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9:25 PM ET, November 17, 2017

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Jennifer Hudson Confronted by David Otunga Over Cheating Allegations with Mali Music … EXCLUSIVE  —  Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga broke up after he confronted her, claiming she was secretly dating music producer Mali Music ... TMZ has learned.  —  Hudson denies having any relationship …
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Perez Hilton:
Jennifer Hudson's Ex Claps Back Via His Lawyer Following The Split & Protective Order Announcement
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TMZ.com:
Jennifer Hudson and Fiance David Otunga Split After 10 Year Relationship
Discussion: People.com and Dlisted
People.com:
Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader and Wife Maggie Carey Are Divorcing  —  Bill Hader and his wife Maggie Carey, a filmmaker, have been separated since July and are in the process of getting a divorce, sources tell PEOPLE.  —  Hader's rep confirms the split.
Entertainment Tonight:
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian Are Married  —  Serena Williams is a married woman!  —  The 36-year-old tennis pro and Alexis Ohanian said “I do” in a gorgeous Beauty and the Beast-themed wedding at Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans on Thursday.  —  The lovely couple was surrounded …
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McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Serena Williams Marries Alexis Ohanian
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The Wrap:
‘Girls’ Writer Murray Miller Accused of Raping Underage Actress Aurora Perrineau (Exclusive)  —  Actress Aurora Perrineau has gone to police to accuse “Girls” writer and executive producer Murray Miller of raping her in 2012, when she was 17 years old, TheWrap has exclusively learned.
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and Page Six
Aestep / KABC-AM:
Senator Al Franken Kissed and Groped Me Without My Consent, And There's Nothing Funny About It  —  In December of 2006, I embarked on my ninth USO Tour to entertain our troops, my eighth to the Middle East since the 9/11 attacks.  My father served in Vietnam and my then-boyfriend (and now husband …
Jay-Z / New York Times:
The Criminal Justice System Stalks Black People Like Meek Mill  —  This month Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating his probation.  #FreeMeek hashtags have sprung up, and hundreds of his fans rallied near City Hall in Philadelphia to protest the ruling.
Discussion: Stereogum and Variety
Talal Ansari / BuzzFeed:
The NFL Is Investigating Jameis Winston For Allegedly Groping An Uber Driver In 2016  —  “The League has been informed that you may have been the victim of such a violation perpetrated by Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Jameis Winston.  The League takes allegations of this nature very seriously …
Discussion: PerezHilton, The Wrap, TMZ.com, AOL and Obsev
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Transparent’ Star Alleges Jeffrey Tambor Sexually Harassed Her, “Got Physical”  —  Trace Lysette, who plays yoga instructor Shea on the series, is the second accuser to allege misconduct by the show's star; Amazon says the new information “will be added to our ongoing investigation.”
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Us Weekly, Dlisted and The Wrap
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Katy Perry banned from China as Victoria's Secret Fashion Show continues to crumble  —  Thus sunflower dress got Katy Perry banned from China. … The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai is disintegrating faster than a cheap lace thong.  —  Katy Perry, who was set to perform …
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Bans Kiss Frontman Gene Simmons for Life … Kiss frontman Gene Simmons—until this week, a favorite guest on Fox News and Fox Business Network programs, which couldn't get enough of his supposedly outrageous rock-star antics mixed with conservative politics—has been banned for life from the right-leaning cable channels.
Discussion: The Wrap, PerezHilton and Stereogum
John Stamos:
I told an associate of mine that one of my dearest, most important and most inspiring friends had passed away yesterday.  —  And he said, “So sorry, life can be crappy” But life wasn't crappy to the person I called “Girlfriend” and who called me “Boyfriend” - Paula Haynes.  Miss Paula Haynes, I also called her.
Discussion: People.com
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
James Franco, Simon Kinberg, ‘Wonder Woman’ Scribe Allan Heinberg Team On Fox's Marvel Mutant ‘Multiple Man’  —  The character is part of the X-Men universe, which Fox controls and continues to exploit with Kinberg at the center of all the movies.  Multiple Man is Jamie Madrox, who …
Discussion: Egotastic and The Blemish
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Hollywood Reporter:
James Franco in Talks to Join Fox's X-Men Universe with ‘Multiple Man’ Movie
Discussion: Page Six
 
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