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2:30 AM ET, March 24, 2011

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Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Hollywood Icon Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79  —  Elizabeth Taylor Dies Following Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure  —  Oscar winning actress Elizabeth Taylor died today at Los Angeles, Calif.'s Cedars-Sinai Hospital.  She was 79-years-old.  —  “She was surrounded by her children …
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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.
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 …
Mel Gussow / New York Times:
Elizabeth Taylor, Lifelong Screen Star, Dies at 79
Jamie McCarthy / People.com:
Elton John Pays Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor
Gabe / Videogum:
An Open Letter To Good Morning America Concerning The Chris Brown Situation  —  As you know, Chris Brown was a guest on your show yesterday, and after being asked a pretty obvious and entirely reasonable question about the on-going legal situation surrounding his violent beating of Rihanna …
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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 …
Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Brown's Mom ‘Very Disturbed And Upset’ By His Behavior
Discussion: HollywoodNews.com and Perez Hilton
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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Ken Lee / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Rejects Plea Deal, Faces Trial
Discussion: PopEater
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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NY Daily News:
Paz de la Huerta gets physical with former reality star Samantha Swetra at Manhattan nightclub  —  Paz de la Huerta may have a hard time living with her first name - which means “peace” in Spanish - after her run-in with model and former reality star Samantha Swetra early Sunday morning.
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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Rachel Maresca / Life and Style:
Hugh Hefner's fiancee caught with another man...Dr. Phil's son!  —  Hugh Hefner's fiancée, Crystal Harris, is doing more than just making music with her songwriting partner, Jordan McGraw.  The Life & Style Scene Queens can exclusively reveal that Crystal — who got engaged to Hef in December …
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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TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen — You Ain't Comin' Back to ‘Men’  —  less than a minute ago by TMZ Staff  —  There is “no chance” of Charlie Sheen coming back to “Two and a Half Men” — this according to sources connected to the production of the show.  —  A story has been circulating that CBS wants Charlie back on the show.
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Jimmy / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Piven Being Considered As Charlie Sheen Replacement
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,” …
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.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Newly Single Jessica Biel Flirts With Gerard Butler  —  Justin who?  —  Just five days after announcing her split with beau of four years Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel was spotted cozying up to her Playing the Field costar Gerard Butler.  —  Currently filming the flick in Shreveport …
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.
Discussion: PopEater, msnbc.com and Socialite Life
Style News:
Brooklyn Decker Chops 10 Inches Off Her Hair  —  She's ready for spring!  Just Go With It star Brooklyn Decker chopped her lengthy locks Tuesday, lopping 10 inches off her mane in the penthouse suite of the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “I love!!” the model-turned-actress Tweeted …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Billy Ray Cyrus: I Could Have Been a Better Dad  —  Billy Ray Cyrus is recanting the remarks that ricocheted around the world.  —  “I love Hannah Montana.  I love Disney.  I wouldn't change anything,” the musician and father of Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday's Good Morning America …
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
Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Inside Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's Family Life  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad PItt, and their children  —  The family that sightsees together, stays together.  —  Roaming New Orleans last weekend, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were just continuing their family tradition of on-the-go together …
Rap-Up / Hip-Hop and R&B Music, News …:
New Music: Lil Wayne f/ Rick Ross - ‘If I Die Today’  —  Lil Wayne surprises fans by dropping “If I Die Today,” a reworked version of Rick Ross' album cut “I'm Not a Star” from last year's Teflon Don.  Weezy adds his own deadly verses to the Bawse's original hard-hitting record produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League.
 
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Sofia M. Fernandez / Hollywood Reporter:
Blake Lively to Receive CinemaCon's Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award
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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
Daily Mail:
‘He looks like James Dean’: Kourtney Kardashian gushes over boyfriend Scott Disick's first magazine cover
Sandra Gonzalez / EW.com:
‘Glee’: All-Warblers album gets a release date. See the full (spoiler-y) track list
Rae Votta / PopEater:
‘Glee’ Set to Release a Warblers-Only CD
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Evan Serpick / Rolling Stone:
Why Bon Iver Had to Relearn Everything He Knows
Discussion: MTV Hive and Stereogum
People.com:
Reese Witherspoon Enjoys Casual 35th Birthday with Family
Aaron Parsley / People.com:
NeNe Leakes on Star Jones: ‘She Is a Disaster’
Discussion: The Young, Black …
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Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
MTV Renews ‘Real World’ for Two More Seasons
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Sadao Turner / Ryan Seacrest:
EXCLUSIVE: Justin Bieber Pranks Willow Smith; Thinks ‘Whip My Hair’ Needs More Cowbell [VIDEO]
Us Weekly:
Vanessa Hudgens Talks About Rumored New Guy Josh Hutcherson
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Teen Mom 2's Leah Gets Married: See Her Wedding Pic!
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Onion, backed by some Sandy Hook families and Everytown for Gun Safety, buys Infowars in a bankruptcy auction, and plans a January 2025 relaunch as a parody

The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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