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2:45 PM 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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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 …
The Huffington Post:
Lady Gaga's Nearly Nude Brit Awards Performance (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Discussion: Socialite Life
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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Us Weekly:   Rep: Charlie Sheen “Not Going to Rehab” as Rumors Swirl About Wife
Perez Hilton:
Charlie Pressured To Go To Rehab!
Discussion: Gossip Cop and RADAR
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 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Just Jared:
Britney Spears: Candie's Ads For Spring 2010!
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
TMZ.com:
Angelina Jolie Shows Off the Twins  —  The world was treated to a rare sighting of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's 19-month-old adorable twins, Vivienne and Knox, in Italy on Tuesday.  —  Brad, Angie, and their mini-mes were spotted taking a water taxi in Venice.  —  More Brangelina
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Hellomagazine.com:
Brad and Ange say ‘buongiorno’ to Venice, their new home
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Jill Dobson / On The Scene:
“Jersey Shore” on Strategy Room
Discussion: PopEater and iVillage
Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin and TLC Settle Lawsuits  —  TLC and Jon Gosselin have come to terms in their lawsuits against one another.  —  “TLC has reached a settlement with Jon Gosselin,” TLC says in a statement to UsMagazine.com.  The network adds that the terms are “confidential.”
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
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TMZ.com:
Jon Gosselin Settles Up with TLC
Discussion: RADAR and Perez Hilton
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: omg! and INF Daily
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 …
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.
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.”
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:   Paul Feig, Judd Apatow reteaming
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Bachelor's Vienna Obsessed With Ex During Filming  —  When he gives out the final rose on The Bachelor's March 1 finale, Jake Pavelka must choose between two women.  But one of those women, Vienna Girardi, has a second guy on her mind: Lee Smith, her ex-boyfriend from back home in Florida.
Chris Jones / Esquire:
Roger Ebert: The Essential Man  —  It has been nearly four years since Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw and his ability to speak.  Now television's most famous movie critic is rarely seen and never heard, but his words have never stopped.  —  Read More at Roger Ebert's Journal >>
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Exclusive Nicole Richie Wedding Details  —  Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are ready to make their relationship official with a wedding, and lucky old me has exclusive details about what to expect.  Will it be a lavish, champagne-and-caviar boasting superparty worthy of its own MTV special?
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 …
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.”
Ryan Pearson / The Huffington Post:
Akon: Lady Gaga Made Me Rich  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  LOS ANGELES — Sure, Akon has a new album coming out this year.  But thanks to Lady Gaga, he doesn't really need it - financially at least.  —  “She's pretty much retired me,” the singer said of Gaga, who is signed to his KonLive imprint at Interscope Records.
Discussion: PopEater and Perez Hilton
 
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Evander & Wife — Only Dr. Phil Can Save Us!
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods' Wife Won't Move Back In With Him
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