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11:45 AM ET, February 18, 2011

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 Top News: 
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.
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CBS News:
Serene Branson: I'm “troubled” by viral video  —  L.A. reporter says she hoped Grammy tape wouldn't make it onto YouTube; says she suffered an extreme migraine — not a stroke  —  Last Sunday evening, music's biggest stars were gathered inside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Darleeneworks / CBS Los Angeles:
Serene Branson Talks About Her Live Medical Emergency
Discussion: OK! Magazine, ABCNEWS and PopWatch
Paz / Facebook:
I Crashed Paris Hilton's Birthday And Accidentally The Whole Cake  —  >> FOLLOW PAZ's HIJNKS ON TWITTER @PAZPAZ <<  —  >> GET PAZ's FREE MIXTAPE HERE, OVER 600,000 DOWNLOADS SO FAR!  I woke up this morning with a $2000 birthday cake in my living room.  —  It's big.  It's red.  It says “Paris”.
Us Weekly:
Denise Richards: I'd Like to Be on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills  —  Camille Grammer and Kim Richards may be on the fence about returning to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but there are plenty of ladies lining up to be their replacements.  —  Among them?  Charlie Sheen's ex wife, Denise Richards.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen Gives Firefighters the Knife!
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog and Starpulse
RADAR:
Denise Richards On Charlie Sheen's Berserk Behavior: 'This Is Charlie's Lifestyle... It's Not A New Situation'
Discussion: Dlisted and PopEater
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.
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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.
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omg!:
Rosie O'Donnell Rants About Miley, Billy Ray Cyrus & 'Glee's' Full-Figured Addition …
Discussion: omg!
Richard Allen Greene / CNN:
Always larger than life, Anna Nicole Smith gets opera makeover  —  London, England (CNN) — Anna Nicole Smith, the surgically enhanced Playboy Playmate who died of a drug overdose at 39, always dreamed of being famous.  But even she would probably be shocked to see where her story has now ended up.
Discussion: PopEater and Gone Hollywood
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TMZ.com:
‘Anna Nicole’ Opera — The Fat Lady May Sue
Discussion: Reuters, Perez Hilton and omg!
TMZ.com:
TMZ Live — Larry Birkhead in the House!!!
Discussion: Digital Spy
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Late Night Hookup w/ Sam Ronson  —  Lindsay Lohan had a SUPER-LATE night at a Hollywood nightclub — and she didn't leave alone.  —  Lohan hit Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel around 1:45 AM this morning ... where her ex-GF Samantha Ronson was hanging out.
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X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - Lindsay Lohan Parties Until 2:30 AM, Leaves Club With Samantha Ronson
Discussion: PopEater
TMZ.com:
How Lindsay Could Go To Jail Without a Trial  —  Lindsay Lohan could go to jail for more than a year for allegedly stealing that necklace ... and it could happen without a jury, without a trial .... without grand theft charges even being pursued.  —  After doing some investigating …
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X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Lindsay Lohan Comes Out Of Hiding After Felony Charges
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 …
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.
TMZ.com:
Jon Gosselin's Career — Under Construction  —  Sporting a rhinestone-free safety harness and hardhat — former reality star Jon Gosselin was laboring away at his new J.O.B. this week ... installing solar panels on the roof of a storage building.  —  The ex-computer technician scored a gig …
Details:
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.
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Nicole Eggenberger / OK! Magazine:
Christian Slater Says He Reached Out to ‘Struggling Kid’ Lindsay Lohan
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
Richards opens up about ex Sheen; Fashion Week comes to a close  —  Hiya, Lifeliners.  It's Arienne Thompson, fresh off another hectic trip to New York Fashion Week.  Gwen Stefani helped close the week of non-stop style with her L.A.M.B. show and Kerry Washington, right, put on her brightest blue to check out Calvin Klein yesterday.
Discussion: Us Weekly, PopSugar and Just Jared
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Kiefer Sutherland Eyes TV Return With Fox Drama Pilot From ‘Heroes’ Creator  —  EXCLUSIVE: Kiefer Sutherland is mulling a return to primetime with another Fox drama.  The 24 star is in negotiations to topline drama pilot Touch, from Heroes creator Tim Kring.  Like 24, Touch is produced by 20th Century Fox TV.
Star:
80lbs.  Lighter Jennifer Hudson: “I Liked Who I Was Then and I Like Who I Am Now!”  —  Jennifer Hudson says weight ain't nothing but a number!  —  In a new interview to promote her upcoming album, I Remember Me, the songstress revealed further details about her 80lb. weight loss …
Discussion: Bossip
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Just Jared:
Jennifer Hudson Talks Weight Loss with Ellen DeGeneres
Discussion: PopEater
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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omg!:
She's Back!  Britney Spears Debuts ‘Hold It Against Me’ Music Video!  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Britney Spears is back!  —  The pop princess debuted the music video for her new single, “Hold It Against Me,” on MTV and Vevo.com on Thursday night — and the sexy singer definitely brought her A-game!
Matt McDaniel / MOVIE TALK on Yahoo! Movies:
New ‘Thor’ Trailer Features Oscar Hopeful Natalie Portman  —  There was a time when the most highly acclaimed actor you could get to star in a movie based on a Marvel comic was Dolph Lundgren*.  But now, as both the budgets and the respectability of “comic book movies” have increased …
The Huffington Post:
Lea T., Transsexual Model, Sits Down With Oprah (VIDEO) … Transsexual model Lea T. sat down with Oprah for her show on Thursday, and fashion's rising star talked about her childhood, her newfound fame and the struggles she's dealt with in between.  Lea said she believes in gender identity disorder …
Discussion: New York Magazine, Queerty and Advocate
 
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Lindsay Powers / Hollywood Reporter:
Oprah to Air Interview With David Arquette Instead of Michael Vick (Exclusive)
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Marquee Blog
NY Daily News:
‘Narnia’ executive producer Perry Moore found dead in SoHo home after apparent overdose
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog and The Wrap
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Brooklyn Decker Says Goodbye to Modeling, Hello to Jennifer Aniston's ‘Cute Hiney’
Discussion: I Need My Fix
Jason Magner / PR Newswire:
Shangri-La Entertainment Announces Sebastian Gutierrez Feature Film 'Girl Walks Into a Bar …
Discussion: FishbowlLA
Your Mama / The Real Estalker:
Britney Spears Hightails It to Hidden Hills
Discussion: Daily Mail and Perez Hilton
Earlybird / RADAR:
LeAnn Rimes Blasted By Fiancé's Ex: ‘You Are Not His Parent. RESPECT!’
Discussion: Gabby Babble and I'm Not Obsessed
TMZ.com:
MJ Estate Made $310 MILLION Since Michael Died
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
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Alyssa Shelasky / People.com:
Johnny Depp Gives Vanessa Paradis a Standing Ovation
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton:
Rolling Stone Admits To Misquoting The Biebs
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Firefly’ returning to cable; Fillion says he'd play Mal again — EXCLUSIVE
 

 
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

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

David Gilmour / Mediaite:
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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