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1:45 PM ET, February 16, 2011

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Rolling Stone:
Justin Bieber Talks Sex, Politics, Music and Puberty In New ‘Rolling Stone’ Cover Story  —  'I don't think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them,' Bieber tells Vanessa Grigoriadis  —  In the new issue of Rolling Stone - on stands and online in the digital archives on February 18th …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Christina Applegate: Daughter Sadie ‘Has Healed Me’  —  Holding newborn daughter Sadie Grace in the hospital on Jan. 27, Christina Applegate was overwhelmed by her feelings of acceptance and love.  —  “I felt my heart literally open up for the first time and like wrap itself around her.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Get Ready for Another Kardashian Wedding!  —  EXCLUSIVE: Can't get enough of the Kardashian clan on the small screen?  Well if the answer is “yes,” then you are in luck!  Kourtney K. and boyfriend Scott Disick are the latest members of the family to be in talks to get their own spinoff show for E! …
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Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Kourtney Kardashian is engaged  —  Another Kardashian sister is off the market.  Life & Style can exclusively reveal that Scott Disick popped the question to long time girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian and she said, “yes!”  The romantic moment was all caught on tape for the season finale of Kourtney and Kim Take New York.
RADAR:
Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick Engaged!
Discussion: National Enquirer and Bossip
Devin Gordon / GQ:
Kruger Town  —  Like your everyday dominatrix assassin, Diane Kruger looked natural killing Nazis with Brad Pitt.  This month she sidles up to Liam Neeson—and stands tall  —  One of the more bizarro details in the making-of-Inglourious-Basterds story is that Quentin Tarantino …
TMZ.com:
Frankie Muniz' Girlfriend: He Put a Gun to His Head  —  Frankie Muniz put a gun to his head and punched his girlfriend during a nuclear domestic argument Friday night ... this according to the woman.  —  TMZ obtained a police report filed in Phoenix, AZ last Friday.
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TMZ.com:
Frankie Muniz & GF — Cozy Date After Gun Incident
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Phillippe Hits on Rihanna, Amanda Seyfried Fling Cools Off  —  Is their three-month romance over already?  —  Ryan Phillippe and Amanda Seyfried were spotted having an intense conversation followed by a lingering embrace at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood February 7.
Tom Chiarella / Esquire:
The Hard Luck and Beautiful Life of Liam Neeson  —  Actor, ass-kicker, widower, philosophizer, big man, funny man, capable drinker of pinot noir: may we introduce to you, the man you've known for all these years  —  Published in the March issue, on sale soon  —  Liam Neeson and I last spoke a week before I wrote this sentence.
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan to Present Top Ten List on Letterman  —  Lindsay Lohan is getting set to make an appearance that doesn't involve a courtroom or a Hollywood nightclub.  —  Instead, the troubled star is getting back into the limelight by presenting the Top Ten List on the Late Show with David Letterman Thursday, CBS announced Tuesday.
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Lindsay Lohan not booked for ‘Letterman’  —  Lindsay Lohan has not been booked to present the Top 10 list on The Late Show With David Letterman, it has emerged.  —  It had been announced that the Mean Girls star would appear on the CBS programme this week, however a statement has since been issued denying the report.
Discussion: TMZ.com, X17 Online and omg!
RADAR:
Halle Berry & Baby Daddy Declare Truce, Are Talking To Each Other Again  —  Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry have called a truce — for now — in their bitter custody battle over their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Nahla.  —  It's not exactly peace, but it's not all-out war either …
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Paris Hilton celebrates 30th birthday  —  Paris Hilton has celebrated her 30th birthday with a lavish party, according to reports.  —  The socialite, who actually turns 30 tomorrow, celebrated with friends and family at a Moulin Rouge-themed bash in the Hollywood Hills on Tuesday night.
Discussion: INF Daily and X17 Online
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Lady Gaga / New York Magazine:
Warner Bros. Offers 300 Sequel to Guy Ritchie  —  If you're like most of Vulture readers, you don't need us to tell you that Xerxes the Great was the fourth Zoroastrian king of the Achamenid Empire.  Du-uh.  But what you do need your Vulture editors to tell you is that Warner Bros. has offered Xerxes …
CBS News:
CBS News' Lara Logan Assaulted During Egypt Protests  —  CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Separated From Her Crew And Brutally Assaulted on Day Mubarak Stepped Down  —  On Friday February 11, the day Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stepped down, CBS correspondent Lara Logan was covering …
Anthony Osei / Complex.com:
Listen: Katy Perry f/ Kanye West “E.T.”  —  Welcome to the danger zone.  Katy Perry links up with Kanye West on “E.T.,” the fourth single from Katy's Teenage Dream LP.  Word got out yesterday that confirmed the collaboration between the two and a music video for the single had already been shot.
