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4:40 PM ET, February 11, 2010

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Daily Mail:
British fashion icon Alexander McQueen commits suicide  —  British fashion designer Alexander McQueen has been found dead after taking his own life.  —  The 40-year-old committed suicide just days after the death of his mother, Joyce.  —  His death also comes just three years after his close friend …
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People.com:
Alexander McQueen Found Dead  —  British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, 40, was found dead at his London home on Thursday morning, his office confirms.  —  “Alexander McQueen today announces the tragic news that Lee McQueen, the founder and designer of the Alexander McQueen brand …
TMZ.com:
Designer Alexander McQueen Dies  —  International fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead in his London home this morning, this according to a spokesperson for his company.  —  There are reports claiming McQueen took his own life — but so far, an official cause of death has not been released.
The Huffington Post:
Alexander McQueen Dead: Fashion Designer Commits Suicide (PHOTOS)  —  What's Your Reaction: … Fashion designer Alexander McQueen has taken his own life at age 40.  His office confirmed his death, saying: 'It is a tragic loss.  We are not making a comment at this time out of respect …
New York Post:
Alec Baldwin rushed to hospital after OD scare  —  Emmy Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin was taken to Manhattan hospital from his Central Park West apartment shortly after midnight this morning following a 911 call from his 14-year-old daughter Ireland, sources said.
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Us Weekly:
30 Rock's Alec Baldwin Hospitalized After Threatening to Take Pills  —  Alec Baldwin is “completely fine” after he was examined at a New York City hospital, a spokesperson for the actor said Thursday.  —  Early Thursday morning, NYC's WNBC News reported that Baldwin, 51 …
TMZ.com:
Jessica Simpson Laughs Off Mayer Comments  —  There's one person who wasn't offended by John Mayer's controversial Playboy interview — Jessica Simpson.  —  Jessica was in L.A. last night — and when we asked her how she felt about Mayer comparing her sex appeal to a “drug” and calling her …
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Us Weekly:
Singer John Mayer Breaks Down on Stage  —  The same day he apologized for using the N-word and blabbing about his sexcapades with Jessica Simpson in Playboy, John Mayer broke down on stage.  —  While performing his tune “Gravity” Wednesday at Nashville's Sommet Center, Mayer, 32, stopped playing and apologized to his bandmates.
Perez Hilton:
Lindsanity Misses The Ball And Pisses Off Vienna, British Airways!!!!  —  Get it together, girl!!!  —  As we previously reported, Austrian moneybags Richard Lugner was planning to take the American trainwreck/whactress Lindsay Lohan to be his escort to the Vinenna Opera Ball tonight!!
Discussion: The Superficial and Gossip Cop
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TMZ.com:
Dennis Hopper: My Wife is Killing Me  —  Dennis Hopper has filed legal papers in his bitter divorce case ... Dennis says he's perfectly capable of making decisions, and his doctor claims the less Dennis has to do with his estranged wife, Victoria, the longer he will live.
The Superficial:
Madonna slipping Jesus the tongue  —  Madonna and Jesus Luz were photographed making out in a Rio de Janeiro nightclub last night shooting down rumors the two have split.  However, these photos do confirm rumors that Madonna is a walking corpse with the power to manipulate the living.
Discussion: Celebslam
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Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Who brought their mum?  Madonna, 51, goes clubbing with Jesus Luz, 23, and his pals
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: ‘Friday Night Lights’ sets end date  —  The fifth season of Friday Night Lights will be its last, multiple sources confirm.  —  Although an NBC rep insists no official decision on FNL's future has been made, I'm told the network has informed the show's cast that they're free …
TMZ.com:
Body Found Where Christian Bale Lived  —  Christian Bale lived in a home where a human body was buried ... and he had no idea, cops tell TMZ.  —  We've learned in 2008, while Bale was filming “Terminator: Salvation” in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the body of Michael Snyder lay in the front yard.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Studios Battle Over Taylor Lautner Project (Yes, Another One!)  —  EXCLUSIVE: The sluggish spec script marketplace will get a jolt today as Hollywood majors battle over a drama that has Hollywood's highest paid and hardest working teen Taylor Lautner attached to star.
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
It's Officially Legal to Lust After Taylor Lautner!
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Socialite Life
Us Weekly:
PIC: Lady Gaga Glues Hundreds of Pearls to Her Face!  —  Lady Gaga has people doing double takes once again.  —  With her skin painted white, the singer, 23, wore hundreds of white pearls glued to her face, legs and body at an amfAR gala in New York City Wednesday.
Discussion: PopSugar and BellaSugar
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: SNEAK PEEK: Real Housewives' Kelly Bensimon in Playboy!  —  Real Housewives of New York's Kelly Killoren Bensimon isn't afraid to bring on the drama — or take off her clothes!  —  The reality star, 41, makes her nude Playboy debut in a six-page spread in the magazine's March issue …
TMZ.com:
Courtney Love Restraining Order Extended  —  The judge's order prohibiting Courtney Love from having contact with her daughter — Frances Bean Cobain — has just been extended ... and the clock is now ticking on their relationship.  —  The judge had stripped Courtney of legal control of her daughter back in December.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan Likely at Olympics Opening  —  The 2010 Winter Olympics may be lacking snow, but that hasn't stopped the leaks.  —  The first names of likely opening-ceremony performers have filtered out, thanks to spies at the rehearsals and a commercial for the Vancouver Games that aired during Saturday Night Live.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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