The Cricket's Daily 3: The song really was about him

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Here's what is happening in pop culture:

• Carly Simon confirms, at long last, that the second verse of her 1972 hit "You're So Vain" was all about Warren Beatty — though she won't reveal who else she was critiquing. [People]

• E! is canceling "The Soup," the sarcastic takedown of reality shows hosted by Joel McHale for the last dozen years, as of Dec. 18. [Los Angeles Times]

• Producer Kurt Sutter took an ad out in the Hollywood trade papers to announce that he was cancelling his FX show, "The Bastard Executioner," after one season. [The Hollywood Reporter]