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1:25 AM ET, September 20, 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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Charlie Sheen Calls BS On Story He Partied With Zac Efron
Discussion: PerezHilton
Randee Dawn / Today:
Justin Timberlake defends ‘smart,’ ‘talented’ Miley Cyrus  — Facebook - Twitter - Reddit - Pinterest - Email  —  At 32, Justin Timberlake is a showbiz veteran.  Starting out as a child star, he made a graceful transition into being an adult celebrity, and as he told TODAY's Matt Lauer Thursday …
Discussion: Us Weekly and POPSUGAR Celebrity
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:   Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake Wear Matching Suits at Premiere: Shades of Britney Spears Years!
Michael K / Dlisted:
BREAKING: Justin Timberlake And Jessica Biel Actually Posed On The Red Carpet Together
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Justin Timberlake & Ben Affleck — FULL HOUSE In Vegas Casino
Discussion: PerezHilton
Ethan Sacks / NY Daily News:
Jon Gosselin now waiting tables, living in a cabin in the woods - and doesn't pay any child support to ex-wife Kate Gosselin  —  Former ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ star says he's ‘hit rock bottom about twenty times now’ but is content in current job.  —  Jon Gosselin serves customers at the Black Dog.
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Shyam Dodge / Daily Mail:
‘I hit rock bottom’: Jon Gosselin reveals he is now waiting tables to make ends meet after losing …
The Moscow Times:
Anti-Gay Law Blamed for Cancelation of Selena Gomez Concerts  —  U.S. pop star Selena Gomez has been forced to cancel two concerts in Russia after indirectly falling victim to Russia's anti-gay law, concert organizers said Thursday.  —  Gomez failed to secure a Russian visa …
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James Nichols / The Huffington Post:
Selena Gomez Cancels Russian Concerts After Being Denied Visa Amidst Anti-Gay Speculation
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
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 …
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
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Jay Z And Beyonce Top Our List Of The Highest-Earning Celebrity Couples  —  Jay Z and Beyonce Knowles are so much more than just the first couple of hip-hop: They're a combination of two of the savviest businesspeople in entertainment.  They made more than any other celebrity couple this year …
Discussion: Socialite Life, Bossip and Gossip Cop
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
K.C. Blumm / People.com:
Snooki: 'I'm Thinking of Getting a Boob Job'  —  Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi loves being a mom to her 1-year-old son, Lorenzo, but there's one aspect of motherhood she's not so thrilled about - the toll it took on her body.  —  The former Jersey Shore star, who slimmed down after welcoming …
Discussion: Digital Spy
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Tupac Shakur Biopic Gets New Momentum As Emmett/Furla/Oasis To Co-Finance  —  EXCLUSIVE: Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films is teaming with Morgan Creek Productions to co-finance and co-produce Tupac, creating a new urgency for the long-gestating biopic on the hip hop icon Tupac Shakur.
Discussion: Variety and The Moviefone Blog
Chris Spargo / NewNowNext:
Did Danny Roberts And Mike “The Miz” Mizanin Have A Hot “Real World” Affair?  —  Danny Roberts stopped by Watch What Happens Live last night with a few other former Real World cast members, and our favorite ever RW gay spilled some big secrets about how he spent one season of The Challenge hooking …
Discussion: Dlisted and Towleroad News #gay
TMZ.com:
Bruce Jenner — Nose Mystery Solved ... It's Skin Cancer  —  Nose Mystery Solved ...  IT'S SKIN CANCER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Bruce Jenner underwent surgery for skin cancer on his nose earlier this week ... TMZ has learned.  —  Our Kardashian-Jenner family sources tell us Bruce had a chunk …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Gossip Cop
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
Laura Collins / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Two decades after her affair with Bill Clinton, Gennifer Flowers reveals they'd be together now if it wasn't for Chelsea and how former president confided in her that Hillary was bisexual  — She bitterly regrets rejecting him when he last begged to see her and says he's the ‘love of her life’
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
America Magazine:
A Big Heart Open to God  —  The exclusive interview with Pope Francis  —  Editor's Note: This interview with Pope Francis took place over the course of three meetings during August 2013 in Rome.  The interview was conducted in person by Antonio Spadaro, S.J., editor in chief of La Civiltà Cattolica, the Italian Jesuit journal.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Kristin Chenoweth Joins Jennifer Lopez in ‘The Boy Next Door’ (Exclusive)  —  The thriller is the latest from hit factory Blumhouse, which is making the movie with Smart Entertainment and Nuyorican Productions.  Universal will distribute.  —  Kristin Chenoweth is in negotiations to join …
Discussion: Digital Spy and Just Jared
 
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Adam Sandler In Talks to Star in Tom McCarthy's ‘The Cobbler’ (Exclusive)
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K.C. Blumm / People.com:
Britney Spears on Miley Cyrus: ‘She is On Fire Right Now’
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Cate Blanchett Sets Directorial Debut: Adaptation Of Herman Koch Novel ‘The Dinner’
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
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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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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Jere Burns Upped On ‘Justified’, Michael Rispoli, Ruth Negga, Danielle Nicolet In Arcs
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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

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