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TMZ.com:
Heavy D — Dead at 44 — 5:12 PM: An associate of Heavy D's just told us the rapper had pneumonia. — 4:28 PM: Law enforcement tell TMZ ... Heavy D had just returned from shopping and walked up some stairs when he began having trouble breathing. Adam Mills, a designer who was in the building …
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Heavy D Dies at 44 — Heavy D, the influential 1990s rapper best known …
Heavy D Dies at 44 — Heavy D, the influential 1990s rapper best known …
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Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
UPDATED: In recent days, the “Tower Heist” director said that “rehearsal is for fags” and discussed his sex life on Howard Stern's radio show. — Director Brett Ratner is out as Oscar producer, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The Academy and Ratner have just released statements confirming his exit.
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Brett Ratner Quits Oscars after Homophobic Slur — Brett Ratner claims he's officially “resigned” as producer of the 2012 Academy Awards ... after dropping the homophobic F-bomb at a media event Sunday night. — Ratner — best known for directing the “Rush Hour” movies …
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Brett Ratner Explains His Oscar Resignation
Brett Ratner Explains His Oscar Resignation
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The Superficial:
Brett Ratner Apologizes To Fags, Olivia Munn
Brett Ratner Apologizes To Fags, Olivia Munn
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Access Hollywood:
Rosie O'Donnell: Confused Over The Kardashians — LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Rosie O'Donnell may head up her own talk show, but one thing she won't be discussing on her Oprah Winfrey Network program is Kim Kardashian's divorce. — “I've never seen any of the Karadshian shows …
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Kardashians Party Without Kim for Lamar Odom's Birthday — The Kardashians — well, maybe not Kim — are ready to party! — On Monday night, reality TV's most famous family were in a celebratory mood. Khloe Kardashian's husband Lamar Odom turned 32 on Sunday, so his wife and the bulk …
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Rebecca Dube / msnbc.com:
20 kids and counting! Michelle Duggar announces she's pregnant again — Michelle Duggar and her husband Jim Bob are expecting their 20th child, the couple revealed exclusively to TODAY. — “We are so excited,” Michelle Duggar told TODAY Moms before the broadcast.
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Lohan does it Hef's way — Hugh Hefner wasn't pleased with the initial photos of Lindsay Lohan from her shoot for Playboy. Lohan had been on-set between court dates last week with photographer Yu Tsai, hairstylist Serena Radaelli and makeup artist Francesca Tolot, but the shoot was extended …
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Raphael Chestang / The Insider:
HUGH HEFNER: LINDSAY LOHAN GOES FULLY NUDE
HUGH HEFNER: LINDSAY LOHAN GOES FULLY NUDE
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Lindsay Lohan / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Channels Marilyn Monroe in Playboy
Lindsay Lohan Channels Marilyn Monroe in Playboy
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Claire Bates / Daily Mail:
Burly rugby player has a stroke after freak gym accident... wakes up gay and becomes a hairdresser — A 19st rugby player suffered a stroke while training - and discovered when he woke up that he was gay. — Chris Birch, 26, had proposed to his girlfriend and worked in a bank when he suffered a freak accident in the gym.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Kelly Ripa Signs New 5-Year Deal For ‘Live!’ — EXCLUSIVE: With Regis Philbin leaving Live! With Regis And Kelly next week, the company that distributes the popular daily syndicated talk show has moved to lock in co-host Kelly Ripa through at least 2017. I've learned that Ripa has signed …
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Lpons / Life and Style:
Life & Style Exclusive: Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl Split, Vienna Moves to Florida — Just months after moving in together, Bachelor Pad 2 stars Kasey Kahl and Vienna Girardi have called it quits, Life & Style can exclusively report. — “Vienna broke up with Kasey a few weeks ago,” …
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TMZ.com:
Pitbull SLAMS Lindsay Lohan — You're Full of Crap!!! — Pitbull's legal war with Lindsay Lohan is getting straight up NASTY — 'cause now, the rapper's filed new legal docs calling out LiLo for being a liar with a rap sheet longer than her movie credits. — Pit just filed a response to Lindsay's …
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The Superficial:
Rebecca Romijn In A Bikini — Here's Rebecca Romijn on a bikini photo shoot in LA over the weekend where she makes me feel bad about saying she frightened the s**t out of me in X-Men: First Class. Then again, she lets Jerry O'Connell have sex with her, so technically I have the right …
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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Conrad Murray placed on suicide watch at jail — Dr. Conrad Murray was placed on suicide watch at the L.A. County Jail on Monday, hours after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death and being taken into custody. — Immediately after the verdict …
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James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Glee’ teen sex slammed by protest groups — Two organizations have come out swinging against teen sex on tonight's Glee. — The watchdogs at the Parents Television Council slammed the show for an episode that depicts two young couples — one straight, one gay — having sex for the first time.
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Celebslam:
Justin Bieber could have totally hit that — Candice Swanepoel looks rather amazing in lingerie — Sure Selena Gomez may be a hot little piece of ass, but she is no Victoria's Secret Angel, and she is certainly no Candice Swanepoel. Your move, Justin Bieber. From Stylist:
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
OMG! Jennifer Lopez Stuns, Nearly Cries at Glamour Awards — Bodacious after breakup! — Jennifer Lopez pulled off one of her most stunning looks in years at Monday's Glamour Women of the Year Awards in NYC. — PHOTOS: How Jennifer's style has morphed for her men
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