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2:20 PM 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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BuzzFeed:
Mindy McCready: Another “Celebrity Rehab” Death  —  McCready, who died Sunday of an apparent suicide, is the fifth Celebrity Rehab cast member to die in two years.  —  Singer Mindy McCready.  —  Image by Angela Weiss / Getty Images  —  Mindy McCready — a country singer, mother …
Discussion: New York Post and Gawker
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 …
Ed Payne / CNN:
Embattled country star Mindy McCready dead at 37 of apparent suicide
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Hollywood Gossip
People.com:
Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca Break Up After 10 Years Together  —  Say it isn't so!  Longtime couple Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca are ending their relationship.  —  “It is with much consideration and a heavy heart that we are announcing that after 10 years of a loving relationship …
Sean Daly / New York Post:
Khloe X'd  —  Ax ‘Factor’ falls on Kardashian host  —  'The X Factor" won't be keeping up with Khloe Kardashian anymore.  —  The towering reality star has not been asked to return as co-host of the high-profile Fox singing competition, sources tell The Post.
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RADAR:
Guess She Didn't Have The X Factor!  Khloe Kardashian Fired From Fox Show  —  Sometimes reality really does bite.  —  Khloe Kardashian has been canned as a co-host on Fox's The X Factor, according to The New York Post Monday.
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.
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
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.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PICS: Sandra Bullock, Louis Bardo and Chelsea Handler Celebrate Charlize Theron's Son Jackson's Birthday  —  Charlize Theron invited her A-list pals to help celebrate her son Jackson's first birthday party at her home in L.A. Sunday, Feb. 17.  This is the second soiree the Young Adult actress …
Discussion: PopSugar
Fehintola Betiku / Daily Mail:
Half the man he used to be: Boy George shows off his stunning weight loss at WhatsOnStage.com Awards  —  It's no secret that he has struggled to keep off the pounds in recent years.  —  But it seems as though Boy George's New Year resolution was to drop the excess weight as he showcased …
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
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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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

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