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11:25 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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Clive Davis / TwitLonger:
TwitLonger  —  As anyone who has read “The Soundtrack of My Life” knows, I think Kelly Clarkson is a tremendous vocal talent and performer.  In the book, I provide an in-depth look at our years together during which we shared major multi-platinum success, as well as a few creative differences.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Digital Spy
Rolling Stone:
Clive Davis Comes Out in New Memoir
Clark Collis / EW.com:
Legendary music biz executive Clive Davis opens up about Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson …
Discussion: Dlisted and OK! Magazine
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Clive Davis Comes Out as Bisexual in New Memoir
Hollywood Reporter:
Clive Davis Comes Out of the Closet on ‘Katie’
Discussion: Celebs.com
Cynthia McFadden / ABCNEWS:
Clive Davis Reveals Secrets About Legendary Artists and His Own Sexuality
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?
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Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Arrested Development’: Kristen Wiig and Seth Rogen to Appear  —  The pair will drop by in May when new episodes of the resurrected comedy hits Netflix.  —  Arrested Development is adding two high-profile guest stars.  —  Kristen Wiig and Seth Rogen will be making appearances …
Discussion: TV Envy
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Jessica Simpson Wants to Name Second Baby Ace  —  Cat's out of the bag!  Jessica Simpson's growing baby bump isn't the only thing that she's showing off these days.  According to a source, the Fashion Star mentor is eagerly sharing the name she's already picked out for her second baby with fiance Eric Johnson.
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy and hollyscoop.com
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.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollywood Hiccups
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:   NEWS/Scarlett Johansson Engaged to Boyfriend Romain Dauriac? Not So Fast...
People.com:
Mindy McCready Faced Losing Her Children Days Before Suicide  —  Just days before her apparent suicide, Mindy McCready was plunged into despair after she was served with court papers proposing that her two sons be sent to live with her long-estranged mother.
Discussion: New York Post
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:   Source: Mindy McCready dog shooting not ‘act of malice’
People.com:
Mindy McCready Made Heartbreaking Video for Suicide Prevention
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
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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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
Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Oscar Producers Plan Big Musical Ending  —  Producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will pair host Seth MacFarlane with Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth; says Zadan, “We want to have an actual ending.”  —  Oscar producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan are hoping viewers won't reach for the remote …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and mirror
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Unlike Miley Cyrus, Michelle Williams is destined to go long again.  After rocking a famously admired blonde pixie for years, the Oscar-nominated actress, 32, is growing out the locks, she told E! News.  —  “I think I'm ready,” the Oz the Great and Powerful star, whose locks do indeed appear longer, said.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and E! Online
Andrea Billups / People.com:
Oscar Pistorius's House Had Testosterone & Needles, Say Police  —  As a bail hearing continued Wednesday in the murder case of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, new details have emerged as prosecutors outline their charges that he is guilty of shooting his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Selita Ebanks breaks up with Terrence J and commiserates by partying for her birthday  —  Selita Ebanks has parted ways with her boyfriend, former “106 & Park” host Terrence J, sources exclusively tell Page Six.  The pair, who dated since November 2011, split over “scheduling conflicts.”
Discussion: Bossip and Sandra Rose
 
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Us Weekly:
And baby-to-be makes four!  Mario Lopez and wife Courtney Mazza …
Discussion: New York Post
Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
How Michael Jackson's son landed an ‘Entertainment Tonight’ job
Discussion: Gawker
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Zero Dark’ Actor Jason Clarke to Star in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Digital Spy and I Watch Stuff
People.com:
Dr. Drew Pinsky Speaks Out on Mindy McCready's Death
TMZ.com:
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TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian — Khloe Was NOT Fired from ‘X Factor’
Discussion: Digital Spy and X17 Online
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Kourtney Kardashian: I Schedule Early Morning Workouts to Avoid “Mom Guilt”
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Mark Worgan / Entertainmentwise:
Mila Kunis Changes Mind And Confirms She Wants Fifty Shades Of Grey Role
Celebslam:
‘I wanted the entire hot dog stand’
Discussion: Celebrity Blog …
The Superficial:
Billy Bob Thornton Will Bang You On Your Period, This Is Information You Have Now
 

 
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