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11:50 AM 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: Bossip
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Whitney Houston to Be Eulogized by Gospel Singer Marvin Winans  —  It will be a solemn occasion this Saturday, when close friends and family gather at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey for the late Whitney Houston's funeral.  —  PHOTOS: Whitney and Bobby's family album with Bobbi Kristina
TMZ.com:
Bobby Brown — Distraught After Hearing He's Unwanted at Whitney Houston's Funeral  —  Distraught After Hearing  —  He's Unwanted at Funeral  —  Bobby Brown is “extremely disappointed” after hearing that several members of Whitney Houston's family do not want him to attend the singer's funeral ... sources tell TMZ.
Discussion: omg!
Ben Sisario / Media Decoder:
Sony Says Price of 2 Whitney Houston Albums Was Raised by Mistake
James Crugnale / Mediaite:
Nancy Grace On Whitney Houston's Death: ‘Who Let Her Slip, Or Pushed Her, Underneath That Water?’
Discussion: The Superficial, omg! and PerezHilton
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Whitney Houston's Body Arrives at Newark Funeral Home: Report
Discussion: Yeeeah!, Reuters and USA Today
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper / msnbc.com:
No public memorial for Whitney Houston
Discussion: PerezHilton
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.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Associated Press:
In Bosnia, Angelina Jolie says she hopes film draws notice to atrocities, including in Syria
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celeb Gossip …
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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People.com:
Kim Kardashian & Reggie Bush: Are They Getting Back Together?  —  Is an old flame heating up Kim Kardashian's Valentine's Day this year?  —  Amid reports last weekend that the reality star reunited over lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel with ex-boyfriend Reggie Bush, a source tells PEOPLE …
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 …
Kristina Bumphrey / People.com:
Sienna Miller Shows Off Baby Bump  —  Baby bump alert?  —  Sienna Miller, who is reportedly expecting her first child with her boyfriend, actor Tom Sturridge, stepped out Tuesday night in a form-fitting black gown, which clung tightly enough seemingly to reveal the British actress's small baby bump.
Discussion: Daily Mail and PopSugar
TMZ.com:
Kobe Bryant and Vanessa — Reconciling ... With Their Mouths  —  KOBE BRYANT AND VANESSA  —  RECONCILING ...  With Their Mouths  —  Another come-from-behind victory for Kobe Bryant ... sucking face and possibly reconciling with the woman who has now taken all of his homes .... Vanessa Bryant.
New York Post:
Mogul, beauty in stall break  —  Occupy Wall Street supporter Russell Simmons was quick to make amends after he and a brunette model briefly occupied a bathroom stall together at a glamorous Fashion Week party.  —  The mega-millionaire music and fashion mogul — who's now single after splitting …
Discussion: Bossip
Details:
THE HUNGER GAMES' LIAM HEMSWORTH HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S ABOUT TO HIT HIM  —  LIAM HEMSWORTH HAS BEEN PLUCKED FROM RELATIVE OBSCURITY TO STAR IN THE HUNGER GAMES, THE BIGGEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR.  YOU'D THINK THE 22-YEAR-OLD AUSSIE WOULD BE COUNTING HIS BLESSINGS, OR MAYBE FRETTING ABOUT THE PRESSURE …
omg!:
Kate Winslet on Seeing Herself in Titanic 3-D: “Make It F-cking Stop!”  —  Titanic 3-D officially hits theaters on April 4, but 44 cities will be treated to a special screening of the first film to gross more than $1 billion on Valentine's Day.  —  The release is extra special for leading lady Kate Winslet …
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Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
Kate Winslet talks V-Day, ‘Titanic’ in 3-D
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Amy Jamieson / PEOPLE Pets:
Shakira Nearly Attacked by a Sea Lion in South Africa  —  Shakira in Cape Town; Inset: Shakira's injured hand  —  That might be a little too close for comfort!  —  Shakira is nursing a few scrapes and hailing her brother as a hero after he saved her from a wild sea lion attack in Cape Town, South Africa.
Discussion: Dlisted and The Blemish
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Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:   Shakira: My Brother Saved Me from a Sea Lion Attack!
Celebslam:
Lindsay needs to give it up  —  Lindsay Lohan in Love magazine  —  Lindsay Lohan has been obsessed with Marilyn Monroe for some time now (her Playboy shoot was Marilyn-themed as was her recent shoot for Love magazine, above).  The parallels are obvious; both are female . . . both are . . . um, that's all I got.
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Did I Forget to Do My Taxes ... Again?
 
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Jackie Willis / Celebuzz:
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
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Discussion: PerezHilton
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Jonny Lee Miller To Play Sherlock Holmes In CBS Pilot ‘Elementary’
Discussion: PerezHilton, Digital Spy and TV Fanatic
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson Arresting Officer Bangs Out a Settlement in Jewish Discrimination Suit
Discussion: Associated Press
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
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Discussion: msnbc.com
Celebslam:
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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

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

 
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