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12:05 PM ET, March 16, 2011

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Long Beach Press-Telegram:
Long Beach-born rapper Nathaniel Hale — Nate Dogg — dies at 41  —  Recording artist had suffered two strokes in recent years.  —  From Staff Reports  —  LONG BEACH — Nathaniel D. Hale, known in the music industry as Nate Dogg, died Tuesday, his family announced.
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TMZ.com:
Snoop Dogg on Nate Dogg — ‘I Am So Sad’  —  Snoop Dogg has already posted an online tribute to his longtime pal Nate Dogg — saying, “all doggs go to heaven.”  —  Snoop went to Twitter hours after Nate was pronounced dead last night ... and dropped the following messages:  —  “We lost a true legend n hip hop n rnb.
People.com:
Nate Dogg Dead at 41  —  Nathaniel D. Hale, a rapper known by the stage name Nate Dogg, died on Tuesday, his family said.  —  The cause of death was not yet known, but Hale, 41, had suffered strokes in 2007 and 2008, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
Gary Busey / TMZ.com:
Nate Dogg Dead at 41
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:   Hip-Hop Star Nate Dogg Dies
RapFix:
Singer Nate Dogg Passes Away
People.com:
Seann William Scott Enters Treatment  —  Seann William Scott, the comic actor from the American Pie movies, has entered treatment for “health and personal issues,” his reps tell PEOPLE.  —  Scott, 34, who also appeared in the Bruce Willis movie Cop Out and provided his voice for the Ice Age animated hits …
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TMZ.com:
Seann William Scott Enters Treatment Facility  —  Seann William Scott — the actor who famously played Stifler in the “American Pie” movies" — has checked himself in to a treatment center for “health and personal issues.  The actor's rep has released a statement saying …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
American Pie Guy Seann William Scott Enters Treatment
Discussion: Us Weekly
Details:
JOE JONAS GOES IT ALONE  —  WITH A NEW SOLO ALBUM AND A NEW LOOK, THE 21-YEAR-OLD JUST WANTS YOU TO SEE HIM AS MORE THAN A TWEEN IDOL.  CAN YOU HELP A JONAS BROTHER OUT?  —  Joe Jonas is going grocery shopping, walking along a busy commercial section of Hollywood.
Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE NEW DETAILS: Reese Witherspoon Set To Say ‘I Do’ On March 26 In Ojai  —  Here comes the bride!  —  Reese Witherspoon is wasting no time making her union to Jim Toth official.  RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal that the Oscar winning actress will be walking down the aisle …
TMZ.com:
Vanessa Hudgens — More Nude Photos Surface  —  A second round of naked photos featuring Vanessa Hudgens have surfaced on various websites this morning — and these photos are WAY more graphic than the other ones.  —  Sources connected to Vanessa tell TMZ the photos were taken from the same batch …
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Did Marriage Talk Break Up Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel?  —  Friends of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have already shot down rumors that the couple's recent breakup was caused by cheating.  —  Nor was it caused by a discussion of marriage, friends of the two tell PEOPLE.
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Us Weekly:
COVER STORY: Pal: Justin Timberlake “Miserable” With Jessica Biel for Years  —  They just weren't in synch.  —  In a statement to UsMagazine.com last Thursday, reps for Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel said the pair “mutually have decided to part ways.”  The harsh truth: Timberlake, 30 …
Us Weekly:
Bradley Cooper Explains 4-Month Marriage to Jennifer Esposito  —  Although everyone's waiting for Bradley Cooper to pop the question to longtime love Renee Zellweger, some fans of the Limitless hunk forget that Cooper's already been a husband once . . .albeit briefly!
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Brad Womack & Emily Maynard: We're Going to Make It  —  Millions tuned in to see The Bachelor's Brad Womack get down on one knee and propose to single mom Emily Maynard in a South African vineyard.  But are the couple still engaged?  —  “I'm so happily engaged.
Discussion: Style News and I'm Not Obsessed
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
‘Bachelor’ Brad and Emily: It's Over Already, Really
TMZ.com:
Suge Knight in Casino BRAWL — Caught on Tape!!  —  Suge Knight got into a full contact FIST FIGHT with another man at a Las Vegas casino this weekend — unleashing the fury on a man half his size ... and TMZ has the footage.  —  It all went down on the casino floor at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas early Saturday morning.
Meena Hartenstein / NY Daily News:
Courtney Love wanted to snort Kurt Cobain's ashes after he died, new book claims  —  Courtney Love was so attached to rocker husband Kurt Cobain that she wanted to keep his ashes as close to her as possible - by snorting them, a new book claims.  —  Author and former music reporter Nick Strauss writes …
Discussion: Bossip
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Courtney Love Suggested Snorting Kurt Cobain's Ashes — Claims Author
Jonathan Van Meter / Vogue.com:
Rihanna: Living Out Loud  —  Musicians in Vogue Throughout the Years  —  Watching Rihanna work her way through the crowds at the Staples Center one Wednesday night in January, during a Los Angeles Clippers vs. Miami Heat basketball game, is a bit like watching a purebred, prizewinning Abyssinian wander into a coyote den.
Discussion: StyleList and Just Jared
Us Weekly:
See How LeAnn Rimes Has Become Scary Skinny Since Last Year  —  Here comes the bride . . . all skin and bones?  —  LeAnn Rimes stepped out in Calabasas, Calif. with fiance Eddie Cibrian on Friday — wearing a draped tank top, short-shorts and platform shoes that all accentuated her shockingly gaunt frame.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
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Dann / RADAR:
LeAnn Rimes Steps Out Looking Super Skinny
PopEater:
Eminem's Daughter Hailie, 15, Is a Surprisingly Positive Tweeter  —  Eminem's music has always been filled with two figures — Kim, the wife he married and divorced twice and has rapped about at length (often violently), and Hailie, Eminem's daughter, now 15.
Producer / The Superficial:
Ke$ha's in a Bikini Again.  I'm Sorry.  —  Because apparently it's Horrible, Unholy Asses That Should Make You Curse Your Mother For Giving You Eyes Week on The Superficial, here's Ke$ha in a bikini again which as I recall, is your favorite.  Now if you'll excuse me, I need to explain …
Discussion: The Blemish and DrunkenStepfather
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Michael K / Dlisted:   What In The Hell Kind Of GD EVERYTHING Is This?
OK! Magazine:
Andy Cohen Dishes on ‘Real Housewives’: Miami Is the Last Stop on the Train  —  When Bravo launched the Real Housewives of Miami, it seemed like there was hope for a franchise in every city.  However, Bravo's Andy Cohen exclusively tells OK! that Miami is the last stop for the Housewives train.
X17 Online:
Charlie Sheen Shows Off New Catchphrase T-Shirts On Twitter, Goddess Bree Olson Returns Home  —  Twitter And the Two and a Half Men star decided to Tweet a sexy pic of the trio to celebrate!  Charlie Sheen posted the above picture of his reunited goddesses this afternoon with the caption, “Told ya she'd be back... jealous face much?”
Discussion: Digital Spy, omg! and Reuters
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Drew Barrymore to Direct Romantic Comedy ‘How to Be Single’ (Exclusive) … Drew Barrymore is returning to the director's chair for her sophomore effort, How to Be Single, a New Line romantic comedy that Barrymore is also producing with her Flower Films partner Nancy Juvonen.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Playgirl Offers $10,000 for Nude Anderson Cooper  —  Just days after someone tried to take Jake Gyllenhaal's picture in the bathroom at a movie premiere, skin mag Playgirl has confirmed to me that they've offered $10,000 to anyone who can get them a naked picture of CNN's Anderson Cooper.  I know.
 
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