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1:30 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.
Discussion: Dlisted, Queerty, New York Post and Gawker
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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
Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
VIDEO: CLIVE DAVIS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS BISEXUALITY ON KATIE + PROMOTES NEW BOOK  —  Music executive veteran Clive Davis has decided to open up and share a very personal revelation.  The 80-year old former attorney is getting ready to debut his autobiography, The Sound Track of My Life …
Discussion: TMZ.com and X17 Online
Clark Collis / EW.com:
Legendary music biz executive Clive Davis opens up about Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson, and his own bisexuality in new memoir  —  It is almost easier to list the artists legendary music business executive Clive Davis hasn't worked with than the ones he has during his half century-long career.
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
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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?
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)
Daily Mail:
Kate puts her baby bump on parade as massive backlash hits bestselling author who called …
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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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
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
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.
Marco / X17 Online:
KIM KARDASHIAN SLAMS REPORT SISTER KHLOE WAS FIRED FROM X FACTOR  —  Khloe Kardashian is reportedly not being asked to return as co-host for the next season of X Factor, but sister Kim is remaining tight-lipped.  —  Kanye West's baby mama, wearing a flowy white shirt, just returned …
Discussion: TMZ.com
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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
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.
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 …
Discussion: New York Post, The Wrap and Crushable
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Looks Great at First Official Outing Since Babymoon  —  Making her first official public appearance since her Caribbean babymoon, a tanned and healthy-looking Duchess of Cambridge showed off her blooming baby bump Tuesday morning during a visit to a residential treatment center run by one of her patronages, Action on Addiction.
Discussion: hollyscoop.com
Celebslam:
‘I wanted the entire hot dog stand’  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt in Hawaii in 2007  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt says those infamous unflattering bikini photos taken of her in 2007 (above) made her even hungrier.  Mmmmm, trans fats.  From Shape: … Well now I've seen everything.
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
omg!:
Perry and Mayer ‘making wedding plans’  —  Katy Perry and John Mayer have decided they want a “really intimate” wedding ceremony, according to reports.  —  The couple sparked marriage rumours last week, after Katy was spotted wearing a ruby ring in the shape of a heart on her engagement finger …
 
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TMZ.com:
Forest Whitaker — Deli APOLOGIZES ... We're Not Racist
Discussion: Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
NY Daily News:
Dad defends Lindsay Lohan after ex-girlfriend's mom blasts LiLo's ‘classic psychotic behavior’
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Michael K / Dlisted:
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From Mediagazer:

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

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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