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2:50 PM ET, March 19, 2012

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Ramin Setoodeh / The Daily Beast:
Rosie O'Donnell's Disastrous Oprah Winfrey Network Experience  —  Rosie O'Donnell signed a multimillion-dollar deal with OWN for a talk show that was supposed to save Oprah's failing network.  Instead, it tanked.  Ramin Setoodeh talked with staffers about what went wrong.
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Ummm / RADAR:
Rosie O'Donnell OWN Show Was ‘F**king Hellhole’ Says Staffer  —  Now that it's been canceled, staffers from Rosie O'Donnell's disastrous OWN talk show are coming forward with behind-the-scenes revelations about what really went on with the former Queen of Nice.
Brett Malec / E! Online:
Charlize Theron Talks Michael Fassbender's Junk: “I'm Available to Work With It Any Time!”  —  While accepting her Ally for Equality Award from Fassbender, Theron couldn't help but gush over her Prometheus costar's very impressive manhood...  Referencing Fassbender's full-frontal work in Shame …
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Matt Donnelly / Ministry of Gossip:
Charlize Theron praises Michael Fassbender's penis
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Chris Delmas / People.com:
Charlize Theron Impressed by Michael Fassbender's ‘Manhood’
Discussion: Crushable and Cele|bitchy
Lesley Messer / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Celebrates Her Baby Shower  —  Jessica Simpson is expecting a baby girl - and her family and friends have already started helping her celebrate!  —  On Sunday afternoon, her nearest and dearest gathered in Los Angeles for a baby shower organized by celebrity event planner Mindy Weiss.
Discussion: PopSugar
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Super-Pregnant Jessica Simpson Wears Blue Snakeskin Dress at Baby Shower  —  Mama in a blue dress — blue snakeskin, that is!  —  Jessica Simpson is due to give birth to a baby girl in a matter of weeks.  And in the meantime, the 31-year-old singer is still enjoying her pregnancy in high style.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
Inside Jessica Simpson's Star-Studded, Pink Baby Shower!
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Makes Her First Speech as a Royal  —  With a big smile, the Duchess of Cambridge made her first public speech as a member of the Royal Family on Monday, officially opening the East Anglia Children's Hospice at the Treehouse center in Ipswich, outside London.  —  “I am only sorry that William can't be here today.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Us Weekly and PopSugar
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Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Something borrowed, something blue: Duchess of Cambridge wears mother's Reiss dress for first …
Discussion: Socialite Life
Joe La Puma / Complex.com:
Justin Bieber: Second Round KO (2012 Cover Story)  —  Pop stardom is a contact sport, but at age 18 Justin Bieber knows how to roll with the punches.  Believe that. … The InterContinental Carlton Cannes is popping on a Saturday night.  Inside the luxurious space where Alfred Hitchcock shot …
Daily Mail:
HOW IS S  —  I'll be surprised if Baby is under 10lbs!  —  one month to go?  you've been saying for weeks now she's ready to pop. please at least try to get it right DM.  This is clearly a case of your purple prose getting in the way of facts.  —  Omg.  I want to brush her hair and get it out of her face so bad.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Daniel Radcliffe Plays Beat Poet Allen Ginsberg  —  Daniel Radcliffe as Beat poet Allen Ginsburg  —  The glasses aren't new, but the curly hair sure is.  —  In a bit of casting against type, Daniel Radcliffe is playing Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg in a movie now shooting in Brooklyn Kill …
Discussion: Crushable
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Stacy joins ‘X Factor’ race  —  George Clooney's girlfriend Stacy Keibler is in talks to join “The X Factor” as negotiations continue with Britney Spears to be a judge on the upcoming season.  —  We are told that actress, model and former professional wrestler Keibler is in secret talks to join Simon Cowell's Fox show.
Brendan Frederick / Complex.com:
Justin Bieber Covers Complex's 10th Anniversary Issue!  —  Click Here For Cover #1 / Click Here For Cover #2  —  10 Years.  Over the last decade Complex has charted its own course, getting in where other magazines couldn't fit in by feeding the diverse interests of the multicultural man.
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Celebrity Scandals
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Beyoncé back?  —  Jay-Z is already working on a blockbuster comeback world tour for Beyoncé after the birth of their daughter, Blue Ivy.  Sources tell us Jay has approached Live Nation about a $150million deal for Beyoncé to tour following the birth of their child in January.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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