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4:20 PM ET, December 7, 2017

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J.K. Rowling:
Grindelwald casting  —  When Johnny Depp was cast as Grindelwald, I thought he'd be wonderful in the role.  However, around the time of filming his cameo in the first movie, stories had appeared in the press that deeply concerned me and everyone most closely involved in the franchise.
Tim Stack / EW.com:
X-Men: Dark Phoenix heats up EW's First Look Issue  —  To read more about Dark Phoenix, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands Friday, or buy it here now.  Don't forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW.  —  This Phoenix has risen... again.
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
‘Game of Thrones’: Sophie Turner Talks Pivotal Scenes, Season 8 Premiere  —  Sophie Turner has grown up as an actor on “Game of Thrones.”  She was 14 when she shot the first season of the HBO series, which premiered in 2011.  Now, two months into shooting the show's eighth and final season …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Oh No They Didn't!
Nick Levine / iNews:
Fergie, interview: ‘When I was on crystal meth, I hallucinated that the CIA and FBI were tracking me’  —  As she releases her first solo album in a decade, Black Eyed Peas' Fergie talks to Nick Levine about her drug-induced paranoia, mommy-shaming, and play dates with Kim and Kanye
Entertainment Tonight:
Lindsay Lohan Dishes on Dating, ‘Life Size 2’ and the Future of ‘Mean Girls’ (Exclusive)  —  Lindsay Lohan is a single lady and loving life!  —  The 31-year-old actress caught up with ET at the Daily Mail's holiday party in New York City on Wednesday, where she dished on her love life …
Discussion: People.com and Page Six
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Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan Wants a Mean Girls Sequel ASAP: “We Need Rachel McAdams!”  —  Unlike the word “fetch,” a Mean Girls sequel is eventually going to happen—if Lindsay Lohan gets her way, that is.  E! News caught up with the 31-year-old actress at The Daily Mail's holiday party in New York City Wednesday …
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Plan Getaway Ahead of Nuptials  —  Following Christmas with the queen, Meghan Markle will enjoy a holiday with her prince.  Following her three-day holiday celebration with Prince Harry and his family at Queen Elizabeth II's 20,000-acre Sandringham estate …
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Stephanie Petit / People.com:
Ed Sheeran Says He Would Play Meghan and Harry's First Dance at Their Wedding — If They Ask  —  If Meghan Markle and Prince Harry need a singer for their upcoming wedding, Ed Sheeran knows a guy...himself!  —  After the Grammy winner received an MBE, signifying he's a member …
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
For months, the anxiety had built.  As early as last spring …
Discussion: What's New
Hayley Krischer / New York Times:
We're Going to Need More Gabrielle Union  —  “I think the floodgates have opened for white women,” the actress and rape survivor said of the #MeToo movement, which coincided with her new memoir.  —  In a penthouse suite at the Gramercy Park Hotel on a cloudy fall day not long ago …
Discussion: People.com and Cele|bitchy
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Scott Disick and Sofia Richie Cozy Up for First Official Appearance as a Couple  —  Back in black!  Scott Disick and Sofia Richie made their first official appearance as a couple at an Art Basel kickoff party in Miami Beach on Wednesday, December 6.  —  Celebrity Couples With Surprisingly Big Age Differences
Discussion: Page Six, People.com and PerezHilton
Paul Wright / International Business Times:
Kevin Spacey 'groped royal family member's testicles' at Nobel Peace Prize bash  —  A former member of Norway's royal family has claimed he was groped by Kevin Spacey at a banquet 10 years ago.  —  Ari Behn, 45, says the incident happened after the star had hosted a Nobel Peace Prize concert in 2007 alongside Uma Thurman.
Discussion: Page Six and AOL
People.com:
Justin Timberlake Says He's Happy to Be ‘Objectified’ at Women in Entertainment Breakfast  —  Justin Timberlake couldn't help but feel a little out of place Wednesday at The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Women in Entertainment breakfast.  —  The 36-year-old singer was one of the few men …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
John Travolta Cries Foul Over “Fake News” Reports On Mafia Movie ‘Gotti’  —  EXCLUSIVE: John Travolta told Deadline he is upset that fast-spreading news reports twisted the truth as Lionsgate pulled his upcoming film Gotti off its release calendar 10 days before its bow.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Dlisted
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TMZ.com:
John Travolta's ‘Gotti’ Biopic Wasn't Dropped, It's Just Getting A Bigger Release
Discussion: Page Six
Daniel Goldblatt / The Blast:
David Cassidy Cuts Daughter Katie Out of His Will  —  David Cassidy purposely left his daughter Katie Cassidy out of his will.  —  According to Cassidy's last will and testament, Cassidy specifically states that while he has two children — Beau and Katie — any references to his “child or children” are only to Beau and NOT to Katie.
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Christina Dugan / People.com:   David Cassidy's Will: $150K in Assets Left to Son Beau, Estranged Daughter Katie Left Out
 
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Bonnie Malkin / The Guardian:
The Sia conundrum: if fame is so damaging, why pass it on to a child?
TMZ.com:
Reese Witherspoon — Sued Over ‘Gone Girl’
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Rachel Hosie / The Independent:
GOOP ‘FAST WEIGHT LOSS’ ADVICE CONDEMNED AS ‘EXTREMELY DAMAGING’ BY TOP NUTRITIONIST
Discussion: E! Online and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Ralphie May's Cause of Death was High Blood Pressure and an Unhealthy Heart
Discussion: PerezHilton and Associated Press
TMZ.com:
Chester Bennington Hog-Tied in Drowning Attempt, Redacted in Autopsy Report
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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