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Adam Driver Deflects Dunham, Markiplier Mobbed
High energy as ‘Paper Tiger’ roars, creators take the Croisette and — sacré bleu! — the fest even warms to AI
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TV in 3: Friedlander’s Amazon Goals Revealed; TV Studio Scorecard
Plus: Vin Diesel’s Upfronts onstage overshare
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Spencer Pratt’s Surge: The Hollywood Donor List
Haim Saban, Nicole Avant & Sir Lucian Grainge join the Pratt Pack as anger grips L.A. Dems — and billionaires
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By Erik Barmack
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What mattered this week in Hollywood
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🎧 From ‘Us Weekly’ to City Hall? Spencer Pratt Makes His Case to Janice Min — Again
The reality villain-turned-mayoral candidate reunites with the editor who helped make him famous — and takes aim at Bass, Newsom and Hollywood flight
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