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3:05 PM ET, February 14, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Newark Mayor Cory Booker: Whitney Houston's Family Asked City to Cancel Public Memorial Plans  —  to Cancel Public Memorial Plans  —  There will be NO public memorial service for Whitney Houston at the 18,000-seat Prudential Center in Newark, NJ ... because Whitney's family didn't want one …
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James Crugnale / Mediaite:
Nancy Grace On Whitney Houston's Death: ‘Who Let Her Slip, Or Pushed Her, Underneath That Water?’  —  Was Whitney Houston's death...murder?  HLN's Nancy Grace seemed to suggest as much when she made a special appearance on CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin to give her legal speculation on the R&B pop star's alleged cause of death.
Stephanie / X17 Online:
WHITNEY HOUSTON'S BODY ARRIVES HOME IN NEW JERSEY  —  The body of Whitney Houston arrived in a gold hearse to a funeral parlor in her home state of New Jersey, where a memorial service will be held for around 18,000 people at Newark's Prudential Center, at the end of the week.
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Whitney Houston's Body Arrives at Newark Funeral Home: Report  —  Confirming reports she would be laid to rest in the city where she first sang, the body of Whitney Houston arrived in Newark, N.J., just before midnight on Monday.  —  The late singer's body was flown from Los Angeles via …
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper / msnbc.com:
No public memorial for Whitney Houston  —  Houston's body was carried to a New Jersey funeral home in a gold hearse.  —  Singer Whitney Houston's family has decided against a public memorial for her at a New Jersey sports arena, and will hold an invitation-only service at the church …
Discussion: PerezHilton
RADAR:
Whitney Houston's Body Arrives At NJ Funeral Home  —  The body of Whitney Houston arrived via a golden hearse to a Newark, New Jersey funeral home Monday night, and RadarOnline.com has pictures of the sad scene in the wake of the singer's shocking death this weekend.
Reuters:
Whitney Houston's body arrives home in New Jersey
Discussion: X17 Online, People.com and Sandra Rose
THR / Hollywood Reporter:
Oprah Winfrey to Air Whitney Houston Special on OWN
Discussion: Celebs.com and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Whitney Houston's Final Meal — Photos of Alcohol in Hotel Room
Discussion: PerezHilton and Egotastic!
Brett Martin / GQ:
I Love You, Wo-man  —  Meet America's Most Famous New Fake Couple—Paulifer! (or is it Anirudd?).  Brett Martin gets Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd squabbling about marriage, death, and Jen's (imaginary) quadruplets  —  It had not occurred to me before actually meeting Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd just how long I'd known them.
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Jennifer Aniston Wears Sexy Black Bra, Reveals Taut Abs on GQ Cover  —  The last time Jennifer Aniston appeared on the cover of GQ, she made headlines for wearing a red, white and blue tie — and not much else else.  —  For the March 2012 issue, however, the 43-year-old Wanderlust star covers …
Discussion: X17 Online
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Aniston & Paul Rudd cover GQ, Aniston drops trou & talks about babies  —  Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd take the cover of the March issue of GQ to promote Wanderlust.  They play a married couple in the film - it feels like they've worked together a million times before, but I guess it's just been twice now?
David A. Keeps / New York Magazine:
Tabloid Trainee  —  Justin Theroux has Hollywood all figured out.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair: This Is What Domestic Violence Looks Like [Photo]  —  This Is What Domestic Violence  —  Looks Like [Photo]  —  You're looking at the bruising damage 2011 Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair claims she suffered at the hands of Hugh Hefner's son during a violent rampage this weekend.
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The Superficial:
Hugh Hefner's Son Beat Up A Playmate  —  Apparently Hugh Hefner rents his creations out to his kids along with a generous insurance policy so they don't have to worry about returning them in perfect condition, because his son Marston just found himself arrested after beating the s**t …
Alexis L. Loinaz / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner's Son Arrested for Alleged Attack on Playboy Playmate
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
White Collar Star Matt Bomer: I'm Gay  —  Matt Bomer has dodged rumors about his sexual orientation for years, but on Saturday, the White Collar star came out publicly at the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards.  —  The 34-year-old was honored with the New Generation Arts and Activism Award for his work in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bossip
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Perez Hilton:
Matt Bomer Comes Out As Gay Publicly! Reveals Partner During Acceptance Speech!
Discussion: X17 Online and omg!
TMZ.com:
Kate Upton — UNREAL Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Leaks to Web  —  UNREAL S.I. Swimsuit Cover  —  Leaks to Web  —  The secret is out ... and so is the RIDICULOUSLY SMOKIN' HOT photo ... Kate Upton has been awarded the prestigious title of 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover girl.
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Kevin Blair / Starpulse:
Kate Upton Is This Year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Girl (See Pics!)
Discussion: Socialite Life
Guy Trebay / New York Times:
Model Struts Path to Stardom Not on Runway, but on YouTube  —  There was a time, not long ago, when the surest path to modeling stardom was down the runway of a top designer's show, when it would have been unthinkable to find among the industry's top ranks a swimsuit girl whose main claims …
Discussion: Baltimore Sports Report and Gawker
Kyle Buchanan / Vulture:
Billy Bob Thornton's Next Film About Angelina Jolie  —  Billy Bob Thornton is currently at the Berlin Film Festival to promote the first film he's directed in over ten years, Jayne Mansfield's Car, but it's the movie he'll make next that's likely to get media tongues wagging.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Guillermo del Toro to Direct ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Tale for Warner Bros.  —  Emma Watson is attached to star in “Beauty,” one of many projects del Toro is pursuing  —  Guillermo del Toro is attached to direct Beauty, a new take on the Beauty and the Beast tale set up at Warner Bros. Harry …
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Jeff Sneider / Variety:
Guillermo del Toro to direct ‘Beauty’ and the Beast
Discussion: Hollywood.com and Digital Spy
 
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‘Chuck’ Star Zachary Levi To Topline Fox's Comedy Pilot ‘Let It Go’, Lifting Contingency
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Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
‘The Voice’ blind auditions - Part 3: Live blog
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
David Beckham Takes His Ladies, Victoria and Harper, Out in SoHo
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