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8:50 AM ET, March 16, 2015

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Victoria Ward / Telegraph:
Sir Elton John boycotts Dolce & Gabbana after row over same-sex families  —  The singer's comments follow an interview with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in which the pair said: ‘The only family is the traditional one’  —  Sir Elton John has called for a boycott of fashion label Dolce & Gabbana …
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Elton John Slams Designers Dolce and Gabbana For Calling Babies Born From IVF “Synthetic,” Boycotts the Brand  —  Dolce & Gabbana messed with the wrong dad.  The Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana raised some eyebrows in a new interview with Italy's Panorama magazine, in which they blasted “gay adoptions” and IVF.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and PerezHilton
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Ricky Martin, Courtney Love, Victoria Beckham Support Elton John Against Dolce and Gabbana Over IVF Slur  —  Ricky Martin, Courtney Love and Martina Navratilova are throwing their Dolce and Gabbana outfits in the trash in support of Elton John and his outrage over the fashion pair's use of the word “synthetic” to describe IVF babies.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Chris Evans Is Dating Lily Collins: See Where They First Met!  —  Captain America is off the market!  Chris Evans and Lily Collins are dating, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.  —  PHOTOS: How star couples first met  —  A source tells Us that the pair first met at Vanity Fair's star-studded Oscars party last month.
Lynette Rice / People.com:
The 21 Best Jokes from the Roast of Justin Bieber  —  Host Kevin Hart said it best in the first few minutes of Comedy Central's Justin Bieber Roast: “Tonight we are gonna do what parents and the legal system should have done a long time - give the boy an ass-whuppin' he deserves.”
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and PerezHilton
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Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
Justin Bieber Ends Roast With Humility: “I've Turned a Lot of People Off the Past Few Years”  —  Justin Bieber's Comedy Central roast was a mostly hilarious affair, until the very end when, following a rebuttal (among the highlights: “What do you get when you give a teenager $200 million?
Discussion: The Blemish and Just Jared
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Heather Mills: Ex Paul McCartney Has to Do Songs With Kanye West, Rihanna Because He's No Longer Relevant  —  She knows he's a former Beatle, right?  Heather Mills had no problem taking jab at her rock star ex-husband Paul McCartney in a recent interview on Ireland's The Late Late Show.
Discussion: Dlisted
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
NEWS/ Heather Mills Slams Ex-Husband Paul McCartney: He Has to Do Songs With Rihanna and Kanye West …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
‘Buffy’ Star Nicholas Brendon — Another Convention ... Another Arrest  —  ‘BUFFY’ STAR NICHOLAS BRENDON  —  Another Convention  —  ANOTHER ARREST  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  ‘Buffy the Vampire’ star Nicholas Brendon should stay far far away from geek conventions because it never ends well …
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Michael Miller / People.com:   Nicholas Brendon Arrested After Allegedly Trashing Hotel Room - Again
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Aniston — Drunk Driver Firmly Planted in Front Yard  —  DRUNK DRIVER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A drunk driver became an unwanted visitor at Jennifer Aniston's house Saturday night after the guy hit a curb and took out some of her plants.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
Discussion: Digital Spy and Just Jared
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Robert Durst, subject of HBO documentary, arrested in L.A. writer's slaying  —  Robert Durst, the scion of a New York real estate fortune and focus of an HBO documentary, was arrested in New Orleans late Saturday in connection with the 2000 slaying of an L.A. writer at her Benedict Canyon home.
Amanda Michelle Steiner / People.com:
Pamela Anderson Files Restraining Order Against Estranged Husband Rick Salomon  —  Not long after filing for divorce from poker player Rick Salomon, Pamela Anderson has been granted a restraining order against her ex.  —  The temporary order, filed Friday, will hold until the court hearing scheduled …
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Peter Holley / Washington Post:
Boyfriend to crowdfunders: ‘Girlfriend will dump me unless you send me to Miami spring break’  —  A young romance is a fragile thing in the social media era.  —  Just when you think you've got a good thing going, that special someone books a spring break trip to Miami without you.
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Bobbi Kristina's Aunt — Nick Gordon's ‘Guilty’ and Pat Houston's Loathsome  —  BOBBI KRISTINA'S AUNT  —  NICK'S ‘GUILTY’  —  And Pat Houston's Loathsome  —  Bobbi Kristina's aunt, Leola Brown, claims Nick Gordon is responsible for Bobbi Kristina's dire medical state, and she blames someone else ... Pat Houston.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Bossip
 
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