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12:45 PM ET, February 16, 2007

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CNN:
Judge orders Smith's remains embalmed … FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (CNN) — Eight days after former Playmate Anna Nicole Smith died, a Florida judge signed an order to have her refrigerated remains embalmed.  —  "We're beginning to give her peace," Judge Larry Seidlin said.
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and The Evil Beet
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Angela Mosconi / NY Daily News:
Anna seen dressing for death  —  Worked on frock for burial - lawyer  —  FT. LAUDERDALE - Morbid and obsessed with death, Anna Nicole Smith had picked out a dress for her own burial, a lawyer said yesterday during a contentious court hearing over the former centerfold's remains.
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Blemish
TMZ.com:
Anna Saga — New Potential Baby Daddy Surfaces
Associated Press:
Kenny Chesney: I'm not gay … NEW YORK (AP) — Kenny Chesney explains why the word "fraud" was used on the document filed by Renee Zellweger to annul their marriage and denies the gay rumors it sparked, in an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes."  —  "It's not true.  Period.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Madonna Says She Wants to Be Like Gandhi  —  Madonna has in the past styled herself after Marilyn Monroe and Eva Perón, but they're not the ones she hopes to emulate.  —  "I want to be like Gandhi and Martin Luther King and John Lennon - but I want to stay alive," …
Jesus Martinez / Drunken Stepfather:
I am - Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Party of the Day  —  My site....Still White, but white seems to be a popular color.  All the white dudes I know have no problem getting jobs when all I do is apply day after day hoping something will pan out.  I obviously can't sit at home on the couch writing this site for the rest of my life.
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Roger Friedman / Fox News:
SCIENTOLOGISTS TO BE?  JENNIFER LOPEZ AND MARC ANTHONY ARE LOSING THEIR RELIGION  —  J-Lo and Marc Anthony Are Losing Their Religion  —  Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, despite denials and protests, are more than ever into Scientology.  —  My sources tell me that as recently as December …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ryan Phillippe Says His Daughter Helps Him Cope  —  Calling this "the most personally devastating time in [my] life," Ryan Philippe says his daughter Ava is helping him get through the breakup of his marriage to Reese Witherspoon.  —  "Going through something like this, as difficult as it is …
Discussion: Platform|Launch
Daily Mail:
Exclusive: 'How I led Ralph Fiennes astray at 35,000ft'  —  The Qantas stewardess who claimed she rejected an amorous Ralph Fiennes on a flight to India has admitted having sex with him in an aircraft lavatory.  —  Lisa Robertson told friends she was a big fan of the British actor and found herself luring him to the cubicle.
Nancy Rabinowitz / Associated Press:
Hasty crowns Johansson as woman of year  —  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Not quite the Oscar, but Scarlett Johansson still was all smiles Thursday about being crowned the Harvard Hasty Pudding woman of the year.  And happy to participate in the rambunctious roasting that goes along with the honor.
Discussion: Platform|Launch and Queerty
ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
Gore Announces 'Live Earth' Climate Change Concerts  —  Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi.  —  The 24-hour event on July 7 is part of a kickoff campaign …
TMZ.com:
Foxy Brown Arrested Again  —  Rapper Foxy Brown was arrested in Florida yesterday for battery and obstruction of justice.  TMZ has obtained the rapper's mugshot taken Thursday.  —  Foxy, whose real name is Inga Marchand, was booked by Pembroke Pines Police Department after a disturbance at a beauty supply shop.
NY Daily News:
Bad ID's a real black mark  —  Serena Willilams (above).  One of these women ... ... is not like the other (Beyonce, above).  But apparently they looked identical to editors at the Chicago Tribune.  —  Consummate New Yorker Pete Hamill likes Hillary for president.  But, he also likes Obama for president.
Discussion: The Evil Beet
New York Post:
DONALD BETS DOME ON BOUT  —  WHICH egomaniacal billionaire will be bald as a cue ball on April Fool's Day?  It won't be Donald Trump.  Here's proof that professional wrestling is fixed.  The developer/TV star was on USA Network last night (it was actually taped Monday night in Portland) …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Jossip:
Justin Tells Everyone To Drink In Moderation, Lest They End Up Fat, Married, And Pregnant With K-Fed's Offspring  —  It's hard to see how any man could resist Britney Spears, what with her skanky, ill-fitting wardrobe, stellar parenting, and well-documented incidents of carsickness.
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Alex Blagg / Best Week Ever:
Now Even YOU Can Receive Bizarre, Rambling Late-Night Voice Messages …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Bricks and Stones
The Superficial:
Paris Hilton gets trash thrown at her  —  Paris Hilton is currently in Austria to attend the prestigious Vienna Opera Ball, but when she appeared at the Vienna mall today to sign autographs she had to be pulled away by security guards because the crowd started throwing trash at her.
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Allie Is Wired:
Paris Hilton Has Fans!
Discussion: WOW Report and HotOnlineNews.com
Jhwang / Us Weekly:
Keri Russell Weds!  —  Former Felicty star Keri Russell tied the knot with her longtime boyfriend Shane Dreary Wednesday night in New York City, her rep confirms exclusively to Usmagazine.com.  —  "It was amongst her close friends on a cold snowy Valentine's night," says the rep.
Discussion: Celebritology
Joel Stein / Time:
Has Jim Carrey Flipped Out?  —  Jim Carrey is maybe two years from becoming a punch line.  But he's cool with that.  "Everyone gets to be the big joke for a year.  That's this business," he says.  "Last year it was Tom Cruise.  I could be the next Kathie Lee Gifford.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Dlisted and The Blemish
Access Hollywood:
Michael Jackson Addresses 'Idol' Rumors  —  Simon, Randy and Paula have had some big names in the "Idol" guest judge chair over the years.  —  But it looks like the King of Pop won't be sitting in to rate wannabe singers anytime soon.  —  Contrary to rumors, Michael Jackson will not appear …
New York Post:
TRYING DAY FOR N-WORD COMIC  —  LAWYERS for black audience members who were the targets of Michael Richards' N-word rant at the Laugh Factory last November plan to hold a "mock trial" of him at Loyola Law School in L.A. tomorrow.  —  Richards was invited to a face-to-face …
 
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Pitchfork:
Exclusive: Arcade Fire to Play "Saturday Night Live"
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TMZ.com:
Denise Richards Sideswiped in BH
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NinjaDude / Celebrity Gossip With A Kick!:
Katie Holmes In March Bazaar
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Joe Rogan & Carlos Mencia: Bitchfight!
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TMZ.com:
Stylist to Jamie Foxx: You Take My Money!
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 Earlier Picks: 
PerezHilton.com:
Still A Mouseketeer At Heart
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How Do We Say This Delicately???  —  Fall Out Boy grace the cover …
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Britney's former assistant spills the beans
Discussion: USA Today and Defamer
People.com:
Justin Timberlake to Brits: 'Stop Drinking!'
CBS News:
America Ferrera Not Engaged, Rep Says
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
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