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10:05 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.
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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
Discussion: The Wrap and Digital Spy
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
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 …
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Kim Kardashian Goes Makeup Free on Valentine's Day!  —  Kim Kardashian was all alone (and makeup free!) when we caught up with her this Valentine's Day - though she left her gym with a single pink rose in her hand.  A gift from her trainer perhaps?  —  Of course that doesn't mean Kim's …
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 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
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: PopSugar
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 …
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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
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
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
Whitney Houston / TMZ.com:
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.  —  TMZ has learned ... Whitney had been very spiritual …
Discussion: Bossip
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!
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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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
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?
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Jonny Lee Miller To Play Sherlock Holmes In CBS Pilot ‘Elementary’  —  EXCLUSIVE: CBS's Sherlock Holmes reboot Elementary has solved its first big mystery — who will play the famous detective.  Former Eli Stone star Jonny Lee Miller has been tapped as the lead of the project …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Digital Spy and TV Fanatic
TMZ.com:
Home Rumer Willis — Hollywood Hills Home Burglarized  —  RUMER WILLIS  —  Hollywood Home Burglarized  —  Rumer Willis' Hollywood Hills home has been burglarized ... and the thieves made off with roughly $10,000 in stolen goods — TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, X17 Online and Gossip Cop
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
Discussion: X17 Online, Cele|bitchy and PopSugar
 
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Associated Press:
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TMZ.com:
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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:
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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