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1:55 PM ET, February 22, 2011

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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Miley Cyrus Forced Billy Ray to Cancel ‘The View’  —  Billy Ray Cyrus certainly knows how to burn a bridge.  First he angers his daughter Miley after comparing her to Anna Nicole Smith.  Then he attacks Disney, saying ‘Hannah Montana’ destroyed his family.
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Elise / INF Daily:
Miley Cyrus Dances Out Her Anger For Dad Billy Ray Cyrus - Pics  —  We spotted Miley Cyrus heading to a dance class yesterday in Los Angeles.  She wasn't looking too happy and we got the feeling that she was going to take out her anger for her dad on the dance floor a la Kevin Bacon in Footloose.
New York Post:
Rosie splits with lover Tracy  —  Rosie O'Donnell has split with her girlfriend of over a year, Tracy Kachtick- Anders, sources tell Page Six.  —  The comedienne, multimedia star and former TV talk-show host, who has four children, confirmed in January last year that she was dating Tracy, a Texas artist and mother of six.
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Cuts His Hair — The PHOTOS  —  The very fabric of the universe was altered today ... Justin Bieber got a haircut ... and it was unveiled on TMZ Live!  —  The Biebs underwent a little snip-snip today while on the set of a music video for a song he did with Rascal Flatts …
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Scores Six-Figures Off Music Video  —  If Britney Spears made half a million dollars from product placements in her new music video ... would you hold it against her?  —  Sources connected to Britney's video tell TMZ ... Spears netted a cool $500,000 for various product placements in her “Hold It Against Me” video.
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Sarah Crow / PopEater:
Report: Britney Spears Earned $500K For Product Placements in ‘Hold it Against Me’ Video  —  While some fans are shaking their heads over the blatant product placements in Britney Spears' video for ‘Hold it Against Me,’ the singer isn't sweating her critics.  In fact, she's laughing all the way to the bank.
Marco / X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - Charlie Sheen Back To Work, Actor Shows Off New Girlfriend  —  Charlie Sheen is back to work shooting a scene at Hipster Kids in Westlake Village.  In between scenes, Charlie couldn't keep his lips off his new girlfriend.  Talk about PDA!  When asked his girlfriend's name …
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People.com:
Twilight Cast Arrives in Vancouver to Shoot Breaking Dawn  —  The vampires are back in Vancouver.  —  The cast of Twilight is once again converging on the Canadian city, this time to film the Breaking Dawn films, with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart arriving together on Monday.
Justin Timberlake / Interview Magazine:
I DIDN'T LIKE FAIRY TALES when I WAS YOUNGER.  I FOUND a LOT of FAIRY TALES SCARY.  They REALLY DIDN'T SIT WELL with ME.—Amanda Seyfried  —  While the older generations might have their Audreys and their Marilyns, these days, the true litmus test of an actress's broader youth-culture currency …
PopEater:
Britney Spears Makes Her Move to a $18.9 Million Mansion: Take the Tour  —  Britney Spears prepares to make moves, on both the charts and with her digs.  In the same we that she released the video to ‘Hold It Against Me’ from her upcoming ‘Femme Fatale,’ she has also upgraded her digs …
Discussion: Celebrity Smack and Hollywood Rag
TMZ.com:
‘Golden Voice’ Ted Williams Scores REALITY SHOW  —  Ted “Golden Voice” Williams has inked a deal to star in his very own reality show — and he will begin shooting in two weeks ... TMZ has learned.  —  Ted's rep tells us the show will be called “Second Chances at Life” — which will document how Mr. …
Molly Goodson / PopSugar:
Rachel Zoe and Her Very Big Baby Bump Prepare For Oscar Sunday!  —  Rachel Zoe stepped out to grab a bite to eat and stop by the drug store in LA yesterday.  The pregnant stylist skipped out on New York Fashion Week this time around, but she still participated from afar with her Zoe Report Q &A series with designers.
Discussion: New York Post
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Christina Applegate: Holding Baby Sadie to My Chest Was Profound  —  The moments after childbirth were extraordinarily profound for Christina Applegate, who dropped her defenses and pulled daughter Sadie to her chest, a part of her body that she's kept closely guarded since her double mastectomy in 2008.
Discussion: Hollybaby and coverawards.com
Dave Gonzales / Latino Review:
EXCLUSIVE!  Kevin Costner's Superman Role Revealed!  —  A holiday is never over, I learned while walking across Manhattan in the frigid cold.  —  My phone rings and @latinoreview himself, Kellvin was on the phone to fill my ear with sweet nothings of Superman casting awesomeness.
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The Huffington Post:
Emmy Rossum Explains Sex Scenes On ‘Chelsea Lately’ … Emmy Rossum may star in “Shameless,” but she has some pride when it comes to sex scenes.  —  And she does a lot of them in the show.  —  Rossum appeared on “Chelsea Lately” on Monday night, and the host, Chelsea Handler …
TMZ.com:
Bieber BUYS OUT Flower Shop for Selena Gomez  —  Featured Blogs  — Celebritology- Drudge Report- Essence- Evil Beet Gossip- Hollyscoop- I'm Not Obsessed- Perez Hilton- TooFab- Why Fame- WWTDD  — Booboo Stewart Goes Into the ‘Unknown’  — Ashley Tisdale & Aly Michalka Don't ‘Fancy Dan’ Anymore
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Amanda Hasaka / Celebuzz:
Justin Bieber: Haircut and Flower Surprise for Selena Gomez!
Discussion: Crushable
Perez Hilton:
Wilmer & Demi, Back Together & Getting Serious!  —  They were rumored to be dating before her recent stint in rehab, and now, PerezHilton.com can exclusively reveal that Wilmer Valderrama and Demi Lovato have been spending A LOT of time together these past few weeks.  —  We've gotten multiple sightings of them by themselves.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Crushable
Stuart Kemp / Hollywood Reporter:
Banksy Request to Appear at the Oscars in Disguise Rejected … LONDON — Banksy, mysterious street artist and art man of the moment, has told the British press his request to turn up at this week's Oscars in disguise in a bid to keep his identity a secret, has been declined.
Discussion: Guardian and Perez Hilton
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Michael Jackson's Kids Talk About Him ‘All The Time’
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Us Weekly:
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Doug / RADAR:
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Lady Gaga Breaks iTunes Record; Invites 10-Year-Old To Join Her On Stage
Discussion: Perez Hilton and X17 Online
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

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

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies

 
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