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Us Weekly:
Cover Story: Mariah Carey: I Lost 30 Pounds of Baby Weight in 3 Months! — “Shake It Off,” indeed! — Six months after welcoming twins Moroccan and Monroe, Mariah Carey has lost 30 pounds — and shows off her toned legs and flat stomach in size-6 short-shorts on the stunning new cover of Us Weekly, out now.
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Mariah Carey: I Lost 70 Lbs. After Twins — Mariah Carey wasn't shy about showing off her baby bump when she was pregnant with now-6-month-old twins Moroccan and Monroe Cannon. — And now, she's positively ecstatic about unveiling her hot new post-baby body after losing, she says, a full 70 lbs.
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Kim Kardashian / TMZ.com:
Home Kim Kardashian — No Reconciliation ... Divorce On — No Reconciliation ... Divorce On — Kim Kardashian is not reconciling with Kris Humphries, and the divorce is full steam ahead ... this according to sources with first-hand knowledge of the situation.
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Annie Scudder / TresSugar:
Gloria Steinem Thinks Kim Kardashian Is Wasting Her Life — We chatted with Gloria Steinem last night at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards and found out what the feminist icon thinks about everything from equal pay to reality TV. When we asked Gloria - who famously said …
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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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Brett Ratner's 10 Offensive Quotes That Ended in Oscar Trouble … Directors rarely get the opportunity to be the face of their films' promotions, but not all directors are Brett Ratner. — The man behind the Rush Hour franchise, and what was supposed to be the upcoming Oscar telecast …
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TMZ.com:
Brett Ratner Quits Oscars after Homophobic Slur
Brett Ratner Quits Oscars after Homophobic Slur
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Brett Ratner Explains His Oscar Resignation
Brett Ratner Explains His Oscar Resignation
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Rolling Stone:
George Clooney Talks Sex, Politics and Fame — ‘I rarely tell anyone what they should be doing with their life,’ he says of current girlfriend Stacy Keibler — George Clooney is the kind of movie star who can seem too perfect to be real, but in the latest issue of Rolling Stone …
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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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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Wears Tight Red-Hot Dress With Brad Pitt in Tokyo — Konichiwa, Brangelina! — Brad Pitt had the ultimate arm candy at Wednesday's Moneyball premiere in Tokyo, Japan: Angelina Jolie. — PHOTOS: Brangelina's PDA-packed romance — Jolie, 36, stunned in a simple …
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Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar Defend Decision to Have Baby No. 20 — Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have something to say to their critics. — “Every child deserves to be excited they are a part of life,” Michelle tells PEOPLE after just revealing that she is pregnant with her 20th child.
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Chuck Arnold / People.com:
Breaking Dawn Soundtrack: PEOPLE's Review — From left: Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson — You might think that the Twilight soundtrack series could be losing some of its indie-alternative cred by featuring a pop crooner like Bruno Mars.
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Michael Jackson / TMZ.com:
Death Bed Up for Auction — File this under creepy — You can wake up in the same spot where Michael Jackson didn't ... because his death bed is officially hitting the auction block. — The queen-size bed is just one of the many items from the Holmby Hills home where MJ died that will be included …
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Candy Spelling hits $90K Las Vegas jackpot — LAS VEGAS — Multi-millionaire socialite Candy Spelling has won $90,000 on the slot machines in Las Vegas. — The widow of TV giant Aaron netted the win after taking a chance on high limit slots that cost between $100 and $1,000 a spin …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com/hollywood:
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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People.com:
Gabrielle Giffords's Incredible Comeback — Ten months ago, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords survived the unthinkable: a bullet to the brain. — Now, for the first time since the Jan. 8 Tucson, Ariz., shooting that claimed six lives and left 12 others wounded, Giffords, 41, is opening up about her incredible recovery.
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Us Weekly:
Bachelor Pad's Kasey Kahl: Vienna Girardi and I Have Not Split! — Not so fast. — After rumors of a breakup surfaced online Tuesday, Bachelor Pad 2's Kasey Kahl tells Us Weekly that he's still together with girlfriend Vienna Girardi. — “We're just doing [the relationship] …
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David Arquette: Courteney Cox and I Definitely Won't Reconcile — The Cox-Arquette era is definitely, definitely over. — Although David Arquette and Courteney Cox have yet to file for divorce over a year after separating — and remain on extremely friendly, chummy terms — a marital reconciliation is not in the cards.
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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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