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3:40 PM ET, February 4, 2014

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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 …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Graydon Carter Breaks Silence on Gwyneth Paltrow “Epic Takedown” Story in Vanity Fair  —  Graydon on Gwyneth, at last!  Vanity Fair's longtime Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter addresses his magazine's feverishly talked-about story about Gwyneth Paltrow — and why it still hasn't seen the light of day …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Philip Seymour Hoffman / TMZ.com:
'I KNOW I'M GONNA DIE'  —  Philip Seymour Hoffman was on a heroin binge 6 weeks before he died, and told friends he feared he was destined to fatally OD ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources Hoffman confided in tell us ... back in December Hoffman told them he had started injecting himself with heroin and couldn't kick it.
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Barbara Walters Defends Woody Allen, Fights With Sherri Shepherd on The View  —  Barbara Walters is firmly taking a side in the Woody Allen/Dylan Farrow war.  On The View Monday, Feb. 3, the 84-year-old veteran journalist got into a fight with cohost Sherri Shepherd for defending her friend …
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TMZ.com:
A BITTER BITCH  —  Mia Farrow is a bitter woman living in the past, brainwashing her children, and propagating outrageous lies just to hurt her wildly successful and acclaimed ex ... so claims Woody Allen's lawyer.  —  Attorney Elkan Abramowitz did Allen's bidding on the “Today” show Tuesday …
Discussion: X17 Online
Rachel Maresca / NY Daily News:
Barbara Walters defends Woody Allen on ‘The View’: ‘I have rarely seen a father as loving and as caring’  —  The 84-year-old journalist jumped to the 78-year-old director's defense on Monday regarding his stepdaughter's open letter accusing him of sexual abuse.
Randee Dawn / Today:
Woody Allen's lawyer: Dylan Farrow's molestation memories ‘implanted’ by her mother
Discussion: Star and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Cindi Leive / Glamour:
Taylor Swift's Dating Tips: Glamour's March Cover Star on the One Thing She Won't Do in Relationships  —  Seventy-five years ago this spring, the first issue of Glamour featured actress Ann Sheridan on the cover.  She was 24, as Taylor Swift is now.  Men were into her (Sheridan once reportedly …
Discussion: X17 Online, PerezHilton and Gossip Cop
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Glamour / All Fashion:
Taylor Swift's Glamour March Issue Cover Shoot
Discussion: Star, POPSUGAR Celebrity and Us Weekly
RADAR:
Justin Bieber Boasted He Knew Selena Gomez Was ‘In Love With Me When She Gave Me Her Virginity’  —  After Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez consummated their relationship in 2011, the pint-sized pop brat bragged to a pal, “I knew she was in love with me when she gave me her virginity.”
Discussion: The Superficial, Bossip and PerezHilton
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix Renews ‘House of Cards’ for Season 3  —  UPDATED: Ahead of the streaming series' sophomore debut, Netflix has ordered a third season for the Kevin Spacey starrer.  —  “House of Cards”  —  Netflix is sticking with House of Cards.  A few weeks ahead of the Emmy-winning drama's sophomore debut …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Just Jared
Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Jen Arnold's Cancer Is in Remission  —  After months of weekly intensive chemotherapy treatment to battle a rare form of cancer, Dr. Jennifer Arnold, the reality star of TLC's The Little Couple, is sharing big, exciting news.  —  “I had my official last chemo treatment,” says Arnold, 39.
Discussion: The Wrap, Gossip Cop and ETonline.com
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Hold Hands During Sexy Date Night in Australia: See the Gorgeous Pictures  —  Mr. and Mrs. Smith get a sitter!  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt left their six kids at home on Tuesday, Feb. 4, when the engaged lovebirds were photographed holding hands during …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
'Wolf Of Wall Street's Leonardo DiCaprio & Jonah Hill Plan Re-Team In Story Of Richard Jewell; Labelled Hero, Then Falsely Vilified As Bomber At 1996 Atlanta Olympics  —  EXCLUSIVE: Fox has closed a deal to acquire rights to Marie Brenner's 1997 Vanity Fair article “The Ballad Of Richard Jewell” …
TMZ.com:
Paul Walker's Will ... $25 Million Estate - Curious Language  —  PAUL WALKER'S WILL  —  $25 MILLION ESTATE CURIOUS LANGUAGE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Paul Walker was worth $25 million when he died and there seems to be some possibility of a family conflict ... this, based on new documents obtained by TMZ.
Discussion: Gossip Cop
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.
 
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Robert Klemko / The MMQB with Peter King:
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Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
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Alexandra Svokos / IvyGate:
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Teen Wolf’ Books ‘Man of Steel’ Alum for Season Four
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Laura Prepon Returning for “Most” of Orange Is the New Black's Second Season, Creator Jenji Kohan Says
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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’
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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

Sam Tobin / Reuters:
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