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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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Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
TV BIT: MARIAH CAREY DEBUTS NEW FIGURE ON ‘ROSIE’ + HER NEW JENNY CRAIG COMMERCIAL
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Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Eddie Murphy Drops Out of Oscars Telecast — LOS ANGELES — Eddie Murphy is dropping out as the host of the Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said Wednesday, just one day after the show's producer, Brett Ratner, stepped aside amid a storm of criticism over his use of an anti-gay slur.
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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.
David Carr / Media Decoder:
After Ratner's Resignation, a Single Question for the Academy
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Brett Ratner's 10 Offensive Quotes That Ended in Oscar Trouble
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
SHOCKER! Brett Ratner Out As Oscar Producer
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Brett Ratner Explains His Oscar Resignation
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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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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Kardashian filming Tyler Perry's ‘The Marriage Counselor’; fans outraged — Kim Kardashian is heading to Atlanta to film her role in the Tyler Perry movie “The Marriage Counselor” — ironic, given the reality star filed for divorce last week from Kris Humphries after just 72 days of marriage.
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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 …
BBC:
‘Provocative’ Dakota Fanning perfume advert banned — The perfume company said it had received no complaints over the advert — The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a perfume advert featuring teenage actress Dakota Fanning, saying it could be seen to sexualise a child.
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Olivia Bergin / Telegraph:
Dakota Fanning's Oh, Lola! advert for Marc Jacobs is banned — Perfume advert starring the teenage actress has been pulled as the Advertising Standards Authority rules that the imagery is guilty of sexualising a child. — Designer Marc Jacobs recently described his new fragrance Oh, Lola! …
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Kristen Stewart / People.com:
Robert Pattinson Didn't Want to Embarrass Himself During Breaking Dawn Sex Scenes — Kristen Stewart already called their on-screen sex scenes “surreal” - but Robert Pattinson uses other words to describe filming their intimate moments. — “It becomes ridiculous after a while,” …
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Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Lauren Conrad Caught “Making Out” With Chace Crawford — Single and ready to mingle! — Lauren Conrad recently split with Dancing with the Stars pro Derek Hough, but the 25-year-old isn't wasting any time moving on to her next guy! A source tells the new Us Weekly …
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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 …
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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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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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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Ann Lee / Metro.co.uk:
Nicola Roberts accuses Madonna of copying her in Give Me All Your Love — Nicola Roberts has lashed out at Madonna accusing the US diva of copying her after listening to her new leaked single Give Me All Your Love. — Cheryl Cole posted a message on her Girls Aloud bandmate's Twitter page saying …
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