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11:10 AM 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?
Discussion: Hollywood Life
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:   Exclusive: Leslie Carter's Family “Completely Blindsided” by Her Death
Marco / X17 Online:
NICK AND AARON CARTER'S SISTER DIES AT 25
Discussion: omg! and TMZ.com
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!
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Liz Raftery / People.com:
Julianne Hough Dishes on Her ‘Great Relationship’ with Ryan Seacrest  —  Julianne Hough is used to going toe-to-toe with leading men on Dancing with the Stars, but in real life, her biggest challenge is coordinating with her extraordinarily busy boyfriend, Ryan Seacrest.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Cover Story: “Desperate” Demi Moore “Tracked Down” Zac Efron  —  The night of Demi Moore's Jan. 16 911 call was even scarier than it sounded.  —  “Everyone thought she was going to die,” a source tells the new Us Weekly of the emergency, in which Moore, 49, collapsed, and was “convulsing” after smoking an unknown substance.
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X17 Online:
GWYNETH PALTROW SHOWS SOME SKIN IN HARPER'S BAZAAR  —  Gwyneth Paltrow covers the March issue of Harper's Bazaar, and we can't believe how hot she looks!  Sure, the 39-year-old Oscar winner has always been a stunner, but after looking at these photos, it seems like she's only getting better with age.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Gwyneth Paltrow talks Beyonce, feminism & infidelity with Harper's Bazaar
Discussion: Gawker
The Superficial:   Gwyneth Paltrow Said Words Again
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
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
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
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 …
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Courtney Love blames her Benzos addiction on Winona Ryder and Andy Dick  —  Here's a photo of Courtney Love trashed out of her mind while exiting the Chateau Marmont on 1/13 because she always keeps it classy.  That's just a precursor for this warning to brace yourselves, for there's a new …
Discussion: The Fix and Celeb Gossip …
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Walter Armstrong / The Fix:
The Book on Courtney Love
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Emily Maynard Is ‘Scared to Death’ About Being the Bachelorette  —  Is Emily Maynard getting cold feet?  —  Production for her season of The Bachelorette begins next month but Maynard, 25, isn't quite ready.  —  “It really hasn't hit me, what I've signed on to do,” she tells PEOPLE.
TMZ.com:
Pilar Sanders — Deion Will Only Give Me Money for Sexual Favors  —  Deion Will Only Give Me $$$  —  ... for Sexual Favors  —  Pilar Sanders claims Deion Sanders is holding her as a “financial hostage” ...completely severing her cash flow ... and has only offered to give her money in exchange for sex …
Alex Ben Block / Hollywood Reporter:
Kodak Asks Court to Remove Its Name From Oscars Theater  —  As part of its federal bankruptcy filing, the company is trying to get out of the naming rights deal it made in 2000 for the Hollywood and Highland property.  —  Kodak will soon be out of the Oscar picture.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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
TMZ.com:
‘Home Improvement’ Kid Taran Noah Smith — Arrested for DUI and Drug Possession  —  Taran Noah Smith  —  Busted for Drug Possession  —  Taran Noah Smith, the youngest kid from “Home Improvement,” was arrested early this morning for alleged DUI and possession of drugs — hash, to be specific.
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Tim Nudd / People.com:   Home Improvement's Taran Noah Smith Arrested for DUI, Drug Possession: Report
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Don Cornelius, ‘Soul Train’ Creator, Is Dead  —  Don Cornelius, the producer and television host who created the dance show “Soul Train,” was found shot dead in his Los Angeles home early Wednesday morning in what appears to be a suicide, the Los Angeles Police Department and the county coroner's office said.
Discussion: L.A. NOW and The Huffington Post
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Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Don Cornelius Remembered by Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle & More
Discussion: PerezHilton and TMZ.com
 
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