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3:15 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)
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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.
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Charlie Pressured To Go To Rehab!
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Us Weekly:   Rep: Charlie Sheen “Not Going to Rehab” as Rumors Swirl About Wife
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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Britney Spears: Candie's Ads For Spring 2010!
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Italian American Group Consult Attorneys to Sue MTV's Jersey Shore  —  A national American-Italian group are considering legal action against MTV over their controversial hit Jersey Shore, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal.  —  UNICO (the National American-Italian Service Organization) …
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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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Brad and Ange say ‘buongiorno’ to Venice, their new home
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TMZ.com:
Jon Gosselin Settles Up with TLC  —  TLC and Jon Gosselin have settled their respective lawsuits against each other .... TMZ has learned.  —  TLC sued Gosselin claiming Jon violated their contract by talking smack about the show and appearing on rival shows for pay.
Discussion: RADAR and Perez Hilton
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Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin and TLC Settle Lawsuits
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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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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 …
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
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.”
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.
Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Outs Air Marshal, Endangers Flight?  —  When it comes to Twitter, Kim Kardashian can't help herself.  —  On a Tuesday night flight from NYC to L.A., the reality star Tweeted about her seat companion: a U.S. air marshal.  —  “I'm on the airplane...love wifi,” Kardashian, 29, wrote.
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Lady Gaga's Sloppy Cellulite Ass and Thick Pussy of the Day  —  I walked into a Chinese restaurant drunk to take a piss around midnight last night.  Not only did a street kid with rotting teeth and a serious drug addiction ask me for change and when I said no, offered me a blow job …
Discussion: Ear Sucker and Oh No They Didn't!
RADAR:
PHOTOS: Pete Wentz Silences Fashion Week With Grand Entrance  —  Rocker Pete Wentz was wheeled out on a gurney Hannibal Lecter-style — complete with straitjacket and face mask — during Tuesday's Fashion Week show for his clothing line, Clandestine Industries, at Studio 37 in New York City.
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?
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.
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Fox digs dinosaurs  —  Spielberg, Chernin may climb aboard adventure show  —  Fox Broadcasting is in the process of lining up heavyweights for an ambitious drama series that may put Steven Spielberg back in the dinosaur biz.  —  Spielberg and Peter Chernin are in negotiations to board the drama project …
Discussion: Movieline and /Film
Ethan Anderton / FirstShowing.net:
Exclusive: George Lucas Directing Drastic Red Tails Reshoots  —  Say what you will about George Lucas, but when the man sets his mind to something, you can bet he's going to get it done way or another.  Such is the case with Red Tails, the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots …
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Basinger said to have tipped off paparazzi about Baldwin  —  Alec Baldwin and daugher Ireland Baldwin arrive at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last month in Los Angeles.  —  As if Alec Baldwin's relationship with Kim Basinger wasn't already extremely testy, the actor now reportedly has even more reasons to be angry with his ex-wife.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
 
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