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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber's Pilot — Weed Smell Was SO BAD... I Needed Oxygen!  —  JUSTIN BIEBER'S PILOT  —  WEED SMELL WAS SO BAD...  I Needed Oxygen!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Bieber is officially a member of the mile high club ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources high up in the sky tell TMZ …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Daily Mail and Hollyscoop
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Courtney Stodden Feels “Like a Grown Woman” After Celebrity Big Brother Eviction  —  Courtney Stodden may not have won Celebrity Big Brother 12, but she's still feeling richer for the experience.  —  Though she was “buzzing” (having a great time, per her new favorite British slang word) …
TMZ.com:
Mumford & Sons — Booted from Atlanta Strip Club  —  NO CAMERAS ... it's one of the biggest strip club rules there is (after “no touching") ... and folk band Mumford & Sons allegedly violated it big time in Atlanta Tuesday night — resulting in the entire group getting the boot.
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Djimon Hounsou Gears Up for 'Fast 7′ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Kurt Russell recently joined the cast  —  Djimon Hounsou is set to join the cast of Universal's “Fast & Furious 7.”  —  The new cast already includes Ronda Rousey, Kurt Russell and Jason Statham.
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff Moving Forward at AMC  —  “Plans call for ‘Saul’ to be a one-hour prequel that will focus on the evolution of the popular Saul Goodman character [played by Bob Odenkirk] before he ever became Walter White's lawyer,” Sony Pictures TV and AMC said in a joint statement.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Just Jared
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Kris Humphries Auctioning Off Kim Kardashian's Giant Engagement Ring  —  Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic (inset)  —  You can't buy love, but you can buy the material possessions that are left behind when that love disappears.  Three months after finalizing their divorce …
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Katherine Heigl Difficult, Demanding, “Not Worth It,” Hollywood Insiders Claim  —  Heigl's got some haters.  In a surprising new story, Katherine Heigl's deflating career and reputation in Hollywood are scrutinized as multiple film and TV insiders claim to the Hollywood Reporter that the A-list actress isn't exactly a joy to work with.
www.z100.com:
Miley Cyrus Discusses Wrecking Ball Video  —  Miley Cyrus gave Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show a call from London to discuss her new video for “Wrecking Ball.”  The video has been blowing up on YouTube since it was released and actually went on to break the record for most views in it's first 24 hours with 12.3 million views.
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Perez Hilton:
Miley Cyrus Announces MTV Documentary!
Discussion: X17 Online
Michael Hirschorn / T Magazine:
The Enduring, Multigenerational Appeal of Justin Timberlake  —  He sings, he dances, he acts, and he's not afraid to get silly in self-mocking comedy shorts.  Drawing a line from Frank Sinatra to Jay Z, Justin Timberlake has become this generation's master of ceremonies.  —  JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS PLAYING the long game.
Discussion: Digital Spy and Style News
TMZ.com:
Kendrick Lamar Rips Lame Diss Tracks — TRY HARDER, BITCHES!!!  —  Rips Lame Diss Tracks  —  TRY HARDER BITCHES!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kendrick Lamar's got words for all the MCs coughing up weak ass responses to his explosive “Control” verse ... telling TMZ, “THEY GOTTA TRY HARDER.”
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Soo Youn / New York Magazine:
Tracy Anderson on Lena Dunham's Body, Kim Kardashian's Baby  —  Last night, Us Weekly hosted their annual Most Stylish New Yorkers event at Harlow, where trainer Tracy Anderson enthusiastically gossiped about her celebrity clients, including Lena Dunham.  “Girls is my favorite TV show,” she gushed to the Cut.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Daily Mail
TMZ.com:
Ariana Grande — SHUT THE HELL UP ... Doctor's Orders  —  SHUT THE HELL UP!!!  —  ... Doctor's Orders  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Ariana Grande is under strict orders from her doctors to keep her mouth SHUT after frying her vocal chords this week — no talking, no singing, nothing …
Discussion: Starpulse and E! Online
TMZ.com:
Drake — Sued Over $50,000 Hooter  —  SUED OVER $50,000 HOOTER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Drake's expensive jewelry collection is coming back to bite him in the ass — a famous jeweler is suing him over a $50,000 owl pendant ... claiming Drake illegally made knockoffs of it for his friends.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Fox's ‘Glee’, ‘Gang Related’ Add Recurrings  —  A new mean girl is coming to McKinley High.  Erinn Westbrook has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming fifth season of Fox's Glee.  She will play Bree, a new student and member of the Cheerios, a mean girl who's going to shake things up.
