The Cricket's Daily 3: Lupita is lovely

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

• Lupita Nyong'o, the Kenyan-raised Oscar winner for "12 Years a Slave," has been named People magazine's "Most Beautiful Person" for 2014. [People]

• Quentin Tarantino's lawsuit against Gawker.com, over the leak of his script for "The Hateful Eight," has suffered a setback with an L.A. judge. [Entertainment Weekly]

• One of Hollywood's most successful screenwriting duos, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, are breaking up amicably. Their credits include two "Star Trek" movies, two "Transformers" movies, "Mission: Impossible III" and the upcoming "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." [Variety]