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Shirley Halperin / Variety:
MeToo Movement Founder: E! 'Shouldn't Send' Ryan Seacrest to the Oscars (EXCLUSIVE) — Me Too movement founder Tarana Burke anticipates an Academy Awards ceremony that's “respectful of the moment” and not solemnly so. “I feel like we should be celebrating the fact that people …
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Catt Sadler Slams E! for Firing Red-Carpet Producer (EXCLUSIVE) — Former E! host Catt Sadler has condemned the firing of a producer who allowed criticism of the cable channel to air during its Golden Globes red-carpet coverage. — “It's disappointing that any network would order …
Dana Schuster / Page Six:
Seacrest will be walking into the lion's den at Oscars carpet — Ryan Seacrest won't just be asking the questions on this year's Oscars red carpet. The E! mainstay will be the question. — Rob Silverstein, executive producer of the syndicated entertainment-news show “Access,” …
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Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Producer Says E! Fired Her Over Red-Carpet Interview — With accusations of sexual harassment dogging its star host, Ryan Seacrest, and celebrities reportedly planning to steer clear of him on the Oscar red carpet on Sunday, E! is under pressure heading into Hollywood's biggest night of the year.
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Colleen Kratofil / People.com:
Will Stars Wear Black to the Oscars? How Celebrities Are Supporting Time's Up — If there's been one major trend throughout awards season it's that causes ruled the carpet. Specifically, Time's Up and its fight against sexual harassment and workplace inequality in the entertainment industry and beyond.
TMZ.com:
‘M*A*S*H’ Star David Ogden Stiers Dead at 75 — David Odgen Stiers — best known for playing Major Charles Winchester on “M*A*S*H” — has died after a battle with bladder cancer ... according to his agent. — The actor joined the cast of “M*A*S*H” in 1977, playing an arrogant aristocrat …
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Rick Ross Hospitalized, Machine Keeping Him Alive — Rick Ross has been hooked up to a machine that's taking over the function of his heart and lungs ... according to sources connected to the music mogul. — Rick is in a Miami area hospital getting treatment in the cardio unit …
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Rick Ross — Hospitalized ... Possible Pneumonia — EXCLUSIVE — Rick Ross is in the hospital for a serious medical condition ... TMZ has learned. — We're told Rick took ill in the Miami area at his home. Someone from the home called 911 at 3:30 AM Thursday and said the person in distress was breathing heavy and unresponsive.
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The Oscars Plan to Tee Off on President Trump and Stormy Daniels — And this year's Oscar for Best Performance by a Future President and a Porn Star, allegedly, goes to ... We doubt that's how it will come up, but TMZ has learned Oscars producers want to make Donald Trump …
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Kristopher Tapley / Variety:
Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster to Present Best Actress Oscar, Replacing Casey Affleck (EXCLUSIVE) — Breaking with tradition in the midst of an awards season that has come to colloquially become known as “the year of the woman,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences …
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Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Lambert wants fans to feel — Lambert went through a range of emotions throughout the show. She showcased spunk and energy in songs like “Kerosene,” “Little Red Wagon” and “We Should Be Friends.” — Then she expressed vulnerability and heartbreak in tracks including “Vice,” “Over You” and “The House That Built Me.”
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Kevin McKidd Online:
[celebration] Very Happy, Very Big News from Kevin — Very Happy, Very Big News!
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