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Lynette Rice / People.com:
Kathy Griffin Quits Fashion Police — In an unexpected turn of events, Kathy Griffin announced via Twitter on Thursday that she is quitting Fashion Police. — “I thought that I could bring my brand of humor to Fashion Police so beautiful people in beautiful dresses could be teased when appropriate,” she said via Twitter.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne “Could Not Be More Proud” of Kathy Griffin After Fashion Police Exit — Kelly and Kathy have each other's backs. Kelly Osbourne tweeted that she was “proud” of Kathy Griffin after her former colleague announced on Thursday, Mar. 12, that she was leaving E!'s Fashion Police after just three months.
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Lena Dunham Praises Kathy Griffin For Quitting Fashion Police, Says “Enough is Enough” to Intolerance — Lena Dunham wants the world to know that she thinks Kathy Griffin's decision to quit Fashion Police is totally awesome. — PHOTOS: Funniest female stars in Hollywood
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kathy Griffin Leaving E!'s Fashion Police After 7 Episodes
NEWS/ Kathy Griffin Leaving E!'s Fashion Police After 7 Episodes
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Billboard:
Britney Spears: I'm ‘Slowly But Surely’ Working On a New Album (Exclusive) — Britney Spears has performed nearly 100 shows at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas since the release of her eighth studio album, 2013's Britney Jean. And though the singer has been back in the studio as far back as September …
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Rachel McGrath For / Daily Mail:
Britney Spears tipped to perform at Super Bowl half-time next year... fresh off the success of her Las Vegas shows
Britney Spears tipped to perform at Super Bowl half-time next year... fresh off the success of her Las Vegas shows
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Marie Claire:
EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK: MARIE CLAIRE APRIL COVER STAR KERRY WASHINGTON — What if you could hang with Kerry Washington, the star of hit show Scandal, and ask her to hook you up with advice from killing it on the red carpet to dealing with public backlash (hint: Twitter's block button is your friend)?
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TMZ.com:
Miley Cyrus, Patrick Schwarzenegger ... In Love and Dropping the M-Word — Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger are full-on in love, and have even casually said in front of friends they will get married some day. — Multiple sources connected with Miley and Patrick tell us their relationship is intense.
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Kerry Washington to Star as Anita Hill in HBO Movie ‘Confirmation’ (Exclusive) — Oscar nominee Susannah Grant will pen the script for the TV movie. — Anita Hill, left, and Kerry Washington — Kerry Washington is headed for HBO. — The Scandal star has signed on to play Anita Hill …
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Los Altos Town Crier / losaltosonline.com:
Tom Hanks surprises Girl Scouts … Girl Scouts selling cookies on State Street in downtown Los Altos received an unexpected surprise Feb. 28 when a bona fide movie star not only bought cookies, but also tried to help the girls sell more boxes to other passersby.
TBL / The Tracking Board:
{TB EXCLUSIVE} DOMINIC COOPER EMERGES AS THE FRONTRUNNER FOR AMC'S “PREACHER” SERIES FROM ROGEN/GOLDBERG — Cooper's the top pick to lead the series based upon the cult comic. — I'm hearing that Dominic Cooper is the frontrunner to lead AMC's new comic adaptation PREACHER.
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Daily Mail:
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: I'll do Fifty Shades sequel- with my wife's blessing! — Jamie Dornan, star of Fifty Shades Of Grey, has dismissed claims he won't be doing the sequels because his wife forbade it as ‘total b*****ks’. — Dornan, who plays Christian Grey, the mysterious billionaire with a dark secret …
Us Weekly:
Gossip Girl Star Penn Badgley Says He's Done With TV — Find Out Why The Slap Is His TV Swan Song — Paging Lonely Boy! Gossip Girl stars Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford might have signed on for new TV projects (in the ABC pilots L.A. Crime and Boom, respectively), but Penn Badgley …
TMZ.com:
FLIES INTO RAGE AT CONCERT — Lil Wayne is not in love with the coco — at least when O.T. Genasis is rapping — because Wayne went nuclear at a college concert Thursday night, threw the mic and stormed off stage. — The gig was at Nova Southeastern University.
Ashley Burns / UPROXX:
‘Final Jeopardy’ Was Very Lonely For This Contestant — Tonight's episode of Jeopardy! was very bad. “How bad was it?” It was so bad that even host Alex Trebek admitted, “This was not one of our greatest days.” In fact, only Kristin in the banner image has anything to smile about after this episode …
Alex Young / Consequence of Sound:
Prince debuts surprise new single “What If?” — listen — This weekend, Prince kicks off the US leg of his Hit & Run tour with four sold-out shows in Louisville, Kentucky. To mark the occasion, today he debuted a brand new song called “What If? on Louisville radio station WFPK.
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Lanford Beard / People.com:
Sean Penn Is Team Kaitlyn for the Next Bachelorette — It's an age-old question: Team Britt or Team Kaitlyn? — Sean Penn has an answer: “It's gonna have to be Kaitlyn.” — The Oscar winner, 54, revealed on Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live that he is an unashamed Bachelor fan.
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TMZ.com:
Univision Host — Michelle Obama Got Me Fired — The Univision talk show host canned for racist remarks about Michelle Obama says the pink slip was generated from the First Lady's Office. — Rodner Figueroa's team tells TMZ ... no one from the station or social media uttered a peep …
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James Hibberd / EW.com:
HBO TALKS GAME OF THRONES FUTURE: MORE THAN 7 SEASONS WANTED — EXCLUSIVE — All shows must die. But when, exactly, depends on who you ask — The epic series notorious for shocking deaths is starting to plan for its own inevitable demise. — Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff …
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Plain Dealer:
Why Cavaliers' Iman Shumpert contends the FOX series ‘Empire’ stole his character - and girlfriend Teyana Taylor's, too — Chris Haynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Chris Haynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group — They're using my girl's character, her style, her look and she's not getting anything for it.
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TMZ.com:
‘Revenge of the Nerds’ Star Robert Carradine — Badly Hurt in Gruesome Car Crash — ‘REVENGE OF THE NERDS’ STAR — BADLY HURT IN GRUESOME CAR CRASH — EXCLUSIVE — Robert Carradine — the star of “Revenge of the Nerds” — was involved in a horrifying car accident with a semi-truck ... TMZ has learned.
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Eric Anderson / Access Hollywood:
NICK GORDON'S ‘STEPDAD’ REACTS TO GORDON'S EMOTIONAL DR. PHIL INTERVIEW (EXCLUSIVE) — Nick Gordon's emotional interview with Dr. Phil quickly turned into an intervention - and Gordon's “stepfather” watched the whole thing unfold. — Sitting down exclusively with Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson …
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CBS News:
After “Blurred Lines” victory, Gaye family takes another listen to “Happy” — Shares - — After winning a major victory in court over the song “Blurred Lines,” Marvin Gaye's family sat down with ET's Nischelle Turner to talk about what the court decision means to them.
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Chris Richards / Washington Post:
It's okay if you hate Robin Thicke. But the ‘Blurred Lines’ verdict is bad for pop music.
It's okay if you hate Robin Thicke. But the ‘Blurred Lines’ verdict is bad for pop music.
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