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Gregory Allen Howard / Los Angeles Times:
Climate change: It took 25 years before Hollywood was ready for Harriet Tubman — Picture 1994: “This is a great script. Let's get Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman,” said the then-president of a studio sublabel. Fortunately, there was a single black person in that studio meeting 25 years ago …
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Rachel Yang / EW.com:
Julia Roberts was suggested to play Harriet Tubman by studio exec, says Harriet screenwriter — “When someone pointed out that Roberts couldn't be Harriet, the executive responded, ‘It was so long ago. No one is going to know the difference.’” — FB — TYPE
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Hollywood Reporter, Bossip, RADAR and Oh No They Didn't!
Armchair Expert / Episodes:
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Me Before You, Terminator Genisys) is an English actress. She sits down with the Armchair Expert to talk about her Hogwarts-esque boarding school, learning Dothraki and her experience having two brain hemorrhages. Dax describes his love of male physiques and Emilia appreciates a Boston accent.
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Today's Evil Beet Gossip, Deadline and Us Weekly
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Entertainment Tonight:
Rupert Grint Says He Always Saw ‘Sparks’ Between Emma Watson and Tom Felton (Exclusive) — Rupert Grint is looking back at his years on the set of the Harry Potter franchise, and opening up about the off-screen “sparks” that flew between some of his fellow castmates.
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Page Six, Us Weekly and Perez Hilton
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Brian Raftery / Men's Health:
Henry Cavill Is Still Superman — The actor swaps his Superman cape for leather armor in this month's Netflix epic — , in a role he won by beating out 207 other guys. It's not the first—or probably the last—time the self-described “chubby kid” has crushed the odds. — OF ALL THE
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Cele|bitchy and Page Six
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Duggars Deny Report That Their Family Home in Arkansas Was Raided by Homeland Security — The Duggar family home was reportedly raided last week — The Duggar family home was reportedly raided by Homeland Security Investigations agents last week amid an “ongoing federal criminal investigation.”
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Cele|bitchy, RADAR, In Touch Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
Amanda N'Duka / Deadline:
Lionsgate Lands K-Pop Comedy ‘Seoul Girls’ Penned And Produced By Rebel Wilson — EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has obtained rights to Seoul Girls, a comedy feature written by Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson, with a recent revision by Young II Kim (Rodham, Billions).
Emily Smith / Page Six:
How Taylor Swift will fight back against Scooter Braun during American Music Awards — Taylor Swift is planning a “fierce show of female artistic strength and empowerment” during her performance at the American Music Awards amid her battle with Scooter Braun over her master recordings.
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Cele|bitchy, The Blemish and Fox News
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
Kevin Hart Docuseries a Go at Netflix — 'Don't F— This Up' follows the comedian through his Oscars controversy and includes interviews with family and friends. — Netflix and Kevin Hart are cementing their relationship with a docuseries that follows the comedian over the past year of his life.
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Bossip
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Paramount Setting Noah Hawley To Write & Direct ‘Star Trek’ Film — EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is in final talks with Noah Hawley to write and direct a Star Trek film. Through his 26 Keys production banner he will produce along with JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot banner.
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Harry Connick Jr. Recalls ‘Completely Inappropriate’ Encounter When Frank Sinatra Kissed His Wife — Harry Connick Jr. said Frank Sinatra kissed his wife Jill Goodacre “right on the mouth” back in the '90s — The old “never meet your heroes” adage rang true for Harry Connick Jr.
Elyse Dupre / E! Online:
Pete Davidson and Kaia Gerber Share a Kiss During Concert Date — Pete Davidson and Kaia Gerber attended a Charlotte Lawrence concert at New York's Webster Hall on Monday. — The 18-year-old model kept it cute and casual for the evening by wearing a dark blazer, a white top and blue jeans.
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TMZ.com, People.com, Perez Hilton, Page Six and POPSUGAR
People.com:
T.I. to Address Controversial Comments About Daughter on Jada Pinkett Smith's Red Table Talk — Jada Pinkett Smith is sitting down with controversial rapper T.I. on next week's episode of the Facebook Watch show — Jada Pinkett Smith is bringing one of her most controversial guests yet to Red Table Talk.
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