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5:55 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 …
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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 …
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TMZ.com:
Halle Berry Wins Latest Round in Custody War  —  Halle Berry just emerged from court victorious in her custody battle with Gabriel Aubry ... TMZ has learned ... because a judge just gave her the green light to go across country with her toddler to shoot a movie.
TMZ.com:
Halle Berry In Court In Custody War  —  The custody war between Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry has intensified .... TMZ has learned Halle just entered a Los Angeles courtroom to fight her ex.  —  Lawyers for both sides have already spoken with the judge in chambers.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Halle Berry's Baby Daddy Files Legal Papers To End Custody Battle
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 …
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.
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.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
RiRi Shuts Down Ryan Phillippe
TMZ.com:
Michael Lohan — I Booked Lindsay on Letterman  —  Michael Lohan has revealed HE is the mystery person who booked Lindsay Lohan on “Letterman” this week ... and tells TMZ he only signed her up after getting the green light from Lindsay herself.  —  In case you haven't heard …
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The Huffington Post:
Charlie Sheen Gives Lindsay Lohan Advice On ‘Dan Patrick Show’
Discussion: Hollywood.com and PopBytes
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.
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Us Weekly:
Kourtney Kardashian: I'm Not Engaged to Scott Disick!  —  Is Kourtney Kardashian about to become Mrs. Disick?  —  Nope!  —  After more than one tabloid published “exclusive” cover stories Wednesday that the reality stars are engaged — with the proposal set to air on the season finale …
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Taylor Lautner And Michael Bay Join Up; Script Auction Underway For Their Project  —  EXCLUSIVE: My scoop today comes with a big TOLDJA!  Back on January 11th, I reported that three top producers including Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes were circling Taylor Lautner to star in their movies for 2012 and beyond.
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E! Online:
Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins Still Going Strong
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Allie is Wired
The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Miley Cyrus' Bloated Face Frightens Me  —  Is it just me or is Miley Cyrus aging extremely quickly right before our eyes?  This is not the face of a hot young popstar in the prime of her life, this is the bloated face of an alcoholic soccer mom with a craving for chili cheese fries.  What the hell?
People.com:
Jessica Alba Is Pregnant  —  It's baby no. 2 for Jessica Alba and Cash Warren.  —  The actress announced on her Facebook page and Twitter account Wednesday that she and her husband are expecting their second child.  —  “I thought I'd drop by to let you all in on some exciting news - Honor is going to be a Big Sister!”
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Stephanie / X17 Online:
BREAKING NEWS - Jessica Alba Announces She's Expecting Baby No. 2
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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 …
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 …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lady Gaga's Egg Story Cracks: She Didn't Spend 72 Hours Inside, Only Had 30 Minutes Of Oxygen  —  There's a big crack in Lady Gaga's claim that she spent 72 hours in the infamous egg that made her Grammy Awards' arrival a sensation.  —  The 24-year-old Born This Way singer appeared …
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?
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
James Van Der Beek To Co-Star In Fox's ‘Bitch’ Comedy Pilot As Himself  —  In his first major comedy series gig, Dawson's Creek alum James Van Der Beek is set to co-star in the ABC/20th TV comedy pilot Don't Trust the Bitch in Apt. 23.  The Nahnatchka Khan/Dave Hemingson project …
Discussion: From Inside the Box and Gawker
Amber James / PopEater:
Danielle Staub Fires Back at ‘Housewife’ Teresa Giudice  —  Last month, ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star Teresa Giudice shockingly revealed that she “misses Danielle Staub.”  Seriously!?  —  The only person more shocked than us was Staub, who left the Bravo reality show after two seasons.
Discussion: HollywoodNews.com
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Star Winter Ave Zoli Covers Playboy, Says Nudity ‘Not a Problem’  —  Winter Ave Zoli in Playboy.  (Playboy)  —  Winter Ave Zoli, best known for playing porn star Lyla on the FX biker-gang hit “Sons of Anarchy,” has made a career playing X-rated actresses, hookers, and numerous other bad girls.
Discussion: TMZ.com, OK! Magazine and Pop2it
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.
Jessica / INF Daily:
Vanessa Hudgens Shows A Lot Of Leg At Fashion Week - Pics!  —  Vanessa Hudgens' legs are owning Fashion Week.  And that's a gutsy outfit, like winter on top and summer on the bottom.  It's very “Zac Efron who?  You'll have to refresh my memory.”  Though we're guessing it was done mostly to refresh his memory.
Discussion: X17 Online
Perez Hilton:
New Britney!!!  Watch A 30 Second Preview Of Spears' New Video!  —  Hmmmm....  We're going to reserve judgement until we see the whole thing, but....this JUST-released teaser leaves us questioning her dance abilities of late!  CAN she dance like she used to???
Discussion: X17 Online
Jeff Sneider / Variety:
‘Photographer’ snaps Daniel Radcliffe  —  ‘Harry Potter’ star boards indie pic for Ted Hope, Anne Carey  —  Exclusive: Daniel Radcliffe is attached to star in the indie comedy “The Amateur Photographer.”  —  Christopher Monger will direct from his own screenplay, based on his novel of the same name.
Katie Thomas / New York Times:
A Country Dog Charms the Big Show in the City  —  Hickory the Scottish deerhound is a country dog who prefers to spends her days on a 50-acre farm in Flint Hill, Va., chasing rabbits and deer.  —  But the big city treated her well Tuesday night when she won Best in Show …
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.
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 …
Eric Larnick / The Moviefone Blog:
‘Scream 4’ Ghostface Poster Premiere (Moviefone Exclusive)  —  The ‘Scream’ series of films have become modern classics, skewering both slasher movie cliches and dimwitted stars of the WB/CW.  And now over a decade later, the Ghostface returns to theaters with the release of this spring's ‘Scream 4.’ So far …
 
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Jeff Gordinier / New York Times:
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TMZ.com:
Bruno Mars Cuts Deal in Coke Possession Case
Us Weekly:
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
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Discussion: Queerty, TV Fanatic and AfterElton.com
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Paris Hilton celebrates 30th birthday
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Tom Chiarella / Esquire:
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From Mediagazer:

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

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

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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