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TMZ.com:
Mark Salling's Victims Have to Fight For Restitution — Mark Salling's suicide isn't just a tragic ending for him and his family, but it also screws over the victims in his child porn case ... TMZ has learned. — Under Salling's plea deal, the former “Glee” star agreed to pay victims $50k each in restitution.
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Mark Salling Was a ‘Devout Christian’ with Passion for Birdwatching Before His Downfall: Friend — Long before he rose to fame on Glee, Mark Salling had a unique passion that had nothing to do with the Hollywood scene: birdwatching. — The actor, who died of apparent suicide at 35 on Tuesday …
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TMZ.com:
Mark Salling Tried Suicide Several Times Before Hanging — Mark Salling tried to kill himself multiple times before he finally took his own life ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ. — Sources involved in the investigation tell us their interviews with witnesses paint a dark picture of the actor …
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People.com:
Glee's Mark Salling Dead in Apparent Suicide a Month Before His Sentencing in Child Porn Case
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TMZ.com:
Ex-NBA Player Rasual Butler and Wife Dead in Car Crash — Ex-NBA player Rasual Butler and his wife — a singer who appeared on “American Idol” — were both killed in a single car crash in Studio City, CA early Wednesday morning, TMZ Sports has learned. — 38-year-old Butler …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘House of Cards’: Diane Lane, Greg Kinnear Join Cast as Final Season Production Resumes — As previously announced, the final season will revolve around Robin Wright after star and exec producer Kevin Spacey was fired. — Netflix is bulking up the final season cast of House of Cards following Kevin Spacey's firing.
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Kyle Buchanan / Vulture:
Tiffany Haddish on Beyoncé, Her Super Bowl Ad, and Announcing the Oscar Nominations — After an uninhibited performance in Girls Trip that made her one of last year's breakout stars, things are only getting bigger for Tiffany Haddish: This weekend, she'll pop up during a Super Bowl ad …
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
'Grey's Anatomy' Enlists Candis Cayne for “Groundbreaking” Trans Story (Exclusive) — The ‘Transparent’ and ‘I Am Cait’ alum will play a patient in a multiple-episode run. — Grey's Anatomy continues to put a lens on transgender stories. — The ABC medical drama has enlisted actress Candis Cayne …
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EW.com:
Fantastic Beasts director: Dumbledore ‘not explicitly’ gay in sequel — It's been just over a decade since J.K. Rowling surprised fans by revealing Hogwarts' beloved headmaster Albus Dumbledore was gay, and was even in love with the notorious dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald during his youth until the two had a rather epic falling out.
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Kathy Griffin: Can a Comic in Exile Come Back? — Eight months after torching her career (and friendship with Anderson Cooper) via a not-so-funny photograph of a decapitated Donald Trump, the comedienne is holed up in her Bel Air mansion, talking to the FBI, trying to figure out what happened …
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Andrea Mandell / USA Today:
Harvey Weinstein's lawyer: Rose McGowan's rape claim is ‘a bold lie’ — Hours before Rose McGowan's docu-series debut, Harvey Weinstein broke his silence about the actress' claim he raped her. — In her memoir, Brave, also released Tuesday, McGowan graphically recounts her alleged 1997 experience …
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Inside Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton's Growing Friendship — Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle are poised to become sisters-in-law in May — but they have already begun leaning on each other. — “I'm sure Kate will do all she can to help Meghan,” a source in Kate's hometown …
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Junior Feeds:
Interview: February Cover Star Priyanka Chopra Is Calling Time On Inequality For Women — “Men who have abused their power over the years are being called out finally” — “Women are shamed all the time, for everything. For what they might wear or say. For what they should be doing …
