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2:24 AM ET, November 15, 2014

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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Diem Brown Dies at 32  —  Diem Brown has lost her long battle with cancer, PEOPLE confirms.  She was 32.  —  The reality star, who rose to fame on MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge, died at 10:22 a.m. Friday in New York City.  She had candidly chronicled her cancer fight in a blog for PEOPLE.com.
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Inside Diem Brown's Final Days and Her ‘Peaceful’ Goodbye  —  Diem Brown hated to lose.  She had an irreverent sense of humor.  She loved to dance.  —  More than anything, she never wanted to be seen as a quitter.  —  All of those qualities were on display in the last days before her death …
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Diem Brown Dead: MTV Challenge Star Dies at 32 After Brave Cancer Battle  —  Diem Brown has passed away.  The MTV Challenge star died at just 32 years old on Friday, Nov. 14, after a long, brave battle with cancer.  —  Brown kept fighting until her final days, seeking guidance, advice …
Discussion: E! Online, Dlisted, The Wrap and PerezHilton
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Daniel Bruhl To Play Villain In ‘Captain America: Civil War’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Bruhl is set to play the villain role in the next Captain America: Civil War, the one that will also bring Robert Downey Jr. and his Iron Man character as central to the conflict of the new film.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
'Captain America 3′: Daniel Bruhl to Play Villain  —  “Rush” actor Daniel Bruhl is set to play one of the villains in “Captain America: Civil War.”  —  Marvel made the announcement on Friday.  —  Disney's third “Captain America” feature, that will co-star Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. …
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian — Untouched Ass Photos Are Fake!  —  Untouched Ass Photos  —  FAKE!!!  —  21 MINUTES AGO BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The so-called “untouched” pics of Kim Kardashian's ass circulating online are not real ... this according to the magazine that published the real deal.
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Taylor Umlauf / Wall Street Journal:
Did Kim Kardashian Break the Internet? How She Compared With the Comet Landing on Twitter
Discussion: The Superficial and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Alfonso Ribeiro May Be Forced Off DWTS  —  MAY BE FORCED OFF DWTS  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Alfonso Ribeiro — the front-runner on “Dancing with the Stars” — may have to pull out of the competition days before the semifinals ... and it's all because of The Carlton Dance.
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
bet.com:
BET's 106 & PARK to Become Digital-Only  —  After an impressive 14-year run, the show will air its final episode on the network in December.  —  America's No. 1 music variety show on cable television, 106 & PARK, will host its final daily on-air show on December 19, 2014, concluding its impressive 14-year run.
Discussion: Stereogum and Us Weekly
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kristen Stewart Opens Up About Meeting Alzheimer's Patient for New Film Role, Working With Julianne Moore  —  Kristen Stewart knew Julianne Moore way before they filmed their new indie drama Still Alice.  —  “I've known her for a number of years [because] I worked with her husband …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
LORDE:
so Ella, I'm a huge fan and all, but you call yourself a feminist and then judge Kim Kardashian for doing a naked photoshoot while being a mom? don't you think you're kind of being a hypocrite by doing so, as it is Kim K's decision to do whatever she wants with her body and present it however. maybe …
Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift Explains Why She Gave Up on Men: “It Broke My Heart!”  —  Nothing broke her heart more than this.  Taylor Swift opened up to Us Weekly about picking up the pieces after her past relationships, saying all she wanted was for people to focus on her music rather than her love life.
 
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Osbournes’ Revived at VH1
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Access Hollywood:
RUMER WILLIS: DOES SHE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ASHTON KUTCHER?
Discussion: Just Jared
Daily Mail:
FKA Twigs is rubbing off on him! …
Anya / People.com:
Glenn Howerton Welcomes Son Isley Ray
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
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New York Post:
Naked subway rider bares all: ‘It turns me on’
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Plots ‘Frequency’ Reboot With ‘Supernatural’ Boss (Exclusive)
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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Amanda Bynes Is Refusing Her Parents' Help
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The NYT added 210,000 digital subscribers in Q1, for 10.5M subscribers in total, up 8% YoY, and ad revenue fell 2.4% YoY to $103.7M; the OpenAI lawsuit cost $1M

Austin Fuller / Current:
NPR CEO Katherine Maher will not attend a US House committee hearing on May 8 looking at alleged NPR bias due to a schedule conflict, but offers to appear later

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A historical look at Pulitzer winners shows the decline of local and regional newspapers and the growth in online news outlets, especially at the local level

 
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