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11:40 AM ET, February 19, 2015

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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Allison Williams Defends Dad Brian Williams, Admits Situation Has Put Her Wedding Plans on Hold  —  Allison Williams has spoken out in defense of her NBC Nightly News anchor dad Brian Williams who has been suspended from work without pay for making erroneous claims about his war reporting from Iraq in 2003.
Discussion: PerezHilton and CNNMoney
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Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Allison Williams defends dad: ‘I know you can trust him’  —  “Girls” star Allison Williams defended her disgraced dad, anchor Brian Williams on Wednesday.  —  During a Q&A with Seth Meyers at 92Y about her acting career, Allison spoke publicly for the first time about her father …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
TheBeyoncéWorld:
EXCLUSIVE: BEYONCE L'OREAL OUTTAKES  —  In 2013, Beyonce shot commercial and ads for L'Oreal's Feria & Infallible campaigns.  We have added some exclusive outtakes from the shoots' set.  Make sure you check them out in the gallery.
Discussion: The Superficial
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Allie Jones / Gawker:
Uh-Oh: Beyoncé's Face Is Uh-Oh
Discussion: Starpulse and World of Wonder
Daily Mail:
The REAL face of ‘Flawless’ Beyonce exposed: Unretouched photos of Queen Bey's L'Oreal adverts leak online
Discussion: Dlisted
Justin Kroll / Variety:
New ‘Alien’ Movie Confirmed with Director Neill Blomkamp  —  20th Century Fox has closed a deal with director Neill Blomkamp to develop a new “Alien” movie.  —  Sources say the untitled sci-fi project is a separate from the “Prometheus” sequel, which Fox is still making with Ridley Scott
Discussion: The Wrap and I Watch Stuff
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Ridley Scott To Produce New ‘Aliens’ Pic; Neill Blomkamp To Direct For Fox  —  Chappie helmer Neill Blomkamp's next movie will be an Aliens film for 20th Century Fox.  Sources say Ridley Scott's Scott Free will produce the pic, which Blomkamp will direct.  He will develop a script that is set after the Prometheus 2 story.
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Moviefone Blog
Bobbi Kristina / TMZ.com:
NICK GORDON PLEADS TO SEE HER  —  Bobbi Kristina's boyfriend Nick Gordon has been groveling to see her with no luck, and now he's publicly pleading for a visit.  —  Gordon's lawyer, Randall Kessler, says Nick's efforts to see Bobbi Kristina have been consistently blocked by the family.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:   Bobbi Kristina Brown's Relatives Asking for Thousands of Dollars, Perks From Media
National Enquirer:   EXPLOSIVE EYEWITNESS REVEALS WHAT REALLY WENT ON IN BOBBI KRISTINA'S HOUSE OF HORRORS
Jane Onyanga-Omara / USA Today:
Vanilla Ice released after burglary charge  —  Vanilla Ice has been released from custody in Florida after being arrested and charged with breaking into and stealing from an abandoned home.  —  Police in Lantana say the recording artist and home-improvement-show host, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle …
Discussion: The Superficial and Starpulse
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TMZ.com:
Michelle Branch Files For Divorce ... Goodbye to You  —  Files for Divorce  —  GOODBYE TO YOU  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Michelle Branch has finally decided to make it official after separating from her husband more than a year ago ... she has filed for divorce.  —  Branch and hubby Teddy Landau are ending their nearly 11-year marriage.
Discussion: Us Weekly, PerezHilton and Just Jared
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Jay Hernandez Joining Will Smith, Jared Leto in WB's ‘Suicide Squad’ (Exclusive)  —  “Friday Night Lights” star Jay Hernandez is in negotiations to join the cast of Warner Bros.' comic book adaptation “Suicide Squad,” multiple individuals with knowledge of the project have told TheWrap.
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Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
Will Smith to Star in ‘Bounty’ for Paramount (Exclusive)
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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Kate Hudson shows off her rock-hard abs  —  Kate Hudson is showing off her rock-hard abs — and her tomboy side — in the March issue of Shape magazine.  —  “I've always had that girly gene, but I lived with boys,” said the actress, who posed in just a bra top, low-cut workout pants and an unzipped vest for the cover.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Kate Hudson Hates the Idea of Dieting, Looks Incredible in Sports Bra: Fitness Secrets, Photos
Discussion: Gawker
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: Digital Spy, PerezHilton and 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 and PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Olivia Ward Is Pregnant, Biggest Loser Star Expecting After Fertility Struggle  —  There's a baby on board for Biggest Loser champ Olivia Ward!  The Season 11 winner of NBC's hit weight loss series and her husband, musician Ben Ward, will welcome their first child this summer, Ward tells Us Weekly exclusively.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Mo'Nique Says Roles in Empire and The Butler “Just Went Away”: Lee Daniels Told Me I've Been “Blackballed”  —  Mo'nique claims that she now knows why the offers didn't start flooding in after her big Oscar win in 2010.  —  The former star of The Parkers, who won the Academy Award …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Iggy Azalea Quits Social Media After Online Bullies Criticize Her Butt  —  Iggy Azalea's had enough!  —  The Australian rapper is walking away from social media following paparazzi pictures of her butt in a bikini, and the subsequent online criticism she received for her normal, less-than-perfect appearance.
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.
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
 
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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

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