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TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy Death - ‘Preventable’  —  Sources involved in Brittany Murphy's autopsy tell TMZ her death was “preventable.”  —  Sources say the primary causes of Murphy's death were pneumonia and severe anemia.  L.A. County Coroner officials believe Brittany's condition was “treatable” but no one took her to the hospital in time.
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TMZ.com:
Brittany Murphy's cause of death has been determined: An accidental death caused by “community acquired pneumonia,” iron deficiency anemia, and multiple drug intoxication.  —  The L.A. County Coroner concludes on the subject of “How injury occurred” — “Drug intake.”  —  Story developing...
Ken Lee / People.com:
Brittany Murphy Died from Drug Intoxication and Pneumonia  —  Brittany Murphy died from multiple drug intoxication, pneumonia and “iron deficiency anemia” in what the coroner has concluded was an accidental death.  —  The Clueless star, 32, was found unresponsive in her Hollywood Hills home on Dec. 20 …
TMZ.com:
Coroner's Office Revisits Brittany Murphy Home  —  The L.A. County Coroner's Office is not satisfied that the toxicology report by itself will tell the whole story in the death of Brittany Murphy, so yesterday Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter paid a visit to Brittany's husband, Simon Monjack …
Ken Lee / People.com:
Coroner: Brittany Murphy's Death Was Preventable
Discussion: Celebslam
TMZ.com:
Casey Johnson's Death Caused by Neglect  —  Casey Johnson died because she simply did not take care of herself ... sources connected with the autopsy tell TMZ.  —  The L.A. County Coroner says the cause of death was “Diabetic Ketoacidosis” and the manner of death was “natural.”
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People.com:
Coroner: Casey Johnson Died of Natural Causes  —  Casey Johnson died of natural causes, the Los Angeles coroner has ruled.  —  The specific cause of death was “diabetic ketoacidosis,” a condition caused by a shortage of insulin, according to a coroner statement.
TMZ.com:
Casey Johnson Died of ‘Natural’ Causes
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Caitlin R. King / The Huffington Post:
Taylor Swift's Grammy Performance Defended By Her Label: “Technical Issue”  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The head of Taylor Swift's record label is fired up and ready to defend his superstar from people who are criticizing her Grammy-night performance.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods Leaving Rehab By End Of Week; Wife Picking Him Up  —  Tiger Woods is leaving sex addiction rehab by the end of this week, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  His wife Elin has flown to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to bring Tiger home, sources close to the situation told RadarOnline.com.
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Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Days of Our Lives Matriarch Dies at 95  —  Days of Our Lives matriarch Frances Reid, who played Alice Horton on the long-running soap, died Wednesday at the age of 95.  —  Reid appeared last on NBC's hit show in December of 2007.  She also had roles on As the World Turns and The Edge of Night.
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PopEater:   ‘Days of Our Lives’ Legend Frances Reid Dead at 95
People.com:
Is Reese Witherspoon Dating Again?  —  Has Reese Witherspoon waded back into the dating pool?  —  The Oscar winner, 33, shared dinner for two at Santa Monica's cozy Italian eatery Locanda Portofino last Thursday with Jim Toth, an agent at Hollywood's powerful Creative Artists Agency.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jen Aniston “Wants to Be Set Up With a Wealthy Businessman”  —  Jennifer Aniston, 40, is through with famous men, says an insider, who notes that the actress was left “really messed up and heartbroken” by singer John Mayer.  —  “She wants to be set up with a wealthy businessman …
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Kate Gosselin to return to ‘The View’  —  Kate Gosselin will return to The View as a guest co-host next month, ABC has confirmed.  —  The former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star was drafted in as a temporary replacement for Elisabeth Hasselbeck last September while the regular presenter was on maternity leave.
Discussion: INF Daily, PopEater and omg!
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Us Weekly:
New Moon Hunk Disses Taylor Lautner Film as “Lame, Desperate”  —  Werewolf fight!  —  Alex Meraz, a member of the hunky, shirtless wolf pack in New Moon, isn't afraid to bear his fangs at his famous costar Taylor Lautner.  —  Meraz, 25, took to his Twitter account to play armchair critic …
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X17 Online:
Taylor Lautner's New Moon Co-Star Blasts His New Flick On Twitter
Discussion: Perez Hilton and omg!
People.com:
Vulgar Remark Follows Mel Gibson to France  —  Mel Gibson's widely quoted vulgar outburst last Friday at a Chicago WGN-TV interviewer who inquired about Gibson's past drinking problems and his 2006 anti-Semitic rant has followed the Oscar winner to Europe.  —  Appearing live Wednesday night …
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Amber James / PopEater:
Best Celebrity Interviews Gone Bad & Caught On Tape
Discussion: omg! and The Superficial
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Carrie Underwood to star in ‘Surfer’ film  —  Country music star set for feature-film debut  —  Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb and Carrie Underwood will star in the indie drama “Soul Surfer,” about teen surfing champ and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton.Being directed by Sean McNamara …
NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: McCord may be out of ‘The Real Housewives of New York City’  —  Simon van Kempen and Alex McCord of ‘The Real Housewives of New York City.’  —  New Yorkers may finally get a break from the city's most overexposed “House” husband: We hear that Simon van Kempen and his missus …
RADAR:
Brooke Mueller Set To Leave Rehab  —  Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller could leave a North Carolina rehab facility as early as Thursday, according to her mother, Moira Fiore.  —  Fiore told Access Hollywood on Wednesday that her daughter misses her infant twins Max and Bob …
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Perez Hilton:
Brooke Mueller Claims She's NOT On Drugs
Discussion: TMZ.com
Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
Lindsay Lohan's secret life as a hoarder: Star's house crammed with clothes and shoes  —  Once one of the most feted child stars of her generation, today Lindsay Lohan's troubles are well known.  —  At just 23 years old, her volatile relationships, rift with her father and worries about her use of prescription drugs fill the tabloids.
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Brian Moylan / Gawker:
Anderson Cooper's Casually Outed in Haitian Adoption Tale  —  The National Enquirer says Cooper and his boyfriend will adopt a baby.  Even crazier than that, the National Enquirer is talking about Cooper's boyfriend on the front page.  Even your mom is gonna see that at the grocery store!
Joe Bargmann / People.com:
Ashton Kutcher Hates Valentine's Day  —  Demi Moore, who once said that falling in love with Ashton Kutcher “caught us both by surprise,” might also be shocked to learn that her husband dislikes the year's most romantic day.  —  “I hate Valentine's Day,” Kutcher tells Parade magazine.
Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Lil Wayne: God Wants Me in Prison  —  Lil Wayne is constantly moving.  But the hyperactive hip-hop star will find himself suddenly sedentary come Tuesday, when he has to report to prison to serve a yearlong sentence for gun possession.  —  “I don't like to stop,” Wayne, 27, tells Rolling Stone.
 
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