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11:10 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 …
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BEN AFFLECK REVEALED AS BATMAN  —  BEN AFFLECK REVEALED AS BATMAN IN WARNER BROS. PICTURES' NEW SUPER HERO FEATURE FILM, NOW SLATED TO OPEN JULY 17, 2015  —  The Oscar®-winning star joins Henry Cavill in the first ever onscreen match-up of DC Comics' most iconic characters.
Discussion: The Wrap and Digital Spy
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 …
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck Working Out Two Hours a Day for Batman Role in Man of Steel Sequel  —  Ben Affleck has been working out two hours daily for hus upcoming Man of Steel role  —  The Jacked Crusader!  Ben Affleck has been cast to play Batman opposite Henry Cavill's Superman in the planned Man of Steel sequel …
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog
Gina McIntyre / Hero Complex:
Ben Affleck will play Batman in ‘Man of Steel’ sequel, due July 17, 2015
Discussion: MoeJackson and The Moviefone Blog
TMZ.com:
Eva Longoria — Single Again!!!  —  SINGLE AGAIN!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Good news, single heterosexual men and/or lesbians: Eva Longoria (the sexiest 38-year-old woman on Earth) is now officially single.  —  Sources tell TMZ, the former “Desperate Housewives” star split from boyfriend Ernesto Arguello …
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 …
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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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 …
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown: The Racist Ass D.A. Is Out to Get Me!  —  THE RACIST ASS D.A. IS OUT TO GET ME!  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Chris Brown is the victim of a racist ass District Attorney — so claims Chris Brown.  —  The ever-deflecting singer went on a twitter rant last night …
Discussion: PerezHilton
The Boba Fett Fan Club:
Exclusive: Star Wars Episode 7 to be Shot on Film by Dan Mindel  —  Frame of reference: this is how Star Trek was shot on film, not digital like the Star Wars prequels.  Star Wars Episode 7 will use the same camera team led by cinematographer Dan Mindel ASC BSC in addition to the director we already know is attached, J.J. Abrams.
Discussion: The Wrap
Sarah / People.com:
Jennifer Love Hewitt: Pregnancy Is ‘Crazy but Beautiful’  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt definitely has that pregnancy glow — and she's loving it!  —  “[Being pregnant] is an awesome thing,” the actress told PEOPLE at Pampers' Love, Sleep and Play campaign in New York on Wednesday.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Style News
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Debuts New Hairdo, Rock Baby Bump: I'm “Enjoying” Pregnancy
TMZ.com:
‘Moesha’ Star Marcus T. Paulk — Arrested After Allegedly Kicking GF in the Stomach  —  “Moesha” star Marcus T. Paulk — who played the little brother Myles on the show — has just turned himself in to authorities after allegedly putting his girlfriend in the hospital, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
Discussion: Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Matt Bomer “Really Proud” of Wentworth Miller for Coming Out as Gay  —  Matt Sayles/AP Photo, Jason Merritt/Getty Images  —  Add Matt Bomer to the growing list of Wentworth Miller's celeb supporters.  —  The White Collar star echoed the sentiments of many Hollywood A-listers in praising …
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: PerezHilton and Just Jared
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.
Celebslam:
Here are the Demi Lovato nude pics  —  Demi Lovato leaked nudes hit the internet  —  There was a story floating around earlier this week that someone was offering Demi Lovato nude pics to the highest bidder (NSFW preview here).  Radar turned her down, but Celebslam is still in negotiations with him.
Discussion: Gawker and Crushable
TMZ.com:
Lee Thompson Young — Funeral Service on Famous Movie Lot  —  LEE THOMPSON YOUNG  —  Funeral Service  —  On Famous Movie Lot  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lee Thompson Young will be laid to rest this week ... and TMZ has learned the actor's funeral service will take place at the legendary Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood.
Discussion: Bossip
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
David Amsden / T Magazine:
This Is Rooney Mara  —  Rooney Mara is not known for giving off the warmest of first impressions.  Standoffish, aloof, icy, remote, guarded, distant, opaque, steely, impenetrable, unreadable: such tend to be the words used by journalists to describe their encounters with the actress …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
 
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Sylvester Stallone Won't Reprise Rambo in TV Revival (Exclusive)
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Meg / X17 Online:
ELTON JOHN AND DAVID FURNISH ENJOY ST. TROPEZ VACATION WITH TWO SONS
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Discussion: People.com and Gawker
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Madonna wore her ‘grill’ to her Roman ‘Hard Candy’ gym: faux-ratchet copycat?
Jenna Mullins / E! Online:
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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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