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4:25 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
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.
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Clive Davis Comes Out as Bisexual in New Memoir
Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
VIDEO: CLIVE DAVIS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS BISEXUALITY ON KATIE + PROMOTES NEW BOOK
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Hollywood Reporter:
Clive Davis Comes Out of the Closet on ‘Katie’
Discussion: Celebs.com
Marco / X17 Online:   CLIVE DAVIS ADMITS TO BEING BISEXUAL
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)
Us Weekly:   Kate Middleton Nervous About Giving Birth
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:
Dr. Drew Pinsky Speaks Out on Mindy McCready's Death  —  From left: Mike Starr, Mindy McCready and Joey Kovar  —  Mindy McCready's tragic suicide on Sunday makes the country singer the fifth person who has starred in Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew to die in the past two years.
People.com:
Mindy McCready Made Heartbreaking Video for Suicide Prevention
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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.
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 …
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Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
How Michael Jackson's son landed an ‘Entertainment Tonight’ job
Discussion: Gawker
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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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.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Zero Dark’ Actor Jason Clarke to Star in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ (Exclusive)  —  Matt Reeves is directing the sequel to 2011's “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”  —  Jason Clarke, a breakout actor thanks to his performance as a CIA agent in Zero Dark Thirty, has signed on to star …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
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.
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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J J Anisiobi / Daily Mail:
SPOILER ALERT: Miranda's Tom Ellis will join cast of Downton Abbey as Lady Mary's love interest
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Murderer's Chilling Phone Call Details Castration Plot
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Fergie, Josh Duhamel Head to Los Angeles Airport After Pregnancy Announcement: Picture
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Kourtney Kardashian: I Schedule Early Morning Workouts to Avoid “Mom Guilt”
Celebslam:
‘I wanted the entire hot dog stand’
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TMZ.com:
Tracy Morgan — Alec Baldwin Should Apologize, BUT ONLY IF ...
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Kate Looks Great at First Official Outing Since Babymoon
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: Celebs.com
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Chaz Bono: How I Lost 43 Lbs. - and Hope to Lose More
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The Superficial:
Billy Bob Thornton Will Bang You On Your Period, This Is Information You Have Now
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Perry and Mayer ‘making wedding plans’
Samantha Womack / FemaleFirst:
Samantha Womack Battling Anxiety
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Interviews with 24 people reveal the tense relationship between President Biden and the New York Times, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, and a lack of trust

Katie Robertson / @katie_robertson:
Internal memo: G/O Media sells The Onion to a new Chicago-based firm, Global Tetrahedron, which promises to keep The Onion's staff intact and in Chicago

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
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