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11:55 PM ET, June 21, 2013

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TMZ.com:
Paula Deen — Food Network Gives Her the Ax  —  Food Network Gives Her  —  THE AX  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  5:10 PM PT — Paula has just released a statement, thanking the Food Network for 11 “great years.”  She said, “Because of the gift the Food Network gave me, I've had the pleasure …
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Julia Moskin / New York Times:
Food Network Drops Paula Deen  —  Paula Deen, the self-proclaimed queen of Southern cooking and a sugary mainstay of the Food Network, was dropped by the network on Friday, after a bewildering day in which she failed to show up for an interview on the “Today” show and then in two online videos begged …
TMZ.com:
Paula Deen's Ridiculous Video Apology for Using N-Word  —  RIDICULOUS APOLOGY  —  For Using N-Word  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  1:00 PM PT — FYI, Paula just yanked the video apology from her YouTube channel.  —  Paula Deen continues to step in it, and we know part of the problem is that her team doesn't have a clue.
Dylan Howard / RADAR:
Judge Finds Paula Deen In Contempt For Not Turning Over Profane Blooper Reel  —  A Georgia judge has found Paula Deen and her codefendants in a $1.2 million sexual harassment lawsuit in contempt of court for failing to turn over a blooper reel in which the Food Network star is said to cuss up a storm …
Discussion: New York Post and Associated Press
People.com:
Paula Deen Begs for Forgiveness for Using Racial Slur  —  Shortly after canceling a Today interview, and days after admitting in a discrimination lawsuit that she's used the N-word in the past, Paula Deen released a video apology Friday.  —  “I want to apologize to everybody for the wrong that I've done,” says the Food Network host.
Michael K / Dlisted:
North “Nori” West Can Blame Anna Wintour For Her Name  —  Even though legend has it that J.K. Rowling based the Death Eaters on the Illuminati, the two organizations of dark-sided evilness hate each other and will do whatever it takes to destroy one another.
Discussion: OK! Magazine
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TMZ.com:
I Don't Have a Middle Name  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West decided nothing would go between their new daughter North West, because the kid doesn't have a middle name ... this according to the birth certificate obtained by TMZ.  —  The birth certificate was signed only by Kim and gives the time of birth 5:34 AM June 15th.
TMZ.com:
BABY NAME REVEALED
Peter Gicas / E! Online:
NEWS/ Did Anna Wintour Come Up With the Name North for Kim Kardashian's Baby?
Discussion: hollyscoop.com
Dylan Howard / RADAR:
Amanda Bynes: ‘I Got My Breast Implants Removed’  —  Amanda Bynes is suffering from the painful price of plastic surgery after having another cosmetic operation — to REMOVE her breast implants, the former child actress tells RadarOnline.com.  —  The 27-year-old regretted having had the boob job …
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New York Post:
‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini guzzled at least eight drinks during his final meal: source  —  “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini, who struggled with booze addiction in his final weeks, scarfed down a decadent final meal that included at least eight alcoholic drinks, The Post has learned.
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Justin Bieber / TMZ.com:
HomeJustin Bieber — Takes Mystery Girl to NBA Finals ... DAYYYUM!!  [PHOTO]  —  Mystery Girl at NBA Finals ...  DAYYYUM!!  —  Justin Bieber tried to impress his Miami mystery date by taking her to Game 7 between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat — but based on some pics he screwed it up.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
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TMZ.com:
Red Hot Chili Peppers Singer Anthony Kiedis — Brawl with Bodyguard Outside Four Seasons  —  Outside Four Seasons  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  2:05 PM PT — Kiedis just gave us the best statement ever ... not even mentioning the fight ... telling TMZ, “I love the Rolling Stones.”  Yeah, he's that cool.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Gossip Cop
Elizabeth McNeil / People.com:
Inside Katie Holmes' Single Life - One Year After Tom  —  As Mrs. Tom Cruise, she lived the kind of rarefied life few people outside of royalty and its Hollywood equivalent will ever know: a wedding in an Italian castle, a 10,000-sq.-ft. Beverly Hills mansion, travel in a personal Gulfstream IV …
WSB-TV:
Administrator uses student's bikini photo in Internet safety seminar  —  ATLANTA —  To prove a point about the risks of social media, a local school administrator presented a photo of a bikini-clad student at a district wide seminar.  —  Now, the woman is suing the school system.
Discussion: Gawker
TMZ.com:
Patriots Star Aaron Hernandez — Report: Arrest Warrant Issued  —  ARREST WARRANT ISSUED  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Aaron Hernandez will be in handcuffs soon, and charged with obstruction of justice — and possibly more — according to reports.  —  An arrest warrant has been issued …
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NY Daily News:
EDITOR'S PICKS  —  Massachusetts state police continued …
Discussion: Bossip
David Perel / RADAR:
Justin Bieber's Manager Wants Him To Go To Rehab  —  Justin Bieber's long-time manager Scooter Braun wants him to go to rehab, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  Bieber's partying, pot smoking and drinking is out of control and Braun is extremely worried about the 19-year-old, one source told Radar.
 
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Discussion: Bossip
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: Bossip
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Discussion: PerezHilton
Gabe Toro / Indiewire Blogs, Film News and Reviews:
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Discussion: The Wrap and Digital Spy
Rebecca Macatee / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kate Upton & Blake Griffin Holding Hands at NYC Hot Spot
Discussion: New York Post
Tish Cyrus / TMZ.com:
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CBS News:
Jennifer Lopez receives 2,500th star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: RADAR, Cele|bitchy and Celeb Gossip …
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Rex Reed Refuses to Apologize for Melissa McCarthy Comments: “I Stand By All of My Original Remarks”
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Ryan Reynolds ‘desperate, impatient’ about starting a family, Blake not so much?
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Gossip Cop
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Aniston ‘thinks Justin is piggybacking on her fame to boost his career’
Cele|bitchy:
Kirstie Alley ordered to pay $130k settlement for sham weight loss program
 

 
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

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Norah O'Donnell plans her last CBS Evening News broadcast as anchor for January 24, 2025

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