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11:55 AM ET, March 24, 2011

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ABCNEWS:
Chris Brown Apologizes for ‘GMA’ Incident on BET Show  —  Singer Apologizes, Gets Invitation to Return to ‘GMA’  —  R&B singer Chris Brown has publicly apologized a day after storming backstage following an interview and performance on “Good Morning America” — but claimed he got angry …
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Us Weekly:
Chris Brown Apologizes for GMA Freakout  —  It was a terrible Tuesday for Chris Brown this week.  —  The temperamental R&B singer, 21, is sorry for his shirtless backstage tantrum on Good Morning America, which followed a tense, Rihanna-question-dodging chat with Robin Roberts on-air.
RADAR:
VIDEO: Chris Brown Apologizes For GMA Meltdown: ‘I Got Very Emotional’  —  Chris Brown “apologized to anyone he startled” after he presumably broke a window ABC's New York City studios following Tuesday's Good Morning America appearance, in which he was agitated after ABC's Robin Roberts questioned …
HITS Daily Double:
HIS F.A.M.E. IS TRUE  —  Chris Brown Will Bow at #1 with 250-275k; Jennifer Hudson, The Strokes Up Next  —  Barry Weiss certainly didn't leave the cupboard bare at Jive/RCA when he split for UMG.  —  The label group will have the top four debuts on next week's chart, with Jive/JLG's Chris Brown album …
Gabe / Videogum:
An Open Letter To Good Morning America Concerning The Chris Brown Situation
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Apologizes for ‘GMA’ Outburst
Discussion: omg! and In Case You Didn't Know
TMZ.com:
Elizabeth Taylor — The Gay Bar SHRINE  —  She may be gone ... but gay men are still worshiping Elizabeth Taylor.  —  The staff at Liz's FAVORITE West Hollywood gay bar — The Abbey — erected a candle-lit memorial to the actress yesterday in the V.I.P. room where Liz would often hang out ... but that's only the beginning.
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TMZ.com:
Evil ‘Church’ to Protest Elizabeth Taylor's Funeral  —  Those horrible, intolerant, heartless gay-haters at the Westboro Baptist Church are preparing to spread their evil message at Elizabeth Taylor's funeral ... a higher power tells TMZ.  —  Margie Phelps — daughter of WBC Pastor Fred Phelps …
Access Hollywood:
Access Hollywood Live: Debbie Reynolds Remembers Elizabeth Taylor  —  Elizabeth Taylor,Debbie Reynolds,Deaths,Legends  —  Debbie Reynolds calls in to Access Hollywood Live to talk and reminisce with Billy Bush and Kit Hoover about her long friendship with Elizabeth Taylor.
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Zsa Zsa Gabor Says 'I'm Next' After Learning Of Elizabeth Taylor's Death, Rushed To Hospital
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan: I'm Goin' To Trial!  —  Lindsay Lohan will NOT take the plea deal the judge is offering in her felony grand theft case ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources connected to Lindsay tell TMZ ... Lindsay met with her lawyer, Shawn Holley Tuesday afternoon.
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Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Is Innocent And Will Prove It At Trial, Says Attorney
Ken Lee / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Rejects Plea Deal, Faces Trial
Discussion: PopEater
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hef's Fiancee Is Doing It With Dr. Phil's Son  —  Life & Style's Scene Queens want us to believe the following:  —  1. Hugh Hefner's 24-year-old fiancee Crystal Harris actually gets creamy in the panties from the touch of a man whose burps don't smell like butterscotch pudding and who doesn't wear pajamas to dinner.
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Adam B. Vary / PopWatch:
This Week's Cover: Robert Pattinson Moves Beyond ‘Twilight’  —  Twilight-fans, take heart: Robert Pattinson is every bit as good-looking and thick-maned as he appears onscreen.  But don't confuse him with his brooding characters — the 24-year-old actor is surprisingly open, chatty, and quick to laugh.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Why Bradley Cooper, Renee Zellweger Called It Quits  —  Their relationship seemed rock solid, so what pushed Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger to their limit?  Despite rumors to the contrary, a source close to 36-year-old actor tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands now) it wasn't another woman.
TMZ.com:
