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2:45 AM ET, September 13, 2014

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Lim Yi Han / The Straits Times:
Nicole Kidman's father died of apparent heart attack after exercising at Tanglin Club  —  SINGAPORE - Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman's father died in Singapore on Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack at The Tanglin Club where he had been staying.
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Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman “Devastated” After Father Antony's Death, Keith Urban Rushes to Her Side  —  A daughter's grief.  Nicole Kidman is “devastated” after her father, Dr. Antony Kidman, died unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 12, a source close to the actress tells Us Weekly.
TMZ.com:
To Fly to Mourning Nicole
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Theodora D'cruz / Reuters:
Actress Nicole Kidman's father dies in Singapore
Discussion: The Wrap and Just Jared
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:   Nicole Kidman's Father Dead in Hotel Room Fall: Family “In Total Shock”
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Nicole Kidman's Father Dies
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
TMZ.com:
Iggy Azalea Sex Tape — My Ex Is Selling It for Revenge  —  IGGY AZALEA SEX TAPE  —  MY EX IS SELLING IT FOR REVENGE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Iggy Azalea's legal team now says it may indeed be her in that sex tape ... but there's also a chance she was under 18 when it was shot.
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Mayim Bialik / Kveller:
The Problem With That Giant Billboard of Ariana Grande  —  So, here's my deal: I'm socially conservative even though I'm a liberal.  Confused yet?  —  I am a bleeding heart liberal without exception.  But I am old-fashioned.  My kids have clothes they only wear to synagogue.  I don't favor my kids cursing.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Lauren Smith / glamourmagazine.co.uk:
Ariana Grande denies those “diva” allegations
Discussion: Yahoo! News, Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
Kris Connor / MTV:
Chris Brown's Advice For Ray Rice: It's How You Control Your Anger  —  'I've been down that road - it's about the choices you make and how you control your anger,' Brown tells MTV News.  —  With reporting by Sway Calloway  —  This week Ray Rice was cut by the Baltimore Ravens …
TMZ.com:
Adrian Peterson — Indicted for Child Abuse ... Doc Reported Injuries (Photo Update)  —  INDICTED FOR CHILD ABUSE  —  (Photo Update)  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  4:12 PM PT — According to the police report, Peterson allegedly sent text messages to the child's mother saying he “felt bad” because he struck the kid in the testicles.
Tom Staggs / Disney Parks Blog:
‘Frozen’ Attraction Coming to Epcot  —  When Walt Disney promised that Disneyland would never be completed, so long as there is imagination left in the world, he made a promise to our guests that we take seriously at all our locations around the world.  This year, one particular product of imagination …
Discussion: PopWatch, Variety and PerezHilton
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Meadow Walker Remembers Dad Paul Walker on His Birthday With Sweet Throwback Photo  —  Heartbreaking.  Meadow Walker remembered her late father Paul Walker on what would have been his 41st birthday in a touching Instagram post shared Friday, Sept. 12.  —  “Happy birthday, I love you,” …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Cole Premo / CBS Minnesota:
Adrian Peterson Indicted For Child Abuse, Will Not Play Sunday  —  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A warrant was issued Friday for the arrest of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson after a grand jury in Texas indicted him for reckless or negligent injury to a child.  —  Peterson will not play …
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
MEN ONLY: KATHY GRIFFIN'S GUIDE TO LATE-NIGHT TV  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last year, as a late-night TV shake-up ended with yet another chorus line of white male hosts, Joan Rivers decried the lack of women in any of the coveted jobs as “beyond frustrating.”  —  Days after the death …
Discussion: The Wrap
Allison / Dlisted:
Lena Dunham Thinks Celebrity Gossip Is Gross And Awful But Totally Loves It  —  Lena Dunham (seen here serving up some flawless Canary Yellow drunk at the Rainbow Land prom realness) recently admitted to O Magazine (via Page Six) that just like you and I, she's totally obsessed …
 
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Chuck Palahniuk / LitReactor:
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‘Divergent’ Actor Theo James to Star in Fifth ‘Underworld’ Movie (Exclusive)
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From Mediagazer:

The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer says the UK is working on rules around the use of creative work for training AI after media and arts executives voiced concerns

Rodney Tiffen / Inside Story:
Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

 
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