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    The Hollywood News Banter

    Kim Masters banters about top Hollywood news stories with John Horn, Film Writer for The Los Angeles Times. Direct TV v. Viacom: who's the bad guy? Tom Cruise may be divorced by will Scientology still haunt his image? Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez leave American Idol

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    By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Kim Masters banters about top Hollywood news stories with John Horn, Film Writer for The Los Angeles Times.

    Direct TV v. Viacom: who's the bad guy?

    Tom Cruise may be divorced by will Scientology still haunt his image?

    Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez leave American Idol

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Comic-con Commentary; Making 'The Queen of Versailles'
    1. 0:53The Hollywood News BanterYou’re reading this
    2. 7:05Comic-Con Commentary
    3. 10:26Making 'The Queen of Versailles'
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Darby Maloney

      Producer

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      John Horn

      Los Angeles Times

      CultureEntertainmentArts

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Comic-con Commentary; Making 'The Queen of Versailles'
    1. 0:53The Hollywood News BanterYou’re reading this
    2. 7:05Comic-Con Commentary
    3. 10:26Making 'The Queen of Versailles'
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