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2:00 PM ET, February 17, 2015

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Dirk Standen / style.com:
Exclusive: The Kanye West Interview … I might as well declare an interest at the start: I think Kanye West is onto something with the Adidas Originals collection he showed in New York last week.  Processing the lessons of the two poorly received ready-to-wear collections he showed in Paris in 2011/2012 …
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
North West Wears Bulletproof Vest to Kanye West's Adidas Show: Pics
Discussion: PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Lady Gaga Is Engaged to Taylor Kinney: See Her Huge Heart-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring!  —  UPDATE: Gaga just confirmed the engagement herself via Instagram, sharing a picture of her huge, heart-shaped diamond ring via Instagram.  “He gave me his heart on Valentine's Day, and I said YES!” she captioned the photo.
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TMZ.com:
Patrick Schwarzenegger — Involved in L.A. Car Chase ... Cops Launch Investigation  —  INVOLVED IN LOS ANGELES CAR CHASE  —  ... Cops Investigate  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Patrick Schwarzenegger got himself in one of those famous L.A. car chases — but this one started with a simple splash of water ... and ended with a 2-car collision.
TMZ.com:
Tyga — I'm Not Banging Kylie Jenner  —  I'M NOT BANGING KYLIE JENNER  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Amber Rose and Khloe Kardashian can shut down their Twitter beef — because Tyga is not sleeping with 17-year-old Kylie Jenner ... according to Tyga.  —  Tyga hit up “The Breakfast Club” …
Discussion: Gawker
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — I Got Esurance to Donate $10K to My Community Service Org  —  I GOT ESURANCE TO DONATE $10K  —  To My Community Service Org  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lindsay Lohan successfully lobbied a big company to shell out $10,000 to her community service organization …
TMZ.com:
Wiz Khalifa — Amber Rose is a Slacker as a Mom ... Wants More Custody  —  Wiz Khalifa is gunning for more custody of his 1-year-old son, because he believes Amber Rose is a bad mom ... according to documents obtained by TMZ.  —  We've learned Wiz's camp has put together a laundry list of complaints, including:
Discussion: Dlisted, PerezHilton and Bossip
Billboard:
Pharrell Inks ‘Happy’ Deal for Kids Books  —  Pharrell Williams has a “Happy” deal for a series of children's picture books.  —  The Grammy Award-winning performer has an agreement with Putnam Books for Young Readers for four picture books, starting with one inspired by his hit song.
Discussion: Stereogum
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Amber Rose Claims O.J. Simpson Is Khloe Kardashian's Real Dad, Feud Continues  —  Ladies, please!  —  PHOTOS: Kardashian family album  —  The feud between Amber Rose and Khloe Kardashian just keeps on going!  After branding Kim Kardashian a “wh-re” during a Twitter war on Monday, Feb. 16 …
Discussion: Gawker
Inside Edition:
Exclusive: The Bride of Charles Manson - Her First TV Interview  —  Afton Elaine Burton is engaged to America's most infamous mass murderer and now, the woman who calls herself “Star,” is giving her first interview about her strange relationship with the man most consider a monster.
Discussion: Gawker and Mediaite
Agency / Telegraph:
Three women arrested after man glassed during Valentine's Day screening of Fifty Shades  —  Witnesses claim drunk women were vomiting in the aisles of the Grosvenor cinema in Glasgow's west end on Saturday night  —  A Valentine's Day cinema screening of Fifty Shades of Grey ended in chaos …
Discussion: PerezHilton, PopCrunch and The Wrap
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Nick Cannon and Nicole Murphy's romantic Valentine's Day date  —  Nick Cannon (left) and Nicole Murphy (right)  —  Rebounding Nick Cannon and Nicole Murphy went on a romantic late-night Valentine's Day date together, spies tell Page Six exclusively.  And they were so besotted with each other …
Discussion: Dlisted and Bossip
Bill Hutchinson / NY Daily News:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin spend Valentine's Day together with their kids on the beach  —  The exes seemed more amiable than acrimonious with Paltrow tenderly resting her hand on the shoulder of the Coldplay frontman.  —  The most famous “consciously uncoupled” pair shared a moment of re-coupling on Valentine's Day.
Discussion: Gawker
Jess Denham / The Independent:
Game of Thrones season 5: George RR Martin warns fans to ‘be on their toes’ for surprise deaths  —  George RR Martin has dropped a bombshell on Game of Thrones fans ahead of the season five premiere, warning them to “be on their toes” and expect some big shocks.
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog and EW.com
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Leah Sydney / Showbiz411:
Home Television “Game of Thrones” Author George R.R. Martin Warns: “People are going to...
Discussion: PerezHilton, I Watch Stuff and The Wrap
 
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Discussion: The Wrap, Us Weekly and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Sarah Palin — Get a Job, You Stupid Hecklers!
Discussion: The Wrap
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Kiyoshi Takenaka / Reuters:
Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Semafor plans to launch an invite-only newsletter for CEOs, The CEO Signal, in January 2025, written by former FT US News Editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Neil Cavuto is leaving Fox News after 28 years at the network; source: Fox offered him a new deal that he declined to accept and ultimately decided to leave

 
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