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Skip Ad / Elle:
‘F**k Bitches, Get Money’: Rihanna As You've Never Seen (or Heard) Her Before  —  Is personal style an art?  In the case of Rihanna, she who has redefined what modern pop Icon-dom looks like, the answer is a resounding yes.  And as her candid shoot in the December issue of ELLE reveals …
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Robbie Myers / Elle:
Rihanna: “Raw and Vulnerable and Regal, All at Once”  —  Next June I'll celebrate my fifteenth year as editor-in-chief of ELLE.  A lot has happened in those 15 years, not least of which were 9/11, the birth of my two children, and the sale of ELLE by a French company, Lagardère, to an American one, Hearst.
Discussion: Just Jared and Celebrity Scandals
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:   Rihanna shocks with raunchy Christmas wish
Hollywood Reporter:
Christian Bale Exits Steve Jobs Movie (Exclusive)  —  Sources say the actor came to the conclusion he was not right for the part and decided to withdraw  —  Christian Bale will not be Steve Jobs after all.  —  Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the actor has fallen off the Jobs biopic that is being directed by Danny Boyle.
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Hayden Panettiere Reveals She's Gained 40 Pounds During Her Pregnancy: My Feet Are “About to Snap Underneath Me”  —  Pregnant celebs, they're just like us!  Nashville star Hayden Panettiere has had her share of pregnancy weight gain, and she's not ashamed.  The 25-year-old opened up in Britain's Hello! …
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
NEWS/ Pregnant Hayden Panettiere Reveals Her Current Weight, Says She's “So Ready to Hold My Baby Girl”  —  Hayden Panettiere is about to become a mom!  —  The Nashville star, who is expecting her first child with fiancé Wladimir Klitschko, has been keeping a low profile as she prepares for her newest family member.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Page Six
Daily Mail:
'What's going on with all this weight?'  Hayden Panettiere talks about struggling with her 40 pound pregnancy gain
Discussion: Just Jared
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Pathetic Privilege  —  Lena Dunham is fond of lists.  Here is a list of things in Lena Dunham's life that do not strike Lena Dunham as being unusual: growing up in a $6.25 million Tribeca apartment; attending a selection of elite private schools; renting a home in Hollywood Hills …
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Pathetic Privilege  —  Dunham describes herself as an “unreliable narrator,” which in the context of a memoir or another work of purported nonfiction means “liar,” strictly construed.  Dunham writes of incorporating stories from other people's lives and telling them as though they were her own, and of fabricating details.
TMZ.com:
STOP SENDING ME GIFTS  —  OR ELSE!  —  Ariana Grande has been receiving strange gifts from a Massachusetts fan ... but despite threats from cops ... he vows to keep sending them.  —  Police in Lowell, MA paid a visit to the home of 29-year-old Tim Normandin, after Ariana's record label complained …
Anya / People.com:
Marisa Miller Expecting Second Child  —  Marisa Miller is pregnant!  —  The model and actress her husband, record producer Griffin Guess, are expecting their second child in late spring, the couple tell PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “Being a mother has been the biggest blessing in my life.
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Marisa Miller Pregnant, Expecting Second Child With Husband Griffin Guess
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Chris E. Hayner / Zap2it:
‘Gotham’ to introduce another iconic Batman villain  —  With so many of Batman's future foes appearing on “Gotham,” you can't help but wonder who else will be introduced on the show.  Harvey Dent's first episode has been announced, while producers have talked about The Joker and Mr. Freeze showing up down the line.
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Lisa Rinna Throws Wine Glass, Lisa Vanderpump Gets Slapped in Shocking Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 5 Trailer — Watch Here First!  —  Kyle Richards wasn't kidding when she told Us Weekly that the upcoming season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is the show's “most intense” ever.
TMZ.com:
Uncle Poodle — I'll Fight June For Custody of Honey Boo Boo, Unless ....  I'LL FIGHT JUNE FOR BOO BOO CUSTODY, UNLESS ...  LESS THAN A MINUTE AGO BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Honey Boo Boo will have a safe, stable home free of all convicted child molesters ... so vows Uncle Poodle …
K.C. Blumm / People.com:
Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn Split  —  Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn are amicably separating after 13 years of marriage, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “For the sake of their children, they ask for respect and privacy as they navigate this time in their lives,” her rep says.
Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Terminally Ill Woman Brittany Maynard Has Ended Her Own Life  —  Brittany Maynard, who became the public face of the controversial right-to-die movement over the last few weeks, ended her own life Saturday at her home in Portland, Oregon.  She was 29.  —  “Goodbye to all my dear friends and family that I love.
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:   Brittany Maynard Ends Her Life After Battle With Stage 4 Cancer
Elskes / Variety:
AFM: Gaumont And Wild Bunch Encounter Nicolas Winding Refn's ‘The Neon Demon’  —  Following Cannes-competing “Only God Forgives,” Gaumont and Wild Bunch are set to re-team on Nicolas Winding Refn's “The Neon Demon.”  —  The two Paris-based powerhouses will co-finance and co-distribute the movie, kicking off pre-sales at the AFM.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Calls ‘The Real’ Hosts ‘Trout Mouth Ass Bitch’ and ‘Muppet Face Ass’  —  Calls TV Hosts ‘Muppet Face Ass’ and ...  ‘TROUT MOUTH ASS BITCH’  —  11/3/2014 3:59 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  Chris Brown just went off in a rage against 2 women ... which calls into question …
Discussion: Page Six
Gdrosenblum / CBS San Francisco:
Santa Cruz Man Who ‘Hates Fox News’ Arrested In Alleged Attack On Halloween Reveler Dressed As Fox Reporter  —  SANTA CRUZ (CBS SF) — A man wearing a Fox News reporter costume on Halloween was assaulted by a man told him he “hates Fox News,” police said.  —  Santa Cruz police identfied …
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Contra Costa Times
 
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
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TMZ.com:
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Us Weekly:
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