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12:55 PM ET, February 2, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Leslie Carter — Prescription Drugs Suspected in Death  —  Leslie Carter was battling an addiction to prescription medication in the days before her death ... and family members believe she died as a result of an overdose.  —  Sources close to the “House of Carters” reality star tell TMZ …
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Leslie Carter Autopsy Completed: What's the Verdict?  —  We presume the Carter family wants answers.  —  An autopsy was performed this morning on 25-year-old Leslie Carter, who died suddenly on Tuesday in upstate New York, the Chautauqua County Coroner's Office confirmed to E! News.
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:   Exclusive: Leslie Carter's Family “Completely Blindsided” by Her Death
Daily Mail:
Report abuse  —  If the man wants to give his children coke on a busy day then that is his business.  It doesn't make him an evil parent.  His kids from all the pictures I have seen are normal average children.  As much as they can be with cameras constantly in their faces.
Discussion: Socialite Life
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Brad Pitt Spotted Leaving the Lehmann Maupin Gallery in NYC  —  I wish Brad Pitt were always campaigning for an Oscar.  Such pretty pictures.  Sigh.  —  When we caught up with Brad he was leaving the Lehmann Maupin gallery in New York City.  Not on any Oscar business of course …
Discussion: X17 Online and The Huffington Post
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Jersey Shore Star Snooki Is Secretly Knocked Up!  —  Mamma Mia!  —  Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is about to drop her most scandalous bombshell ever, Star magazine has exclusively learned.  —  The pint-sized reality star and her boyfriend of a year, Jionni LaValle …
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TMZ.com:
Snooki — I'm NOT Pregnant ... And Stop Calling Me Fat!
Todd Venezia / New York Post:
Gisele e-mails friends, family asking for Super Bowl support for hubby  —  Tom Brady may be the quarterback in the family, but his wife is the one throwing Hail Marys.  —  In a disgustingly sappy e-mail, supermodel Gisele Bundchen implored friends and family yesterday to pray hard …
Discussion: USA Today
Emily Sheridan / Daily Mail:
‘I freaked my husband out by saying I wanted babies when we first met’: Christina Hendricks admits she came on strong when dating Geoffrey Arend  —  She's one of the most desirable women in the world after leaping to fame as Joan in Mad Men.  —  But actress Christina Hendricks admitted …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Tim Nudd / People.com:
George Clooney Takes CBS Inside His L.A. Home  —  Clooney and Einstein in the screening room  —  See how one of the world's top film stars lives - away from the spotlight.  —  George Clooney has opened up his Los Angeles home to CBS News, showing off his kitchen (where he orders dinner) …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Walter Armstrong / The Fix:
The Book on Courtney Love  —  For almost a year, Courtney Love talked to The Fix about the cost of fame and her daily struggle with sobriety.  Her candid confessions and a host of surprising new revelations are captured in The Fix's first e-book, Courtney Comes Clean.
Discussion: Gawker
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Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Courtney Love blames her Benzos addiction on Winona Ryder and Andy Dick
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
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Liz Raftery / People.com:
Julianne Hough Dishes on Her ‘Great Relationship’ with Ryan Seacrest
Discussion: PerezHilton
Marco / X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - DEMI MOORE GETS VISITS FROM BRUCE WILLIS AND ASHTON KUTCHER  —  Now that Demi Moore is recovering at home after being hospitalized for alleged drug use, she's getting special visits from the men in her life ... ex Bruce Willis and soon-to-be-ex Ashton Kutcher.
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Ari Karpel / Advocate:
Madonna: The Truth Is She Never Left You  —  Nearly 30 years into her reign as the greatest gay icon, Madonna is back in a big way with her new film, W.E., and her first studio album in four years, reminding us why so many adore her.  —  The temptation to apply layers of meaning …
Discussion: Just Jared
Joyce Chen / NY Daily News:
Daniel Radcliffe reveals he doesn't manscape his nether region - and prefers women don't either  —  His new film may have nude scenes, and since it's set in 1940s, it's got to be ‘natural’  —  Daniel Radcliffe, who may be doing nude scenes in his upcoming ‘Kill Your Darlings,’ says he keeps his ‘personal’ grooming to a minimum.
Discussion: Queerty and !! omg blog !!
Liz Raftery / People.com:
What Olivia Wilde Says Is ‘Good’ About Getting Divorced Young  —  Just four months ago, when her divorce from Tao Ruspoli was being finalized, Olivia Wilde described herself as “wobbly.”  But now, it seems like the actress is starting to stand tall again.  —  “When you go through a breakup …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and New York Post
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Halle Berry's Baby Daddy, Gabriel Aubry, Triumphant In Custody Battle  —  Score one for Gabriel Aubry, Halle Berry's ex-boyfriend and father of her three year old daughter Nahla!  —  Social workers recommended that no changes be made in the current custody agreement between the sparring parents …
Daily Mail:
Click to rate Rating 12  —  It isn't Tatjana Patitz' business to say what Heidi and Seal should do.  I don't know any of the “players in the game,” but there were several years between his relationships with her and Heidi.  Maybe he did some growing up, I don't know.  However, it is not her marriage.
Discussion: Hollywood Rag and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Sarah Jessica Parker Wigs Out on ‘Lovelace’ Set ... After Demi Moore Drops Out  —  Wigs Out on ‘Lovelace’ Set  —  After Demi Moore Drops Out  —  Sarah Jessica Parker was hard at work on the L.A. set of “Lovelace” on Wednesday ... taking over the role Demi Moore vacated after she was hospitalized last week.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Does Russell Crowe Float Your Boat As Noah In Darren Aronofsky's Biblical Film?  —  EXCLUSIVE: Darren Aronofsky is ready to set sail on Noah, the Biblical story of Noah's Ark. I'm hearing that the Black Swan director wants Russell Crowe to play the title role in the New Regency/Paramount film.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and The Movie Blog
 
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Discussion: PerezHilton and AfterElton.com
The Superficial:
At Least Four Dudes Could've Been The Father of Snooki's Baby
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Alex Ben Block / Hollywood Reporter:
Kodak Asks Court to Remove Its Name From Oscars Theater
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Pilar Sanders — Deion Will Only Give Me Money for Sexual Favors
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
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Discussion: L.A. NOW and The Huffington Post
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