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6:25 PM ET, June 21, 2013

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TMZ.com:
BABY NAME REVEALED  —  What do Kim Kardashian's new baby and the Space Needle have in common?  —  They're both NORTH WEST ... TMZ has learned.  —  Seriously, that's the kid's name ... at least according to the birth certificate from Cedars-Sinai hospital.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
North “Nori” West Can Blame Anna Wintour For Her Name  —  Even though legend has it that J.K. Rowling based the Death Eaters on the Illuminati, the two organizations of dark-sided evilness hate each other and will do whatever it takes to destroy one another.
Discussion: OK! Magazine
TMZ.com:
I Don't Have a Middle Name  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West decided nothing would go between their new daughter North West, because the kid doesn't have a middle name ... this according to the birth certificate obtained by TMZ.  —  The birth certificate was signed only by Kim and gives the time of birth 5:34 AM June 15th.
Peter Gicas / E! Online:
NEWS/ Did Anna Wintour Come Up With the Name North for Kim Kardashian's Baby?
Discussion: hollyscoop.com
Paula Deen / TMZ.com:
Paula Deen — Food Network Gives Her the Ax  —  Paula Deen's goose has been cooked at the Food Network.  Officials there say they are not renewing her contract, which expires at the end of this month.  —  Paula apparently was done in for her comments during a deposition in a civil lawsuit …
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Michelle Tan / People.com:
Paula Deen Cancels Interview with Today's Matt Lauer  —  Days after it was revealed that she admitted to using the N-word in the past, Paula Deen canceled at the last minute a live TV interview with Today's Matt Lauer.  —  The southern cook, 66, had been scheduled to appear on Friday's broadcast …
TMZ.com:
Paula Deen's Ridiculous Video Apology for Using N-Word  —  RIDICULOUS APOLOGY  —  For Using N-Word  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  1:00 PM PT — FYI, Paula just yanked the video apology from her YouTube channel.  —  Paula Deen continues to step in it, and we know part of the problem is that her team doesn't have a clue.
People.com:
Paula Deen Begs for Forgiveness for Using Racial Slur  —  Shortly after canceling a Today interview, and days after admitting in a discrimination lawsuit that she's used the N-word in the past, Paula Deen released a video apology Friday.  —  “I want to apologize to everybody for the wrong that I've done,” says the Food Network host.
Julia Moskin / New York Times:
Food Network Drops Paula Deen  —  Paula Deen, the self-proclaimed queen of Southern cooking and a sugary mainstay of the Food Network, was dropped by the network on Friday, after a bewildering day in which she failed to show up for an interview on the “Today” show and then in two online videos begged …
Dylan Howard / RADAR:
Judge Finds Paula Deen In Contempt For Not Turning Over Profane Blooper Reel
Discussion: New York Post and Associated Press
New York Post:
‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini guzzled at least eight drinks during his final meal: source  —  “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini, who struggled with booze addiction in his final weeks, scarfed down a decadent final meal that included at least eight alcoholic drinks, The Post has learned.
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
James Gandolfini Autopsy Results Confirm Heart Attack, Funeral Plans Revealed  —  Autopsy results confirm that Sopranos star James Gandolfini suffered a heart attack and died of natural causes on Wednesday, June 19, family friend Michael Kobold told reporters Friday.
Dylan Howard / RADAR:
Amanda Bynes: ‘I Got My Breast Implants Removed’  —  Amanda Bynes is suffering from the painful price of plastic surgery after having another cosmetic operation — to REMOVE her breast implants, the former child actress tells RadarOnline.com.  —  The 27-year-old regretted having had the boob job …
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Justin Bieber / TMZ.com:
HomeJustin Bieber — Takes Mystery Girl to NBA Finals ... DAYYYUM!!  [PHOTO]  —  Mystery Girl at NBA Finals ...  DAYYYUM!!  —  Justin Bieber tried to impress his Miami mystery date by taking her to Game 7 between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat — but based on some pics he screwed it up.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
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Elizabeth McNeil / People.com:
Inside Katie Holmes' Single Life - One Year After Tom  —  As Mrs. Tom Cruise, she lived the kind of rarefied life few people outside of royalty and its Hollywood equivalent will ever know: a wedding in an Italian castle, a 10,000-sq.-ft. Beverly Hills mansion, travel in a personal Gulfstream IV …
TMZ.com:
Patriots Star Aaron Hernandez — Report: Arrest Warrant Issued  —  ARREST WARRANT ISSUED  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Aaron Hernandez will be in handcuffs soon, and charged with obstruction of justice — and possibly more — according to reports.  —  An arrest warrant has been issued …
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NY Daily News:
EDITOR'S PICKS  —  Massachusetts state police continued …
Discussion: Bossip
WSB-TV:
Administrator uses student's bikini photo in Internet safety seminar  —  ATLANTA —  To prove a point about the risks of social media, a local school administrator presented a photo of a bikini-clad student at a district wide seminar.  —  Now, the woman is suing the school system.
Discussion: Gawker
 
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
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