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11:15 AM ET, February 4, 2014

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Cameron / The Uncool:
PSH  —  My original take on this scene was a loud, late night pronouncement from Lester Bangs.  A call to arms.  In Phil's hands it became something different.  A scene about quiet truths shared between two guys, both at the crossroads, both hurting, and both up too late.  It became the soul of the movie.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Posed for Chilling Portrait Session at Sundance Two Weeks Before Death: Picture
Philip Seymour Hoffman / TMZ.com:
NODS OFF ON PLANE AFTER DRINKING BINGE
Discussion: People.com
Philip Seymour Hoffman / TMZ.com:
PLANNING FOR LONG HEROIN BINGE
Discussion: The Blemish, The Wrap and Just Jared
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Mourned by Jennifer Lawrence, Hunger Games Cast, Crew After Death: “Our Hearts Are Breaking”
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Philip Seymour Hoffman: His Final Hours Before Apparent Overdose
Discussion: New York Times
Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Drug Hell: He Was Spending $10K Per Month On Heroin, Oxycontin …
Discussion: TMZ.com and PerezHilton
Jana Winter / Fox News:
Philip Seymour Hoffman death: Police investigating possible drug buy at ATM
Discussion: Gossip Cop, PerezHilton and TMZ.com
Vanity Fair:
Sneak Peek: The 2014 Hollywood Issue Cover  —  George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Lupita Nyong'o, and Jared Leto are among the 12 stars on our March cover, photographed by Annie Leibovitz.  —  For the 20th annual Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue, the magazine celebrates a year of spectacular film with a group of distinguished actors.
Graydon Carter / Vanity Fair:
The Paltrow Affair  —  In his Editor's Letter from the March Hollywood Issue, Graydon Carter addresses long-running rumors that Vanity Fair has been working on an “epic takedown” of Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow.  While the full version of the letter—including details …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jessica Szohr, Aaron Rodgers Dating Again After 2011 Split  —  She's snagged her football hottie — again!  Jessica Szohr is giving love another try with Aaron Rodgers, Us Weekly can confirm.  The Gossip Girl alum and NFL Green Bay Packers quarterback briefly dated back in 2011.
Randee Dawn / Today:
Woody Allen's lawyer: Dylan Farrow's molestation memories ‘implanted’ by her mother  —  Accusations of molestation leveled at Woody Allen by his daughter Dylan Farrow are implanted memories, Allen's lawyer told TODAY Tuesday, speaking for the first time since an open letter by Farrow was published in The New York Times.
Discussion: Star and Celebrity Baby Scoop
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — He'll Be Dogged Indefinitely By U.S. Customs  —  HE'LL BE SEARCHED INDEFINITELY BY U.S. CUSTOMS  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Bieber's days of breezing in and out of the U.S. are over ... because we're told he will continue to be a target of U.S. Customs every time he comes back to the states.
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Teen Wolf’ Books ‘Man of Steel’ Alum for Season Four  —  Dylan Sprayberry, who played young Clark Kent, will recur on the MTV drama.  —  Dylan Sprayberry  —  MTV's Teen Wolf has enlisted the services of Clark Kent.  —  The younger-skewing cable network announced Monday that Dylan Sprayberry has boarded the cast of Teen Wolf.
Discussion: World of Wonder
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Kate and George, the heir in the sun: Duchess pictured carrying son at Caribbean airport as they enjoy first foreign holiday  —  Laughing as she carries her baby son in her arms, Kate Middleton clearly enjoyed taking son Prince George on his first foreign holiday.
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Laura Prepon Returning for “Most” of Orange Is the New Black's Second Season, Creator Jenji Kohan Says  —  Looks like Alex Vause will be behind bars for a little while longer.  Though previous reports claimed that Laura Prepon's Orange Is the New Black character would be in just four episodes …
Discussion: Gossip Cop and Crushable
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Prosecutor Wants Him JAILED — NOW  —  D.A. WANTS HIM JAILED ...  NOW  —  2/3/2014 1:15 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chris Brown would have gone to jail today if L.A. prosecutors had their way ... because they asked a judge to send him directly to the pokey.
Discussion: Bossip
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
FremantleMedia To Adapt Fantasy Novel ‘American Gods’ As Drama Series  —  EXCLUSIVE: Acclaimed urban fantasy novel American Gods is headed to television.  FremantleMedia North America has acquired the rights to the book by Neil Gaiman, creator of the popular Sandman comic.
Discussion: Digital Spy
Alexandra Svokos / IvyGate:
Naked Girls In The Columbia Library  —  There's just something about porn and Ivy League libraries.  First there was the camgirl in Cornell's Law Library and now Columbia's Butler Library plays host to a very NSFW art film called “Initiation.”  Sorry, INITIATIØN.
Discussion: Gawker and DrunkenStepfather
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Poses Nude for W Magazine: “I Like That I'm Associated With Sexuality,” She Tells Ronan Farrow — Pictures  —  Naked body, bleached brows and this mega star does not care.  Miley Cyrus stripped down for the March 2014 cover of W magazine and its racy accompanying spread — and she liked it.
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Ronan Farrow / W Magazine:
My Oh Miley! America's baddest bad girl doesn't care what you think of her.
 
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TMZ.com:
5-Year-Old Disney Star — Cops Investigating Death Threats
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Tomas Jivanda / The Independent:
Chinese New Year: BBC subtitle blunder reads ‘Welcome to the year of the whores’
Discussion: Dlisted and World of Wonder
Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:
Warner Bros. Already Working on Sequel to ‘The Lego Movie’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog
TMZ.com:
Joanna Krupa — I'll Fight a Skinny White ‘Housewife’ ... But the Black Ones Scare Me
Jane / X17 Online:
JUSTIN BIEBER SKATEBOARDS ON DANCE FLOOR AT SUPER BOWL BASH
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TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift — Bum-Rushed By Obsessed Fan ... Manhandled By Security
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People.com:
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Attend His Brother's Wedding
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Dylan Howard / RADAR:
Justin Bieber Sex Tape Shocker: Troubled Pop Brat Purportedly Caught On Camera In Kinky Strip Club Orgy
Discussion: PerezHilton and Jossip
Sam Marsden / Telegraph:
Harry Potter should have married Hermione, admits JK Rowling
 

 
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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

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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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