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12:50 PM ET, December 14, 2017

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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
PBS Suspends ‘Tavis Smiley’ Following Sexual Misconduct Investigation (EXCLUSIVE)  —  PBS has suspended late-night talk show “Tavis Smiley” amid misconduct allegations against its host and namesake.  —  “Effective today, PBS has indefinitely suspended distribution of 'Tavis Smiley …
Salma Hayek / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too  —  HARVEY WEINSTEIN WAS a passionate cinephile, a risk taker, a patron of talent in film, a loving father and a monster.  —  For years, he was my monster.  —  This fall, I was approached by reporters, through different sources, including my dear friend Ashley Judd …
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Dino-Ray Ramos / Deadline:
Harvey Weinstein “Does Not Recall” Pressuring Salma Hayek To Do Sex Scenes In ‘Frida’  —  A spokesperson on behalf of Harvey Weinstein responded to Salma Hayek's New York Times op-ed in which she detailed his inappropriate behavior and repeated sexual demands while making the 2002 Oscar-winning film Frida.
Morgan Spurlock / TwitLonger:
I am Part of the Problem  —  As I sit around watching hero after hero, man after man, fall at the realization of their past indiscretions, I don't sit by and wonder “who will be next?”  I wonder, “when will they come for me?”  —  You see, I've come to understand after months of these revelations …
New York Times:
Music Mogul Russell Simmons Is Accused of Rape by 3 Women  —  Mr. Simmons, a powerful gatekeeper in the entertainment and media worlds, damaged careers and self-confidence with his pattern of sexual assault and harassment, the women say.  —  In 1995, Drew Dixon was working her dream job …
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Los Angeles Times:
Five more women accuse Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct across three decades  —  Beneath the gaze of a Hindu goddess statue, a room full of beautiful young women took a deep breath as the instructor at Russell Simmons' yoga studio asked the students to focus on November's theme: “Karmic duty.”
Discussion: Us Weekly and New York Times
EW.com:
SAG Awards to feature exclusively female presenters for first time ever  —  The SAG Awards are set to feature only female presenters at the 2018 ceremony.  —  Nominations for the 24th annual ceremony were announced on Wednesday, along with the news that the ceremony's 13 acting awards will all be presented by women, EW can confirm.
Discussion: WWTDD and The Wrap
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Ashley Lee / Hollywood Reporter:
SAG Awards to Feature All-Female Presenters
Discussion: What's New, Dlisted and POPSUGAR
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
At the Screen Actors Guild Awards, It Will Be Women First
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Emily Marcus / Us Weekly:
Aaron Carter Reveals His Goal Is to Be a Father: ‘I Was Thinking About Adopting’  —  Dad-to-be?  Aaron Carter opened up about his desire to have children and settle down during an exclusive interview with Us Weekly.  —  5 Celebrity Revelations That Will Make You Cry  —  “I was thinking about adopting.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Carly Sloane / Us Weekly:   What Went Down on Day One of Taylor Swift's Reputation Pop-Up Shop
Jamie Blynn / Us Weekly:
Aaron Carter didn't intend to be here today.  —  Growing up …
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Jamie Foxx Celebrates 50th Birthday — with Katie Holmes!  —  Jamie Foxx rang in his birthday with a little help from Katie Holmes.  —  The two celebrated the actor's 50th birthday with a night out in Los Angeles on Wednesday, a source tells PEOPLE.  Foxx and Holmes — who have never confirmed …
Discussion: AOL
Billboard:
Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks  —  If albums had something of a soft landing on the pop landscape in 2017, then songs more than picked up the headline-grabbing slack.  It was a year of Cardi B replacing Taylor Swift atop the Billboard Hot 100, of Rihanna and Justin Bieber dominating …
Discussion: People.com
TMZ.com:
Kylie Jenner's Makeup Site's Not Blind-Friendly According to Lawsuit  —  Kylie Jenner needs to get on the horn to her IT guys to update her website ASAP because, as it stands, her blind customers are getting screwed ... according to a new lawsuit.  —  Antoinette Suchenko says she's …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Abbyfeiner / Us Weekly:
Halle Berry and Alex Da Kid Split  —  Halle Berry and Alex Da Kid have split after several months of dating, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.  —  Celebrity Splits of 2017  —  The couple confirmed their relationship in September, when Berry, 51, posted a black and white Instagram photo snuggling …
Discussion: PerezHilton
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
George Clooney Once Gave 14 of His Best Friends $1 Million Each, Rande Gerber Says  —  It pays to be pals with George Clooney... literally.  —  The A-list movie star's best friend Rande Gerber revealed on a recent episode of MSNBC's Headliners that back in 2013, George not only paid 14 …
Discussion: Page Six, What's New and Cele|bitchy
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Rob Polansky / WFSB-TV:
3 arrested for throwing man over Derby/Shelton bridge
Discussion: People.com and AOL
TMZ.com:
Seahawks' Malik McDowell Arrest Video, Cusses Out Cops Like a Maniac
Discussion: Bossip
Mieka / Dlisted:
Matt Lauer Is Fighting To Save His Marriage
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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn Are Stronger Than Ever and Plan to Spend the Holidays Together
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jess Cagle / People.com:
Why John Stamos Is Ready to Be a Dad: ‘I Had to Do Some Work on Myself First’
Discussion: Dlisted
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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