close to the show tells Us Weekly that Scooter Braun is in talks to become the third judge …
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Simon Cowell Reunites with Lauren Silverman  —  After not seeing each other for several weeks, Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman reunited Wednesday for a vacation in the South of France, and are said to be thinking about a future together with their baby.  —  “He is very pleased that her divorce …
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
The God of ‘SNL’ Will See You Now  —  How do you please Lorne Michaels?  Twenty-two ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast members - and one who came close - share tales of the audition that can make or break a career.  —  For nearly 40 years, “Saturday Night Live” has been a reliable engine for generating …
Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:
Sydney Leathers May Have Been Exposed to HIV While Shooting Porn Debut  —  An adult industry performer who tested positive this week for HIV shot her most recent sex scene with Xander Corvus — the man who starred as Anthony Weiner in Sydney Leathers' just released porn debut “Weiner and Me.”
TMZ.com:
George Zimmerman Shops For Tactical Shotgun  —  SHOPS FOR TACTICAL SHOTGUN  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  George Zimmerman was on the hunt today — for a shotgun ... TMZ has learned.  —  Zimmerman went to Kel-Tec in Cocoa, Florida ... a gun manufacturing company.  We're told he was asking questions …
Discussion: Gawker and Bossip
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel Enjoy “Very Casual and Friendly” Dinner Date  —  Sorry, guys, Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz are not Hollywood's newest couple.  —  Contrary to reports claiming the duo shared a cozy date in New York Tuesday night, E! News learns that the pair was just having a friendly meal together.
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Harry Styles: I Expect Ex Taylor Swift To Write Songs About Me  —  In an exclusive chat with Us Weekly, One Direction's Harry Styles says he fully expects ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift to write songs about him; “At least she's a great songwriter”  —  Let the ex tunes begin!
Discussion: Just Jared
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Benedict Cumberbatch Exits Guillermo del Toro's ‘Crimson Peak’  —  Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska remain on board to star in Legendary's gothic horror story.  —  Benedict Cumberbatch  —  Benedict Cumberbatch has exited Crimson Peak, the Legendary horror movie being directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Just Jared
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Benedict Cumberbatch Drops Out of Del Toro's ‘Crimson Peak’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog and Digital Spy
 
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Sylvester Stallone Won't Reprise Rambo in TV Revival (Exclusive)
TMZ.com:
Omar Gooding Arrested — ‘Wild & Crazy Kids’ Host Popped for DUI
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Meg / X17 Online:
ELTON JOHN AND DAVID FURNISH ENJOY ST. TROPEZ VACATION WITH TWO SONS
Discussion: PerezHilton
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Debuts New Hairdo, Rock Baby Bump: I'm “Enjoying” Pregnancy
TODAY.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Hannah Anderson speaks out, reveals new details of kidnapping
Discussion: People.com and Gawker
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Dylan Howard / RADAR:
ONLY ON RADAR: First Photos Of Paris Jackson Since Suicide Attempt …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Madonna wore her ‘grill’ to her Roman ‘Hard Candy’ gym: faux-ratchet copycat?
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Gwyneth Paltrow Eats Only Steamed Vegetables at Carb-Filled Family Dinner
Jenna Mullins / E! Online:
NEWS/ The Vampire Diaries Scoop: Nina Dobrev's Elena Getting Hot New Man in Shaun Sipos
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From Mediagazer:

Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
The California Senate Appropriations Committee approves a bill imposing fees on Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon to pay for local news through employment tax credits

 
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