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  "id": 496240,
  "title": "Heated Rivalry Season 2 cast announcement sparks criticism from some fans over body diversity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/heated-rivalry-season-2-cast-announcement-sparks-criticism-from-some",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T18:29:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/heated-rivalry-casting-backlash-9.7301944"
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  "summary": "Crave has confirmed the casting of Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie for the characters of Harris and Troy in Season 2 of Heated Rivalry, sparking some criticism among fans who were hoping to see more book-accurate body diversity.",
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        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Heated Rivalry Season 2 cast announcement sparks criticism from some fans over body diversity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/heated-rivalry-season-2-cast-announcement-sparks-criticism-from-some-497658",
        "published": "2026-08-10T18:29:39.000Z"
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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."
}