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Colin Stutz / Billboard:
Afroman Arrested for Punching Fan Onstage Mid-Show
Discussion: WLOX-TV and Us Weekly
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin Installing Panic Room in Home — Get All the Details on Their High-Security Remodel  —  Trespassers beware!  George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are renovating their Berkshire, England, mansion — and it's going to be high-security, a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Daily Mail:
It's crafty Kate!  Pregnant Duchess of Cambridge shows off her art skills as she tries her hand at ceramic painting during factory visit  — Wore a dusky blue wool coat by MaxMara and her favourite £395 navy blue suede Jimmy Choo court shoes  — The £19.95 mug features …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Us Weekly:   Pregnant Kate Middleton Switches Her Hair Up to a Knotted Half-Up Hairstyle: See the Fresh Look Here!
TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj — Roadie Dead in Philly Stabbing  —  ROADIE DEAD IN PHILLY STABBING  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  A member of Nicki Minaj's team was stabbed to death Tuesday night in Philadelphia ... so says Nicki herself.  —  Nicki says 2 members of her crew were stabbed ... one lived.
Discussion: Page Six
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian Is Juggling Both Exes Lamar Odom and French Montana  —  What a predicament!  Khloe Kardashian has romantically reconnected with both her estranged husband Lamar Odom and ex-boyfriend French Montana, an insider reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Oscar Voter Reveals Brutally Honest Ballot: “There's No Art to ‘Selma,’” ‘Boyhood’ “Uneven”  —  An anonymous female Academy member gives Patricia Arquette a nod “for having no work done in 12 years,” says she “could have watched my hair grow” during ‘Foxcatcher’ and resented ‘Selma’ filmmakers wearing “I can't breathe” T-shirts.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Alicia C. Dennis / People.com:
Ben and Jessa Seewald: ‘We Want to Adopt’  —  Snuggled up together on a love seat in their Springdale, Arkansas, home, Jessa and Ben Seewald are ready to talk babies.  —  In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the recently married stars of TLC's hit reality show 19 Kids & Counting aren't holding back.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
Allie Jones / Gawker:
Uh-Oh: Beyoncé's Face Is Uh-Oh  —  Two hundred and twenty-four apparently unretouched photos of self-styled Queen Bey Beyoncé were leaked on a website called The Beyoncé World this morning, sending shockwaves across the one inhabited by all of us.
Sasha Goldstein / NY Daily News:
‘He was a stud’: Bruce Jenner's transition to living as a woman shocks longtime racing pal Scott Pruett  —  Scott Pruett, an established racer who drove with the 65-year-old Jenner in the 1980s, said he supported his longtime friend.  Jenner won an Olympic gold medal in the decathlon …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Kanye West & Taylor Swift — BFFs Do Dinner ... Before the Duet  —  KANYE WEST & TAYLOR SWIFT  —  BFFS DO DINNER ...  Before the Duet  —  2/18/2015 6:55 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  The Kanye West/Taylor Swift friendship is the real deal, folks — and not just for music — because they did dinner together at The Spotted Pig in NYC.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Julianne Mosoff / DuJour:
The One and Only Jane Fonda  —  There are no seasons in Southern California, unless you count awards season.  It's a Thursday morning in early January, the height of the trophy derby, and Jane Fonda is telling me about the night she won her first Oscar, in 1972, for her role as a reluctant prostitute in Klute.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Closer Weekly:
Shayne Lamas Reveals — My Stepmom is Carrying My Baby! … ONLY in the new issue of ‘Closer Weekly,’ Shayne Lamas — who recently announced she was having a baby via surrogate — exclusively reveals the very special woman carrying her baby is her stepmom, Shawna Craig!
Discussion: Page Six and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Terrence Howard — My Ex-Wife is Hurling Death Threats ... LAPD Investigates  —  MY EX IS HURLING DEATH THREATS  —  LAPD Investigates  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  “Empire” star Terrence Howard doesn't just have a TV ex-wife threatening him, he has a real life one he says is targeting him for death ... and the LAPD is on the case.
Discussion: Bossip
Doug Elfman:
LeAnn Rimes talks about her bikini body  —  I ate a huge meal and then looked at LeAnn Rimes' Instagram photos where she was showing off her tight stomach in a bikini, so I got Rimes on the phone.  —  “Your bikini photos make me feel fat,” I said.  —  Rimes laughed.  (She performs Saturday at Primm Valley Resorts.)
Jerry Rice / TMZ.com:
MY DAUGHTER'S THE NEXT LAURYN HILL  —  Jerry Rice ain't the only one in his family with some serious talent — his daughter is a neo-soul singer ... and the girl's got pipes.  —  Her name is Jaqui Rice ... aka Qui ... and she just dropped a new music video for her song, “Everything Is Roses.”
Patti Smith / Interview Magazine:
KRISTEN STEWART … Even in close-up, with her eyes the color of Caribbean shallows filling the screen, Kristen Stewart seems to be hiding—or at least trying to.  There is a discomfort, often verging on terror, that troubles her lips and pinches her brow, as if she's been shot up with truth serum …
Discussion: Us Weekly and POPSUGAR Celebrity
TMZ.com:
Wiz Khalifa WASTED with Chicks ... I'm Not Talkin' Amber Rose Tonight!  (VIDEO)  —  WASTED WITH CHICKS  —  I'm Not Talkin' Amber Rose Tonight!  —  9 MINUTES AGO BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Wiz Khalifa stumbled out of a Hollywood club just before 2 AM Wednesday …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Whoopi Goldberg to Star in ABC's Jermaine Fowler Comedy  —  The ABC comedy pilot will not impact her role on ‘The View.’  —  Whoopi Goldberg is making her return to scripted TV.  —  The View co-host has been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot Delores & Jermaine, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Discussion: Starpulse and Digital Spy
Amanda Michelle Steiner / People.com:
Dakota Johnson Stole Underwear from the Fifty Shades of Grey Set  —  Dakota Johnson has been a bad girl.  —  The Fifty Shades of Grey actress came away from her leading role as Anastasia Steele with a few pilfered mementos.  —  Namely?  “I stole lots of underwear,” Johnson, 25 …
TMZ.com:
Bruce Jenner — Video Captures Entire Crash ... Bruce Plowed into Both Cars  —  VIDEO CAPTURES ENTIRE CRASH  —  Bruce Plowed into Both Cars  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A MTA bus caught the entire Bruce Jenner car crash on video and sources tell TMZ it squarely shows Bruce struck both cars …
Luke Harding / Guardian:
Russian punk band Pussy Riot release I Can't Breathe, inspired by Eric Garner  —  ‘Industrial ballad’ is born of taking part in street protests against US police brutality but also takes aim at Russia's repressive Putin regime  —  The video is dark, claustrophobic and haunting - an …
Discussion: BuzzFeed
 
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Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry get a plus size makeover: Stars pile on the pounds in photos manipulated …
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