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</p><p>Jon Stewart is taking some time off "The Daily Show." We'll tell you why, coming up.</p><br /><p>
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<b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p><p>Jon Stewart takes a break from comedy, and Carly Rae Jepsen cancels on the Boy Scouts.</p><p>Martha Shade has more in Hollywood Minute.</p><p>
<b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p><p> JON STEWART IS TAKING THE SUMMER OFF FROM "THE DAILY SHOW."</p><p>BUT HE WON'T BE ON VACATION.</p><p>STEWART WILL SPEND 12 WEEKS DIRECTING HIS FIRST FILM - "ROSEWATER."</p><p>IT'S BASED ON A MEMOIR BY B-B-C JOURNALIST MAZIAR BAHARI.</p><p>IT TELLS THE STORY OF HIS ARREST WHILE COVERING PROTESTS IN IRAN IN 2009.</p><p>STEWART ALSO WROTE THE SCREENPLAY FOR THE FILM.</p><p>"DAILY SHOW" CORRESPONDENT JOHN OLIVER WILL FILL STEWART'S CHAIR FOR EIGHT WEEKS.</p><p>CARLY RAE JEPSEN IS TAKING A STAND IN SUPPORT OF GAY RIGHTS.</p><p>THE "CALL ME MAYBE" SINGER HAS CANCELED HER PERFORMANCE AT THE BOY SCOUTS' UPCOMING "JAMBOREE" BECAUSE OF THE GROUP'S BAN ON OPENLY GAY MEMBERS.</p><p>JEPSEN SAID SHE IS ACTING AS AN ARTIST WHO BELIEVES IN EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE.</p><p>LAST WEEK THE GROUP "TRAIN" PULLED OUT OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE SAME REASON. </p><p>IN A STATEMENT, THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA SAYS IT APPRECIATES EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO EXPRESS AN OPINION, AND IT REMAINS FOCUSED ON DELIVERING A GREAT JAMBOREE.</p><p>IT SEEMS THE EIGHTH SEASON OF "DEXTER" WILL BE ITS LAST.</p><p>WHILE DISCUSSING THE SERIAL KILLER DRAMA AT A CONFERENCE, C-B-S PRESIDENT LES MOONVES SAID ITS LAST SEASON STARTS IN JUNE. </p><p>THAT ECHOES WHAT THE PRESIDENT OF SHOWTIME TOLD "ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY" BACK IN 2011 - HE SAID EVERYONE WAS WORKING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT SEASONS 7 AND 8 WOULD BE THE END OF "DEXTER."</p><p>THE DRAMA RETURNS TO SHOWTIME JUNE 30TH.</p><p>FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M MARTHA SHADE.</p><p>
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