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12:20 PM ET, March 1, 2012

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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Justin Bieber Gets a Fisker Karma for His 18th Birthday  —  Justin Bieber reached driving age two years ago.  But only now, as he turns 18, is he getting the car of his dreams.  —  Celebrating his milestone birthday Thursday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Bieber is presented by his manager …
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Lindsay Silberman / omg!:
Happy Birthday, Justin Bieber!  As the Pop Star Turns 18, He Reveals Big News on Ellen  —  Happy birthday, Justin Bieber!  Isn't it hard to belieb he's only 18?  —  In the course of Bieber's short life, he's achieved success that most celebrities couldn't dream of — remember when a lock of his hair sold for $40,668 on eBay?
Discussion: PerezHilton and X17 Online
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Justin Bieber Gets $100,000-Plus Fisker Karma for 18th Birthday  —  Watch out, America: Justin Bieber is legal!  —  The pop superstar turned 18 years old on Thursday — and appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce his new single, “Boyfriend,” which drops March 26.  —  PHOTOS: Stars with Justin Bieber's hair
Discussion: Digital Spy
Us Weekly:
Kate Middleton, Camilla Gorge on “Naughty” Sweets on Store Visit with Queen Elizabeth  —  Three Queens walk into a London department store . . .  On Thursday, Kate Middleton hit London department store Fortnum & Mason with stepmother-in-law Duchess Camilla and grandmother-in-law Queen Elizabeth.
Discussion: INF Daily and PopSugar
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People.com:
Kate's Tea Party with the Queen and Camilla: Chocolates & Dog Biscuits  —  From left, in foreground: Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge, Camilla, Duchess Of Cornwall and Queen Elizabeth  —  Thursday morning brought a very rare tea party to London's swankiest food store.
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
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Lohan: 'I Regret The Choices I've Made'  —  Lindsay Lohan sat down with Matt Lauer for a new Today show interview that was five years in the making.  A lapse in time that kept coming up as Lauer fully went after the controversial starlet for her public antics over the last half-decade.
Discussion: PerezHilton, TMZ.com and X17 Online
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Daily Mail:
Lindsay Lohan shows off her puffy ‘pillow face’... and vows she is ready for her close-up
Discussion: INF Daily, Us Weekly and Crushable
Andrea Lavinthal / Us Weekly:
What Really Happened to Lindsay Lohan's Face?
omg!:
Lady Gaga Hits Harvard in Elegant Black Ensemble  —  Leaving her usual colorful, crazy looks at home, Lady Gaga stepped out in a surprisingly reserved outfit on Wednesday.  —  PHOTOS: Lady Gaga's wackiest outfits  —  The singer, 25, chose an ultra-chic black flare coat by Prabal Gurung …
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Ros Krasny / Reuters:
Lady Gaga lends star wattage to youth empowerment
Discussion: Socialite Life
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Breastfeeds Blue Ivy in Public  —  Count Beyonce Knowles among the millions of mothers worldwide who are proud to breastfeed their children out in the open.  —  PHOTOS: Meet Blue Ivy Carter!  —  Escorted by husband Jay-Z, the “Girls (Run the World)” singer, 30, took along daughter Blue Ivy …
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TMZ.com:   DEAD AT 66  —  From Heart Attack  —  Davy Jones …
PopWatch:
This Week's Cover: ‘The Hunger Games’ — Game On!  —  “Is it violent?” says director Gary Ross of his PG-13 film.  “Yes.  Do we back off from what it is?  No, we don't.”  —  The March 23 release of The Hunger Games is nearly upon us.  While we can't make clock turn any faster …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Twilight vs. Hunger Games: Jennifer Lawrence and Kristen Stewart hate each other?
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Yeeeah!
Brandon Voss / Advocate:
By George, Clooney's Got Us  —  Gearing up for the one-night-only L.A. reading of 8, Dustin Lance Black's Prop. 8 play, George Clooney reaffirms his commitment to marriage equality and opens up about persistent gay rumors, his bromance with Brad Pitt, and the prospect of playing Paul Lynde.
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George Clooney On His Bromance With Brad Pitt
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Halle Berry Fires Longtime Lawyer Neal Hersh ... Hires Legal Bulldozer  —  Fires Longtime Lawyer  —  Hires Legal Bulldozer  —  Halle Berry has dumped another man ... but this one has been with her way longer than all the others — her longtime lawyer/confidante, Neal Hersh ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Tim Tebow and Taylor Swift spotted on dinner date  —  A romance may be brewing between Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow and country songstress Taylor Swift.  —  Page Six reported that Tebow was the toast of a pre-Oscars bash on Friday night, where he spent some time chatting up Swift.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Lisa Hiser / ClevverTV:
Exclusive: Taylor Swift Dating Tim Tebow?
Discussion: Hollywood.com
New York Post:
Rihanna flies stylist in from LA after bad hair day in London  —  LONDON — Pop star Rihanna blew about $24,000 on a hair rescue mission after her 'do was ruined in a sauna.  —  The singer flew her stylist first class from Los Angeles to London because she did not want to gamble on a local hairdresser.
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Courtney Robertson Accepts “Bachelor” Ben Flajnik's Proposal; Went Wedding Dress Shopping Yesterday!  —  Poor Lindzi Cox.  We have photos of her not getting Ben Flajnik rose in the final ceremony on The Bachelor.  Lindzi's decked out in a gorgeous black gown in the mountains of Zermatt, Switzerland.
Discussion: X17 Online
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sofia Coppola Recruits Emma Watson for ‘The Bling Ring’  —  Coppola signs up the “Harry Potter” star for an ensemble picture about a group of celebrity-obsessed teen thieves.  —  Emma Watson, best known for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies, will star The Bling Ring, Sofia Coppola's latest picture.
Discussion: Crushable
Access Hollywood:
Eddie Murphy: I Still Want To Host The Oscars One Day!  —  LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Eddie Murphy stepped away from the Oscars hosting job earlier this year when Brett Ratner resigned from producing the show, but the funnyman hopes one day to steer Hollywood's biggest night.
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Twilight’ Star Joins ABC Drama Pilot ‘Americana’
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Dane Cook to Star in NBC Comedy Pilot
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Ethan Zohn Undergoes Stem-Cell Transplant
Discussion: msnbc.com
Perez Hilton:
Spock Is Coming To Big Bang Theory: Leonard Nimoy To Cameo!
Discussion: msnbc.com, omg! and TV Fanatic
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PIC: Ke$ha Glues Gold Studs to Her Head
Tim Walker / Telegraph:
Duchess of Cambridge pays secret thank-you visit to royal wedding dressmakers
Discussion: Socialite Life
Charles Sykes / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Lea Michele “Hooking Up” With Glee Costar Cory Monteith!
Discussion: Hollywood.com
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Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

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A look at news publishers' conflicting approaches toward AI companies, and how the lack of a data marketplace makes it hard for buyers and sellers to set rates

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