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7:15 PM ET, February 18, 2015

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Allie Jones / Gawker:
Uh-Oh: Beyoncé's Face Is Uh-Oh  —  Two hundred and twenty-four apparently unretouched photos of self-styled Queen Bey Beyoncé were leaked on a website called The Beyoncé World this morning, sending shockwaves across the one inhabited by all of us.
Discussion: World of Wonder
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Daily Mail:
The REAL face of ‘Flawless’ Beyonce exposed: Unretouched photos of Queen Bey's L'Oreal adverts leak online  —  More than 200 unretouched photos from Beyonce's 2013 L'Oreal cosmetic campaign were leaked on a fan site called The Beyonce World on Tuesday, showing fans that she's human like everyone else.
Discussion: Dlisted
National Enquirer:
EXPLOSIVE EYEWITNESS REVEALS WHAT REALLY WENT ON IN BOBBI KRISTINA'S HOUSE OF HORRORS  —  Police have interviewed a top-secret witness in the BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN tragedy in a desperate attempt to determine if foul play was at the center of her mysterious drowning.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:   Bobbi Kristina Brown's Relatives Asking for Thousands of Dollars, Perks From Media
Daily Mail:
It's crafty Kate!  Pregnant Duchess of Cambridge shows off her art skills as she tries her hand at ceramic painting during factory visit  — Wore a dusky blue wool coat by MaxMara and her favourite £395 navy blue suede Jimmy Choo court shoes  — The £19.95 mug features …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Us Weekly:   Pregnant Kate Middleton Switches Her Hair Up to a Knotted Half-Up Hairstyle: See the Fresh Look Here!
ELLE:
ANSEL ELGORT WANTS YOU TO KNOW HE'S NOT A PLAYER  —  With a career burning fast and hot, Elgort could be young Hollywood's most sought after lothario, but, as Mickey Rapkin learns, he's way more romantic than rake.  —  GETTY  —  For a generation of young women, Ansel Elgort may always be Augustus Waters …
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin Installing Panic Room in Home — Get All the Details on Their High-Security Remodel  —  Trespassers beware!  George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are renovating their Berkshire, England, mansion — and it's going to be high-security, a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Susie Armitage / BuzzFeed:
Pussy Riot's First English Song, “I Can't Breathe,” Pays Tribute To Eric Garner  —  “We've known, on our own skin, what police brutality feels like and we can't be silent on this issue,” the group told BuzzFeed News.  —  Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova, the two best known members …
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Luke Harding / Guardian:   Russian punk band Pussy Riot release I Can't Breathe, inspired by Eric Garner
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Colin Stutz / Billboard:
Afroman Arrested for Punching Fan Onstage Mid-Show
TMZ.com:
ARRESTED FOR HOME BURGLARY  —  Vanilla Ice has been arrested and charged with burglary and grand theft for allegedly stealing furniture, a pool heater, bicycles and other stuff from a vacant home in Florida.  —  Lantana PD tells TMZ ... it's all connected to Ice's TV show, “The Vanilla Ice Project.”
Discussion: Page Six, Variety, USA Today, Stereogum and WPTV
Patti Smith / Interview Magazine:
KRISTEN STEWART … Even in close-up, with her eyes the color of Caribbean shallows filling the screen, Kristen Stewart seems to be hiding—or at least trying to.  There is a discomfort, often verging on terror, that troubles her lips and pinches her brow, as if she's been shot up with truth serum …
TMZ.com:
Kanye West & Taylor Swift — BFFs Do Dinner ... Before the Duet  —  KANYE WEST & TAYLOR SWIFT  —  BFFS DO DINNER ...  Before the Duet  —  2/18/2015 6:55 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  The Kanye West/Taylor Swift friendship is the real deal, folks — and not just for music — because they did dinner together at The Spotted Pig in NYC.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Bossip and Just Jared
Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Oscar Voter Reveals Brutally Honest Ballot: “There's No Art to ‘Selma,’” ‘Boyhood’ “Uneven”  —  An anonymous female Academy member gives Patricia Arquette a nod “for having no work done in 12 years,” says she “could have watched my hair grow” during ‘Foxcatcher’ and resented ‘Selma’ filmmakers wearing “I can't breathe” T-shirts.
Alicia C. Dennis / People.com:
Ben and Jessa Seewald: ‘We Want to Adopt’  —  Snuggled up together on a love seat in their Springdale, Arkansas, home, Jessa and Ben Seewald are ready to talk babies.  —  In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the recently married stars of TLC's hit reality show 19 Kids & Counting aren't holding back.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Fox News and PerezHilton
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian Is Juggling Both Exes Lamar Odom and French Montana  —  What a predicament!  Khloe Kardashian has romantically reconnected with both her estranged husband Lamar Odom and ex-boyfriend French Montana, an insider reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Hollywood Reporter:
Morena Baccarin Nabs Female Lead in ‘Deadpool’ (Exclusive)  —  Ryan Reynolds is starring in the Fox film.  —  Homeland star Morena Baccarin has nabbed the female lead in Deadpool, Fox's action movie based on the Marvel character.  —  Tim Miller is directing the action-adventure project …
Discussion: Just Jared
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Kelly Clarkson: I Feel Like I Have the Plague Because No One Will Work With Me  —  Good thing she's Miss Independent!  Kelly Clarkson revealed in a new interview with BBC Radio 1 that she has a tough time getting other artists to record with her.  —  “I honestly would collaborate with a lot of people …
Discussion: Dlisted
Julianne Mosoff / DuJour:
The One and Only Jane Fonda  —  There are no seasons in Southern California, unless you count awards season.  It's a Thursday morning in early January, the height of the trophy derby, and Jane Fonda is telling me about the night she won her first Oscar, in 1972, for her role as a reluctant prostitute in Klute.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
‘Shaft’ Reboot in the Works at New Line With ‘Predator’ Producer (Exclusive)  —  New Line has acquired the rights to the “Shaft” franchise and is developing a reboot of the popular police property with producer John Davis of Davis Entertainment, TheWrap has learned.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj — Roadie Dead in Philly Stabbing  —  ROADIE DEAD IN PHILLY STABBING  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  A member of Nicki Minaj's team was stabbed to death Tuesday night in Philadelphia ... so says Nicki herself.  —  Nicki says 2 members of her crew were stabbed ... one lived.
Discussion: Page Six
Sasha Goldstein / NY Daily News:
‘He was a stud’: Bruce Jenner's transition to living as a woman shocks longtime racing pal Scott Pruett  —  Scott Pruett, an established racer who drove with the 65-year-old Jenner in the 1980s, said he supported his longtime friend.  Jenner won an Olympic gold medal in the decathlon …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Closer Weekly:
Shayne Lamas Reveals — My Stepmom is Carrying My Baby! … ONLY in the new issue of ‘Closer Weekly,’ Shayne Lamas — who recently announced she was having a baby via surrogate — exclusively reveals the very special woman carrying her baby is her stepmom, Shawna Craig!
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
 
