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11:25 PM ET, February 18, 2015

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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.
Discussion: World of Wonder
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Daily Mail:
The REAL face of ‘Flawless’ Beyonce exposed: Unretouched photos of Queen Bey's L'Oreal adverts leak online  —  More than 200 unretouched photos from Beyonce's 2013 L'Oreal cosmetic campaign were leaked on a fan site called The Beyonce World on Tuesday, showing fans that she's human like everyone else.
Discussion: Dlisted
ELLE:
ANSEL ELGORT WANTS YOU TO KNOW HE'S NOT A PLAYER  —  With a career burning fast and hot, Elgort could be young Hollywood's most sought after lothario, but, as Mickey Rapkin learns, he's way more romantic than rake.  —  GETTY  —  For a generation of young women, Ansel Elgort may always be Augustus Waters …
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Bobbi Kristina Brown's Relatives Asking for Thousands of Dollars, Perks From Media  —  To pray and to prey.  While Bobbi Kristina Brown remains in a medically induced coma, some of her relatives have attempted to cash in on the tragic turn of events.  —  Certain family members have asked …
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National Enquirer:   EXPLOSIVE EYEWITNESS REVEALS WHAT REALLY WENT ON IN BOBBI KRISTINA'S HOUSE OF HORRORS
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Kate Hudson Hates the Idea of Dieting, Looks Incredible in Sports Bra: Fitness Secrets, Photos  —  Rock-hard abs!  Kate Hudson ditched the tank on the cover of Shape's March 2015 issue, showcasing her slimmer (and sicker!) than ever body in a tiny sports bra and skintight leggings.
Discussion: Gawker
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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Kate Hudson shows off her rock-hard abs
Discussion: PerezHilton
Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
Will Smith to Star in ‘Bounty’ for Paramount (Exclusive)  —  Sascha Penn wrote the script for the action-thriller.  —  Will Smith  —  Paramount Pictures has bought Sascha Penn's spec script Bounty, with Will Smith attached to star.  —  The story is set in Boston and centers on a man (Smith) who is wrongly convicted of murder.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:   Jay Hernandez Joining Will Smith, Jared Leto in WB's ‘Suicide Squad’ (Exclusive)
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Kelly Clarkson: I Feel Like I Have the Plague Because No One Will Work With Me  —  Good thing she's Miss Independent!  Kelly Clarkson revealed in a new interview with BBC Radio 1 that she has a tough time getting other artists to record with her.  —  “I honestly would collaborate with a lot of people …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Michelle Branch Files For Divorce ... Goodbye to You  —  Files for Divorce  —  GOODBYE TO YOU  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Michelle Branch has finally decided to make it official after separating from her husband more than a year ago ... she has filed for divorce.  —  Branch and hubby Teddy Landau are ending their nearly 11-year marriage.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Hollywood Reporter:
Morena Baccarin Nabs Female Lead in ‘Deadpool’ (Exclusive)  —  Ryan Reynolds is starring in the Fox film.  —  Homeland star Morena Baccarin has nabbed the female lead in Deadpool, Fox's action movie based on the Marvel character.  —  Tim Miller is directing the action-adventure project …
Discussion: Digital Spy, PerezHilton and Just Jared
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
‘Shaft’ Reboot in the Works at New Line With ‘Predator’ Producer (Exclusive)  —  New Line has acquired the rights to the “Shaft” franchise and is developing a reboot of the popular police property with producer John Davis of Davis Entertainment, TheWrap has learned.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Susie Armitage / BuzzFeed:
Pussy Riot's First English Song, “I Can't Breathe,” Pays Tribute To Eric Garner  —  “We've known, on our own skin, what police brutality feels like and we can't be silent on this issue,” the group told BuzzFeed News.  —  Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova, the two best known members …
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Luke Harding / Guardian:   Russian punk band Pussy Riot release I Can't Breathe, inspired by Eric Garner
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.
Us Weekly:
Pregnant Kate Middleton Switches Her Hair Up to a Knotted Half-Up Hairstyle: See the Fresh Look Here!  —  The Duchess has a new 'do!  —  The pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, stepped out to the Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke-on-Trent, England on Wednesday, Feb. 18 …
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Daily Mail:
It's crafty Kate! …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
ARRESTED FOR HOME BURGLARY  —  Vanilla Ice has been arrested and charged with burglary and grand theft for allegedly stealing furniture, a pool heater, bicycles and other stuff from a vacant home in Florida.  —  Lantana PD tells TMZ ... it's all connected to Ice's TV show, “The Vanilla Ice Project.”
Justin Kroll / Variety:
New ‘Alien’ Movie Confirmed with Director Neill Blomkamp  —  20th Century Fox has closed a deal with director Neill Blomkamp to develop a new “Alien” movie.  —  Sources say the untitled sci-fi project is a separate from the “Prometheus” sequel, which Fox is still making with Ridley Scott
Discussion: The Wrap and Deadline
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 …
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: Page Six, PerezHilton, Bossip and Just Jared
Capitol File Magazine:
Cecily Strong Opens Up About ‘SNL’ and the White House Correspondents' Awards Dinner  —  Cecily Strong brings her SNL snark to the White House Correspondents' Awards Dinner.  —  Dress, Lela Rose ($1,895).  Neiman Marcus, Mazza Gallerie, 202-966-9700.  Shoes, Jimmy Choo ($595).
Discussion: Page Six
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Joe Cunningham / Film Divider:
Paul Feig has carved out a great role in Ghostbusters just for Cecily Strong
Discussion: Egotastic! and PerezHilton
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.
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.
 
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From Mediagazer:

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Sara Fischer / Axios:
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