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3:00 AM ET, February 2, 2012

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Us Weekly:
Cover Story: “Desperate” Demi Moore “Tracked Down” Zac Efron  —  The night of Demi Moore's Jan. 16 911 call was even scarier than it sounded.  —  “Everyone thought she was going to die,” a source tells the new Us Weekly of the emergency, in which Moore, 49, collapsed, and was “convulsing” after smoking an unknown substance.
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Inside Demi Moore's Dangerous Desperation to ‘Stay Young and Skinny’  —  Never shy about flaunting her bikini body onscreen and off, Demi Moore had long been regarded as Hollywood's most age-defying beauty.  —  But as the actress approaches her 50th birthday - and her marriage to Ashton Kutcher …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Sarah Jessica Parker Wigs Out on ‘Lovelace’ Set ... After Demi Moore Drops Out  —  Wigs Out on ‘Lovelace’ Set  —  After Demi Moore Drops Out  —  Sarah Jessica Parker was hard at work on the L.A. set of “Lovelace” on Wednesday ... taking over the role Demi Moore vacated after she was hospitalized last week.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Jersey Shore Star Snooki Is Secretly Knocked Up!  —  Mamma Mia!  —  Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is about to drop her most scandalous bombshell ever, Star magazine has exclusively learned.  —  The pint-sized reality star and her boyfriend of a year, Jionni LaValle …
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TMZ.com:
Snooki — I'm NOT Pregnant ... And Stop Calling Me Fat!
Michael K / Dlisted:   The Orange Mutant Ewok Invasion Has Begun...
Peter Gicas / E! Online:
Leslie Carter, Nick and Aaron's Sister and Former E! Star, Dies at 25  —  A sad day indeed at the Carter house.  —  E! News has confirmed that Leslie Carter, the sister of singers Nick and Aaron Carter, has passed away.  She was only 25.  —  “Our family is grieving right now and it's a private matter.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:   Exclusive: Leslie Carter's Family “Completely Blindsided” by Her Death
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Nick, Aaron's Sister Leslie Carter Dies at 25
Marco / X17 Online:
NICK AND AARON CARTER'S SISTER DIES AT 25
Discussion: omg! and TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
‘Soul Train’ Don Cornelius Dead of Suicide at 75  —  Commits Suicide  —  Don Cornelius — who famously created “Soul Train” was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, CA home this morning ... and law enforcement sources tell us it appears he committed suicide.  —  We're told cops discovered …
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James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Don Cornelius, ‘Soul Train’ Creator, Is Dead
Discussion: L.A. NOW and The Huffington Post
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Don Cornelius Remembered by Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle & More
Discussion: PerezHilton and TMZ.com
X17 Online:
GWYNETH PALTROW SHOWS SOME SKIN IN HARPER'S BAZAAR  —  Gwyneth Paltrow covers the March issue of Harper's Bazaar, and we can't believe how hot she looks!  Sure, the 39-year-old Oscar winner has always been a stunner, but after looking at these photos, it seems like she's only getting better with age.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Gwyneth Paltrow talks Beyonce, feminism & infidelity with Harper's Bazaar
Discussion: Gawker
The Superficial:   Gwyneth Paltrow Said Words Again
Hollywood Reporter:
9 Untold Secrets of the High Stakes ‘Hunger Games’  —  From budgets and salaries, to the accident that sent star Jennifer Lawrence to the hospital, the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter features director Gary Ross and never-revealed details about the fast-approaching pop culture phenomenon, in theaters March 23.
Discussion: PopSugar and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Pilar Sanders — Deion Will Only Give Me Money for Sexual Favors  —  Deion Will Only Give Me $$$  —  ... for Sexual Favors  —  Pilar Sanders claims Deion Sanders is holding her as a “financial hostage” ...completely severing her cash flow ... and has only offered to give her money in exchange for sex …
TMZ.com:
‘Home Improvement’ Kid Taran Noah Smith — Arrested for DUI and Drug Possession  —  Taran Noah Smith  —  Busted for Drug Possession  —  Taran Noah Smith, the youngest kid from “Home Improvement,” was arrested early this morning for alleged DUI and possession of drugs — hash, to be specific.
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Tim Nudd / People.com:   Home Improvement's Taran Noah Smith Arrested for DUI, Drug Possession: Report
Bedhead / Cele|bitchy:
Courtney Love blames her Benzos addiction on Winona Ryder and Andy Dick  —  Here's a photo of Courtney Love trashed out of her mind while exiting the Chateau Marmont on 1/13 because she always keeps it classy.  That's just a precursor for this warning to brace yourselves, for there's a new …
Discussion: The Fix and Celeb Gossip …
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Walter Armstrong / The Fix:
The Book on Courtney Love
Alanah Eriksen / Daily Mail:
Joan Rivers, 78, gets stoned in a carpark and is unable to drive home... and its all filmed for her reality show  —  Joan Rivers is not known as a shrinking violet.  —  But the 78-year-old has taken things a step further by smoking a marijuana pipe in a carpark with her friend - and had it all filmed for her reality show.
Michael Slezak / TVLine:
Glee Exclusive: Matt Bomer, Darren Criss Set to Duet With [SPOILER] Mash-Up!  —  Save a prayer for Glee's Blaine Anderson.  Things will come undone (so to speak) for Glee's notorious prepster when White Collar's hunky Matt Bomer turns up as his brother in an episode set to air in April.  Who knows?
Discussion: TV Fanatic and AfterElton.com
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Emily Maynard Is ‘Scared to Death’ About Being the Bachelorette  —  Is Emily Maynard getting cold feet?  —  Production for her season of The Bachelorette begins next month but Maynard, 25, isn't quite ready.  —  “It really hasn't hit me, what I've signed on to do,” she tells PEOPLE.
Carrie Dunn / BroadwayWorld.com:
BREAKING NEWS: Samantha Barks To Play Eponine In LES MISERABLES Movie  —  Samantha Barks is set to play Eponine in the film version of Les Miserables - the role she played at the 25th anniversary concert.  —  Cameron Mackintosh announced it live on stage at the Manchester Palace at the end …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift Loses Les Miserables Eponine Role in Film
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Alex Ben Block / Hollywood Reporter:
Kodak Asks Court to Remove Its Name From Oscars Theater  —  As part of its federal bankruptcy filing, the company is trying to get out of the naming rights deal it made in 2000 for the Hollywood and Highland property.  —  Kodak will soon be out of the Oscar picture.
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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TMZ.com:
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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

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Elise Morton / Associated Press:
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