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   Oprah Winfrey on Launching OWN: Lorne Michaels Told Me I'd Use 'Motherf---er' a Lot (Q&A)

   5:00 am 12/19/2012

   • by Stacey Wilson

   Winfrey -- one of THR's 2012 Rule Breakers -- reflects on the unexpected challenges in launching the almost 2-year-old network, her most surprising celebrity interview and what she's still hopes to achieve with OWN.Read more

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   George Stephanopoulos' Second-Proudest Moment of 2012? A 'Twilight' Interview

   5:00 am 12/19/2012

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   Finally besting "Today" and earning a spot in THR's 2012 Rule Breakers portfolio, the "Good Morning America" host jokes that his exclusive with Robert Pattinson during the Kristen Stewart cheating scandal was trumped only by politics.Read more

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   'Elementary' Creator Says Lucy Liu's Female Watson 'Started as a Joke' (Video)

   5:00 am 12/19/2012

   • by Lacey Rose

   Rob Doherty's choice to pair Jonny Lee Miller's Sherlock Holmes with a woman resulted in fall's No. 1 new series, and inclusion in THR's 2012 Rule Breakers portfolio.Read more

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   'Fifty Shades of Grey's' EL James: 'I Haven't Slept Since January'

   5:00 am 12/19/2012

   • by Rebecca Ford

   The suburban British mom, one of The Hollywood Reporter's 2012 Rule Breakers, talks to THR about what happened since her erotic trilogy took the publishing world by storm.Read more

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   Why Quentin Tarantino Isn't Concerned With Violence in 'Django Unchained'

   5:00 am 12/19/2012

   • by Leslie Bruce

   The director, one of The Hollywood Reporter's 2012 Rule Breakers, tells THR he ignores calls to tone down his films: "Not one word of social criticism … has ever changed one word."Read more

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   How 'The Walking Dead' Went to No. 1 by Killing Off Lead Characters

   5:00 am 12/19/2012

   • by Lesley Goldberg

   A new showrunner's bold strategy helped bring in 10 million viewers a week for the No. 1 fall series, leading to inclusion in THR's 2012 Rule Breakers portfolio.Read more

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   The Unorthodox Relationship Between Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal

   5:00 am 12/19/2012

   • by Kim Masters

   Among THR's 2012 Rule Breakers, the elusive Bigelow says she's "actually very shy," while details from the "Zero Dark Thirty" set reveal a surprising seat at the table for her relatively new screenwriter-producer partner, who confesses to a "sharp-elbowed personality."Read more

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   Hollywood Reporter Reveals 2012 Rule Breakers With 4 Covers

   5:00 am 12/19/2012

   • by Edited by Leslie Bruce

   Oprah, Psy, Kathryn Bigelow with Mark Boal, and Steven Spielberg with Daniel Day-Lewis are among the entertainment innovators photographed for a special portfolio.Read more

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   Psy on Why President Obama Stopped Doing 'Gangnam Style'

   5:00 am 12/19/2012

   • by Shirley Halperin

   The 34-year-old pop sensation, one of The Hollywood Reporter's 2012 Rule Breakers, tells THR "the ladies at his house are embarrassed when he's dancing."Read more

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    A Humbled Oprah on Her Network's Turnaround

    5:00 am 12/19/2012

    • by Lacey Rose

    After bad headlines for OWN's slow start, the mogul -- one of The Hollywood Reporter's 2012 Rule Breakers -- tells THR its recent success "feels like a sigh of relief."Read more

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