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Celebrities Slam Donald Trump After Graphic Video Leak
A recording of Donald Trump making lewd, demeaning remarks about women hit the internet on Friday, sparking an onslaught of criticism from some of Hollywood’s biggest names. The tape, shot in 2005, features Trump talking to former Access Hollywood host Billy Bush about his tactics for pursuing women. “You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful…
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Jewish Soap Opera Star Arianne Zucker Was Target of Donald Trump’s Infamous X-Rated Chat
Until today, the California-born model and actress Arianne Zucker was probably best known for her role on the soap opera “The Days of Our Lives.” Now, however, she is making headlines for her cameo role in the vulgar and expletive-strewn video published by The Washington Post featuring Donald J. Trump discussing his approach to women…
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Celebrities School Us on How NOT To Apologize Ahead of Yom Kippur
Attention everybody gearing up to apologize to those you’ve wronged before Yom Kippur. We’ve got a crib sheet for you. Namely, a round-up of all the lamest public apologies over the years (we’re looking at you Shia Labeouf) and how you can do better. The “My Wife Made Me Apologize” Apology Fox News co-hosts Greg…
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6 Ways To Get Right With God This Yom Kippur
With Yom Kippur approaching, some might be thinking about how to get right with God. And over time a vast compendium of traditions have built up around the holy day in pursuit of just that. As we gear up for the big fast next Wednesday, here’s a selection of six of those customs, none of…
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This is What Really Happened When Ivanka Trump Bumped into Rosie O’Donnell
In a city of 8 million people, you’d think you could get away with avoiding any potentially awkward run-ins. Not so for Rosie O’Donnell and Ivanka Trump, who bumped into each other at the New York City eatery Nobu this week. Just as a recap—Donald Trump and Rosie O’Donnell do not get along. He randomly…
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Daniel Radcliffe Worth Almost $100 Million—and He’s Giving Back
Daniel Radcliffe, the “Harry Potter” star and heart-throb, might just have enough to buy Hogwarts, according to reports this week that he’s worth almost $100 million. “I’m very grateful for it, because having money means you don’t have to worry about it, which is a very lovely freedom to have. It also gives me immense…
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Chrysler Tries To Blames Anton Yelchin for His Own Death in Rollaway Jeep
Anton Yelchin’s parents have been told by a Chrysler dealership that it was their late son’s ‘misuse, misapplication, or damage’ of his vehicle that caused his untimely death. The response comes after Viktor and Irina Yelchin, whose 27-year-old son was killed when a Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled backwards and crushed him death in June, filed…
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4 Celebrity Power Couples—and How They Make it Last
These celebrity power couples have made it through missed first encounters, awkward first dates and a particularly terrible bout of food poisoning. Here’s how they got together, and their secrets for making it last. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell These two been together for 33 years—virtually a lifetime in the scheme of Hollywood relationships. When…
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Did Bar Refaeli’s 2-Month-Old Baby Really Just Make ‘Most influential Israelis’ List?
Well, if cuteness was a factor then we guess we get why Bar Refaeli and Adi Ezra’s baby nabbed a spot on Channel 2’s most influential Israelis list. Liv Ezra, who turned two-months-old in August, was the youngest person to land on the list, followed closely by the three-year-old son of former Likud minister Gideon…
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WATCH: First Look at Natalie Portman as Jackie O in Upcoming Biopic
Natalie Portman will be donning that infamous pink dress in the new Jackie Kennedy biopic (appropriately titled “Jackie”) that’s hitting the screen in December. Portman seems to have turned in another deft performance, telling the story of John F. Kennedy’s assassination and Jackie Kennedy’s life afterward from the cultural icon’s point of view. In the…
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This Encounter Between Lena Dunham and a Male Producer is Horrifyingly Sexist
Today in misogynist news, “Girls” showrunner Jenni Konner penned a note for Lenny Newsletter about a hideous encounter that went down between Lena Dunham and a male television producer. The story began when Dunham was “cornered” by the producer while out to eat with a few “Girls” co-workers. According to Konner, he asked Dunham to…
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