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Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:
RHOSLC's Jen Shah Gets Early Release From Prison, Will Be Out Before Christmas: Report  —  TAP HERE TO ADD US WEEKLY AS A TRUSTED SOURCE  —  Jen Shah is coming home for Christmas.  —  People broke the news on Friday, November 21, that the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City alum will be released …
Hilary George / Page Six:
Kim Kardashian's latest party look is covered with hundreds of safety pins  —  She's giving “pin-up girl” a whole new meaning,  —  Kim Kardashian cut a sharp figure at a Los Angeles party Thursday night, sporting a head-to-toe Dilara Findikoglu look covered in hundreds of silver safety pins.
Discussion: InStyle and Vogue
Hadley Freeman / The Times:
Ethan Hawke: ‘It is tremendously difficult to stay married’  —  On a long walk through Brooklyn, the actor explains how he survived life as a teen pin-up, the deaths of his friends River Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman and his divorce from Uma Thurman … Ethan Hawke is walking and talking.
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Shelby Stivale / Us Weekly:   Ethan Hawke ‘Vowed’ His Kids to Never Publicly Discuss Uma Thurman Divorce, Is ‘Envious’ of Amicable Breakups
E! Online:
Wicked: For Good Finally Reveals Dorothy Actress  —  After months of speculation, the actress playing Dorothy in Wicked: For Good has been revealed as Bethany Weaver alongside stars Ariana Grande, Cyntha Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum and more.  —  Dreams that fans dared to dream really did come true.
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Kody Brown Gets Punished in ‘Special Forces’ Preview After Brianna LaPaglia Calls Him ‘Creepy’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Star Magazine
Kirsty Hatcher / People:
Hailey Bieber Celebrates Her 29th Birthday with Martinis and a Pink 5-Tier Cake: See the Photos!  — The Rhode founder marked the last year of her twenties two days early with a chic birthday dinner  — The bash included martinis and a pink five-tier cake decorated with ribbons
TMZ.com:
‘Gotti’ Actor Spencer Lofranco Dead at 33  —  SPENCER LOFRANCO ‘GOTTI’ STAR DEAD AT 33 … Canadian actor Spencer Lofranco — best known for his starring roles in “Jamesy Boy” and “Gotti” — has died.  —  TMZ has learned his death is being investigated in British Columbia, Canada.
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Breanne L. Heldman / People:
The Way Home Season 4 Will Be Its Last: Here's When the Twisty Drama Returns for a ‘Satisfying Close’ (Exclusive)  —  The Hallmark Channel hit stars Andie MacDowell, Chyler Leigh, Sadie Laflamme-Snow and Evan Williams … Our pond-jumping days are numbered, fellow The Way Home fans.
Discussion: Variety, Deadline, Soaps.com and Just Jared
Steven McIntosh / BBC:
Tributes to Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani  —  Gary “Mani” Mounfield, bassist with legendary Manchester band the Stone Roses, has died at the age of 63.  —  Mounfield's bass playing was an integral part of the Stone Roses' “baggy” sound, and later reunited with his bandmates for their comeback tour in 2012.
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Yamillah Hurtado / People:
Chadwick Boseman's Widow Simone and Director Ryan Coogler Pay Emotional Tribute to Late Actor at Walk of Fame Ceremony  —  Michael B. Jordan, Viola Davis, Letitia Wright and Chadwick Boseman's brothers Kevin and Derrick also attended his posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
 
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Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey drops his £79M libel lawsuit against the Financial Times, after FT said 15 women were willing to testify in court against him

William Bishop / Pew Research Center:
Survey: 64% of US adults read a print book in the past year, down from 72% in 2011; 31% read an e-book, vs. 17% in 2011, while 26% have listened to an audiobook

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