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5:25 PM ET, February 27, 2013

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Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen Split  —  Rachel McAdams is back on the market.  The actress has ended her real-life romance with Midnight in Paris costar Michael Sheen, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  —  McAdams, 34, and Sheen, 44, took their romance public in October 2010 …
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Andrea Billups / People.com:
Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen Split
Discussion: Gawker
Michael K / Dlisted:   Rachel McAdams And Michael Sheen Broke Up Too
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Alexis L. Loinaz / E! Online:
NEWS/Lindsay Lohan Intends to Seek “Intensive Psychotherapy” …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Style Watch:
Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux's Wedding Planning Underway  —  She conquered the Oscars, and now Jennifer Aniston is preparing for another very big day.  —  The actress, 44, is in the process of planning her wedding to screenwriter-actor Justin Theroux, 41 - and she has already checked off …
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Jane / X17 Online:
JENNIFER ANISTON PLANNING WEDDING TO JUSTIN THEROUX
Discussion: omg! and hollyscoop.com
Mike Ryan / The Huffington Post:
Tina Fey, Oscars Host Next Year?  ‘No Way’  —  On Sunday night's Oscar telecast, William Shatner — who appeared on the show “from the future” as Captain James T. Kirk to explain how poorly Seth MacFarlane's hosting gig would be received by the media — asked, “Why couldn't they get Tina and Amy to host?”
RADAR:
Liam Hemsworth Accused Of Cheating On Miley Cyrus — With January Jones!  —  Looks like there may be trouble in paradise for Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth!  —  The Australian actor, who got engaged to the Can't Be Tamed singer in June 2012, cheated on his famous fiancee by getting hot …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   January Jones Strikes Again?
Sarah Michaud / People.com:
Michelle Williams and Jason Segel Split  —  The fairytale is over for Michelle Williams and Jason Segel.  —  The Oz the Great and Powerful star and the How I Met Your Mother actor split a few weeks ago after dating for a year, a source confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The long distance - Williams …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Michelle Williams Makes Sexy, Radiant Appearance After Jason Segel Split at Oz The Great and Powerful Event
Discussion: PopSugar
Michelle Williams / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Michelle Williams, Jason Segel Split
Chiderah Monde / NY Daily News:
Harry Styles takes painful hit to the groin by shoe thrown by fan during One Direction concert  —  The boy bander took a punch to his lower region during a recent Scotland performance when a shoe was tossed on stage from the crowd.  Like a pro, Styles played off the pain.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Taylor Swift Is A Good Throw
Capital FM:
Harry Styles Hit With Shoe On Stage During One Direction's Glasgow UK Tour Show - Video
Discussion: Sandra Rose and Gawker
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’: Chris Cooper to Play Green Goblin  —  The actor joins an all-star cast of villains that includes Jamie Foxx and Paul Giamatti.  —  Chris Cooper has signed on to play Noman Osborn in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for Columbia Pictures.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
TMZ.com:
Mary-Louise Parker — I Did NOT Threaten to Kill Antique Shop Owner  —  I Did NOT Threaten to Kill  —  Antique Shop Owner  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Weeds” star Mary-Louise Parker adamantly denies calling a New York antique shop owner a “f*g” ... and threatening to have him KILLED ... despite the shop owner's accusations to the contrary.
Jon Boon / RADAR:
I'm Sorry!  Megan Fox Got Herself A Role In Michael Bay's New Movie With Heartfelt Apology  —  Megan Fox won herself a role in the new Michael Bay movie by extending an olive branch to the fiery director because she feared her days as a leading lady were numbered, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
'Grey's Anatomy's' Chyler Leigh to Star in NBC Plane Crash Comedy  —  Unlike her role on the ABC medical drama, she'll star as a woman who survives a crash in the multicamera entry “Holding Patterns.”  —  Chyler Leigh  —  Chyler Leigh may not want to fly again anytime soon.
Discussion: Digital Spy
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Taylor Armstrong: I Developed a Drinking Problem After Russell's Suicide  —  Taylor Armstrong has nothing to hide.  In the Feb. 25 episode of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Kim Richards asked her sister, Kyle Richards-Umansky, to assist her in confronting the widowed reality star about a presumed drinking problem.
TMZ.com:
Stone Temple Pilots FIRE Lead Singer Scott Weiland  —  Scott Weiland  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Stone Temple Pilots has unceremoniously FIRED its lead singer Scott Weiland ... who's been the face of the seminal rock band for more than 20 years.  —  The group released an ominously curt statement today …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
Beyonce's New Sneakers Are Made From Stingray and Anaconda  —  Here's a preview of PMK's bespoke sneaker wedge for Beyoncé.  The custom footwear design house Perfectly Made Kicks has taken one of the pop star's favorite shoe styles, the Isabel Marant sneaker wedge, and recreated it in a luxurious Bey-approved style.
KXTV:
Linden student details sting to catch suspected thieving teacher  —  Justine Betti said students had noticed things missing from their backpacks in gym class all year.  —  She decided to hide inside a locker to see if she could find the culprit.  She did not expect it to be her teacher.
Discussion: Gawker
 
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X17 Online:
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Rolling Stone:
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Matt Damon to have private wedding redux with wife in April
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Julie Jordan / Style Watch:
Anne Hathaway Apologizes for Last-Minute Oscar Dress Switch
TMZ.com:
Candy Spelling — TARGETED FOR EVICTION!!!
Discussion: PerezHilton
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
NEWS/Bearded George Clooney's Fifty Shades of Grey: “I Love It,” Says Girlfriend Stacy Keibler
Discussion: Digital Spy, Just Jared and FemaleFirst
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer says the UK is working on rules around the use of creative work for training AI after media and arts executives voiced concerns

Rodney Tiffen / Inside Story:
Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

 
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