‘Idol’ Contestants Flee — Our Mansion Is HAUNTED!  —  GHOSTS invaded the “American Idol” mansion in Beverly Hills — and the finalists got so freaked, they MOVED OUT of the place Monday night for good ... TMZ has learned.  —  The supernatural drama began after contestants complained …
TMZ.com:
‘Boardwalk Empire’ Star Arrested After Alleged Assault  —  “Boardwalk Empire” star Paz de la Huerta was arrested last night after she allegedly threw a glass at former “City” star Samantha Swetra at an NYC party on Sunday ... and then socked her in the face.
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Camilla: 'We're Very Lucky' to Have Kate in the Family  —  She has taken Middleton" to lunch and accompanied the bride-to-be to the ballet.  Now, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has given Kate a very public thumbs-up.  —  “Kate's a lovely girl,” Camilla, 63, said Wednesday during a visit …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Whoopi: I Smoked WEED Before My Oscar Speech!  —  Whoopi Goldberg smoked a BIG, FAT JOINT before she won her Oscar in 1991 — and was stoned off her ass during the victory speech ... so said the actress herself in never-before-seen footage obtained by TMZ.  —  An unabashed Whoopi dropped …
Discussion: In Case You Didn't Know and Bossip
Sarah Crow / PopEater:
Lady Gaga: ‘Rebecca Black Is a Genius’  —  Lady Gaga's mission to create a more tolerant culture extends to everyone, even much-maligned YouTube sensation Rebecca Black.  —  Black, a 13-year-old whose heavily Auto-Tuned single, ‘Friday,’ has generated an overwhelmingly negative response …
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The Superficial:
Lady GaGa Calls Rebecca Black a ‘Genius’
Discussion: Starpulse
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Bilson, Hayden Christensen “Over” for Good  —  Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen couldn't make things work.  —  A source tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands now), that the Bilson and Christensen, both 29, have split — again.  —  “They're done this time,” …
Justin Chang / Variety:
Malick's ‘Tree of Life’ set for Cannes  —  Pitt, Penn pic to premiere at film fest  —  Brad Pitt in “The Tree of Life.”  —  A full year after it was initially floated as a hot fest prospect, Terrence Malick's “The Tree of Life” is set to make its world premiere in May at the Cannes Film Festival.
Discussion: Hollywood Elsewhere
E! Online:
Flirt Alert!  Ashley Greene “All Over” Chris Evans  —  Holy hotness, Captain America.  —  After grabbing food at Boa, newly single Ashley Greene was spotted majorly getting her flirt on with stud Chris Evans while out at Trousdale last night.  —  Guess her ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas …
TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj — No Deal for ‘X Factor’  —  Don't plan on seeing Nicki Minaj at the judges table on “X Factor” — TMZ has learned the rapper will NOT be taking a gig on the show.  —  Rumors of Minaj's participation on the show have been spreading like wildfire ... with Simon Cowell himself fanning …
Complex Magazine / Complex.com:
Kat Dennings: Kat Power (Cover Story)  —  Interview By Nate Denver; Photography By Glynis Selina Arban; Styling By Kemal and Karla  —  Kat Dennings was home-schooled.  Did she learn anything?  Who knows.  What we do know is that she is very nice.  She graduated high school when she was 14 …
Us Weekly:
25 Things You Don't Know About Me: Britney Spears  —  Britney Spears, 29, (Spears' new album Femme Fatale, drops March 29) shares 25 things you don't know about her with UsMagazine.com.  —  1. My favorite ice cream is orange sherbet.  —  2. I take two baths a day.  —  3. I love chewing ice.
 
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Discussion: RADAR and Celebrity Gossip …
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Jeff Weiss / Pop & Hiss:
Ja Rule to be jailed for up to five years on weapons and tax evasion convictions
Discussion: EW.com
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People.com:
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Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
MTV Renews ‘Real World’ for Two More Seasons
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Us Weekly:
Gwen Stefani Donates $1 Million to Japan Relief Efforts
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Choreographer Benjamin Millepied on life after ‘Black Swan’
 

 
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

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

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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