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11:55 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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Tom Eames / Digital Spy:
Philip Seymour Hoffman ‘had 50 bags of heroin in his home’  —  Philip Seymour Hoffman had up to 50 bags of heroin in his home, according to police reports in US media.  —  The 46-year-old Oscar-winning actor was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday (February 2), after suffering an apparent heroin overdose.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Sky News
Philip Seymour Hoffman / TMZ.com:
'I KNOW I'M GONNA DIE'  —  Philip Seymour Hoffman was on a heroin binge 6 weeks before he died, and told friends he feared he was destined to fatally OD ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources Hoffman confided in tell us ... back in December Hoffman told them he had started injecting himself with heroin and couldn't kick it.
CNN:
Sources: Suspected heroin found in Hoffman's apartment  —  New York (CNN) — Police investigating the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman have found close to 50 envelopes of what they believe is heroin in his Manhattan apartment, two law enforcement sources familiar with the inquiry said Monday.
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Posed for Chilling Portrait Session at Sundance Two Weeks Before Death: Picture
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
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Mourned by Jennifer Lawrence, Hunger Games Cast, Crew After Death: “Our Hearts Are Breaking”
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Philip Seymour Hoffman: His Final Hours Before Apparent Overdose
Discussion: New York Times
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.
Graydon Carter / Vanity Fair:
The Paltrow Affair  —  In his Editor's Letter from the March Hollywood Issue, Graydon Carter addresses long-running rumors that Vanity Fair has been working on an “epic takedown” of Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow.  While the full version of the letter—including details …
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.
Randee Dawn / Today:
Woody Allen's lawyer: Dylan Farrow's molestation memories ‘implanted’ by her mother  —  Accusations of molestation leveled at Woody Allen by his daughter Dylan Farrow are implanted memories, Allen's lawyer told TODAY Tuesday, speaking for the first time since an open letter by Farrow was published in The New York Times.
Discussion: Star and Celebrity Baby Scoop
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — He'll Be Dogged Indefinitely By U.S. Customs  —  HE'LL BE SEARCHED INDEFINITELY BY U.S. CUSTOMS  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Justin Bieber's days of breezing in and out of the U.S. are over ... because we're told he will continue to be a target of U.S. Customs every time he comes back to the states.
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Kate and George, the heir in the sun: Duchess pictured carrying son at Caribbean airport as they enjoy first foreign holiday  —  Laughing as she carries her baby son in her arms, Kate Middleton clearly enjoyed taking son Prince George on his first foreign holiday.
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
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 and Crushable
 
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Alexandra Svokos / IvyGate:
Naked Girls In The Columbia Library
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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’
Discussion: Dlisted and World of Wonder
Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:
Warner Bros. Already Working on Sequel to ‘The Lego Movie’ (Exclusive)
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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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People.com:
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Attend His Brother's Wedding
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Justin Bieber Sex Tape Shocker: Troubled Pop Brat Purportedly Caught On Camera In Kinky Strip Club Orgy
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