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7:40 AM ET, February 20, 2013

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WhoSay:
Tell Kelly Clarkson you like this  —  So I just heard Clive Davis is releasing a memoir and spreading false information about me and my music.  I refuse to be bullied and I just have to clear up his memory lapses and misinformation for myself and for my fans.  It feels like a violation.
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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.
Cynthia McFadden / ABCNEWS:
Clive Davis Reveals Secrets About Legendary Artists and His Own Sexuality
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Clive Davis Comes Out as Bisexual in New Memoir
Clark Collis / EW.com:
Legendary music biz executive Clive Davis opens up about Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson …
Discussion: Dlisted
Hollywood Reporter:
Clive Davis Comes Out of the Closet on ‘Katie’
Discussion: Celebs.com
Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
VIDEO: CLIVE DAVIS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS BISEXUALITY ON KATIE + PROMOTES NEW BOOK
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Marco / X17 Online:
CLIVE DAVIS ADMITS TO BEING BISEXUAL
Discussion: omg!
Us Weekly:
Kate Middleton Nervous About Giving Birth  —  Royal baby jitters!  Pregnant Kate Middleton was frank with fellow expectant moms during a visit to London's Hope Hope House, Action on Addiction on Tuesday, Feb. 19.  In her first official event following her babymoon in Mustique …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PopSugar
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Daily Mail:
Kate puts her baby bump on parade as massive backlash hits bestselling author who called …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Looks Great at First Official Outing Since Babymoon
Discussion: hollyscoop.com
Naomi Gordon / Digital Spy:
Kate Middleton Duchess of Cambridge reveals baby bump on charity visit
Discussion: omg! and X17 Online
International Business Times:   Kate Middleton ‘A Plastic Princess With Dead Eyes’: Hilary Mantel Lambasted for Duchess of Cambridge Slur
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: Oh No They Didn't!
Vulture:
Exclusive: Here's Who Kristen Wiig Will Be Playing on Arrested Development  —  Word's out that Kristen Wiig and Seth Rogen filmed a little somethin' for the upcoming season of Arrested Development, premiering on Netflix in May.  But who will the Bridesmaids star be playing?
Amelia Proud / Daily Mail:
Scarlett Johansson flashes giant rock on her engagement finger as she and Romain Dauriac take romantic stroll  —  Her ex husband Ryan Reynolds has already moved on with new wife Blake Lively, and now Scarlett Johansson appears to be following suit with her French beau.
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Is She Kidding?!?  Lindsay Lohan Wants A HALF MILLION DOLLARS To Promote Energy Drink In Dubai  —  Cash-strapped Lindsay Lohan is seeking a staggering half million dollars for a energy drink promotional appearance in Dubai, but her latest legal woes could derail the planned trip, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
David O. Russell to Direct Jennifer Lawrence in ‘The Ends of the Earth’ (Exclusive)  —  Oscar nominee David O. Russell has committed to reunite with Jennifer Lawrence on the drama The Ends of the Earth, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.  —  The Silver Linings Playbook filmmaker has come aboard …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
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:
Christopher Dorner — Gruesome Death Photos for Sale  —  GRUESOME DEATH PICS FOR SALE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Christopher Dorner's badly scorched, partially dismembered body was photographed after his death ... and TMZ has learned the pics are now being shopped to the media.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Us Weekly:
And baby-to-be makes four!  Mario Lopez and wife Courtney Mazza are expecting their second child, they confirm to Us Weekly.  The couple first broke their happy news to Extra.  —  The little boy or girl will have a big sister in Gia, their 2-year-old daughter.
Discussion: New York Post
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 and Digital Spy
 
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