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2:40 PM ET, February 19, 2013

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Rolling Stone:
Clive Davis Comes Out in New Memoir  —  Famed record executive also opens up about working with Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson  —  Clive Davis' new memoir, The Soundtrack of My Life, is full of inside stories from throughout his famed career.
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Cynthia McFadden / ABCNEWS:
Clive Davis Reveals Secrets About Legendary Artists and His Own Sexuality  —  Clive Davis is a force of nature.  —  His musical enthusiasms are legendary — as is his break-neck schedule — and those so-called “golden ears.”  —  Not only did he discover talent as wide-ranging as Janis Joplin …
Discussion: Sandra Rose and FishbowlLA
Hollywood Reporter:
Clive Davis Comes Out of the Closet on ‘Katie’  —  UPDATED: The music-industry legend reveals to Katie Couric that he is bisexual.  “I opened myself up to the possibility that I could have a relationship with a man,” he says of life following a failed marriage.  —  Music-industry legend Clive Davis is coming out of the closet.
Discussion: Celebs.com
Clark Collis / EW.com:   Legendary music biz executive Clive Davis opens up about Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson …
Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
VIDEO: CLIVE DAVIS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS BISEXUALITY ON KATIE + PROMOTES NEW BOOK
Discussion: TMZ.com and X17 Online
London Review of Books:
Royal Bodies  —  Last summer at the festival in Hay-on-Wye, I was asked to name a famous person and choose a book to give them.  I hate the leaden repetitiveness of these little quizzes: who would be the guests at your ideal dinner party, what book has changed your life, which fictional character do you most resemble?
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Naomi Gordon / Digital Spy:
Kate Middleton Duchess of Cambridge reveals baby bump on charity visit  —  The Duchess of Cambridge revealed a hint of a baby bump while carrying out her first official engagement of 2013 in the capital this afternoon (February 19).  —  © Rex Features / Tim Rooke/Rex Features © Rex Features / Tim Rooke/Rex Features
Discussion: omg! and X17 Online
International Business Times:
Kate Middleton ‘A Plastic Princess With Dead Eyes’: Hilary Mantel Lambasted for Duchess of Cambridge Slur  —  By HANNAH OSBORNE: Subscribe to Hannah's RSS feed  —  Hilary Mantel launched an attack on the Duchess of Cambridge branding her “plastic” (Reuters)
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Source: Mindy McCready dog shooting not ‘act of malice’  —  The popular country singer led an often troubled life.  —  LOS ANGELES - After many years struggling with substance abuse and legal and mental health problems, Mindy McCready, 37, took her own life on Sunday in what sources close …
Discussion: TODAY.com
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People.com:
Mindy McCready Made Heartbreaking Video for Suicide Prevention
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Oscar Pistorius Charge Upgraded to Premeditated Murder  —  Charges against Oscar Pistorius have been upgraded to premeditated murder, after the judge in Pretoria, South Africa, said during Tuesday's bail hearing that he could not rule out the possibility that the “Blade Runner” …
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News24:
Oscar Pistorius's affidavit highlights
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — Getting Close To A Guy Named David  —  Getting Close to a  —  Normal Guy Named David  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  We now know the identity of the mystery man who took Britney Spears out for a Valentine's Day dinner and played golf with her over the weekend.  He is ... a very normal guy.
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian — Khloe Was NOT Fired from ‘X Factor’  —  Khloe Was NOT Fired  —  from ‘X Factor’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Khloe Kardashian did not go the way of Paula Abdul ... and Nicole Scherzinger ... and Cheryl Cole ... and Steve Jones ... and has NOT been 86'd from “X Factor” ... this according to Kim Kardashian.
Discussion: X17 Online
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RADAR:
Guess She Didn't Have The X Factor! Khloe Kardashian Fired From Fox Show
The Superficial:
Billy Bob Thornton Will Bang You On Your Period, This Is Information You Have Now  —  A few years back, Billy Bob Thornton was an absolute bitch to interview to the point where he'd fly off the handle if you referred to him as an actor.  Since then, he's apparently reached that ripe …
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TMZ.com:
Billy Bob Thornton — Period Sex? I'm Not Afraid!
Discussion: Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Tracy Morgan — Alec Baldwin Should Apologize, BUT ONLY IF ...  Alec Baldwin Should  —  Apologize, ONLY IF ...  Tracy Morgan believes his former “30 Rock” co-star Alec Baldwin should APOLOGIZE IMMEDIATELY if he used the C-word toward a black photog ... claiming that particular racial slur is simply “played out.”
Discussion: Gossip Cop
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X17 Online:   ALEC BALDWIN SURFACES AMID CLAIMS HE USED A RACIAL SLUR AGAINST A PHOTOGRAPHER
ETonline.com:
Prince Michael Jackson is New ET Correspondent  —  Michael Jackson's oldest child Prince Michael is now an ET correspondent, taking on interviewing duties to cover the upcoming sure-to-be-blockbuster, Oz the Great and Powerful.  —  ET's Brooke Anderson mentored Jackson through …
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Video: Real Housewives of Orange County Returns for Season 8, Introduces New Cast Member Lydia McLaughlin  —  The Real Housewives of Orange County is getting juicier!  The Bravo reality show will return for an eighth season premiering Monday, April 1, at 8 p.m. EST, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.
PAPERMAG:
Former Disney Star Vanessa Hudgens Gets Wild in Harmony Korine's New Film, Spring Breakers  —  Sweater by Marc Jacobs and bracelet by Cartier.  —  During one magical chapter of her childhood, Vanessa Hudgens lived in Anaheim, California — home of the 510-acre Disneyland theme park.
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Murderer's Chilling Phone Call Details Castration Plot  —  Murderer's Chilling Phone Call Details Castration Plot  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  A convicted murderer's terrifying phone call to a hit man — in which he describes a plot to murder and castrate Justin Bieber and his bodyguard — has been released.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Mark Worgan / Entertainmentwise:
Mila Kunis Changes Mind And Confirms She Wants Fifty Shades Of Grey Role  —  Star is open to a little S&M it seems  —  Mila Kunis has confirmed that she is interested in playing the role of Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie after all, despite initially saying no.
 
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The Superficial:
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TMZ.com:
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Looks Great at First Official Outing Since Babymoon
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

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