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People.com:
Kanye West's Mother, Donda, Dies  —  Donda West, the mother and onetime manager of rapper Kanye West, died Saturday in Los Angeles.  —  A spokesperson for the family had no other details at this time.  —  West, 58, a retired professor and former chairwoman of the Chicago State University English department …
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Houston Williams / allhiphop.com:
Breaking News: Kanye West's Mother Dies Suddenly  —  Dr. Donda West, Kanye West's mother, suddenly died last night, individuals close to the rapper confirmed.  —  The cause of death was not released immediately, but she was reportedly in the Los Angeles area when she died.
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Kanye West's mother dies  —  Dr. Donda West, the mother of hip-hop superstar Kanye West, who nurtured and promoted her son's musical career from its infancy, died Saturday in a Los Angeles hospital.  She was 58.  —  Beyond her son's international fame, Dr. West had carved out her own niche …
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Kelley L. Carter / Chicago Tribune:
Kanye West's mom dies  —  Chicago rapper's career always included his mother  —  Donda West joined her son, Kanye West, backstage at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2006.  (AP photo by Reed Saxon / February 8, 2006)  —  Two years ago when multiplatinum producer …
MTV:
Donda West, Noted Scholar And Kanye's Mother, Dies At 58  —  Former chairwoman of Chicago State University's English department died Saturday from undisclosed causes.  —  Donda West, the mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University's English department …
TMZ.com:
Brit in Hot Water by Flunking Drug Test, Bad Driving  —  A source connected to Britney Spears tells TMZ that one of Brit's drug tests has come back positive, but the source claims she actually passed.  The source maintains it was a false reading.  —  Meanwhile, K-Fed's lawyer has contacted TMZ …
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OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Britney Did Not Fail Drug Test  —  OK! can exclusively confirm that Britney Spears has not failed a drug test.  A source close to the pop star tells OK! the widespread reports are "100 percent not true."  —  "The only thing that came up on the results was the prescriptions the court doctor prescribed.
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Report: Prince Harry and Girlfriend Chelsy Davy Split  —  Prince Harry and his girlfriend of more than three years, Chelsy Davy, have split, London newspapers are reporting.  —  A spokeswoman at the palace declined to comment on the widespread reports - some of which claimed Davy, 22 …
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Ryan Sabey / News of the World:
Chelsy dumps Prince Harry  —  Last straw was missing her birthday for rugby final  —  PRINCE HARRY has been ditched by girlfriend Chelsy Davy, the News of the World can reveal.  —  The pretty blonde ended their three-year romance in a series of tearful phone calls this week, telling him: "It's over."
Hellomagazine.com:   Chelsy and Prince Harry's three-year romance in doubt
Ben Clerkin / Daily Mail:
Spice Girls' raunchy photoshoot proves they may be older but they're not past it  —  It is a sexy new look that the Spice Girls desperately hope will show their younger pop rivals they can still compete in the glamour stakes.  —  Posing for a raunchy photo shoot, they want to prove to the likes …
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and dailystab.com
New York Post:
LOCKING LIPS  —  FORGET Dax Shephard; Kate Hudson has moved on to an actual movie star.  Hudson, having dumped funnyman Shephard, was linked to Dane Cook, but Thursday night she only had eyes for Heath Ledger.  Spies at Beatrice Inn said they spent their evening at the trendy watering hole "kissing and making out."
Daily Mail:
Angelina has a sticky red carpet moment AND a wardrobe malfunction  —  It's hard not to envy Hollywood star Angelina Jolie pictured with arm wrapped round one of the world's sexiest men, actor Brad Pitt at the premiere of her new film Beowulf.  But on closer inspection …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
New York Post:
UNMANAGEABLE  —  THINGS in Britney Spears' world just got a little nuttier.  Her mom, Lynne, who said in interviews last week that she blames herself for her daughter's being such a mess, now has her own manager.  When reporters trying to get interviews with Lynne...
Discussion: POPSUGAR
X17 Online:
It Happens To The Best Of Us, Lindsay!  —  Our favorite rehabber Lindsay Lohan accidentally had a brief case of southern exposure the other day when we caught up with her shopping in Hollywood.  But you know what?  That's okay!  Linds has been doing excellent lately and sometimes …
New York Post:
A BOY FOR HALLE  —  IF you're looking to buy Halle Berry a baby present, get her something in blue.  Spies say the Oscar-winning actress and her model boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry, are expecting a baby boy in several months.  "She's so excited," one source said.  "She says...
New York Post:
SEXUAL FEELING  —  EVAN Rachel Wood has no problem kissing women.  "I'm not a lesbian, but I don't think it's weird or gross or anything," the hottie girlfriend of Marilyn Manson tells YRB magazine.  "I wouldn't go so far as to say that I'm bisexual - I don't sleep with women.
New York Post:
JESSICA FAN'S A CRASH DUMMY  —  ONE Jessica Simpson fan was so excited to see the singer dining at the Waverly Inn last week that when she stood to get a peek at her leaving, she toppled over, crashing into a table for two, sending plates and glasses flying.
Starpulse News Blog:
Jennifer Aniston Wants Tom Brady  —  Jennifer Aniston has chosen American football star Tom Brady as the male face of energy drink SmartWater.  The former Friends star was recently photographed by Mario Testino for a SmartWater advertising campaign.  —  And Aniston, an investor in the company …
ABCNEWS:
It's a Boy for 'View' Co-Host Hasselbeck  —  Elisabeth Hasselbeck to Announce Second Child's Name on Monday's 'The View'  —  Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a co-host on ABC's "The View," gave birth Friday morning to a baby boy at an Arizona hospital, the network announced Saturday.
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