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1:55 PM ET, February 3, 2014

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TMZ.com:
‘Deadly Heroin’ In Play in Philip Seymour Hoffman Death  —  PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN  —  ‘DEADLY HEROIN’ IN PLAY  —  In Death Investigation  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Philip Seymour Hoffman's death appears to be heroin-related ... and law enforcement is looking at a deadly strain of the drug …
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Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Drug Hell: He Was Spending $10K Per Month On Heroin, Oxycontin - Purchased Lethal ‘Brick’ Before Death  —  The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman came as a shock to his fans, but was anything but surprising to those close to him.  —  Found with a hypodermic needle still …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Mourned by Jennifer Lawrence, Hunger Games Cast, Crew After Death: “Our Hearts Are Breaking”  —  Philip Seymour Hoffman's sudden death at age 46 has left his friends, family, and colleagues reeling.  Tributes to the Oscar-winning actor continue to pour in …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Just Jared
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Had Plans With Kids on Day of His Death  —  Hollywood lost a legend in the making, and three young kids lost their dad, when Philip Seymour Hoffman died suddenly on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2.  The Oscar-winning actor, 46 at the time of his death, was supposed to pick …
Jana Winter / Fox News:
Philip Seymour Hoffman death: Police investigating possible drug buy at ATM  —  NEW YORK - Investigators are trying to track down surveillance video at a bank where a man told cops he witnessed what he believed was Philip Seymour Hoffman buying drugs from two men the night before his death.
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Philip Seymour Hoffman: His Final Hours Before Apparent Overdose  —  On Sunday morning at about 9 a.m., Philip Seymour Hoffman was supposed to pick up his children from his girlfriend, Mimi O'Donnell.  —  “He never showed up,” says a police source.  “That's when [O'Donnell] called a friend, who went to his apartment and called 911.”
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Posed for Chilling Portrait Session at Sundance Two Weeks Before Death: Picture  —  Philip Seymour Hoffman sat down for this chilling portrait session at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, exactly two weeks before his Sunday, Feb. 2 death from an apparent drug overdose at the age of 46.
New York Post:
Philip Seymour Hoffman dead after apparent drug overdose: cops
Pervaiz Shallwani / Wall Street Journal:
Award-Winning Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead in Manhattan
Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death: Future of Film, TV Projects Left Uncertain
Discussion: Digital Spy and Just Jared
Daily Mail:
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN'S BRILLIANT CAREER
Discussion: World of Wonder and BBC
Andrew Stewart / Variety:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Was Nearly Finished Shooting ‘Hunger Games’
Anita Busch / Deadline.com:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead At 46 Of Apparent Overdose
Ronan Farrow / W Magazine:
My Oh Miley!  America's baddest bad girl doesn't care what you think of her.  —  Photography by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott  —  “She's cool, she's scandalous,” Kristal, an apple-cheeked 13-year-old, shouts over the din.  “I like her hair,” adds Morgan, a 12-year-old standing next to her.
Dylan Howard / RADAR:
Justin Bieber Sex Tape Shocker: Troubled Pop Brat Purportedly Caught On Camera In Kinky Strip Club Orgy  —  Justin Bieber is caught on camera “spanking” the bare backside of two strippers and “pulling off their panties with his teeth” in an shocking tape that could be made public, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Jossip
TMZ.com:
George Zimmerman — I Wanna Fight Kanye West ... For Beating Up ‘Defenseless People’  —  I WANNA FIGHT KANYE WEST  —  For Beating Up ‘Defenseless People’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  George Zimmerman wants to beat up Kanye West ... ironically because the rapper has a history of attacking “defenseless people.”
Discussion: The Superficial and Bossip
People.com:
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Attend His Brother's Wedding  —  First, Mila Kunis's brother, Michael, got married in December.  Then, on Saturday, Ashton Kutcher's twin brother, Michael, wed in front of family and close friends on St. Simons Island, Ga.  —  Could Mila and Ashton be next?
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Sam Marsden / Telegraph:
Harry Potter should have married Hermione, admits JK Rowling  —  Author says she mistakenly wrote Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley as a couple “as a form of wish fulfilment” and not for “reasons of credibility”  —  JK Rowling has admitted that she made a mistake by pairing off Hermione Granger …
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Claudia Croft / The Sunday Times:
JK admits Harry should have wed Hermione
Discussion: Us Weekly, Gawker and PerezHilton
Vanity Fair:
Sneak Peek: The 2014 Hollywood Issue Cover  —  George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Lupita Nyong'o, and Jared Leto are among the 12 stars on our March cover, photographed by Annie Leibovitz.  —  For the 20th annual Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue, the magazine celebrates a year of spectacular film with a group of distinguished actors.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Asawin Suebsaeng / Mother Jones:
Dylan Farrow Writes Open Letter Claiming Horrific Sexual Assault by Woody Allen  —  rik6666/VISUAL Press Agency/Visual Press Agency/ZUMA  —  On Saturday, Nicholas Kristof's blog at the New York Times published an open letter by Dylan Farrow, the adoptive daughter of celebrated filmmaker Woody Allen.
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Alec Baldwin Lashes Out at Fan Who Says He Owes Dylan Farrow an Apology After Woody Allen Sexual Abuse Essay
TMZ.com:
Woody Allen Gets Phony When Asked About Molestation Claim
Discussion: The Wrap and Mediaite
 
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