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4:35 PM ET, February 17, 2010

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Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Outs Air Marshal, Endangers Flight?  —  When it comes to Twitter, Kim Kardashian can't help herself.  —  On a Tuesday night flight from NYC to L.A., the reality star Tweeted about her seat companion: a U.S. air marshal.  —  “I'm on the airplane...love wifi,” Kardashian, 29, wrote.
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The Huffington Post:
Kim Kardashian Outs Air Marshal On Twitter During Flight  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Kim Kardashian found out she was seated next to an air marshal on a flight back to LA from NYC Tuesday night.  Naturally she tweeted about it to her 3 million plus followers.  —  “I'm on the airplane...love wifi!
DailyFill.com:   Kim Kardashian —Threat To National Security
People.com:
Jon Gosselin and TLC Reach a Settlement  —  The fight between reality TV's most famous dad, Jon Gosselin, and TLC is finally over.  —  “TLC has reached a settlement with Jon Gosselin and will be undertaking procedural steps to conclude the litigation,” the network said in a statement Wednesday.
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TMZ.com:
Jon Gosselin Settles Up with TLC  —  TLC and Jon Gosselin have settled their respective lawsuits against each other .... TMZ has learned.  —  TLC sued Gosselin claiming Jon violated their contract by talking smack about the show and appearing on rival shows for pay.
Discussion: omg!, RADAR and Perez Hilton
Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin and TLC Settle Lawsuits
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
CNN:
McQueen left a note and hanged himself, coroner says  —  London, England (CNN) — Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in his wardrobe and left a suicide note, a coroner told a London inquest Wednesday.  —  McQueen, 40, was found dead at his London apartment Thursday.
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PopEater:
Alexander McQueen Was Found Hanged in His Wardrobe: Coroner  —  Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself inside a wardrobe in his London apartment on Thursday after leaving a note nearby, a British coroner's official told an inquest Wednesday.  The contents of the note were not released …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Italian American Group Consult Attorneys to Sue MTV's Jersey Shore  —  A national American-Italian group are considering legal action against MTV over their controversial hit Jersey Shore, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal.  —  UNICO (the National American-Italian Service Organization) …
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Zach Dionne / PopEater:
‘Guidette’ Snooki Has Zero Ties to Italy (She's Chilean)
Discussion: On The Scene
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Lady Gaga's Sloppy Cellulite Ass and Thick Pussy of the Day  —  I walked into a Chinese restaurant drunk to take a piss around midnight last night.  Not only did a street kid with rotting teeth and a serious drug addiction ask me for change and when I said no, offered me a blow job …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen Told ‘Go To Rehab’  —  His wife Brooke Mueller is in rehab, and Charlie Sheen has been told to go to rehab also, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.  —  The Two and a Half Men star has resumed drinking after years of sobriety and people close to him want him to get help now.
TMZ.com:
Angelina Jolie Shows Off the Twins  —  The world was treated to a rare sighting of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's 19-month-old adorable twins, Vivienne and Knox, in Italy on Tuesday.  —  Brad, Angie, and their mini-mes were spotted taking a water taxi in Venice.  —  More Brangelina
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Hellomagazine.com:
Brad and Ange say ‘buongiorno’ to Venice, their new home
Discussion: PopEater
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: “Wasted” Kristin Cavallari Hunted for Cocaine at Super Bowl  —  It's reality-check time for Kristin Cavallari.  —  The Hills star raised eyebrows for all the wrong reasons during Super Bowl weekend in Miami: “She was wasted the entire time,” a source says in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Us Weekly:
Pics!  Check Out Britney Spears' New Candie's Ads  —  Famed photographers Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger and Terry Richardson each shot Spears for the campaign, entitled “Britney Spears Through the Lens.”  —  “Annie, Mark and Terry are three of the biggest photographers in the world …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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PopEater:
Akon Can Retire Any Old Time, Thanks to Lady Gaga  —  Akon owns a South African diamond mine, but it was Lady Gaga who cemented his fortune, The Huffington Post reports: … Akon goes on to call Gaga a “super megastar” — she's scored four consecutive top 10 singles, three consecutive #1 songs …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Ryan Pearson / The Huffington Post:
Akon: Lady Gaga Made Me Rich
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Tiger Woods - Knock, Knock.  Who's There?  Elin  —  It seems Tiger Woods got a visit today from an old friend — his wife, Elin Nordegren.  —  Take a look at the white Cadillac Escalade in the driveway of the family's home in Isleworth where we're told Tiger is now living.
