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5:05 PM ET, February 15, 2012

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Whitney Houston / People.com:
Inside Whitney Houston's Secret Pain  —  Before she was a six-time Grammy winner, before she became a glamorous pop diva who influenced generations of power-voiced belters and shattered sales records in the music industry, Whitney Houston was a shy, slight girl known as “Nippy” to her family in Newark, N.J.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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TMZ.com:
Whitney Houston Had Premonition About Death  —  Had Premonition About Death  —  Whitney Houston told friends she “really wanted to see Jesus” in the days before her death ... and claimed she had a feeling the end was near for her ... this according to several of Whitney's friends.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Bryan Lynn / omg!:
Whitney Death Probe Focuses on Prescription Drugs
Discussion: TMZ.com and Associated Press
Ben Sisario / Media Decoder:
Sony Says Price of 2 Whitney Houston Albums Was Raised by Mistake
Neggenberger / OK! Magazine:
OK!  COVER STORY: Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt — Wedding Exclusive!  —  By OK!  Staff  —  Sometime this summer, after seven years and six children (going on eight), Brad Pitt and a very-pregnant-with-twin-boys Angelina Jolie will finally walk down the aisle and — most sincerely — wed.
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Hollywood Reporter:
George Clooney's Big Surprises: Small Paychecks, Insomnia, Bouts of Loneliness  —  In the new Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar-nominated “Descendants” star and “Ides of March” director/writer reveals the complicated side of his charismatic persona, discusses his friendship with Brad Pitt and why he hasn't had a drink since New Year's Eve.
Discussion: PopSugar, Gossip Cop and Just Jared
Associated Press:
In Bosnia, Angelina Jolie says she hopes film draws notice to atrocities, including in Syria
Yahoo! Good Morning America:
Whitney Houston's Funeral: Bobby Brown Denies He's Shut Out, Sources Say  —  As plans for are being finalized for a scaled-down funeral for Whitney Houston, ex-husband Bobby Brown denied claims that he was getting the cold shoulder from Houston's family as he tried to stand by his daughter's side.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Celebrity Baby Scoop
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NY Daily News:
Whitney Houston funeral to have star-studded choir perform at service in Newark on Saturday
Discussion: Socialite Life
Itsmeyall / RADAR:
Kim Kardashian Reveals More Than Her Assets!  ‘Khloe Asked Me To Be Her Surrogate’  —  Will Kim Kardashian carry Khloe and Lamar Odom's child?  —  The busty reality show star stripped down and struck some sexy poses for one of her sexiest photo shoots ever in the March 2012 issue of Allure magazine …
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The Superficial:
Scarlett Johansson's In A Bikini Again, Definitely Saw That We Saw All That Cellulite  —  If anytime in the near future Scarlett Johansson ever tries to pretend she's above reading gossip about herself, remember these photos of her conveniently wearing shorts over her bikini bottom …
Discussion: The Blemish and DrunkenStepfather
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Chris Brown's Grammy Lovefest Slammed by Miranda Lambert, Jack Osbourne, Eric Stonestreet, More  —  Not a fan of Chris Brown's Grammys “all is forgiven” performance and subsequent head-scratching lovefest on Sunday night?  You're not alone.  —  Though some stars—and even the Recording Academy itself …
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Christina Warren / Mashable!:
Chris Brown Curses Out Twitter Critics Then Tries to Delete the Evidence
Discussion: Dlisted and PerezHilton
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Ivana Trump Shows Off Her Tanned Bikini Body & New Beau in St. Barts  —  Okay, let's be honest: posting Ivana Trump bikini pictures isn't really the same thing as posting most of our other, hot, bikini photos.  Unless you have a thing for rectangular midsections.  In which case, this would be like pr0n to you.
Discussion: X17 Online
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Jenny McCarthy Talk Show Heading to VH1 (Exclusive)  —  The series, which will feature McCarthy's take on pop culture as well as guest panelists and celebrity interviews, is set to premiere in late summer or fall.  —  VH1 executives hope they have found their Chelsea Handler equivalent in Jenny McCarthy.
Discussion: omg!, PerezHilton, Celebs.com and Gossip Cop
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
William & Kate Made into Barbie and Ken Dolls in Time for Their Anniversary  —  From left: Kate and William (for real), and William and Kate (as dolls)  —  She may not be as curvy as the original, and he not as metrosexual, but the new Mattel Duke and Duchess of Cambridge versions of Barbie …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Michael K / Dlisted:
Lindsay Lohan And Terry Richardson Are Doing This Again  —  Lindsay Lohan should probably be at her local H&R Block to ask their asses if they can sort out her tax situation in exchange for a suitcase of stolen joree and a week's worth of sloppy hand jobs, but instead she's posing for Terry Richardson again.
Discussion: World Of Wonder
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Celebslam:   Lindsay needs to give it up
Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive!  ALL the Shocking Photos You Haven't Seen of Gaunt Macaulay Culkin  —  You might have caught a few photos of frighteningly thin Macaulay Culkin floating around the internet, but now INF Daily can exclusively bring you all the pictures from that startling afternoon.
TMZ.com:
Kobe Bryant and Vanessa — Reconciling ... With Their Kissing Mouths  —  RECONCILING ...  With Their Mouths  —  Another come-from-behind victory for Kobe Bryant ... sucking face with the woman who has now taken all of his homes, Vanessa Bryant ... and now TMZ can confirm the two are working on a reconciliation.
Tom Chiarella / Esquire:
Jon Hamm's True Hollywood Story  —  Because of the man he plays on TV, people make all kinds of crazy assumptions about him.  But his “real life” is more unbelievable than you'd ever imagine.  —  Little-known fact: Jon Hamm owns four eagles.  They sit on separate perches in his backyard.
Discussion: Socialite Life and kenneth in the
 
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Gordon Smart / Bizarre - The Sun:
Russell Brand news: He gets over Katy Perry divorce with new beauty
ADELE:
5 was my favourite number but now it's 6
Discussion: PerezHilton, Crushable and Digital Spy
The Bachelor:
Major Exclusive: Bachelor Ben Flajnik Engaged to (SPOILER)! First Look at the Ring!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Shakira Nearly Viciously Murdered By A Maniacal Seal!!
Discussion: The Blemish and PEOPLE Pets
PopSugar:
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Show Chemistry in New Wanderlust Clip!
Discussion: PerezHilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Hayes MacArthur Boards ‘Rebounding’, Kearran Giovanni Joins ‘Major Crimes,’ Sophia Bush Cast In ‘Partners’
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New York Post:
Mogul, beauty in stall break
Discussion: Bossip
Kristina Bumphrey / People.com:
Sienna Miller Shows Off Baby Bump
Discussion: PopSugar
Jackie Willis / Celebuzz:
Kristin Cavallari Reveals Pregnancy Cravings & Jay Cutler's Valentine's Day Surprise (PHOTOS)
Discussion: Digital Spy
Us Weekly:
What Prince William Got Kate Middleton for Valentine's Day
omg!:
Kate Winslet on Seeing Herself in Titanic 3-D: “Make It F-cking Stop!”
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Jonny Lee Miller To Play Sherlock Holmes In CBS Pilot ‘Elementary’
Discussion: PerezHilton, Digital Spy and TV Fanatic
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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