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10:50 AM ET, February 17, 2010

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PopEater:
Alexander McQueen Was Found Hanged in His Wardrobe: Coroner  —  Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself inside a wardrobe in his London apartment on Thursday after leaving a note nearby, a British coroner's official told an inquest Wednesday.  The contents of the note were not released …
Discussion: omg! and Hollywood Life
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The Huffington Post:
Lady Gaga's Nearly Nude Brit Awards Performance (PHOTOS, VIDEO)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  ***Scroll down for photos and video***  —  AP/Huffington Post:  —  LONDON - Flamboyant chanteuse Lady Gaga swept the U.K.'s Brit Awards Tuesday winning three categories and offering …
Discussion: Socialite Life
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Coroner: Alexander McQueen Died from Asphyxiation, Hanging  —  As the fashion world continues to mourn the death of Alexander McQueen, post-mortem results confirm that the designer died from asphyxiation and hanging.  —  At an official inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court in London on Wednesday …
CNN:
McQueen left a note and hanged himself, coroner says
Discussion: Bossip and Gawker
Daniel Kilkelly / Digital Spy:
GaGa ‘really upset’ over McQueen death
Discussion: X17 Online, omg! and TMZ.com
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Lady Gaga Sings for McQueen, Steals the Show at Brit Awards
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Associated Press:   Alexander McQueen hanged himself in London home
Matt Falloon / Reuters:
Lady Gaga Dominates 30th BRITs
MIke Fleeman / People.com:
Is Kevin Eubanks Leaving the Tonight Show?  —  When Jay Leno goes back to the Tonight Show, he may need to find a new musical sidekick: Bandleader Kevin Eubanks is said to be leaving Leno's side after 18 years.  —  NBC so far has not officially confirmed the latest shock wave to hit Leno's show …
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Extra:
Kevin Eubanks Leaves ‘The Tonight Show!’  —  “Extra” has confirmed that Jay Leno's longtime bandleader and sidekick, Kevin Eubanks, is leaving “The Tonight Show,” as first reported by Lisa Stanley on K-EARTH 101.  —  A source tells “Extra” Eubanks “wanted a change” and decided to leave the show …
OK! Magazine:
OK!  COVER STORY: Jessica Simpson — Betrayed by John Mayer  —  Jessica Simpson was stunned on Feb. 10 when she awoke to a flood of texts, e-mails and Tweets asking if she had seen ex-flame John Mayer's Playboy interview.  That would be the cringingly frank spill-all in which he likened her to “sexual napalm” and “crack cocaine.”
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Just Jared:
Britney Spears: Candie's Ads For Spring 2010!  —  Scope out the “Britney Spears Through The Lens” Spring 2010 ad campaign for Candie's, as captured by three famed photographers — Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger and Terry Richardson — at Paramount Studios in Hollywood late last year.
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
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Us Weekly:
Pics! Check Out Britney Spears' New Candie's Ads
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Beyonce's Dad Ordered to Pay Child Support  —  Beyonce's father, Mathew Knowles, has just been ordered to support baby Nixon, at least temporarily ... TMZ has learned.  —  An L.A. judge just ordered Knowles to pay $8,200 a month in child support, retroactive to February 1.
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Mischa Barton Goes Back To Blonde And Sneaks Out Of The Salon  —  And you know what?  We love it!  And the colorful sundress is certainly helping quite a bit too... Mischa Barton showed off her drastically different 'do as she left Byron & Tracey today, and even though …
Discussion: INF Daily and omg!
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Vermonster / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Mischa Barton Tokes And Runs Over Curb
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Supernatural’ exclusive: Eric Kripke stepping down as showrunner  —  Aw, hell.  I had a bad feeling Supernatural's early season 6 renewal came with an asterisk.  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that creator Eric Kripke will be stepping down as the CW drama's day-to-day showrunner next season.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen Told ‘Go To Rehab’  —  His wife Brooke Mueller is in rehab, and Charlie Sheen has been told to go to rehab also, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.  —  The Two and a Half Men star has resumed drinking after years of sobriety and people close to him want him to get help now.
Hellomagazine.com:
Brad and Ange say ‘buongiorno’ to Venice, their new home  —  In recent years the Jolie-Pitts have set up homes in New Orleans, France, Cambodia, New York, and Los Angeles.  —  Now Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, plus their brood of six, can add Venice to that list.
Discussion: PopEater
Daily Mail:
Lindsay Lohan leaves the bright lights of Hollywood... to party with London's Z-list  —  There was a time when Lindsay Lohan only mingled with Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars.  But my, how things change.  —  The troubled Mean Girls actress spent last night rubbing shoulders with washed …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Anything Hollywood
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods' Wife Won't Move Back In With Him  —  Tiger Woods' wife Elin has refused to move back in with him, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  “Tiger wants her to move back home with him but so far she has said no,” one source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com exclusively.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Extra
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TMZ.com:
Tiger Woods Huddles Over Return to Golf
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Kourtney Kicks Scott to the Curb  —  Another week, another blow-up on Keeping Up with the Kardashians!  —  In part one of the show's season finale, Kris and Scott found themselves on familiar turf, butting heads yet again over his maturity level.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Perez Hilton
Johnny Dodd / People.com:
Megan Hauserman's Haunting Memories of Reality TV Murder  —  Megan Hauserman's life seemed perfect: The University of Illinois at Chicago accounting graduate, who had appeared on a string of reality TV shows, was finally the star of her own series VH1's Megan Wants a Millionaire.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Brothers & Sisters Recast: Melrose Place's Colin Egglesfield Is In!  —  Remember a few months ago when Melrose Place's too-sudden dismissal of resident stud Colin Egglesfield caused all sorts of commotion?  And remember how all we wanted was a place in our TV lineups for the former soap star to call home?
Discussion: TV Fanatic and From Inside the Box
 
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Mandi Bierly / EW.com:
Capt. Phil Harris told ‘Deadliest Catch’ …
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
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Discussion: Movieline and New York Magazine
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Kelly Osbourne reveals her diet secret!
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Jada Yuan / New York Magazine:
Quentin Tarantino Is Not Out Campaigning for an Oscar, Nosiree
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
American Idol: Y'all Ready for...Paula Deen?!
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