Discussion: INF Daily
Daily Mail:
Lindsay Lohan leaves the bright lights of Hollywood... to party with London's Z-list  —  There was a time when Lindsay Lohan only mingled with Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars.  But my, how things change.  —  The troubled Mean Girls actress spent last night rubbing shoulders with washed …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Apatow, Feig reteaming on Wiig pic  —  Duo to work on SNL thesp's first bigscreen starring role  —  Paul Feig and Judd Apatow are set to reteam for the first time since working together on Feig's short-lived but critically acclaimed high school series “Freaks and Geeks.”
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TMZ.com:
Jesse James and Cinnabun - Reunited!!!  —  Jesse James just called ...THEY FOUND CINNABUN!!!  And this is the photo of man/dog reunited.  —  Jesse got a call this AM from a woman who saw a picture of the missing doggie on a flier.  The woman brought the dog to Jesse's shop in Long Beach ten minutes ago.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Mischa Barton Goes Back To Blonde And Sneaks Out Of The Salon  —  And you know what?  We love it!  And the colorful sundress is certainly helping quite a bit too... Mischa Barton showed off her drastically different 'do as she left Byron & Tracey today, and even though …
Discussion: omg! and INF Daily
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Basinger said to have tipped off paparazzi about Baldwin  —  Alec Baldwin and daugher Ireland Baldwin arrive at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last month in Los Angeles.  —  As if Alec Baldwin's relationship with Kim Basinger wasn't already extremely testy, the actor now reportedly has even more reasons to be angry with his ex-wife.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
OK! Magazine:
OK!  COVER STORY: Jessica Simpson — Betrayed by John Mayer  —  Jessica Simpson was stunned on Feb. 10 when she awoke to a flood of texts, e-mails and Tweets asking if she had seen ex-flame John Mayer's Playboy interview.  That would be the cringingly frank spill-all in which he likened her to “sexual napalm” and “crack cocaine.”
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Bachelor's Vienna Obsessed With Ex During Filming  —  When he gives out the final rose on The Bachelor's March 1 finale, Jake Pavelka must choose between two women.  But one of those women, Vienna Girardi, has a second guy on her mind: Lee Smith, her ex-boyfriend from back home in Florida.
Perez Hilton:
Huge News!!!  Tiger Breaking His Silence!!!!  —  Get excited golf fans and cocktail waitresses: Tiger Woods is back!  —  The announcement that Tiger Woods will hold a press conference at the PGA Tour Headquarters was posted on the PGA Tour's website.  According to Mark Steinberg …
Discussion: TMZ.com, X17 Online, Bumpshack.com and omg!
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Exclusive Nicole Richie Wedding Details  —  Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are ready to make their relationship official with a wedding, and lucky old me has exclusive details about what to expect.  Will it be a lavish, champagne-and-caviar boasting superparty worthy of its own MTV special?
Robert Seidman / TVbytheNumbers:
Lost Holds Up" href=“http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/17/ tv-ratings-idol-races-past-olympic- coverage/42190” rel="bookmark">TV Ratings: Idol Races Past Olympic Coverage; Lost Holds Up … With a six year winning streak at stake American Idol kept the streak alive, easily beating …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and The Wire
RADAR:
PHOTOS: Pete Wentz Silences Fashion Week With Grand Entrance  —  Rocker Pete Wentz was wheeled out on a gurney Hannibal Lecter-style — complete with straitjacket and face mask — during Tuesday's Fashion Week show for his clothing line, Clandestine Industries, at Studio 37 in New York City.
 
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