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2:30 PM ET, March 23, 2017

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People.com:
Brad Pitt Isn't Dating — but He's Rekindled Old Friendships After Split, Source Says  —  Brad Pitt is becoming more at peace with his newfound single life, but he's in no rush to enter the dating world.  —  Recently, Pitt has been “in better spirits” since weathering a difficult split …
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Desiree Murphy / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Todd Fisher Says Mom Debbie Reynolds ‘Asked for Permission’ to Go After Sister Carrie's Death  —  Todd Fisher is opening up about the tragic loss of two of his beloved family members, mom Debbie Reynolds and sister Carrie Fisher, who died just one day apart in December 2016.
Discussion: People.com, PerezHilton and The Wrap
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Jennifer Drysdale / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Todd Fisher on How Billie Lourd Is Coping With Tragic Family Deaths: She's ‘a Pretty Powerful Gal’  —  Todd Fisher is letting his niece, Billie Lourd, “breathe.”  —  ET's Nancy O'Dell sat down with Todd in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where he opened up about the tragic December deaths …
Steven Zeitchik / Los Angeles Times:
A music-less ‘Mulan’?  It's far from written in stone  —  A scene from the original animated hit “Mulan.”  (Disney)  —  For “Mulan” fans stressed out over rumors that next year's live-action update won't be a musical, director Niki Caro has a message: Don't set off the fireworks just yet.
Discussion: PerezHilton
E! Online:
Teen Mom's Javi Marroquin and Real World: Skeletons Star Madison Channing Walls Confirm They Are Dating  —  This is an MTV love story very few people saw coming.  —  After experiencing public heartbreak on their respective reality shows, Teen Mom 2 star Javi Marroquin and Real World …
TMZ.com:
Nia Long — ‘Empire’ Hair and Makeup Lodged Complaint Nia Threatened Suit  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Nia Long was such a nightmare on the set of “Empire” ... the hair and makeup folks lodged an official complaint against her, and Nia also threatened to sue the show over an improper goodbye ... this according to well-placed production sources.
Margy Rochlin / New York Times:
Selena Gomez (and Others) on Adapting ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ for Netflix  —  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — In 2008, Mandy Teefey, the mother of the pop star and actress Selena Gomez, was browsing at a Barnes & Noble when she spotted “Thirteen Reasons Why” by Jay Asher.
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
John Mayer Knows He Messed Up.  He Wants Another Chance.  —  LOS ANGELES — John Mayer can explain where he's been.  In fact, once he gets going, he probably won't stop, given the amount of time he has spent in private processing his recent self-imposed irrelevance — the “lean years,” as he calls them.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six and Stereogum
Jennifer Drysdale / Entertainment Tonight:
Ryan Gosling Explains Why He Laughed During Oscars Mishap: ‘I Was So Relieved’ It Wasn't Something Worse  —  The world watched in horror as La La Land was declared Best Picture at last month's Oscars, only for Moonlight to be announced as the real winner minutes later — but not Ryan Gosling.
Discussion: Page Six and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
‘Stranger Things’ Stars — Keeping Dating Rumors In The Upside Down  —  “Stranger Things” stars Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton play Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers on the show, and their relationship seems as complicated onscreen as it's off.  —  There are rumors the two are dating …
Discussion: Page Six
Travis Cronin / Us Weekly:
Kardashians Are Taking Extreme Measures to Beef Up Their Security After Robberies  —  Better safe!  In the wake of Kim Kardashian's Paris hotel robbery last October, and $200,000 worth of jewelry vanishing from Kendall Jenner's Hollywood Hills home March 16, the reality stars are taking extreme security precautions.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Terrence Howard / Page Six:
Terrence Howard … Terrence Howard, who has a history of domestic abuse, has turned over a new leaf these days.  —  “I've made terrible mistakes throughout my life,” the 48-year-old “Empire” star told People.  “I was dragging baggage with me that was crippling me mentally and physically.
Discussion: WWTDD
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Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Terrence Howard Opens Up About Finding Peace After a Violent Divorce: 'I've Made Terrible Mistakes'
Discussion: Daily Mail
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Hugh Jackman Was Given Film of His Penis for ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ Wrap Gift  —  “It's just like college,” the actor says of being nude on set.  —  It seems X-Men Origins: Wolverine would have beat Logan to the trilogy's first R rating — had some pretty revealing shots of Hugh Jackman been left in the 2009 film.
Discussion: Queerty
 
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Kate Winslet Opens Up About Her Childhood Bullies: ‘They Called Me Blubber’
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ABC News:
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Queen Elizabeth Just 1 Mile from Terrorist Attack in London as Prince Charles Maintains His Duties
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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

Eli Stokols / Politico:
A look at the tense relationship between Biden and The NYT, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, lack of trust, and his refusal to give the paper an interview

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance move closer to a deal, but Paramount's renewal agreement with Charter, which has an April 30 deadline, is a significant hurdle

 
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