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11:00 AM ET, February 12, 2014

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NBC News:
Tom Brokaw Diagnosed With Cancer, Prognosis Encouraging - NBC News  —  In a personal note, NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer and said he and his physicians are very encouraged w...
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Associated Press:
Tom Brokaw Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma  —  NBC newsman Tom Brokaw reveals he's been diagnosed with cancer.  Doctors are optimistic about his treatment and Brokaw says, “I remain the luckiest guy I know.”  —  Brokaw, 72, was diagnosed in August with multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting blood cells in the bone marrow, NBC says.
Discussion: Dlisted
Andrew Romano / The Daily Beast:
I Watched Shia LaBeouf Cry at His Weird LA Art Project #IAMSORRY  —  Through his eyeholes, I could see LaBeouf's eyes moving around—staring at me.  I could hear him breathing under the bag.  I stood to go, and offered him my hand.  —  My first conversation today with Shia LaBeouf was a little one-sided, to put it mildly.
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Blemish
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Laura Stampler / TIME:
Shia LaBeouf is Really Sorry, Plans to Say So in New #IAMSORRY Project  —  Latest move for actor under fire for plagiarism  —  Confused by Shia LaBeouf's recent antics?  Perhaps the actor's latest project will offer some clarification: A forthcoming news release from LaBeouf artistic …
Discussion: Vulture, Defamer, BuzzFeed and PopWatch
Michael K / Dlisted:
Death To All Your Senses: Billy Ray Cyrus' Hip-Hop Sequel To Achy Breaky Heart  —  If you're having the kind of day where you don't really give a s**t that your eye sockets will heave your eyeballs out onto the floor and your ears will close up along with your coochie and/or b-hole, then here's the perfect thing for you.
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Edwin Ortiz / Complex:
Miley Cyrus' Dad Billy Ray Cyrus Drops Rap Video “Achy Breaky 2” with Buck 22
Discussion: The Superficial and Gawker
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Sarah Silverman Is Dating Michael Sheen  —  Sarah Silverman has snatched herself a new boyfriend!  The comedienne is dating British actor Michael Sheen, Us Weekly exclusively confirms.  The two were recently spotted getting hot and heavy in West Hollywood on Thursday, Feb. 6.  —  PHOTOS: 2013's top 13 couples
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Nickelodeon Star Drake Bell Goes Bankrupt  —  Drake Bell — a huge Nickelodeon child actor who starred in “Drake & Josh” — has filed for bankruptcy ... TMZ has learned.  —  The 26-year-old actor just filed legal docs, claiming he's in the hole to the tune of $581,000.
Discussion: Gossip Cop
RADAR:
Kristen Stewart Shuns Married Director She Cheated On Rob Pattinson With; But Rupert Sanders 'Hasn't Been Able To Get Over Her'  —  Fans were shocked in 2012 when news broke that Twilight star Kristen Stewart had cheated on her co-star and boyfriend Robert Pattinson with her married Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders.
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Cops Say Video Shows Him Peeing in Jail Cell  —  Cops Say Video Shows Him  —  PEEING IN JAIL CELL  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Justin Bieber is on the offensive after embarrassing video surfaced of him getting patted down in jail following his DUI arrest in Miami Beach …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Rihanna — I Was Bankrupt Because of My Stupid Accountant  —  Rihanna says her accountant made so many boneheaded decisions that he blew her fortune and she was “effectively bankrupt” by the end of 2009.  —  The singer claims in new legal docs she had $11 MILLION in cash at the beginning of 2009.
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Khloe Kardashian — Assaults Dance Floor With Blunt Object  —  ASSAULTS DANCE FLOOR WITH BLUNT OBJECT  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Let's be blunt ... like Khloe Kardashian.  —  Khloe appears to have been blazin' at Tru nightclub — where she partied Monday night with The Game and mom Kris Jenner.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:   Khloe Kardashian — Back in the Club ... TWERKING Hard on The Game
NBC News:
Exclusive: Hoffman Wrote of ‘Demons’ in Diaries Before Overdose - NBC News  —  The private diaries of the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died of a heroin overdose on Feb. 2, reveal a man who was troubled by
Discussion: The Wrap and PerezHilton
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Scandal’ Enlists ‘Homeland’ Actress for Major Season Three Arc (Exclusive)  —  Nazanin Boniadi will make her debut in the Shonda Rhimes drama's Feb. 27 return.  —  Nazanin Boniadi  —  ABC's Scandal has added a new face for the final half of its third season.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
InStyle.com What's Right Now:
Nicole Kidman in the March InStyle: “I'm Very Country at Heart”  —  She may be an Aussie who was born in Hawaii (more on that in a bit), but Nicole Kidman tells Simon Dumenco in the March issue of InStyle, on newsstands Friday, that she's really nothing more than a country bumpkin.
 
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Jen Heger / RADAR:
Bruce Jenner's Daughters ‘Very Confused’ …
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TMZ.com:
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RADAR:
Miley Cyrus Considers Moving From Hillside Home For A Downtown L.A. Condo Over Security Concerns
Discussion: PerezHilton
RADAR:
Teen Mom War!  Farrah Abraham Says Jenelle Evans Is ‘Obsessed With Being Negative Towards Me’ …
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Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Famed Photog Refused To Shoot Kim Kardashian ‘Vogue’ Spread: He Only Shoots People He Likes!
Discussion: Bossip and Daily Mail
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Kopykats: Kim K. & Kanye West ‘Stealing’ Design For New House From Palace Of Versailles
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
AJ Marechal / Variety:
Fox's ‘Gotham’ Casts Classic ‘Batman’ Characters the Penguin, Alfred Pennyworth
Discussion: Just Jared
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Meet Bizzle!  Justin Bieber changes his name as reports he is planning on launching a rap career continue to grow
TMZ.com:
David Cassidy's Wife Files For Divorce
Discussion: Us Weekly
Chiderah Monde / NY Daily News:
Liam Hemsworth, Nina Dobrev spark romance rumors after being spotted at Atlanta bar
Anya / People.com:
Soleil Moon Frye Welcomes a Son
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Egging Conviction Could Make Him Persona Non Grata In U.S.
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Superficial
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Associated Press:
ABC News apologizes and will give $15M to Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over George Stephanopoulos' comments about Trump and E. Jean Carroll

Mark Caro / Local News Initiative:
A deep look at the emergence of local news startups in Massachusetts, as some “ghost newspapers” owned by Gannett still publish but without original reporting

James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
An interview with Patrick Soon-Shiong, who has spent ~$1B on the LA Times, on his non-endorsement in the presidential race, adding a “bias meter”, and more

 
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