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12:40 AM ET, February 21, 2015

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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Kanye West Slams Ex Amber Rose: “I Had to Take 30 Showers Before I Got With Kim”  —  Your move, Amber Rose.  After days of Twitter feuding between the model and Khloe Kardashian, Rose's ex and Khloe's brother-in-law Kanye West appeared on Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, where he made it very clear whose side he's on.
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James Vituscka / RADAR:
Too Taboo? Kylie Jenner & Tyga Rumored Relationship Off-Limits For ‘KUWTK’ Producers
TMZ.com:
Hilary Duff Files for Divorce ... Mike's Wild Night Was Last Straw  —  FILES FOR DIVORCE  —  ... Mike's Wild Night Was Last Straw  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Hilary Duff has finally pulled the trigger on her marriage, filing for divorce from hubby Mike Comrie ... and it looks like Mike's wild night in Bev Hills was the tipping point.
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Lycia Naff For / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'How much for sex? …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
NY Daily News:
Suri Cruise and friends give a big thumbs-up to ‘Cinderella,’ with Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett  —  Call it Holmes Box Office.  Suri Cruise, along with 15 classmates, were treated to a private preview of “Cinderella” in Los Angeles.  Though there were three little boys in the group, there was no need for separate a restroom.
Discussion: The Wrap, Digital Spy and Just Jared
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Dakota Johnson Is Single, Splits From Boyfriend Matthew Hitt Amid Fifty Shades of Grey Release  —  This Steele is single!  Dakota Johnson and her boyfriend Matthew Hitt have split, and the Fifty Shades of Grey actress is currently unattached, multiple sources tell Us Weekly.
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
‘Orange is the New Black’: Jason Biggs Not Returning to Season 3  —  Larry, you've been paroled.  —  Jason Biggs will not be returning to Season 3 of “Orange Is The New Black,” Netflix confirmed to Variety.  —  Biggs has played series regular Larry Bloom — Piper's (Taylor Schilling) ex-fiancee — since the start of “OITNB” in 2013.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:   Jason Biggs Says He Won't Be in Orange Is the New Black Season 3: “They're Not Focusing on Larry”
Jen Yamato / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Colbert On Dropping ‘The Colbert Report’ Persona and the Glorious Debut of ‘The Colbeard’  —  The Daily Beast caught up with the man taking over for David Letterman at the 10th annual Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles.  —  Jon Stewart's signing off, Brian Williams is in exile …
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
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E! Online:
NEWS/ Stephen Colbert Debuts New Beard and Instantly Becomes a Silver Fox—See the Pic!
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
STRUCK BY CAR MIRROR CONDITION CRITICAL  —  “American Horror Story: Freak Show” star Ben Woolf is in critical condition after he was struck in the head by a moving car in Hollywood Thursday night ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us ... the 4'4" actor heavily featured …
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Kobe Bryant Confirms He's Quitting Basketball After One More Season  —  A version of this story first appeared in the Feb. 27 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.  —  The L.A. Lakers' Kobe Bryant has been contemplating life after basketball since he was 22.
Discussion: Bossip and Just Jared
Natalie Abrams / EW.com:
SPOILER ROOM: SCOOP ON SCANDAL, CARTER, GOOD WIFE AND MORE  —  Welcome to the Spoiler Room, a safe place for spoiler addicts to come on a weekly basis to learn what's coming next on their favorite shows and, hopefully, get a few of their own questions answered.
Discussion: Digital Spy and Just Jared
Gavin Edwards / Billboard:
Billboard Cover: Jared Leto on Packing on the Pounds to Play the Joker, Thirty Seconds to Mars' Success and Why He's ‘Terminally Dissatisfied’  —  Jared Leto photographed on Jan. 20, 2015 in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Dlisted and POPSUGAR Celebrity
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Joe Lynch / Billboard:
Billboard Cover Sneak Peek: Jared Leto Talks Gaining Weight to Play the Joker in ‘Suicide Squad’
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Daily Mail:
Scout Willis makes a statement by growing out her underarm hair as she goes braless in a sheer dress at her London exhibition  —  She is well known as the voice of Free The Nipple, which campaigns for women's body rights.  —  And on Thursday, Scout Willis stood by her principles …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Melissa Chan / NY Daily News:
Cocaine-snorting Oscar statue removed after popping up on Hollywood Boulevard days before Academy Awards  —  Los Angeles street artist Plastic Jesus has caused controversy by placing a life-sized gold Oscars statue snorting cocaine on Hollywood Boulevard, just yards from the red carpet.
Shelli Weinstein / Variety:
Amy Poehler on ‘Parks and Rec’ Producer's Death: ‘Today I Lost a Friend’  —  In being honored at Variety's second annual unite4humanity event, honoree Amy Poehler took a moment to remember Harris Wittels, co-executive producer of her series “Parks and Recreation,” who was found dead in his home just hours before the event.
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Elizabeth Vanmetre / NY Daily News:
Stunned Amy Poehler pays tribute to ‘Parks and Recreation’ writer Harris Wittels: ‘Today I lost a friend’
Discussion: The Wrap
 
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NEWS/ Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama Aren't Engaged...Yet
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Kim Jong Un has an amazing new haircut. We have many, many questions.
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Jen Heger / RADAR:
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James Vituscka / RADAR:
Divorce On Hold!  Khloe Kardashian Hoping To ‘Work Things Out’ With Husband Lamar Odom — ‘Sisters Very Concerned’
Kenya Moore / Bravo TV Official Site:
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Perez Hilton:
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Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Prince Charles ‘Sold Out’ William and Harry To The Tabloids
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

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