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6:05 PM ET, September 19, 2013

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TMZ.com:
Zac Efron — 2 Rehab Stints This Year  —  2 REHAB STINTS THIS YEAR  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Zac Efron has done rehab for cocaine addiction not once this year, but twice, after a major relapse ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Zac has been doing cocaine …
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Zac Efron: Inside His Partying Lifestyle  —  Zac Efron seemed to have it all.  —  After he shot to fame at age 17 after starring as squeaky-clean basketball star Troy Bolton on Disney Channel's High School Musical franchise, it appeared the heartthrob had avoided the pitfalls of youthful stardom.
Zach Baron / GQ Magazine Online:
The GQ Cover Story: Idris Elba  —  From The Wire to Pacific Rim to this fall's Mandela, Elba is the solitary man who always draws a crowd  —  Late one night, factory floor, somewhere in East London.  Idris Elba is two decades younger—so not yet The Wire's Stringer Bell …
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake Wear Matching Suits at Premiere: Shades of Britney Spears Years!  —  Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel arrive at the world premiere of “Runner Runner” on September 18, 2013 in Las Vegas  —  Remind you of anything?  For the world premiere of his film Runner …
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TMZ.com:
Justin Timberlake & Ben Affleck — FULL HOUSE In Vegas Casino
Discussion: PerezHilton
Michael K / Dlisted:   BREAKING: Justin Timberlake And Jessica Biel Actually Posed On The Red Carpet Together
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Marvel Developing ‘Agent Carter’ TV Series  —  EXCLUSIVE: The “one shot” short films featured as extras on Marvel movies' DVD releases are becoming a hotbed for TV series ideas.  After one such short, Item 47 on The Avengers DVD about the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., led to the new ABC/Marvel series …
Discussion: thebacklot.com and Digital Spy
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel Readying ‘Agent Carter’ Series
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Carly Mallenbaum / USA Today:
Cher ‘ashamed’ of dissing Miley  —  The diva realizes she should have kept her “opinionated mouth shut” in regards to Miley Cyrus' VMA performance.  —  CONNECT  —  When USA TODAY interviewed Cher about her new album, the 67-year-old diva had some choice words about Miley Cyrus' VMAs performance:
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Eiza Gonzalez: 5 Things to Know About Liam Hemsworth's Post-Miley Cyrus Hookup
TMZ.com:
Ray J Charged Cops After Whitney Houston Death Jokes  —  CHARGED COPS  —  After Whitney Death Jokes  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ray J went ballistic on cops after they allegedly made jokes about Whitney Houston's dead body ... TMZ has learned.  —  Ray J — who was romantically linked to Whitney …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Ryan Lochte Reality Series Canceled After One Season  —  The E! series featuring the Olympic swimmer ended its run in May and averaged 440,000 total viewers over its eight-episode run.  —  E! is no longer swimming alongside Olympian Ryan Lochte.  —  The cable network has opted …
Discussion: World of Wonder and Just Jared
Jamie Schram / New York Post:
'Burglar's' book actually belonged to Famke  —  Detectives are now convinced the children's book left mysteriously at Famke Janssen's Soho penthouse last month actually belonged to the “X-Men” actress — because there was a to-do list stuffed inside with her name on it, a law-enforcement source told The Post.
Discussion: Defamer and The Moviefone Blog
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Mila Kunis Comforts Emotional Ashton Kutcher at Kabbalah Leader's Funeral in Israel  —  Some of Hollywood's biggest stars are in mourning following the death of Kabbalah Chief Rabbi Philip Berg — and Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher were two familiar faces among the throng of thousands who paid their respects at his funeral.
Discussion: Just Jared
Kellvin Chavez / Latino-Review.com:
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ To Film In The City of Crosses, Saoirse Ronan Up For A Role, & We Debunk Benedict Cumberbatch Denials  —  Over the past couple of days, the talk of New Mexico being used for the new Star Wars movies has been pretty constant.  What wasn't mentioned is where in New Mexico they would choose to film.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
ETonline.com:
Jon Gosselin Today: Waiter & Cabin Dweller  —  Jon Gosselin today is a far cry from the $1.3 million home-dwelling dad of eight featured on TLC's massively popular Jon & Kate Plus Eight.  ET's Brooke Anderson recently caught up with the former reality star in his home state of Pennsylvania …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Matt Bomer Set To Play Montgomery Clift In Indie Feature  —  BREAKING: Matt Bomer, the star of White Collar and Magic Mike, is set to play Montgomery Clift in a biopic of the Hollywood star.  The film is being shopped for financing by Pier 3 Pictures' Michael Din, Janine Giaime and Juri Henley-Cohn.
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Shonda Rhimes Welcomes Third Child, a Baby Girl!  —  Shonda Rhimes is now a proud mother of three!  The Grey's Anatomy and Scandal creator announced on Twitter Wednesday, Sept. 18 that she has welcomed a third child, a baby girl, into her family.  —  PHOTOS: Stars who've adopted
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley Have Saved By the Bell Reunion: Picture  —  Jessie Spano and A.C. Slater forever!  Elizabeth Berkley joined her old pal Mario Lopez for a segment on Extra at Universal Studios Hollywood on Wednesday, Sept. 18, and the pair looked excited to be reunited …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Cate Blanchett Sets Directorial Debut: Adaptation Of Herman Koch Novel ‘The Dinner’  —  EXCLUSIVE: After 20 years of great performances in front of the camera, Cate Blanchett is set to make her feature directorial debut on an adaptation of the Herman Koch novel The Dinner.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
NFL Waging Secret Legal War Over M.I.A's Super Bowl Middle Finger (Exclusive)  —  The league demands $1.5 million from the rapper-singer and a public apology, but her lawyer says “she is going to go public with an explanation of how ridiculous it was for the NFL and its fans to devote such furor to this incident.”
Discussion: Starpulse and Stereogum
 
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Callum Jones / Northampton Chronicle and Echo:
World Exclusive: Northampton Clown talks to the Chron about his appearances
Discussion: Gawker and The Hollywood Gossip
Laura Collins / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Two decades after her affair with Bill Clinton, Gennifer Flowers reveals they'd be together …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Tupac Shakur Biopic Gets New Momentum As Emmett/Furla/Oasis To Co-Finance
Discussion: Variety
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Jay Z And Beyonce Top Our List Of The Highest-Earning Celebrity Couples
Discussion: Socialite Life and Gossip Cop
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Blake Lively's Sister Robyn Lively Recreated “Teen Witch” Dance at Ryan Reynolds Wedding!
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
'Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston Will Next Play Blacklisted Scribe Dalton Trumbo
Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Breaking Bad’: Final Two Episodes Get Extended Run Times
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Discussion: Digital Spy
TMZ.com:
Ken Norton Dead — Ex-Heavyweight Boxing Champ Dies at 70
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Wall Street Journal:
Kim Godwin steps down as ABC News' president, a role she has held since 2021, and says she will “retire from broadcast journalism”; no successor has been named

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Twitch streamers are growing their audiences as they stream student protests, and some viewers and protesters see them as more trustworthy than traditional news

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: the expectation at Paramount Global is that neither of the two offers in play, Skydance-RedBird and Sony Pictures-Apollo, will come to fruition

 
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