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Sasha Goldstein / NY Daily News:
Dead Puerto Rican man is propped up, dons Green Lantern costume during bizarre wake
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Bossip
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Kate Hudson Hates the Idea of Dieting, Looks Incredible in Sports Bra: Fitness Secrets, Photos
Discussion: Gawker
Doug Elfman:
LeAnn Rimes talks about her bikini body
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sony, Scott Rudin Team Up for Acclaimed Graphic Novel ‘The Sculptor’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Jerry Rice / TMZ.com:
MY DAUGHTER'S THE NEXT LAURYN HILL
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Whoopi Goldberg to Star in ABC's Jermaine Fowler Comedy
Discussion: Starpulse and Digital Spy
 Earlier Picks: 
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Geraldo Rivera: Hip-Hop Is Worse for “Black and Brown People” Than Racism
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Wiz Khalifa WASTED with Chicks ... I'm Not Talkin' Amber Rose Tonight! (VIDEO)
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Dlisted
Daily Mail:
Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry get a plus size makeover: Stars pile on the pounds in photos manipulated …
TMZ.com:
Terrence Howard — My Ex-Wife is Hurling Death Threats ... LAPD Investigates
Discussion: Bossip
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Adam DeVine Dating Pretty Little Liars' Chloe Bridges: Details
Jack Klompus / Digital Spy:
Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Plot revealed for Dead Men Tell No Tales
Discussion: PerezHilton
 

 
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

Leo Schwartz / Fortune:
Sources: CoinDesk owner Bullish removed an article on Tron founder Justin Sun after complaints from his team; editorial chair Matt Murray resigned on Dec. 16

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a federal suit, two filmmakers and a photographers group challenge the constitutionality of fees and permits required for commercial work in national parks

 
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