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2:20 AM ET, February 12, 2010

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Daily Mail:
British fashion icon Alexander McQueen commits suicide days after death of his beloved mother  —  British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was discovered dead today after taking his own life.  —  The industry was left reeling after the 40-year-old's suicide this morning …
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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:
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 …
Discussion: Digital Spy, omg! and Perez Hilton
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Real Housewife Kelly Bensimon: Why I Posed for Playboy
Discussion: PopEater and Pop Crunch
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Lindsay Drops the Ball—the Vienna Opera Ball, That Is  —  Quick, somebody check the temperature down by the Styx: Lindsay Lohan has turned down an invitation to party!  —  LiLo was originally set to serve as this year's celeb rent-a-date (going rate: $150,000) for horny old Austrian …
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Perez Hilton:
Lindsanity Misses The Ball And Pisses Off Vienna, British Airways!!!!
Discussion: Gossip Cop and The Superficial
Michael K / Dlisted:
LiLo F**ked Up Again
Discussion: Egotastic!
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
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Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Lady Gaga Shows Off Slimmer Frame, Looks Great!
Discussion: Queerty
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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: popbytes and Celebslam
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Jennifer Aniston No Longer Has Hollywood's ‘Most Desired’ Body  —  America's sweetheart has been bumped from the top of the “hottest looks” list.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Twilight’ Saga's Final Book ‘Breaking Dawn’ Will Be Made Into 2 Back-To-Back Movies  —  I have this from several sources, and it's definitive.  Filming on the back-to-back movies would begin in mid-October, and Summit Entertainment is looking at “high-end” directors.
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.
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 of the home he was renting.
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.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE LETTER: Sherri Shepherd's Ex-Husband Furious She Talks About Him On The View  —  Comedians are known for drawing inspiration from their personal lives.  But in the case of Sherri Shepherd, her ex husband Jeff Tarpley is asking her to stop using their divorce as public fodder for the sake of their son.
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Natasha Richardson Remembered at Gala in New York  —  Friends and family offered heartfelt remembrances of Natasha Richardson at amfAR's starry annual New York gala Wednesday night.  —  “I remember her laugh,” Alan Cumming, who starred with the actress in Cabaret on Broadway, told PEOPLE.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Us Weekly:
Sarah Silverman: Jimmy Kimmel Loved Me — and My Big “Thighs”  —  US: What can we expect from the new season?  The characters are so well-defined this season — and a lot happens!  My sister and I have competing Holocaust memorials (Laura's, respectful with a monument made of recovered Nazi gold …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Perez Hilton
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO picks up Kate Winslet miniseries  —  ‘Mildred Pierce’ is being directed by Todd Haynes  —  Todd Haynes' “Mildred Pierce” is headed to HBO.  —  The cable network has picked up the five-hour miniseries starring Kate Winslet, which it will co-produce with MGM, Killer Films and John Wells Prods.
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
President Biden signs the ByteDance-TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law, after the Senate passed it by 79-18; the House passed the legislation 360-58 on April 20

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The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, potentially complicating hiring in Hollywood as firms try to protect trade secrets and other info

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