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  "id": 417566,
  "title": "Justice Smith Responds to ‘Heated Rivalry’ Casting: “I Am Moved by the Support and Love”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/justice-smith-responds-to-heated-rivalry-casting-i-am-moved-by-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T23:24:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
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    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/justice-smith-heated-rivalry-casting-response-1236669809/"
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  "summary": "The 31-year-old actor is set to star alongside Charlie Gillespie, Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie in season two of the hit Crave-HBO Max series.",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Finds Its Troy and Harris in Charlie Gillespie and Justice Smith",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/heated-rivalry-season-2-finds-its-troy-and-harris-in-charlie",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Casts Justice Smith, Charlie Gillespie as Harris and Troy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/heated-rivalry-season-2-casts-justice-smith-charlie-gillespie-as",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Heated Rivalry’ Casts Justice Smith & Charlie Gillespie As Harris & Troy; Season 2 Debut Confirmed For Spring 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/heated-rivalry-casts-justice-smith-charlie-gillespie-as-harris-troy",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:00:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Heated Rivalry Season 2 Casts Justice Smith As Harris Drover And Charlie Gillespie As Troy Barrett",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/heated-rivalry-season-2-casts-justice-smith-as-harris-drover-and",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:39:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie are Heated Rivalry's new will-they-won't-they",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/justice-smith-and-charlie-gillespie-are-heated-rivalrys-new-will-they",
        "published": "2026-08-07T23:40:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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