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11:51 AM ET, February 17, 2010

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CNN:
McQueen left a note and hanged himself, coroner says  —  London, England (CNN) — Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in his wardrobe and left a suicide note, a coroner told a London inquest Wednesday.  —  McQueen, 40, was found dead at his London apartment Thursday.
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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
The Huffington Post:
Lady Gaga's Nearly Nude Brit Awards Performance (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Discussion: Socialite Life
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Coroner: Alexander McQueen Died from Asphyxiation, Hanging
Daniel Kilkelly / Digital Spy:
GaGa ‘really upset’ over McQueen death
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Lady Gaga Sings for McQueen, Steals the Show at Brit Awards
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Associated Press:   Alexander McQueen hanged himself in London home
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“Jersey Shore” on Strategy Room
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Us Weekly:
Pics!  Check Out Britney Spears' New Candie's Ads  —  Famed photographers Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger and Terry Richardson each shot Spears for the campaign, entitled “Britney Spears Through the Lens.”  —  “Annie, Mark and Terry are three of the biggest photographers in the world …
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Britney Spears: Candie's Ads For Spring 2010!
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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 …
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Fashion Experimenter Mischa Barton  —  Mischa Barton places great importance on experimenting with fashion.  —  The actress-turned-designer - who has launched her own range of handbags - believes it is necessary to take risks when choosing outfits, as this process will help you discover your own sense of style.
Discussion: Just Jared
Vermonster / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Mischa Barton Tokes And Runs Over Curb
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.
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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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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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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.
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.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Apatow, Feig reteaming on Wiig pic  —  Duo to work on SNL thesp's first bigscreen starring role  —  Paul Feig and Judd Apatow are set to reteam for the first time since working together on Feig's short-lived but critically acclaimed high school series “Freaks and Geeks.”
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 …
 
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