Today in show business news: A pop rapper becomes a reality star, the paparazzi strikes a deal with a movie partly about paparazzi, and we have the rest of our Catching Fire tributes.
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank has certainly made a few good choices in her life, otherwise she might still be known as simply that girl from that Karate Kid movie, but she also has a knack for career-careening catastrophes.
The actress has fired her manager and a pair of publicists after stories about her controversial appearance at the birthday party of Ramzan Kadyrof, the president of Chechnya.
Plus: Politico reporter resigns over plagiarism and Roger Ailes saved a man's life
Hilary Swank and Jean-Claude Van Damme were on hand
Plus: Emma Watson's leaving Brown, but not because of bullies
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