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Facebook has been hit with antitrust investigations in New York, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and the District of Columbia. “I am proud to be leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in investigating whether Facebook has stifled competition and put users at risk,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James. “We will use every investigative tool at our disposal to determine whether Facebook’s actions may have endangered consumer data, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, or increased the price of advertising.” A separate investigation of Google’s practices, joined by “perhaps more than 40 attorneys general,” according to the Wall Street Journal, is expected to be announced outside the U.S. Supreme Court today.
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In more friendly Facebook news, the social media giant launched its Facebook Dating service in the U.S. last week, allowing users to integrate Instagram posts, and by year’s end Facebook and Instagram Stories, into their Dating profiles. A “Secret Crush” feature also allows users to share a list of Facebook and Instagram followers they have their eye on, and if both users have chosen each other, they’ll be notified they’re a match.
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Eva Longoria was one of 27 people who offered a statement to the judge sentencing Longoria’s former Desperate Housewives co-star Felicity Huffman in the college admissions scandal case. In a letter obtained by NBC News, Longoria wrote that when she started on the show, she was bullied by a co-worker. “I dreaded the days I had to work with that person because it was pure torture. Until one day, Felicity told the bully ‘enough’ and it all stopped,” shared Longoria “Felicity could feel that I was riddled with anxiety even though I never complained or mentioned the abuse to anyone.” Huffman, who pleaded guilty to mail fraud for paying $15,000 to boost her daughter’s SAT scores, is due to be sentenced on September 13.
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USA Network ordered the Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us)-led limited series Evel, based on the story of daredevil Evel Knievel and his historic Snake River Canyon jump.  From UCP, Etan Frankel (Shameless) will write and exec produce. Serving as executive producers are McG, Mary Viola, and Steven Bello of Wonderland Sound & Vision; Alex Gartner, Charles Roven and Topher Rhys-Lawrence of Atlas Entertainment; and Ventimiglia. Production is expected to begin in 2020.
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The Walt Disney Co. inked a long-term deal to take all the stages, backlots and other production accommodations at UK’s Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. “It’s wonderful to have Disney here at Pinewood,” said Paul Golding, Chairman of Pinewood group. “They’ve been making great films with us for many years and the fact they want to shoot so many more here is testimony not only to the quality of the teams and infrastructure at Pinewood, but also to the British film industry as a whole.”
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Gabrielle Union (LA’s Finest) is attached to exec produce a dramedy project at Spectrum from Sony Pictures Television, reports Variety. Series creator Cherry Chevapravatdumrong will write. Union will EP under her I’ll Have Another banner, with Holly Shakoor Fleischer co-executive producing.
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Lauren Zima is joining newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight as a full-time correspondent when the broadcast kicks off its 39th season today. Zima most recently served as host of ET Live, the brand’s streaming network.
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The talent line-up joining new host and managing editor Billy Bush for Extra’s 26th season, also launching today, includes longtime correspondent Renee Bargh and new correspondent Jennifer Lahmers, as well as former NFL star and CBS Sports commentator Nate Burleson. Country singer Jana Kramer has been named special correspondent in Nashville.
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Snap has two series premieres coming up: Zombie drama Dead of Night on Saturday, September 14, and Denton’s Death Date, based on the novel by Lance Rubin, on Saturday, September 28.
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Season three of Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure launches on Disney Channel on Monday, October at 1p. Animated adventure comedy stars Mandy Moore (This Is Us) and Zachary Levi (Shazam!).
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Live with Kelly and Ryan is teaming once again with Guinness World Records for a week of record-breaking attempts. Stunt starts today with extreme pogo stick athlete Dalton Bruce Smith, who takes a shot at his own record title for most consecutive cars jumped over on a pogo stick.
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REVOLT and AT&T shared the next round of hip hop power players set to join the REVOLT Summit Atlanta, September 12-14. Mona Scott-Young, Swizz Beatz, DJ Khaled, Timbaland, Jeezy, Jidenna, Andre Harrell, Dia Simms, Killer Mike, The Dream, Lenny S.,Yung Joc and DJ Drama are among those joingin the experience dedicated to empowering aspiring young leaders.
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Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) will play Margaret Thatcher in season four of Netflix’s The Crown. Season three launches November 17…Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth) has joined the season two cast of Netflix series The End of the F***ing World…Tucker Albrizzi was upped from recurring to series regular on Netflix comedy Mr. Iglesias.
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