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5:15 PM ET, November 30, 2017

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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.
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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TMZ.com:
Meredith Vieira's Husband Says She Wasn't Offended by Matt Lauer in 2006 Video … EXCLUSIVE  —  Meredith Vieira and Matt Lauer loved sharing a good joke and she had no problem when Matt leered at her and asked her to bend more so he could see her cleavage ... so says Meredith's husband.
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
TMZ.com:
Meredith Vieira Once Called Out Matt Lauer for ‘Huge Bag of Sex Toys’  —  Meredith Vieira brought up a “bag of sex toys” she once found in Matt Lauer's office — and you gotta see how Matt expertly tap danced out of the awkward convo.  —  The now-cringeworthy moment went down in 2016 …
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted staffer during Olympics
Brooke Mazurek / Billboard:
Billboard ‘Woman of the Year’ Selena Gomez on Her Surgery & Saying ‘No’ to Industry Pressures: ‘My Body Is My Own’  —  Gomez photographed on Oct. 30, 2017 at The Paramour Estate in Los Angeles.  Styling by Kate Young.  Gomez wears a The Row dress and Jennifer Fisher jewelry.  —  Ruven Afanador
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Perez Hilton:
Selena Gomez Opens Up About Her Split From The Weeknd, Reconnecting With Justin Bieber, & Much More In Her ‘Woman Of The Year’ Billboard Issue!  —  Selena Gomez doesn't shy away from talking about her personal life, whether it's her kidney transplant or those who mean the most to her!
Discussion: X17 Online
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Chris Evans and Jenny Slate Are Back Together!  —  It's official!  Chris Evans and Jenny Slate are back together, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  Earlier this week, Slate was spotted helping Evans hunt for a new apartment in Tribeca.  (He's starring in a new play, Lobby Hero, on Broadway next year.)
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and alloy.com
Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press:
Jim Nabors, TV's homespun Gomer Pyle and singer, dies at 87  —  https://apnews.com/7887c30f0d1a4f52a120 e488187c46f2  —  HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Nabors, the Alabama-born comic actor who starred as TV's dim but good-hearted Southern rube Gomer Pyle and constantly surprised audiences …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Variety
Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Kendall Jenner Is The Highest Paid “Model”  —  According to my sources, Kendall Jenner was recently named the highest-paid model in the world for 2017, although I'm pretty sure somebody got their math wrong.  Are we sure they didn't accidentally make a list of who pays the most for fashion magazine covers …
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Rick / Hollywoodtuna:   Stella Maxwell Is A Tongue Tease
Brian Hiatt / Rolling Stone:
Jedi Confidential: Inside the Dark New ‘Star Wars’ Movie  —  ‘The Last Jedi’ director and cast talk about their dark new ‘Star Wars,’ a disaffected Skywalker and a death in the family - our complete cover story.  JONATHAN OLLEY/© 2017 LUCASFILM LTD  —  The cast and director of 'The Last Jedi …
TMZ.com:
Meghan Markle Won't Get Royal Fast Pass to British Citizenship  —  No doubt it's good to be the Prince's fiancée, but Meghan Markle still won't get special treatment when it comes to becoming a citizen in the United Kingdom ... TMZ has learned.  —  Prince Harry's betrothed announced …
Discussion: Bossip
 
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James Hibberd / EW.com:
Game of Thrones actor: Final season to be ‘greatest thing ever aired’
Discussion: The Wrap
Rebekah Scanlan / au.be.yahoo.com:
Rebel Wilson doesn't consider herself ‘beautiful’
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Perez Hilton:
Awwww — Britney Spears & BF Sam Asghari Happily Lock Lips During A Los Angeles Lakers Game!
Discussion: Page Six and TMZ.com
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Mike Miller / People.com:
Ben Affleck and Lindsay Shookus Share Luxury Apartment in NYC, Says Source
Beatrice Verhoeven / The Wrap:
Armie Hammer on Why He Quit Twitter's ‘Toxic Environment’: ‘I Have No Impulse Control’ (Video)
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy and People.com
Hollywood Reporter:
Disney's ‘Mulan’ Finds Its Star (Exclusive)
Discussion: POPSUGAR and PerezHilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
President Biden signs the ByteDance-TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law, after the Senate passed it by 79-18; the House passed the legislation 360-58 on April 20

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, potentially complicating hiring in Hollywood as firms try to protect trade secrets and other info

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
An interview with NPR CEO Katherine Maher, who defends NPR and accuses critics of “bad faith distortion” of her past comments about the First Amendment

 
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