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12:05 PM ET, March 11, 2015

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Kory Grow / Rolling Stone:
Robin Thicke, Pharrell Lose Multi-Million Dollar ‘Blurred Lines’ Lawsuit  —  Marvin Gaye estate wins $7.3 million judgment after months of legal drama  —  Robin Thicke noticeably ripped off Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up” when he wrote the smash hit “Blurred Lines” …
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Alex Stedman / Variety:
‘Blurred Lines’ Jury Orders Pharrell, Robin Thicke to Pay $7.3 Million to Marvin Gaye Family
Discussion: World of Wonder and Us Weekly
Kory Grow / Rolling Stone:
Marvin Gaye's Family Seeks to Halt Sales of ‘Blurred Lines’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Digital Spy and BBC
Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times:
Jurors hit Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams with $7.4-million verdict
The Wrap:
‘Blurred Lines’ Verdict: Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams to Pay $7.4 Million in Copyright Case
Discussion: Just Jared
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Johnny Depp Injured; 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5′ Production ‘Minimally Impacted’ (Exclusive)  —  Johnny Depp sustained an injury to his hand over the weekend while in Australia for “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” and is returning to the United States for surgery …
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Johnny Depp Injured on Location for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’  —  Johnny Depp suffered an injury while on location for “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” in Australia over the weekend, Variety has confirmed.  —  According to insiders, Depp will be flown back to the United States to have surgery.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Page Six
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Johnny Depp Injures Hand While In Australia Fliming Pirates of the Caribbean, Flies Home for Surgery
Discussion: PerezHilton and 9news.com.au
Rebecca Roberts / FOX2now.com:
Teen banned from school over “Non-Natural Hair Color” … ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MO (KTVI) - Controversy over hair color at a St. Francois County school: a high school junior was sent home because her hair was “not a natural color”, violating school dress code.
TMZ.com:
Angie Stone — Arrested for Assaulting Her Daughter  —  ANGIE STONE ARRESTED  —  FOR ASSAULTING DAUGHTER  —  Allegedly Knocked Out Teeth  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS … In other news...  Cameron Diaz Looks Nothing Like This Now!  —  If you saw Cameron Diaz out and about, you might not recognize her now!
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Phil Benson / WGCL-TV:
R&B singer Angie Stone arrested in DeKalb County
Discussion: Digital Spy and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Bruce Jenner — I'm Putting On the Brakes for My Sex Change Docuseries ... For Now  —  I'M PUTTING ON THE BRAKES  —  For My Sex Change Docuseries ... For Now  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Bruce Jenner has stopped production of his docuseries chronicling his transformation from a man into a woman …
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Tony Bennett tapped to sing at Lady Gaga's wedding  —  Tony Bennett couldn't be happier about collaborator and close friend Lady Gaga's engagement to “Chicago Fire” star Taylor Kinney.  —  “I love it,” Bennett told us at Monday's First Time Fest closing party at the Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Jacqueline Andriakos / People.com:
Kelly Osbourne Speaks Out About Fashion Police Exit: ‘It Was the Five Best Working Years of My Life’  —  Kelly Osbourne has broken her silence since leaving Fashion Police, with only good things to say about her five-year run.  —  The TV host, 30, made her first appearance since the announcement …
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Fifty Shades’ Stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan to Seek Seven-Figure Raises for Sequel  —  With Fifty Shades of Grey looking to top out at more than $550 million worldwide, it should come as no surprise that stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan will be seeking a big payday for a second outing in the red room of pain.
Discussion: Just Jared
Aili Nahas / People.com:
The Bachelor's Chris and Whitney: Moving In Together!  —  Now that all the hullabaloo of The Bachelor is over, Chris Soules and Whitney Bischoff, who got engaged on the ABC hit's Monday finale, are ready to start a “normal” life.  —  Well ... sort of.  For the time being …
Discussion: Style News
Christopher Glazek / Out Magazine:
The Many Heresies of Madonna Louise Ciccone … Photography by Mert & Marcus  —  “Why was she gay?  Come on!”  —  Irked, Madonna twists her fingerless lace gloves, exposing a bejeweled skull on her ring finger.  It's a Friday night in the dead of winter, and we're sitting in a windowless office …
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Tim Burton to Direct Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ for Disney (Exclusive)  —  Disney is betting that the man to make you believe an elephant can fly is Tim Burton.  —  The filmmaker behind “Pee Wee's Big Adventure,” “Batman,” “Big Eyes” and “Alice in Wonderland” will direct Disney's coming live-action remake of …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Peter Berg Starts Film 45 Non-Scripted Company; Rihanna Documentary, Special Forces Series Among First Projects  —  Filmmaker Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), principal of film/TV production company Film 44, has launched a new production company, Film 45, focused on non-scripted and branded entertainment for film, TV and other platforms.
Harper's BAZAAR:
APRIL COVER STORY: THE MOORE THE BETTER  —  Julianne Moore has made a career out of playing other people.  But now, after her Oscar win, the moment is hers.  See her model the season's best styles here.  —  Camilla Akrans … Julianne Moore has just arrived back at her hotel in L.A. after an Oscar nominees' luncheon.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and World of Wonder
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Drops the N-Word, Quickly Deletes It  —  DROPS THE N-WORD  —  ... Quickly Deletes It  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lindsay Lohan is about to learn a life lesson ... nothing on the Internet is ever really gone ... because her attempt to delete the N-word from social media has failed miserably.
Laura Prudom / Variety:
'Zoolander 2′ Set For Feb. 2016 Release; Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson Walk at Paris Fashion Week  —  International fashion superstars Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) announced the release date for “Zoolander 2″ by walking the Valentino runway at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.
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People Great Ideas:
Chanel Turns Their Paris Fashion Week Show into a Chic French Brasserie (Photos)
Discussion: Style News
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Robin Wright Talks Sex Life With Ben Foster After Sean Penn Divorce: “I've Never Been Happier”  —  Better with Ben!  Robin Wright opened up to Vanity Fair in its April 2015 cover story about how her now-kaput marriage to Sean Penn has made her relationship (and sex life!) better with her current fiancé Ben Foster.
Discussion: In Case You Didn't Know and Gawker
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Elizabeth Vanmetre / NY Daily News:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos deactivated his account on X, where he had 2.3M+ followers, over the weekend after ABC News settled Trump's lawsuit

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Amnesty International: Serbian authorities used phone hacking startup Cellebrite's tools to unlock a journalist's phone before infecting the device with malware

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
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