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12:20 PM ET, March 15, 2017

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Ben Affleck:
I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I've dealt with in the past and will continue to confront.  I want to live life to the fullest and be the best father I can be.  I want my kids to know there is no shame in getting help when you need it, and to be a source of strength …
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Ben Affleck — Completes Rehab
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Rosamund Urwin / London Evening Standard:
I'm nervous, says Angelina Jolie before first lecture as LSE visiting professor  —  Angelina Jolie today said she was “feeling butterflies” ahead of her first lecture as a visiting professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science.  —  The actress and film-maker …
Discussion: E! Online, Us Weekly, AOL and People.com
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Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Matrix’ Reboot in the Works at Warner Bros. (Exclusive)  —  The 1999 sci-fi movie is coming back.  —  More Matrix?  Bet on it.  —  It's still not clear what shape the project will take, but sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Warner Bros. is in the early stages of developing …
Amy Spencer / Redbook:
Hilary Duff Is All About “Leaning Out”  —  How to tune out haters, and when to take them on.  How to let bygones truly be bygones.  How to make yourself a priority without feeling (too) guilty.  When life hits a pothole, you can wince and wait for it to pass — or you can pull a Hilary Duff.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Harper's BAZAAR:
PARIS IN THE SPRING  —  The king of pop's daughter, Paris Jackson, is out to make her own mark.  —  By Candace Bushnell; Photographs by: Jean-Paul Goude; Fashion Editor: Alex Aikiu  —  Paris Jackson is definitely starting something.  Just a few days before this interview …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'I was an idiot - what was I thinking?'  Sandra Bullock's cheating ex Jesse James is now happily remarried to a drag-racing heiress, manufacturing $25,000 guns (one a gift for President Trump) and designing clothes for the NRA  — Seven years ago, West Coast Choppers founder Jesse James …
Alastair Gale / Wall Street Journal:
When the Children Crashed Dad's BBC Interview: The Family Speaks  —  In their first interview, Korea expert Robert Kelly and his wife Kim Jung-A describe the circumstances, chaos, and global reaction to their now-infamous home-office Skype catastrophe; ‘she was in a hippity-hoppity mood’
Discussion: PerezHilton, People.com and Us Weekly
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Amazon Buys ‘Annette’ Starring Adam Driver, Rihanna (EXCLUSIVE)  —  UPDATED: Amazon Studios has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to “Annette,” a music-filled drama to be directed by cult French helmer Leos Carax ("Holy Motors"), Variety has learned.  Adam Driver and Rihanna star in the movie.
Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Lawyer says Mischa Barton is the victim of ‘revenge porn’  —  Mischa Barton's lawyer sent out a warning to anyone potentially shopping around nude footage of the actress.  —  “It has been reported that naked or sexually explicit images of Ms. Barton are being ‘shopped around,’” …
People.com:
John Legend on Supporting Wife Chrissy Teigen During Her Postpartum Depression: 'That's the Least I Could Do'  —  John Legend is not only a Grammy and Oscar-winning singer/songwriter and proud dad to 11-month-old daughter Luna, he's also Chrissy Teigen's number one supporter.
Discussion: PerezHilton and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez ‘Definitely See a Future Together’  —  Jennifer Lopez is through playing the field.  The “Ain't Your Mama” singer has been dating retired baseball pro Alex Rodriguez “for about two months,” a close Lopez insider reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Leah Remini's Scientology Exposé Gets Season 2 at A&E (Exclusive)  —  “The way the organization has responded without taking responsibility for what they do to people, I need to continue,” the actress tells THR as her ‘Scientology and the Aftermath’ sets a return in the summer with an expanded episode order.
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Wrap
 
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Chris Perez / Page Six:
Kal Penn tweets audition scripts with racist stereotypes
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Dax Shepard Accidentally Passed on the F Word to His Daughter, But Is Low-Key Proud: 'She's Nailing the Syntax'
Sam Gillette / People.com:
Tia Mowry Reveals She Took Diet Pills As a Teen Star - And How Junk Food Took a Toll On Her Fertility
Discussion: PerezHilton and Page Six
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From Mediagazer:

Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

John Koblin / New York Times:
The Netflix-WBD deal should quiet concerns, for now, from CNN employees worried about the prospect of Paramount combining CBS News and CNN in a WBD acquisition

 
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