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9:05 AM ET, February 4, 2014

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Cameron / The Uncool:
PSH  —  My original take on this scene was a loud, late night pronouncement from Lester Bangs.  A call to arms.  In Phil's hands it became something different.  A scene about quiet truths shared between two guys, both at the crossroads, both hurting, and both up too late.  It became the soul of the movie.
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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.
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 …
Philip Seymour Hoffman / TMZ.com:
PLANNING FOR LONG HEROIN BINGE
Discussion: The Blemish, The Wrap and Just Jared
Philip Seymour Hoffman / TMZ.com:
NODS OFF ON PLANE AFTER DRINKING BINGE
Discussion: People.com
Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Drug Hell: He Was Spending $10K Per Month On Heroin, Oxycontin …
Discussion: TMZ.com and PerezHilton
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Philip Seymour Hoffman: His Final Hours Before Apparent Overdose
Discussion: New York Times
Jana Winter / Fox News:
Philip Seymour Hoffman death: Police investigating possible drug buy at ATM
Discussion: Gossip Cop, PerezHilton and TMZ.com
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.
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.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Poses Nude for W Magazine: “I Like That I'm Associated With Sexuality,” She Tells Ronan Farrow — Pictures
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jessica Szohr, Aaron Rodgers Dating Again After 2011 Split  —  She's snagged her football hottie — again!  Jessica Szohr is giving love another try with Aaron Rodgers, Us Weekly can confirm.  The Gossip Girl alum and NFL Green Bay Packers quarterback briefly dated back in 2011.
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Teen Wolf’ Books ‘Man of Steel’ Alum for Season Four  —  Dylan Sprayberry, who played young Clark Kent, will recur on the MTV drama.  —  Dylan Sprayberry  —  MTV's Teen Wolf has enlisted the services of Clark Kent.  —  The younger-skewing cable network announced Monday that Dylan Sprayberry has boarded the cast of Teen Wolf.
Discussion: World of Wonder
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Prosecutor Wants Him JAILED — NOW  —  D.A. WANTS HIM JAILED ...  NOW  —  2/3/2014 1:15 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chris Brown would have gone to jail today if L.A. prosecutors had their way ... because they asked a judge to send him directly to the pokey.
Discussion: Bossip
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Laura Prepon Returning for “Most” of Orange Is the New Black's Second Season, Creator Jenji Kohan Says  —  Looks like Alex Vause will be behind bars for a little while longer.  Though previous reports claimed that Laura Prepon's Orange Is the New Black character would be in just four episodes …
Discussion: Gossip Cop
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
FremantleMedia To Adapt Fantasy Novel ‘American Gods’ As Drama Series  —  EXCLUSIVE: Acclaimed urban fantasy novel American Gods is headed to television.  FremantleMedia North America has acquired the rights to the book by Neil Gaiman, creator of the popular Sandman comic.
Discussion: Digital Spy
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
 
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Alexandra Svokos / IvyGate:
Naked Girls In The Columbia Library
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TMZ.com:
5-Year-Old Disney Star — Cops Investigating Death Threats
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Tomas Jivanda / The Independent:
Chinese New Year: BBC subtitle blunder reads ‘Welcome to the year of the whores’
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Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:
Warner Bros. Already Working on Sequel to ‘The Lego Movie’ (Exclusive)
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TMZ.com:
Joanna Krupa — I'll Fight a Skinny White ‘Housewife’ ... But the Black Ones Scare Me
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Jane / X17 Online:
JUSTIN BIEBER SKATEBOARDS ON DANCE FLOOR AT SUPER BOWL BASH
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Taylor Swift — Bum-Rushed By Obsessed Fan ... Manhandled By Security
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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Attend His Brother's Wedding
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Sam Marsden / Telegraph:
Harry Potter should have married Hermione, admits JK Rowling
 

 
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