WeSmirch: Avril Lavigne Addresses Conspiracy Theory That She Died Years Ago and Was Replaced by Body Double (Erin Crabtree/Us Weekly)

James Hibberd / EW.com:

The end of Game of Thrones: An exclusive report on the epic final season — October 2017: The Table Read — When Kit Harington entered the conference room, he had no idea what to expect. — The final season's scripts had been emailed just a couple of days earlier, sending the Game of Thrones cast into a reading frenzy.

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James Hibberd / EW.com:

EW's new Game of Thrones cover reveals first photo of season 8 — Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow return on this week's cover of Entertainment Weekly. — In the latest issue, we go behind the scenes of Game of Thrones, the most secretive series on television, for the HBO epic's final season.

TMZ.com:

Kim Kardashian West Uses R-Word at Halloween Party to Insult Guests — Another huge star has offended the special needs community — this time, it's Kim Kardashian West who used the r-word to insult Halloween party guests who couldn't guess her costume. — Kim dressed up as Pam Anderson …

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Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:

Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino Marries His College Sweetheart Lauren Pesce at New Jersey Castle … The Situation is a married man! Mike Sorrentino tied the knot with his college sweetheart, Lauren Pesce, on Thursday, November 1, Us Weekly exclusively confirms. — Celebrity Weddings of 2018

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Erin Crabtree / Us Weekly:

Avril Lavigne Addresses Conspiracy Theory That She Died Years Ago and Was Replaced by Body Double … It's definitely complicated. Avril Lavigne seemed just as confused as everyone else when she spoke out about the conspiracy theory that claims she died 15 years ago and was replaced by a body double.

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Denise Petski / Deadline:

‘Swamp Thing’: Virginia Madsen Cast As Maria Sunderland In DC Universe Series — EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Madsen is set as a key series regular opposite Crystal Reed in Swamp Thing, the upcoming streaming drama series based on the DC characters created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson.

Alexia Fernandez / People.com:

Katie Holmes Spotted Wearing a Diamond Ring on Her Left Hand Sparking Engagement Speculation — Katie Holmes sparked engagement rumors on Wednesday after stepping out with a diamond ring on her left hand. — The actress, 39, was all smiles as she was photographed taking a break from filming …

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Mike Fleming / Deadline:

Ridley Scott Moving Forward With ‘Gladiator 2;’ Peter Craig To Write Script For Paramount — EXCLUSIVE: Ridley Scott has begun forward progress on a sequel to Gladiator, the 2000 film which garnered 11 Oscar nominations and five wins including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe.

Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter:

Showtime's ‘Halo’ Series Will Feature Master Chief — The network is looking for a leading man with a large build for its upcoming action series based on the popular video games. — Suit up. — Showtime's Halo television series, based on the massively popular video game franchise …

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TMZ.com:

Chris Pratt, Anna Faris Double Date with Son and New Mates for Trick-or-Treating — Chris Pratt and Anna Faris are doing divorce as well as ANY Hollywood couple ever has — cause they went trick-or-treating together ... WITH their new significant others, and everyone was all smiles!

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i-D UK:

Timothée Chalamet in conversation with Harry Styles: the hottest actor on the planet interviewed by music's most charismatic popstar — To mark the release of Beautiful Boy, Timothée Chalamet and Harry Styles talk politics, social media and modern manhood.

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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:

‘Penny Dreadful’ Revived at Showtime — John Logan will return as showrunner for ‘City of Angels,’ a new chapter set in 1930s L.A. with different characters. — Two years after its surprising and abrupt end, Showtime is reviving Penny Dreadful with a new chapter called City of Angels.

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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:

“How Many At-Bats Do You Get?”: Why Fox Hired (Then Fired) Bryan Singer on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ — The troubled filmmaker's on-set chaos, penchant for disappearing and general bad behavior had concerned executives long before he was let go from the new Queen biopic.

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