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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, CNN, Bossip, RADAR, The WOW Report 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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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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Us Weekly, Cele|bitchy, The Hollywood Gossip, RADAR, In Touch Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
Helen Murphy / People.com:
Kimberly Van Der Beek Reveals Baby Was a Boy and Says ‘I Almost Lost My Life’ During Miscarriage — On Monday night's episode of Dancing with the Stars, James Van Der Beek revealed that his wife had suffered a miscarriage — James Van Der Beek's wife Kimberly is speaking out after suffering a miscarriage over the weekend.
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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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Us Weekly, Page Six and Perez Hilton
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People.com:
Inside Harry, Meghan, William and Kate's Royal Rift: They Are on ‘Different Paths Now,’ Says Source — Multiple insiders say the chill between the couples runs deeper than many outsiders realize — When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reunited with Prince William and Kate Middleton …
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Cele|bitchy
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
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
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.
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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