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12:30 PM ET, February 14, 2011

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PopEater:
Who Is Esperanza Spalding, Grammy Best New Artist Winner?  —  Who is Esperanza Spalding?  The 26-year-old jazz bassist who snatched the Best New Artist Grammy out of the hands of Justin Bieber, that's who.  —  Although cameras quickly cut away, Bieber's disappointment at the announcement seemed clear.
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Jo Piazza / PopEater:
Esperanza Spalding Learns What Happens When Justin Bieber Fans Attack  —  Those silly Grammys should have known better than to give their Best New Artist award to anyone other than Justin Bieber if they didn't want a tween revolt on their hands.  Moments after Bieber lost the prize to Esperanza Spalding …
Max Read / Gawker:
Bieber Fans Attack Esperanza Spalding's Wikipedia Page  —  If you were just Googling “Esperanza Spalding”—tonight's surprise winner of the Grammy for Best New Artist—you may have been surprised to learn from her Wikipedia page that “SHE IS F****** REATARD,” or that her middle name is either …
Us Weekly:
Justin Bieber Fans Attack Esperanza Spalding After Grammy Upset
Discussion: Pop2it and Crushable
Reuters:
Justin Bieber: No Grammys, no worries
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
Telegraph:
Serene Branson 'hospitalised after Grammy's speech problems'  —  CBS Los Angeles reporter Serene Branson has reportedly been taken to hospital for tests after stumbling incomprehensibly over her words during a Grammy's broadcast.  —  After being introduced from the studio, Branson began …
John Mitchell / PopEater:
Lady Gaga Thanks Whitney Houston For Inspiring ‘Born This Way’ at Grammys  —  During her acceptance speech for Best Pop Vocal Album, an emotional Lady Gaga thanked Whitney Houston, saying she imagined the legend singing her latest smash, ‘Born This Way,’ which gave her the confidence to write the track.
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Ella Stewart / E! Online:
Shocker! Lady Gaga Arrives at Grammys in Giant Egg
People.com:
Marion Cotillard Joins Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale for Batman 3  —  Gotham City is about to get a French accent.  Already set to star Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Christian Bale returning as the Caped Crusader, the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, is also welcoming a formidable femme fatale …
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Hollywood Reporter:
Marion Cotillard ‘in Discussions’ to Join ‘Dark Knight Rises’ … Marion Cotillard may join the cast of The Dark Knight Rises.  —  A rep for the actress in Paris said that her involvement in the film is currently “in discussions, but nothing has been confirmed yet.”  WB France has yet to comment.
Us Weekly:
PIC: Kate Hudson Flaunts Baby Bump in Cut-Out Dress at Grammys  —  Kate Hudson wasn't afraid to show off her growing baby bump at Sunday's Grammy Awards.  —  The pregnant actress flaunted her figure backstage at the music fete in a blue long-sleeved frock with side cut-outs.
Discussion: PopSugar, PopEater and tooFab.com
Amy Larocca / New York Magazine:
The $1 Billion Girl  —  Jessica Simpson is laughing all the way to the fashion bank.  —  The sun sets extra early one sloppy winter afternoon on the clutch of paparazzi huddled on a midtown sidewalk beside an idling SUV.  Big, wet flakes of snow are landing on cameras, heads, shoulders …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and coverawards.com
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Barbie Doll / RADAR:
Jessica Simpson: Meet The Billionaire
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince Harry To Be William's Best Man  —  It will be all in the family for Prince William and Kate Middleton, who Monday morning announced their wedding party.  —  As was widely predicted, Kate, 29, has chosen her sister Pippa as her maid of honor - whose job, it is stated …
Discussion: PopEater, Cele|bitchy and Pop Crunch
Barbra Streisand:
Barbra's clarification of her statement when asked about appearing on Glee  —  When asked if I would ever appear on 'Glee," I should have said, “You never know.  ” It was wrong to say, “Not if I can help it.  What I meant was that I've been overwhelmed preparing for my performance on MusiCares …
John Mitchell / PopEater:
Christina Aguilera Redeems Herself With Rousing Aretha Franklin Grammy Tribute, Then Slips Onstage  —  The 53rd Grammy Awards kicked off with a rousing tribute to soul legend Aretha Franklin with Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, Florence Welch and Yolanda Adams tackling Franklin's classics.
Discussion: TMZ.com, X17 Online and Amy Grindhouse
Yardie / yardie aka Mr. World Premiere:
53rd Annual Grammy Awards Live Performances  —  Eminem, Dr. Dre, Rihanna & Skylar Grey - Medley  —  Rihanna - What's My Name? (feat.  Drake)  —  Cee Lo Green - F**k You  —  Aretha Franklin Tribute  —  Bruno Mars, B.o.B & Janelle Monae Medley  —  Lady Gaga - Born This Way
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USA Today:
Charlie Sheen has the Midas chomp  —  It seems the troubled Two and a Half Men star has at least two kinds of teeth: the natural, white kind and the fake, gold kind, according to photographic evidence turned up by Us.  (In an interview with E! News last month, Kacey Jordan …
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Us Weekly:   Victoria Beckham: “I Don't Know the Sex of My Baby!”
 
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Jenna Mullins / E! Online:
Actress Betty Garrett Dies at 91
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Brian Orloff / Style Watch:
Katy Perry Debuts Wedding Video at Grammys
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People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Thinks Necklace Incident Is Ridiculous: Source
Discussion: Oh, The Scandal!
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Katharine McPhee Joins NBC Pilot ‘Smash’
Discussion: TV Squad and BroadwayWorld.com
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TMZ.com:
Mira Sorvino's Husband Arrested for Public Intoxication
Discussion: Us Weekly and Bumpshack.com
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Russell Brand Hosts Saturday Night Live: “I'm Much More Famous in England”
Discussion: PopEater and X17 Online
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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