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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
TOLDJA! James Franco & Anne Hathaway To Host 83rd Annual Academy Awards — UPDATE: The Academy just made it official. Press release below. — Oscar telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced just now that “James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation of Hollywood icons …
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Willie Nelson — High Stakes in Weed Arrest — It may sound like a joke — Willie Nelson getting busted for pot — but the music legend could face some serious jail time ... and a pro pot group thinks they have a way to keep Willie out of the pokey. — Nelson was busted over the weekend …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
I Mean It This Time, FREE WILLIE!!! — Willie Nelson looks like a big meanie just snatched a joint out of his hand, because they did! This mug shot was taken shortly after Border Patrol in Texas caught Willie with six ounces of weed over the weekend. Willie was charged with a misdemeanor …
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Willie Nelson Arrested for Marijuana Possession
Willie Nelson Arrested for Marijuana Possession
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Cele|bitchy, The Blemish, CelebNewsWire and Crazy Days and Nights
Daily Mail:
Kim Kardashian plays dead in a coffin as stars leave the web until $1m is raised for charity — Lying on her back in a coffin, Kim Kardashian plays dead in a new advert. — The reality star is promoting an internet campaign in which stars including Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Usher …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
....The Hell Is This? — This ridiculous poster of a Photoshopped …
....The Hell Is This? — This ridiculous poster of a Photoshopped …
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Hollywood Dame, Pajiba, Towleroad News #gay and Mashable!
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and More Staging Digital Deaths for a Cause
Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and More Staging Digital Deaths for a Cause
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Celebrity Gossip …, Guardian, The Blemish, newsfeed.time.com, Popbytes and New York Times
Christo Varghese / PopEater:
Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and Others Quit Twitter for a Cause
Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and Others Quit Twitter for a Cause
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Real Housewives Of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak Engaged! — Real Housewives Of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak is engaged to Atlanta Falcons star Kroy Biermann, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned. — The couple - who are expecting their first baby together next year …
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Jolie-Pitts Celebrate Pax's 7th Birthday in the Air and on the Water — Pax Jolie-Pitt got to see plenty of Paris on Sunday, from the air and the water, while celebrating his 7th birthday a day early with his family. — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt made a full day of it with their kids …
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Conservatee for 2011 — Britney Spears will ring in the new year under her long-standing conservatorship .... sources tell TMZ. — We're told there are no plans to end the conservatorship, which was created in January 2008. — And, it's not bad news for Britney.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Eva Longoria And Kathryn Morris Team For Soap At ABC, One of 3 Projects For Longoria — Two TV leading ladies, Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria and former Cold Case star Kathryn Morris are behind Sendera, a Texas border town soap that is in the works at ABC.
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Longoria's got two series, mini in development
Longoria's got two series, mini in development
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Perez Hilton, Pop Crunch and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Drug Investigation on ‘Deadliest Catch’ Boat — The fishing boat featured on the reality show “Deadliest Catch” was the subject of a police search earlier this month after the captain called cops claiming one of the stars had been abusing drugs on board ... this according to law enforcement.
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Perez Hilton, Celebrity Smack and Crazy Days and Nights
E! Online:
Stella McCartney Welcomes Baby No. 4: It's a Girl! — Designer Stella McCartney has made Paul McCartney a proud grandpa once again. — E! News has exclusively confirmed that the 39-year-old designing daughter of the legendary Beatle gave birth to daughter Reiley last week …
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PopEater, People.com, Hollybaby and The Hollywood Gossip
PopEater:
Justin Bieber Gets New Haircut, Still Causes Fans to Scream — Justin Bieber asking his stylist to change things up can cause a seismic shift with his fans. — The Biebs caused hysteria among thousands of his hair-adoring followers last Friday at a New York City Barnes & Noble when he showed …
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Max Read / Gawker:
This Brazilian Drug Lord Is a Huge Justin Bieber Fan
This Brazilian Drug Lord Is a Huge Justin Bieber Fan
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Perez Hilton, Allie is Wired, New York Magazine and Guardian
Agence France Presse:
‘Empire Strikes Back’ director Kershner dies in LA — PARIS — US director Irvin Kershner, renowned for making the second Star Wars film, “The Empire Strikes Back”, has died in Los Angeles, his goddaughter Adriana Santini told AFP on Monday. He was 87 years old.
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Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Irvin Kershner, ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Director, Dies at 87
Irvin Kershner, ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Director, Dies at 87
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The Playlist, New York Magazine, Big Hollywood and Gawker
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
‘Spider-Man’ Takes Off, With Some Bumps — All $65 million of the new Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” took flight on Sunday night at its first preview performance, but not without bumps. The show stopped five times, mostly to fix technical problems, and Act I ended prematurely …
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Barbara Walters Reveals Her 2010 Picks for ‘Most Fascinating People’ — From the queen of Hollywood to a princess in waiting, Barbara Walters has revealed eight of the 10 names on her 2010 Most Fascinating People list. — Sandra Bullock and Kate Middleton are joined on the list by Justin Bieber …
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Celebritology 2.0 and Bumpshack.com
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: David Beckham Fighting New Cheating Claims, Lurid Allegations Made In Court Papers — David Beckham was suspected of having late night hotel trysts with multiple women behind-the-back of his Posh Spice wife Victoria, according to court papers filed by a magazine publisher being sued …
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TMZ.com:
Leslie Nielsen Dies — Legendary funny man Leslie Nielsen died today of complications of pneumonia in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, this according to his agent. He was 84. — His agent tells TMZ Nielsen passed surrounded by his wife and friends at about 5:34 PM ET.
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Anita Gates / New York Times:
Leslie Nielsen, 84, Romantic Hero Turned Comic, Dies
Leslie Nielsen, 84, Romantic Hero Turned Comic, Dies
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Access Hollywood:
Pink Reveals Her Top Baby Name Pick — Pink,Carey Hart,Pregnancies,Ellen DeGeneres,American Music Awards,Billy Bush,The Billy Bush Show,Music — Pink is head over heels for her husband, motocross racer Carey Hart. — The spirited singer, who is a little over three months pregnant …
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People.com and Perez Hilton
Tim Nudd / People.com:
It's a Boy for Nina Garcia! — Alexander, you are out! — Project Runway judge Nina Garcia's second son made his debut in New York City this weekend. — “Delighted to announce that over the wknd we welcomed 8lb13oz Alexander David Conrod into our home!” Garcia, 45, wrote on Twitter.
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