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• The New <b>Gossip</b> Culture - <b>Hollywood</b> Reporter
• Amiyah Scott to Become First Transgender Real Housewives Cast <b>...</b>
• Dr. Dre Allegations of Violence Against Women Resurface Following <b>...</b>

The New <b>Gossip</b> Culture - <b>Hollywood</b> Reporter Posted: 12 Aug 2015 11:21 AM PDT By THR Staff Michael Wolff on Trump, Cosby, Caitlyn and the New Gossip Culture As 'Page Six' goes, so goes the nation: Gossip, the once-small Hollywood sideshow, now has major news status and defines the fate and fortunes of major public figures. Read the story. Former Gawker Editor on the Cause of Internet Bile: It's Ad Dollars (Guest Column) Once-glossy newsrooms are now full of fast-typing young people looking for an "in" on Cecil the lion stories and Trump's latest gaffe. Read the story. Anthony Weiner on Snapchat, Donald Trump and "What Might Have Been" His erection-tweeting scandal derailed a promising political career. Now, Weiner opens up about his starring role in one of the decade's most salacious stories: "I never had anyone but myself to blame." Read the story. Starz's 'Blunt Talk' Creator on Gossip: "We Used to Have Lives, and Now We Have Phones" (Guest Column) Jonathan Ames feels bombarded by technology and wonders if there is any escape from tabloid headlines that "come to me through osmosis." Read the story. Tab Hunter on (Almost) Being Outed in 1955: "I Thought My Career Was Over" (Guest Column) Back in the '50s, Hunter was a closeted movie star constantly worrying that his sex life would become front-page fodder for gossip rags. Now, he reflects on a more innocent but still dangerous time. Read the story. How John F. Kennedy Jr. Handled Gossip RoseMarie Terenzio worked as his crisis handler for five years. Now, she offers bits of advice based on years of experience. Read the story. Former NBC Exec Lauren Zalaznick on How Punctuation Is the Difference Between News and Gossip (Guest Column) She suggests substituting a simple question mark for an exclamation point to change the transfer of information, as we all battle "a fundamental craving to judge, and gawk." Read the story. Publicist Matthew Hiltzik's New Gossip Strategy: Trust the Journalist, Not the Outlet "While many brands are trustworthy, ultimately it's about the individual — and it's unfortunate that a few select people who pose as journalists are cheap-shot artists." Read the story. Sign Up to receive The Hollywood Reporter's Newsletters and get notified when a new feature posts.

Amiyah Scott to Become First Transgender Real Housewives Cast <b>...</b> Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:35 AM PDT According to a new report, Amiyah Scott is set to make history. Various outlets have reported that the 27-year old model and makeup artist has been tapped to join The Real Housewives of Atlanta. If this rumor becomes a reality, Scott will become the first-ever transgender cast member to appear on any of the Real Housewives franchises. Scott was born as Arthur and transitioned from male to female at 17 years old. Earlier this summer, NeNe Leakes announced that she is leaving the program that made her famous, while there's been talk of bringing Sheree Whitfield back into the fold, along with talk of Mariah Huq coming on board. TMZ, meanwhile, says former Facts of Life star Kim Fields will make her Real Housewives of Atlanta debut on Season 8. Filming on new episodes is already underway, with Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Cynthia Bailey, and Phaedra Parks the only confirmed series regulars at this time. Bravo is yet to announce a premiere date and yet to confirm or deny any of these casting rumors. What do you think, fans? Would you welcome Amiyah Scott into The Real Housewives of Atlanta fold? Is the franchise ready for a transgender cast member? Real Housewives: Before They Were Stars! Start Gallery

Dr. Dre Allegations of Violence Against Women Resurface Following <b>...</b> Posted: 18 Aug 2015 02:20 PM PDT It's been a big week for Dr. Dre.  The NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton is officially the surprise hit of the summer, and his new album - the appropriately titled Compton - has met with mostly favorable responses from critics and audiences alike. Unfortunately, not everyone is thrilled with the projects that have cemented Dre's place as one of hip hop's most beloved and bankable legends. First, there were complaints about Eminem's rape reference on Compton - a shocking lyric, even by the standards of an emcee who's ability to offend is the stuff of legend.  Now, Gawker has asked former TV personality Dee Barnes - who was famously assaulted by Dre in 1991 - for her take on the acclaimed film that depicts Dre not only as a musical genius, but as a champion of the downtrodden. "Dr. Dre straddled me and beat me mercilessly on the floor of the women's restroom at the Po Na Na Souk nightclub in 1991," Barnes writes. "That event isn't depicted in Straight Outta Compton, but I don't think it should have been, either. The truth is too ugly for a general audience. "I didn't want to see a depiction of me getting beat up, just like I didn't want to see a depiction of Dre beating up Michel'le, his one-time girlfriend who recently summed up their relationship this way: "I was just a quiet girlfriend who got beat on and told to sit down and shut up." Yes, it seems Barnes isn't the only one who suffered horrific violence at the hands of Dr. Dre. Most biopics of famous musicians tend to gloss over some of the uglier parts of their subjects' pasts. It's a compromise that comes with obtaining the rights to use their music and securing their endorsement of the project. In Barnes case, however, the incident is well known (Dre protege Eminem even referenced it in the 1999 song "Guilty Conscience."), and many viewers have expressed shock that it was in no way acknowledged in SOC. As Barnes said, the film could have easily addressed the incident without graphically portraying it. Instead, it made Barnes and Dre's other victims "casualties of Straight Outta Compton's revisionist history," once again reducing them to the level of overpowered victims.

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