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9:05 PM ET, February 17, 2011

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Hollywood Reporter:
How the Kardashians Made $65 Million Last Year … Sitting cross-legged on her black-sheeted bed amid stacks of papers and photos, Kris Jenner — matriarch of reality TV's juggernaut family— is trying to explain the unexplainable: Why the Kardashians?  Why are her children's squabbles …
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Us Weekly:
The Kardashians Made $65 Million in 2010!
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: How Jessica Simpson Is Losing Weight for Her Wedding  —  Jessica Simpson is slimming down for the gown!  —  To prep for her upcoming nuptials to fiance Eric Johnson, the 30-year-old singer has enlisted the help of celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, who's customized a routine …
Rebecca Macatee / PopEater:
Back off Bieber!  Writer of Controversial Rolling Stone Article Found Justin's Answers ‘Sound and Logical’  —  Bieber backlash was bound to happen.  No matter how perfectly poised the teenage phenomenon tried to be, the young man underneath that mop-top hair was inevitably going to stick his foot in his mouth.
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Perez Hilton:
Rolling Stone Admits To Misquoting The Biebs
Discussion: The Wrap, Celebuzz and OK! Magazine
Shari Weiss / NY Daily News:
Justin Bieber in Rolling Stone: Abortion is ‘killing a baby’ - even in cases of rape
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Pal: Miley Is Steaming Mad About Billy Ray's Betrayal  —  Miley Cyrus is furious that her country singin' daddy, Billy Ray, sat down with GQ to bash the Disney show that made them mega-rich, as well as for his comments saying he's “scared” for his daughter's well-being.
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Sarah Jessica Parker: I want a ‘Sex and the City 3’ (but not as a prequel, and maybe not now)  —  The prospects for another “Sex and the City” movie have been in question ever since the diminished box-office dollars and lukewarm reviews for “Sex and the City 2” began coming in last spring.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Jersey Shore Star Reveals New Plans to Strip for Playboy  —  Jenni “J-Woww” Farley admits she can't see them continuing after next season, which follows her and the rest of the crew as they spend a few weeks in Italy followed up by some time back at The Shore...  TWITTER: Follow @marcmalkin!
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The Superficial:   Now JWoww Wants To Do Playboy
TMZ.com:
Lindsay to Charlie Sheen: Thanks for the Support!!!  —  Lindsay Lohan is telling friends she's definitely grateful for Charlie Sheen's words of support yesterday ... even though she didn't agree with his message.  —  Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ ... she was listening when Charlie called in to the …
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X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Lindsay Lohan Comes Out Of Hiding After Felony Charges
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay's Lohan Legal Dilemma: How To Say Sorry Without Saying Sorry
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Another Man Tore Ashlee and Pete Apart: Her Dad  —  Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz had lunch together with son Bronx in Beverly Hills this week, giving some hope to shell-shocked friends that they might reconsider their divorce.  Insiders tell me, however, that's not going to happen if Ashlee's dad, Joe Simpson, has his way.
People.com:
It's a Boy for Rod Stewart  —  Rod Stewart is singing one happy tune.  —  He and his wife, Penny Lancaster Stewart, welcomed their second son together, Aiden, on Wednesday.  He weighed in at 7 lbs., 12 oz.  —  “Mother and baby are healthy and blissfully happy,” a rep for the couple tells PEOPLE.
Jeff Jensen / PopWatch:
This Week's Cover: The new ‘Superman’ speaks!  An exclusive interview with Henry Cavill.  PLUS: Previewing Hollywood's new crop of superhero franchises  —  For fans of superhero movies, the next two years could bring the biggest and broadest array of films the genre has ever produced — and hopefully the very best, as well.
TMZ.com:
TMZ Live — Larry Birkhead in the House!!!  —  (0:00) Larry Birkhead is here!  He's furious about the new Anna Nicole Smith opera.  —  (2:30) Larry says the images from the opera are “trashy” ... and that's just the beginning of it.  —  (5:00) Can Anna's estate sue over the opera?
Discussion: Reuters and Digital Spy
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TMZ.com:
‘Anna Nicole’ Opera — The Fat Lady May Sue
Discussion: Perez Hilton and omg!
