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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Netflix Wins Overall Film, TV Deal For ‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss  —  EXCLUSIVE: Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have found their new home.  Nearly three months after Deadline revealed that Benioff & Weiss were being courted …
Discussion: The Wrap
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Game of Thrones’ Creators Close $200M Netflix Overall Deal  —  David Benioff and Dan Weiss have signed a multiyear film and TV pact with the streamer, which was bidding for the duo's services alongside Disney and Amazon.  —  Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss officially have a new home.
ABC7:
‘Machete’ to the rescue: Actor Danny Trejo helps save child trapped in overturned car in Sylmar  —  SYLMAR, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Well known for playing villains, actor Danny Trejo got the chance to be a real-life hero on Wednesday when he helped rescue a young special-needs child trapped in an overturned car in Sylmar.
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Trump scheduled to headline fundraisers in the Hamptons, where tickets run as high as $250,000  —  President Trump is slated to appear at a pair of fundraising events in the Hamptons on Friday, including one that charges up to $250,000 for lunch, a photo and a private roundtable with the president.
Emily Ratajkowski / Harper's BAZAAR:
Emily Ratajkowski Explores What It Means to Be Hyper Feminine  —  In a candid essay, the model makes the case for why every woman deserves to be treated with dignity and respect—regardless of how they choose to present themselves to the world.  —  Freshman year of college at UCLA …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Krysten Ritter Welcomes First Child, a Baby Boy Named Bruce  —  KRYSTEN RITTER WELCOMES 1ST CHILD ... It's A Boy Named Bruce!!!  —  CLICK TO SEE THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE  —  LAUNCH DOC  —  Getty Composite  —  Krysten Ritter's a proud new mom after giving birth to a baby boy …
Discussion: Page Six
People.com:
Shannen Doherty Reveals Luke Perry's Death Pushed Her to Do the Beverly Hills, 90210 Reboot  —  Doherty starred alongside Perry on Beverly Hills, 90210 for years — the actress as Brenda Walsh and Perry as Dylan McKay  —  Shannen Doherty had a very special reason for signing on to the reboot of Beverly Hills, 90210.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Wesley Snipes Joins Eddie Murphy in ‘Coming to America’ Sequel (Exclusive)  —  Craig Brewer is directing ‘Coming 2 America’ for Paramount.  —  Wesley Snipes has joined Eddie Murphy in Coming 2 America, Paramount's sequel to its popular 1988 comedy.  —  Craig Brewer, the director best known for Hustle & Flow, is helming the project.
Discussion: The Wrap
Honey Boy / YouTube:
Amazon Studios … From a screenplay by Shia LaBeouf, based on his own experiences, award-winning filmmaker Alma Har'el (Bombay Beach, LoveTrue) brings to life a young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health.
Discussion: The Wrap
M.B. / Perez Hilton:
Disney Is Rebooting ‘Home Alone’ — And '90s Kids Are PISSED!  —  When we found out Disney was buying 20th Century Fox last year, fans were excited about several prospects.  — The critically successful and crowd-pleasing Marvel Studios would get their shot at making X-Men and Fantastic Four films …
Discussion: TMZ.com, The Wrap and Deadline
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Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Home Alone,’ ‘Night at the Museum’ to Be Rebooted at Disney+
Discussion: Just Jared and POPSUGAR
David Marchese / New York Times:
Nicolas Cage on Acting, Philosophy and Searching for the Holy Grail  —  Nicolas Cage on his legacy, his philosophy of acting and his metaphorical — and literal — search for the Holy Grail.  —  There are questions I've wanted to ask Nicolas Cage for years.  A lot of questions.
Nick Romano / EW.com:
Rocko's Modern Life Netflix movie will feature prominent trans story arc  —  In July 1996, Nickelodeon aired an episode of Rocko's Modern Life called “Closet Clown,” featuring a story of Mr. Bighead desperately trying to hide his secret identity as a clown from a town that hates these red-nosed jesters.
Discussion: MTV and The Wrap
 
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Lili Anolik / Esquire:
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Discussion: Star and Page Six
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Snooki Melts Down and Storms Away from ‘Jersey Shore’ House
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