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7:05 PM ET, November 19, 2014

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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Scraps Bill Cosby Comedy in Wake of Rape Allegations  —  After decades-old rape allegations resurfaced  —  Bill Cosby will not be making his triumphant return to NBC after all.  —  NBC has decided to not move forward with its planned family comedy starring the former Cosby Show star, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
NBC Pulls Bill Cosby Comedy Project Amid Rape Allegations  —  NBC has dropped its Bill Cosby comedy project as the scandal of rape allegations leveled at the comedian by multiple women made it untenable for the network to keep it in development, according to multiple sources.
TMZ.com:
Bill Cosby — No Concert Cancellations ... The Shows Will Go On
Discussion: Page Six, Bossip and Deadline
Antoinette Bueno / etonline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Janice Dickinson Details Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Accusations: He Raped Me
Bill Carter / New York Times:
NBC and Netflix Shelve Projects With Bill Cosby
Discussion: Daily Mail and I Watch Stuff
Stuart Oldham / Variety:
Netflix Pulls Bill Cosby Special Amid Rape Allegations
Us Weekly:
Natalie Morales, Willie Geist Fired From the Today Show in Massive Shake-Up: Get the Details  —  Natalie Morales, Willie Geist Fired From Today Show: Massive Shake-Up »  —  VIDEO:  —  Okay, Then!  Camille Grammer Calls Kelsey a “Total Dick” »  —  OMG!
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Emily Smith / Page Six:   Did Matt Lauer save Natalie Morales and Willie Geist's jobs?
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Life with the Kardashians?  I'd rather stay in poverty in Thailand!  The 13-year-old ‘orphan girl’ Kim was desperate to adopt says NO  —  A teenager from a children's home in a poverty-stricken region of Thailand made an astonishing decision to turn down an offer …
Discussion: Page Six
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Allison / Dlisted:
Anna Wintour Admits That Putting Kim And Kanye Kardashian On The Kover Of Vogue Was A Stunt Queen Move
Discussion: Fashionista, Us Weekly and Page Six
Patrick Ryan / USA Today:
For breakout artist FKA Twigs, image isn't everything  —  NEW YORK — FKA Twigs floats about as far away from the mainstream as one can get, but not even she can avoid Meghan Trainor's inescapable All About That Bass.  —  “Who's that girl that sings that one song?
Julianne Mosoff / DuJour:
The Visionary: Angelina Jolie  —  Louis Zamperini knew a thing or two about waiting.  The Olympic runner turned U.S. airman spent 47 deadly days living on a raft after a 1943 plane crash and subsequently survived two years as a Japanese prisoner of war.  Still, when he sold Universal Pictures …
Discussion: Us Weekly, The Wrap and Just Jared
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt's Son Maddox, 13, Is a Production Assistant on Their Film: “It's So Weird”
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
NEWS/ Which of Jennifer Lawrence's Co-Stars Just Compared Her to...Jesus Christ?!  —  Jennifer Lawrence has an Oscar and two Golden Globes.  —  She's not only part of the X-Men family, but Guinness World Records recently named the 24-year-old actress the highest-grossing action heroine …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Jennifer Lawrence compared to Jesus Christ
TMZ.com:
Tyga — Boycotts Club for Banning His Underage GF Kylie Jenner  —  BOYCOTTS CLUB FOR  —  Banning Underage GF Kylie  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tyga pulled a no-show for a club appearance when the place shot down his demands to get his underage GF Kylie Jenner into the West Hollywood hot spot.
Matt Donnelly / The Wrap:
Ryan Gosling Turned Down People's ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Multiple Times, Insider Says (Exclusive)  —  People magazine's annual “Sexiest Man Alive” issue has sparked backlash yet again, for passing over actor Ryan Gosling as cover star — but the “The Notebook” actor has repeatedly turned down the honor, an insider told TheWrap.
TMZ.com:
Jimmy Ruffin — Motown Legend Dead At 78  —  MOTOWN LEGEND DEAD AT 78  —  Jimmy Ruffin, the crooner who was a staple in Motown for decades, has passed away at the age of 78.  —  Ruffin reached legendary Motown status in 1966 with his hit “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” …
Discussion: Stereogum and Bossip
Jason Collins / SI.com:
Parting shot: Jason Collins announces NBA retirement in his own words  —  Jason Collins: I'm officially announcing my retirement from the NBA … It has been 18 exhilarating months since I came out in Sports Illustrated as the first openly gay man in one of the four major professional team sports.
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore and Actress A-List on Nude Photo Hack, Renee Zellweger's “Cruel” Treatment, Hollywood's Female Problem  —  In THR's annual actress roundtable, this season's top seven awards contenders — including Amy Adams, Patricia Arquette, Laura Dern …
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift and Harry Styles Are Friends Again After Ugly 2013 Split  —  Never, ever getting back together... or are they?  Taylor Swift and Harry Styles may have called it quits last year, but sources tell Us Weekly exclusively that the two stars are now friendly again.
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’: Who's Being Eyed to Play Young Jean Grey, Cyclops?  (Exclusive)  —  Chloe Moretz, Elle Fanning and Oscar-nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld are among the teenage leading ladies being eyed to play young Jean Grey in Bryan Singer's “X-Men: Apocalypse,” while Ben Hardy …
 
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Daniel Riley / GQ Magazine Online:
Ansel Elgort on His Nerdy Hobby That “Girls Love”
Discussion: The Wrap and Celebrity Scandals
New York Post:
Citigroup banker found dead with throat slit in swanky apartment
Discussion: Gawker and Business Insider
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Chris Martin Says Katy Perry, Nirvana, EDM Inspired Coldplay's “A Sky Full of Stars”
Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Miss Honduras killed in ‘act of passion,’ police say
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Oh No They Didn't!
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Ariana Grande, Big Sean Hold Hands in Romantic Grammy Christmas Performance: Photos
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Rose Walano / Us Weekly:
Scarlett Johansson Walks Red Carpet With Hot Twin Hunter, Looks Incredibly Slim Post-Baby
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
 Earlier Picks: 
Kelley Dunlap / BuzzFeed:
Snippets Of Beyoncé's New Songs “7/11” And “Ring Off” Have Leaked Online
Discussion: Just Jared
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Women flocked to see Clooney on ‘Downton Abbey’ set
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Idina Menzel, Michael Buble Record “Baby, It's Cold Outside” With Adorable Kids: Watch
Hilary Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:
Cecily Strong to Host White House Correspondents' Dinner
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Charles Dance on Tywin Lannister's S5 Return, A ‘Game of Thrones’ Movie,' and Sexy Peter Dinklage
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Digital Spy
Alex Needham / Guardian:
Steve McQueen to make film about Paul Robeson
Daily Mail:
Basketball bosses ‘dream come true’ …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Charles Manson — He Can Make Out at Wedding ... And Dine from Vending Machines
 

 
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New York Times:
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New York Times:
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