Thomas H. Maugh II / Los Angeles Times:
Serene Branson had a ‘complex migraine,’ not a stroke, doctor says  —  TV reporter Serene Branson's garbled speech during a live Grammy broadcast spurred speculation that she had a stroke, but her doctor says a complex migraine can mimic the symptoms of a stroke.
Lady Gaga / New York Magazine:
Mila Kunis Melts for Role of Wicked Witch of the West in Sam Raimi's Oz, the Great and Powerful  —  The Hughes brothers' loss appears to be Sam Raimi's gain: Vulture hears that Mila Kunis is walking away from Warner Bros.' live-action remake of Katsuhiro Ôtomo's 1988 manga epic Akira …
Deadline.com:
Shane Black To Direct Marvel's ‘Iron Man 3’  —  EXCLUSIVE: The ever secretive Marvel Studios is in final negotiations with Shane Black to direct Iron Man 3 set to be released on May 3, 2013.  As you know, IM1 and IM2 director Jon Favreau begged off to helm Magic Kingdom at Disney so his relationship with the franchise ran its course.
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen Gives Firefighters the Knife!  —  Charlie Sheen took a trip to the fire department that responded to his house when one of his porn star party-goers called 911.  —  As Charlie told TMZ, “It was the hernia heard 'round the world!”  —  Charlie was armed with gifts to show his gratitude …
Discussion: The FABlife
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Elisabetta Canalis: George Clooney and I Aren't Having Kids  —  A junior version of George Clooney sounds adorable - to everyone but his girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis.  —  The Italian model-actress, 32, who has been dating the Oscar winner since 2009, said she doesn't plan on having any kids with her “American boyfriend.”
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Q&A: CHRISTIAN SLATER  —  WITH HALF A DECADE OF SOBRIETY UNDER HIS BELT AND A NEW SERIES ON FOX, THE 41-YEAR-OLD ACTOR HAS FINALLY PUT HIS BAD-BOY DAYS BEHIND HIM.  THE ONLY DRUG HE FIENDS FOR NOW?  NICORETTE GUM. … Christian Slater: That's what we hope.  [Laughs] I like to work.
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Life Unexpected’ star cast in CW's ‘Secret Circle’ — EXCLUSIVE  —  Brittany Robertson now has a back-up plan.  —  She's been cast in The CW's promising supernatural pilot Secret Circle.  —  The casting is in “second position” to Robertson's starring role on Life Unexpected, which is on the bubble for renewal.
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox Casts Abraham Lincoln's Wife in ‘Vampire Hunter’ (Exclusive) … Mary Elizabeth Winstead will play Mary Todd in 20th Century Fox's period vampire adventure Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.  —  She'll star opposite Benjamin Walker, who plays Abraham Lincoln.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Bethenny Frankel: I Was “Obsessed With Dieting”  —  At 115 pounds, Bethenny Frankel has built a hugely successful line of healthy lifestyle products aptly titled SkinnyGirl.  And yet the 5-foot-6 reality star maintains an everything-in-moderation, guilt-free approach to eating.
Discussion: HollywoodNews.com
Hollywood Reporter:
Gwyneth Paltrow Mediates Truce Between Kings of Leon, Ryan Murphy … It looks like the Cold War between Kings of Leon and Glee creator Ryan Murphy has thawed.  And it's all because Gwyneth Paltrow played peacemaker.  —  To recap: After KOL turned down the show's request to Glee-ify the song …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Seyfried and Ryan Phillippe Officially Split  —  Well, it was fun while it lasted.  —  After three months of dating, Amanda Seyfried, 25, and Ryan Phillippe, 36, have called an end to their three-month romance.  —  “They are not dating anymore,” a source reveals to UsMagazine.com.
Discussion: Socialite Life and Gabby Babble
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Adrianne Palicki to Star as Wonder Woman in New Series  —  Life is looking wonderful for Adrianne Palicki - literally.  —  The actress, 27, best known for her role as resident bad girl Tyra Collette on the now-defunct Friday Night Lights, landed the role of Wonder Woman - and her true identity …
 
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James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Firefly’ returning to cable; Fillion says he'd play Mal again — EXCLUSIVE
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Laura Prepon Is the New Chelsea Handler—but What Does Chelsea Handler Think of That?
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TMZ.com:
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Seinfeld's Uncle Leo Dies
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Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

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