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Rihanna finally spoke out about domestic violence this week. What took her so long?
—via the Answer B!tch mailbox

She has broken her silence! All over the place! In Glamour! And then tomorrow and Friday on Good Morning America and 20/20! And it only took eight months.

Before we get into it, let me be clear: Nobody deserves what happened to Rihanna. Nobody. But then now, months after her boyfriend beat her to a pulp, for the first time does this very visible role model actually say anything about it.

She tells Glamour: "I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn't heard. Now I can help speak for those women."

Great, but why now, you ask? Maybe because her album is coming out? Because now she wants my money?

Considering how much good can be done by Rihanna speaking up, and how much harm may have been done by her silence, that is not OK. Hear exactly why in my all-new podcast! Hit play below to listen.

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Are Michael Cera and Jesse Eisenberg the same person? Are their careers headed in the same direction?
—Veronica, via Facebook

After hours of painful guesswork I can absolutely assure you beyond any scientific doubt that Michael Cera and Jesse Eisenberg are not the same person.

For example, one was in Arrested Development. One was not. Also, one of them seems to really like movies with titles ending in land. You know, like Zombieland and such.

There are other hints, including a one-inch difference in height, but for all the evidence, laid out for you in convenient audio format, check out my podcast! And decide for yourself!

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Is it really a shocking thing what Letterman did? Will this affect the show?
—Adina Ga, via Facebook

No. Most people like to have sex. Powerful people have more opportunities to get it on. Ergo, a person who likes to have sex, and has more opportunities to have said sex, will likely go ahead. It's just, you know, science.

What annoys me is people calling David Letterman a hypocrite. I nail a lot of stars for being hypocritical about their private lives, but there's nothing hypocritical about this particular celebrity having a sex scandal.

And I'mma tell you why, in my all-new podcast! Hit play above the listen.

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Does any celeb have a good relationship with paparazzi?
—Chuck in Poquoson, Va.

True fact: The average celeb totally gets along with the paparazzi. Not everybody is Madonna. Heck, a star-shootin' source told me this week there's one li'l target they consider their queen: Miley Cyrus.

They give her room. They wait down the street, not right outside the house. They say "hello" and "how do ya do" and she says "hello" right back. Working out for her, donchathink?

For the full scoop on this and all your burning questions about how Hollywood works, check out my podcast above. And subscribe, why not, so you never miss a thing.

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How does someone end up a particular Oscar category? What's the difference, say, between supporting and lead actress? Amount of time onscreen?
—Shane, Oklahoma

It has nothing to do with time onscreen. Only Academy voters decide who gets nominated for what. Their whim is law.

I explain fully in the new podcast (above) and dish on what Shia LaBeouf and his mesmerizing greaser bouffant have to do with it. Hit play above to listen, and be sure to subscribe on iTunes so you never miss an episode.

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Can an Academy Award vote result in a tie?
—Camille

Ties have occurred in Oscar history five times. None of them involving Brad Pitt or Mickey Rourke, but sure, could happen.

I explain fully in the new podcast (above), in which I absolutely destroy your burning questions about how Hollywood works. And get to the bottom of this Oscar-tie nonsense.

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So Katherine Heigl is No. 5 on the Hollywood Reporter's list of most powerful women in Tinseltown. How can this be?
—I.C.

It isn't.

I explain fully in the new podcast (above), in which I tackle tons of your burning questions about how Hollywood works. And get to the bottom of this Heigl nonsense.

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