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12:30 PM ET, February 24, 2012

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Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel's Wedding: Ring, Dress and Date Details!  —  Don't count on a long engagement for Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel.  —  After nearly five on-and-off (and sometimes rocky!) years together, the recently engaged twosome plan to tie the knot later this year, an insider tells Us Weekly.
Discussion: Hollywood.com and Celeb Gossip …
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model Kate Upton Wears Super Low Cut, Cleavage-Baring Top!  —  Is there anything better than running into a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl on sunny afternoon?  Sure, but it involves multiple winning lottery tickets and enough Cristal to drink yourself under the table.
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Jessica Biel Visits Justin Timberlake Sans Engagement Ring  —  Jessica Biel visited fiance Justin Timberlake on the set of his latest film Inside Llewyn Davis in Manhattan... and yet there was no sign of an engagement ring on her hand.  What's the deal Jess?
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Justin Timberlake doesn't want Jessica Biel to wear her engagement ring, of course  —  The last we heard from Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's Engagement of Secrets, they were allegedly fighting tooth and nail over their prenup.  Biel allegedly wanted to get paid $500,000 if (and when) …
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Sexy Bearded Justin Timberlake on the Inside Llewyn Davis Set!  —  INF Daily's photogs found Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan preparing to shoot a scene on the set of Inside Llewyn Davis in Manhattan late yesterday.  The film's the latest from the Cohen brothers …
Jessica / INF Daily:
Exclusive Pics!  Super Pregnant Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson Head Into Medical Building  —  Yay, Jessica Simpson is out!  We caught one of Hollywood's three most pregnant ladies (she's in a triple tie with Jennifer Garner and Hilary Duff) heading into a medical building with fiance Eric Johnson early this afternoon in Los Angeles.
Gerard Butler / TMZ.com:
In Rehab  —  Gerard Butler is being treated for substance abuse at the Betty Ford Center ... TMZ has learned.  —  Butler's problems were triggered by the physical demands of shooting “300” in 2006.  We're told the actor began struggling with pain management, and the problem became exacerbated while filming …
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Jay-Z ‘Deeply Disappointed’ That Rihanna Is Hooking Up With Chris Brown  —  With Chris Brown and Rihanna collaborating on duets together and secretly hooking up, the Barbadian beauty's mentor, and very close friend, Jay-Z, is extremely upset that she is spending time with the man who left …
Discussion: PerezHilton and CONCRETELOOP.COM
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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Accused of Drive-By Phone Robbery  —  Accused of Drive-By  —  Phone Robbery  —  Chris Brown has been accused of angrily snatching some girl's iPhone outside a nightclub in Miami this weekend ... and driving off with it — law enforcement tells TMZ.
Discussion: Yeeeah!, omg!, X17 Online and Sandra Rose
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Chris Brown Steals Fan's iPhone: Police Report
Discussion: The Superficial
Access Hollywood:
Chris Brown Accused Of Stealing Woman's Cell Phone Outside Miami Club
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Paris Hilton's “Drunk Text” Music Video: You Gotta See (And Hear) It to Believe It!  —  If you were one of the many music fans whose listening sensibilities were seriously affronted by Paris Hilton's first stab at a singing career, fear not.  —  Because while the heiress does a lot of things …
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Has Issues with Beavers  —  Has Issues With Beavers  —  Justin Bieber is pissed over a Beaver ... TMZ has learned.  —  Let us explain.  A company called RC3 has created a mobile app called Joustin' Beaver.  The app is a cartoon game, in which the user floats down a river, defending Joustin' from the phot-hogs.
Discussion: Starpulse
Jo Piazza / Fox News:
National Enquirer publisher calls Whitney Houston casket photo ‘beautiful’  —  A hearse thought to be carrying body of Whitney Houston arrives at Newark, NJ funeral home.  (Reuters)  —  In the face of criticism over what some have described as a “shameful” decision to put Whitney Houston's corpse …
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Aretha Franklin Responds to Media Speculation on Missing Whitney Houston's Funeral: “Stop the BS”
Discussion: PerezHilton
Rene Lynch / Los Angeles Times:   National Enquirer casket photo: Whitney Houston funeral home reacts
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Dancing With the Stars Wants Giuliana Rancic: Will She Go for It?!  —  We were wondering when the Dancing With the Stars casting ideas would start pouring in!  —  Around this time every year, the rumors start as to which celebrities would love to do the show and who ABC would really love to have onboard.
Discussion: The Wrap and The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen's Ex Brooke Mueller Charged With Cocaine Possession  —  Charged With Coke Possession  —  Brooke Mueller has been charged with felony possession of cocaine with intent to distribute stemming from her December 2 arrest in Aspen, Colorado ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: PerezHilton and omg!
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Shirley MacLaine Sends Dispatches from the Downton Abbey Set  —  Shirley MacLaine (left) and Maggie Smith  —  She'll add some sass to the class.  —  The welcome news that Shirley MacLaine is joining the British bluebloods for Season 3 of the TV hit Downton Abbey has speculation running high on just how she'll fit in.
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Sacha Baron Cohen “Upset” He Can't Attend Oscars in Costume  —  No fun!  —  As reported Thursday, Sacha Baron Cohen is still a welcome guest at Sunday's Academy Awards — just not as the General, the despotic ruler he plays in upcoming comedy The Dictator.  —  PHOTOS: Oscar nominees' awkward past roles
Discussion: TMZ.com, Yeeeah! and tooFab.com
Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
TWITTER LOOP: TYRA BANKS GRADUATES FROM HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL  —  After attending Harvard Business School, model/former television Tyra Banks has finally graduated from the Ivy League school's Owner/President Management Program, a three-year, three-week increment program that helps successful entrepreneurs …
Discussion: X17 Online and Business Week
Splitsider:
Stefon's Illustrated Guide to New York's Hottest Nightclubs  —  For the last four years, Stefon Zolesky, created by Bill Hader and John Mulaney, has been every SNL fan's favorite drugged-up club-hopper.  Without his New York City party suggestions, we would never know about the glory of Furkles …
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Katy Perry got a serious makeunder for her upcoming guest role on FOX's Raising Hope.
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