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Shia LaBeouf comes out of retirement. Apparently the prospect of starring in Barry Levinson's Rock the Kasbah was enough to lure LaBeouf out of his 21-day retirement. Hollywood Reporter
Michelle Obama is a Scandal Fan. On the plane ride to a Hawaii vacation, the first lady binge watched the White House drama. As far as we know, she was not simultaneously plotting to steal the next presidential election. New York Magazine
J.K. Rowling sues The Daily Mail. Rowling is suing the British newspaper for defamation. It's like when the Daily Prophet published all those stories saying that Dumbledore had a crush on Harry Potter...except those were kind of true. Hollywood Reporter
Sharknado 2 is definitely happening. Ian Ziering and Tara Reid will officially be starring in Syfy's Sharknado 2: The Second One (no, really). The film is set to begin production in New York in February. E!
Pitch Perfect 2 gets a release date. The highly anticipated sequel will come to theaters on May 15, 2015. Great news for both a capella fans and ironic a capella fans. Perez Hilton