Discussion: Digital Spy
Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Sinéad O'Connor Debuts Two New Tattoos - on Her Face  —  Now that's commitment.  —  Sinéad O'Connor debuted two brand new accessories when she performed at the Bestival 2013 in England on Friday - facial tattoos done in red ink.  —  Wearing sunglasses to shield her eyes …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
‘Jurassic World’ heads to theaters in June 2015  —  Steven Spielberg will be bringing the next dinosaur action-adventure to the big screen.  —  CONNECT  —  Dinosaur fear has a name and a date.  —  Steven Spielberg brings his long-awaited next installment of the Jurassic Park series to theaters June 12, 2015.
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Rupert Wyatt and Mark Wahlberg May Make Bet on ‘Gambler’ Remake  —  Would replace Todd Phillips and Leonardo DiCaprio who were originally attached  —  Rupert Wyatt is in negotiations to direct a remake of the 1974 pic “The Gambler” for Paramount, with Mark Wahlberg also in early talks to star.
Discussion: Digital Spy and I Watch Stuff
TMZ.com:
Tom Hanks Jury Case — Allegations Of Jury Tampering  —  TOM HANKS JURY CASE  —  ALLEGATIONS OF JURY TAMPERING  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The trial in which Tom Hanks was sitting as a juror just came to an abrupt halt after charges of jury tampering surfarced ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Gawker
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Downton Abbey’ Star in Talks to Join Daniel Radcliffe in ‘Frankenstein’  —  James McAvoy is also starring in 20th Century Fox's retelling of the Mary Shelley classic horror novel.  —  Jessica Brown Findlay  —  Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay has nabbed the female lead opposite Daniel Radcliffe …
Discussion: Celebs.com and The Moviefone Blog
Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago artist claims Nicki Minaj copied his song  —  Clive Tanaka says 2011 composition was lifted to create “Starships” … Pop star Nicki Minaj burned up dance floors last summer with her hit song “Starships,” which set a Billboard record for its stretch of 21 consecutive weeks in the Top 10.
Discussion: Bossip
TMZ.com:
Liberace's Ex- Lover — I'M A DRUG ADDICT ... Please Don't Send Me to Prison  —  LIBERACE'S EX- LOVER  —  I'M A DRUG ADDICT  —  Please Don't Send Me to Prison  —  Liberace's ex-lover Scott Thorson — famously portrayed in “Behind the Candelabra” by Matt Damon — caught a HUUUGE break …
RADAR:
Robin Thicke Admits He Has The ‘Most Functional, Dysfunctional Marriage In Hollywood’  —  Even the lines in Robin Thicke's marriage are blurred.  —  The singer calls his union to wife Paula Patton “the greatest love of the century, and the most functional, dysfunctional marriage in Hollywood,” in a new interview with Star.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Bossip and Star
Cosmopolitan:
Chloe Bridges on What's in the Fifty Shades of Grey Audition Script  —  “There were three pages of sides that I was going to audition with,” she said.  “ I read them and then was like, I really can't do this.”  —  Carrie Diaries actress Chloe Bridges hasn't read Fifty Shades of Grey.
TMZ.com:
Suge Knight — ARRESTED Again  —  Suge Knight was arrested early Wednesday morning just outside the Bev Hill border ... TMZ has learned.  —  LAPD cops noticed Suge straddling 2 lanes at around 12:30 as he tooled along in his truck ... which had no license plates.
 
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RADAR:
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K.C. Blumm / People.com:
Holly Madison Marries Pasquale Rotella
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Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider:
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