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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 This week of detailed torture, impassioned protest, and yet another batch of allegations against Bill Cosby kicks off in cyberspace, where today a group calling itself the Guardians of Peace posted an online message warning Sony Pictures Entertainment to stop "immediately showing the movie of terrorism which can break the regional peace and cause the war." As Variety reports, the online threat didn't name the targeted movie, but "authorities have been investigating whether the hacker attack is in some way connected to The Interview," the forthcoming action comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco as celebrity journalists sent to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, which "has generated condemnation from the government of North Korea." As the week progresses, the "Sony hack" will morph from a story about international cyberthreats to one about the shitty things studio executives say behind famous people's backs, thanks to the release of hacked e-mails from Sony execs Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal, featuring everything from blunt denunciations of superstar talent to racist jokes involving President Obama. Whatever the case, The Interview is scheduled to hit cinemas on Christmas day…

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