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10:20 AM ET, February 18, 2013

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E! Online:
NEWS/Mindy McCready, Country Singer, Dead at 37  —  It's been a difficult month for Mindy McCready, and unfortunately, E! News has learned that the country singer's life has come to end far too soon.  —  A source close to the 37-year-old tells us her body was found in Heber Springs, Ark.
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MyFOX8.com:
Sheriff confirms Mindy McCready dead of apparent suicide  —  Country music singer Mindy McCready is dead after she apparently committed suicide on Sunday, the Cleburne County (Ark.) Sheriff's Office has confirmed.  —  Stacy McCloud, a reporter at FOX 17 in Nashville, first broke the news on Sunday night when she tweeted:
Mindy McCready / TMZ.com:
Mindy McCready Dead — Country Music Star Dies of Suicide  —  The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office released a statement this evening that reads:  —  “At 3:31 PM, Sunday, February 17th Deputies from the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a report of gun shots fired in the area of 1132 Fox Chase Drive in Heber Springs.
Discussion: TVgasm and The Hollywood Gossip
Ed Payne / CNN:
Embattled country star Mindy McCready dead at 37 of apparent suicide  —  (CNN) — They seemed so triumphant at the time: the lyrics to country music star Mindy McCready's hope-filled title track to her most-recent album “I'm Still Here.”  —  Now, those words sound like a cry for help.
Discussion: BuzzFeed, Oh No They Didn't! and Gawker
Zayda Rivera / NY Daily News:
Rihanna attacked by fan angry over Chris Brown reunion: report  —  The sultry singer was in England for runway debut of new clothing line.  She suffered a minor injury cutting her knee during the fracas.
Discussion: RADAR, Us Weekly, Bossip and VH1 Celebrity
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MediaTakeOut.com™ 2013:
MTO EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS: Crazed Fan Hit Rihanna With A BOTTLE . . . Rihanna Left BLOODY . . . And Her Bodyguard Is RUSHED TO HOSPITAL!!  (Pics)  —  MediaTakeOut.com just got some EXCLUSIVE BREAKING news.  Rihanna was ATTACKED last night in London - by a CRAZED FAN.
TMZ.com:
Rihanna Bloodied After Alleged London Club Run-in
Liesl Pretorius / City Press:
Exclusive - The case against Oscar  —  A bloodied cricket bat is the central piece of evidence in the unfolding murder investigation into ReevaSteenkamp's death.  —  City Press can reveal that police are investigating different scenarios involving the bat - one of which is that her boyfriend …
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Pamela Owen / Mirror.co.uk:
“God take me away, I've killed my baba”: Oscar Pistorius's best friend reveals shock 4am phone call  —  Paralympian called his best friend BEFORE police to say he'd shot model Reeva Steenkamp  —  Tears: Distraught Oscar phoned his best friend  —  The best friend of Oscar Pistorius told yesterday …
Leonard Greene / New York Post:
Alec fast & slur-ious  —  Blasts Post fotog in a ‘racist’ rant  —  Baldwin had first been approached by a Post reporter while walking his dogs outside his East 10th Street pad at around 10:50 a.m. He was asked for comment on a lawsuit against his wife, Hilaria, involving her work as a yoga instructor.
People.com:
Katy Perry Gets a Heart-Shaped Ring from John Mayer  —  John Mayer put a ring on Katy Perry's finger - just not the kind you might expect.  —  After the couple was photographed leaving Vincenti, an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, on Valentine's Day, Perry was spotted wearing a ruby on her ring finger …
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Sam Rigby / Digital Spy:
Katy Perry and John Mayer not engaged, say friends
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and omg!
Angella Johnson / Daily Mail:
Why I had to break up my daughter's toxic love affair with Lindsay Lohan: Socialite mother of British DJ feared her relationship- with ‘psychotic’ actress was heading for tragedy  —  The lavish VIP after-party to mark the opening of Dubai's latest luxury hotel, The Atlantis …
Will Payne / mirror:
Abbey ever after: Miranda's dream hunk Tom Ellis linked up for Downton role  —  He has auditioned for the part of Lady Mary's new love ­interest and producers have shortlisted him for the role  —  Miranda heartthrob Tom Ellis is being lined up to star in the next series of Downton Abbey.
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Oh No They Didn't!
 
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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