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TMZ.com:
Danny Masterson — Ousted from Netflix show, ‘The Ranch’ Actor Denies Rape Claims  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Actor Danny Masterson has been booted from “The Ranch,” Netflix just announced, because of multiple rape allegations, but the actor vehemently denies the claims.
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Netflix Exec Tells Woman The Company Doesn't Believe Actor's Rape Accusers.  Then She Said She Was One.  —  Police are investigating four women's claims that “The Ranch” star Danny Masterson raped them in the early 2000s.  —  One of actor Danny Masterson's alleged sexual assault victims …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Danny Masterson Fired From Netflix's ‘The Ranch’ Amid Rape Allegations  —  The actor will still appear in the second half of season two, due Dec. 15, and may return for parts of season three as the streaming giant writes him out of the Ashton Kutcher comedy.  —  Danny Masterson is done at Netflix.
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Netflix Ousts Actor Danny Masterson Amid Rape Allegations
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Bryan Singer Claims Fox Refused to Allow Him to Care for “Gravely Ill Parent”  —  The filmmaker, who was helming ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ was terminated by the studio because of his absence from the set.  —  Bryan Singer has struck back against charges he was terminated for being unprofessional …
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Bryan Singer's Fox Office Packs Up, Director Says Studio Denied Leave To Care For Sick Parent
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Hollywood Reporter:
Bryan Singer Fired From Directing Queen Biopic After On-Set Chaos (Exclusive)
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Dustin Hoffman Spars With John Oliver Over Harassment Claims: “You've Put Me On Display Here”  —  In a striking and raw demonstration of the angst that has accumulated over Hollywood's sexual harassment scandals, HBO host John Oliver sparred with Dustin Hoffman during an awkward 45-minute Q …
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Chester Bennington — Autopsy Report Released  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chester Bennington's autopsy shows he had a trace amount of alcohol in his system when he hanged himself ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to the autopsy and toxicology results, obtained by TMZ, the Linkin Park singer's blood tested …
Discussion: People.com and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Terry Crews Suing Agent Adam Venit for Sexual Assault  —  Terry Crews is suing the agent he claims groped him at a Hollywood party ... TMZ has learned.  —  Crews is suing agent Adam Venit for allegedly grabbing his junk at an event last year.  —  The actor has already filed …
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
GMA's Ginger Zee Reveals Crippling Battle with Depression That Once Left Her Suicidal  —  When she was 21, Ginger Zee locked herself in her bathroom and took every pill she could find in her medicine cabinet.  —  “I'd lost all hope,” the 36-year-old Good Morning America chief meteorologist …
Discussion: Page Six, AOL and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
John Mayer — Hospitalized for Emergency Appendectomy  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  John Mayer's been rushed to a New Orleans hospital for an emergency appendectomy.  —  John was hospitalized early Tuesday morning according to a rep for the singer.  Sources tell us he's in surgery right now.
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Quentin Tarantino Hatches ‘Star Trek’ Movie Idea; Paramount, JJ Abrams To Assemble Writers Room  —  EXCLUSIVE: Already busy prepping to direct the film he just set up at Sony Pictures, Quentin Tarantino is also planning to boldly go where he has not gone before.
Hilary Weaver / Vanity Fair:
The Crown's Matt Smith Says He Feels “Sorry” for Meghan Markle  —  The actor, who plays Prince Philip on the Netflix drama, has some insight into the complex royal life.  —  Matt Smith has now been in Prince Philip's shoes for two seasons of Netflix's The Crown and knows what it's like to be a royal spouse—or at least act the part.
Discussion: Page Six
Rachel Desantis / New York Daily News:
Selena Gomez sets Instagram to private after sharing cryptic post about ‘hurtful’ profile  —  The heart wants what it wants — and Selena Gomez's heart wants some privacy.  —  The singer, who is the most followed person on Instagram, made her feed private Tuesday morning as she shared …
Discussion: People.com, PerezHilton and Egotastic
Meg Swertlow / E! Online:
Prince Harry Asks Prince William to Be His Best Man  —  From big brother to best friend and now best man, Prince William is slated to take on the role as Prince Harry's best man in his 2018 wedding to Meghan Markle.  —  An insider tells E! News that the betrothed royal has already asked William …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, PerezHilton and People.com
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Sarah Hearon / Us Weekly:
Prince Harry Asked Prince William to Be His Best Man in Wedding to Meghan Markle
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