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7:00 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!
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.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
OH DEAR GOD NO!!!!
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Us Weekly:
Sarah Jessica Parker: Let's Make Sex and the City 3!
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and The Blemish
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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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
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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Us Weekly:   George Clooney's Girlfriend: We're Not Having Kids
Michael K / Dlisted:   Elisabetta Canalis Is Not Interested In Birthing A Clooney Baby
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Adrianne Palicki Is NBC's Wonder Woman
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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Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay's Lohan Legal Dilemma: How To Say Sorry Without Saying Sorry
TMZ.com:
Halle Berry's Ex: Just Leave the Baby  —  Halle Berry's baby daddy tried creating a “Sophie's Choice” for her — earn a living, or be with her baby ... and that's why Halle went to court Wednesday and kicked his butt.  —  Sources connected with the former couple tell TMZ …
Discussion: Bossip and Hot Momma Celebrity …
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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.
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.
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
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
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.
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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.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Stedman Stole Oprah From Me, Secret Lover Tells Radar  —  Stedman Graham wooed Oprah Winfrey away from her heartbroken former lover, Reginald Chevalier, who is speaking out exclusively to RadarOnline.com in his first interview since his fling with the talk show queen was revealed.
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 …
 
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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

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