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11:40 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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TMZ.com:
Mindy McCready Dead — Country Music Star Dies of Suicide  —  DEAD  —  Commits Suicide  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  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 …
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:
Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Troubled country music star Mindy McCready, 37, who had affair with ex-Yankee Roger Clemens, kills her dog and then commits suicide  —  The shocking news comes a month after McCready's boyfriend, music producer David Wilson, died under mysterious circumstances at the couple's home in Heber Springs …
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.
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TMZ.com:
Alec Baldwin Allegedly Threatens Reporter, Hurls Racial Slur at Photog  —  Allegedly Threatens Reporter, Hurls Racial Slur at Photog  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Alec Baldwin was involved in another confrontation with the media ... after he allegedly threatened to choke a reporter to death and hurled a racial slur at a photographer.
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: Us Weekly, RADAR, Bossip and VH1 Celebrity
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TMZ.com:
‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Star Adrienne Maloof — Dear Producers ... I WANT OUT!  —  Dear ‘RHOBH’ Producers ...  I WANT OUT!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Adrienne Maloof is breaking up with the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” — informing producers she does not want return to the show next season, TMZ has learned.
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
TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift Sued Over Epic Canadian Hoedown Disaster  —  TAYLOR SWIFT SUED  —  Over Epic Canadian  —  Hoedown Disaster  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Taylor Swift got paid $2.5 MILLION to perform at a hoedown in Canada ... but when the show got canceled, Taylor kept the money ... this according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ.
Discussion: Gossip Cop and Crushable
TMZ.com:
Naked Photos For Sale to Highest Bidder  —  Honey Boo Boo's Uncle Poodle is sending pics of his schlong to random men on the Internet and name-dropping HBB — all in the name of getting laid — this according to a man who is now shopping the dong shots to media outlets.
Discussion: Queerty and The Hollywood Gossip
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate, Back from Babymoon, Resumes Royal Duties  —  Five months into her pregnancy and just back from a Caribbean “babymoon” in Mustique, the Duchess of Cambridge is stepping up her work as she returns to her royal duties.  —  Kate, 31, is set for a visit to the port of Grimsby …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Independent
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!
 
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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

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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