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Tracey Harrington McCoy / PopEater:
Sneak Peek: Katy Perry Is an Alien
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Source confirms: Natalie Portman is having a boy!  —  Expect Natalie Portman's bundle of joy to be swaddled in blue!  A source close to the couple reveals to Life & Style that Natalie and fiancé Benjamin Millepied are expecting a baby boy!  “They've only told a very small group …
TMZ.com:
O.J. Laughs Off False Prison Beatdown Report  —  Not only is it completely untrue that O.J. Simpson got his ass handed to him in a bloody prison fight recently — we're told it's SO untrue that when the Juice finally got wind of it ... he couldn't stop laughing.
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Nicole Richie Tells Charlie Sheen to Get Clean on ‘The View’  —  Nicole Richie knows a thing or two about rehab, and she had some things to say about Charlie Sheen's latest trouble while co-hosting on ‘The View.’  —  According to Us Magazine, the 29-year-old newlywed and mother …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: “Cuddly” Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz “Making Out” in NYC  —  Just in time for Valentine's Day, Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are getting hot and heavy!  —  After very quietly going public with their romance in the English countryside over Christmas, the sexy British stars ramped …
Andrew Stewart / Variety:
Ice Cube in talks for ‘21 Jump Street’  —  Actor to star opposite Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum in Sony pic … Ice Cube is in negotiations to join the cast of Columbia Pictures' contempo treatment of “21 Jump Street.”  —  Thesp would star alongside topliners Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Laura Prepon To Play 20-Something Chelsea Handler In NBC Comedy Pilot  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former That 70's Show star Laura Prepon will channel racy comedienne Chelsea Handler in Are You There Vodka?  It's Me, Chelsea, a multicamera comedy for NBC inspired by latenight star's autobiographical book of the same name about her life in her 20s.
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on House, Glee, Gossip Girl, Modern Family, Supernatural and More!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com  —  Question: I need Huddy news, please!
Discussion: Queerty, TV Fanatic and AfterElton.com
Style News:
Emma Watson: I Need to Grow My Hair to ‘Keep Acting’  —  When Emma Watson chopped her long locks last summer, it was to mark the end of her Harry Potter days — contractually, she couldn't cut her hair while playing Hermione.  But since debuting her pixie cut in August …
Lindsay Lohan / TMZ.com:
Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry
LATimes / L.A. Unleashed:
Westminster dog show 2011: Scottish deerhound Hickory wins Best in Show  —  It's official: History was made when judge Paolo Dondina of Italy awarded the Westminster Kennel Club dog show's coveted Best in Show title to Hickory, a Scottish deerhound, on Tuesday night.
Mariel Concepcion / Hollywood Reporter:
Fantasia Boycotted Grammys Over Aretha Franklin Tribute Snub … NEW YORK — After 11 nominations, R&B singer Fantasia finally won a Grammy on Sundayfor best female vocal performance, but the American Idol winner was not in attendance to accept the award.  Why?
Anya Strzemien / The Huffington Post:
Irina Shayk, 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model, On Boyfriend Cristiano Ronaldo's Reaction: ‘Pure Smile!’ … We emailed with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover model Irina Shayk the day after the big reveal to find out what it's like to become the world's most famous model overnight.
Discussion: coverawards.com and Socialite Life
The Superficial:
Jake Gyllenhaal Left This For Jennifer Aniston  —  In the hustle to cover Grammys, this story got lost in the mix, but I felt it was important enough to mention just so people are aware Jennifer Aniston is still out there preying on men in their late 20s/early 30s so she can fill the Brad Pitt-sized hole in her ice-heart.
Discussion: Socialite Life
 
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TMZ.com:
Ochocinco — I Did NOT Impregnate My Twitter Fan
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E! Online:
Justin Bieber: Valentine's Day Shopping Spree at...Victoria's Secret?!
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Kirsten Fleming / New York Post:
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Anthony McCartney / Associated Press:
Mickey Rooney's stepson accused of abusing actor
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Sara Bibel / Fancast News:
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Pholmes / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Tila Tequila Says Lesbian Sex Tape ‘Was Not Meant For The Public To See’
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
By Jove, Sherlock Holmes Sequel Has a Lame Title!
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Jawn Murray / BV Buzz:
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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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