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Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Matt Lauer Accused of Sexual Harassment by Multiple Women (EXCLUSIVE) — As the co-host of NBC's “Today,” Matt Lauer once gave a colleague a sex toy as a present. It included an explicit note about how he wanted to use it on her, which left her mortified.
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New York Times:
NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegation — The reckoning over sexual harassment in the workplace claimed another leading television personality on Wednesday when NBC fired its leading morning news anchor, Matt Lauer, over a sexual harassment allegation.
TMZ.com:
Matt Lauer Caught on Video Telling Meredith Vieira, ‘Keep Bending Over, Nice View’ (UPDATE) — Matt Lauer creepily whispered to Meredith Vieira ... “Keep bending over like that. It's a nice view” — and it happened on set, while cameras were rolling. — This all went down in October 2006 …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted staffer during Olympics — Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted a female NBC staffer during the Rio Olympics, sources told Page Six. — The staffer, who has not been named and wishes to remain anonymous, complained to NBC News bosses yesterday, prompting them to move fast and fire him.
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Kate Coyne / People.com:
Ann Curry Is ‘Still Processing’ Matt Lauer Firing News: ‘We Need to Make Our Workplaces Safe’ — Ann Curry, the former Today show co-anchor who worked alongside Matt Lauer for more than a decade, is speaking out following the shocking news that Lauer was fired Tuesday evening for alleged inappropriate sexual behavior.
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Jenny Lumet / Hollywood Reporter:
Writer Jenny Lumet: Russell Simmons Sexually Violated Me (Guest Column) — The screenwriter of ‘Rachel Getting Married’ and ‘The Mummy’ (and the daughter of filmmaker Sidney Lumet) details a terrifying encounter with the legendary music producer, who says he is stepping down from his businesses in the wake of the new claims.
Dean Baquet / New York Times:
Jay-Z Discusses Rap, Marriage and Being a Black Man in Trump's America — The music mogul talks with The New York Times's executive editor at the close of an eventful year.
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BBC:
Meghan Markle was written out of Suits a year ago — The creator of Suits has said the decision was taken to write Meghan Markle's character out of the TV series as long as a year ago. — Aaron Korsh told Radio 4's Today programme he “took a gamble” on Ms Markle's relationship with Prince Harry working out.
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Emily Marcus / Us Weekly:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Relationship ‘Created Some Rifts’ in Her Family, Half-Sister Samantha Says
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USA Network:
After 7 Amazing Seasons, Meghan Markle Will Depart Suits
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
What ‘Made Everything Click’ for Harry and Meghan — How They May Spend Christmas Together
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Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
How ‘Huge Age Difference’ Led to Jennifer Lawrence's Breakup with Darren Aronofsky — Jennifer Lawrence and director Darren Aronofsky got together while filming mother!, but two months after the movie's September release, the couple of one year broke up. — “Once they are onto new projects …
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Sara Vilkomerson / EW.com:
Ridley Scott breaks silence on replacing Kevin Spacey in All the Money in the World — It's Thanksgiving Day, and Ridley Scott is happy. Just outside London at Hatfield House — a stately 17th-century Jacobean mansion — the cast and crew of Scott's All the Money in the World have gathered …
Hollywood Reporter:
Disney's ‘Mulan’ Finds Its Star (Exclusive) — Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu, is set to play the lead in the live-action adaptation directed by Niki Caro. — After a yearlong worldwide search, Mulan has been found. — Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu …
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Beatrice Verhoeven / The Wrap:
Armie Hammer on Why He Quit Twitter's ‘Toxic Environment’: ‘I Have No Impulse Control’ (Video) — “Call Me by Your Name” star Armie Hammer deleted his Twitter account this week following a brutal BuzzFeed article. Now, the actor has told TheWrap, his decision came purely from a lack of “impulse control.”
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Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Bette Midler Accused Geraldo Rivera of Groping Her in a 1991 Interview with Barbara Walters — Bette Midler once told Barbara Walters that Geraldo Rivera had groped her in the 1970s. — A video of the 1991 interview resurfaced Wednesday after Rivera defended TODAY show anchor Matt Lauer …
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