The Cricket's Daily 3: Clooney 1, tabloid 0

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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• George Clooney wrote a ferocious op-ed against Britain's Daily Mail over a story the tabloid wrote about his future mother-in-law — and got the paper to apologize. [The Huffington Post]

• A live-action remake of "Dumbo"? Yup, that's going to be a thing now. [The Hollywood Reporter]

• Kevin Smith says he's still going to make "Clerks 3," even though The Weinstein Company won't bankroll it. [Entertainment Weekly]