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1:45 PM ET, February 21, 2015

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TMZ.com:
After Cancer Battle  —  Ahmad Givens, a.k.a. Real, one of the stars of VH1's “Real Chance of Love” has died after a long battle with cancer ... according to his brother.  —  Real's brother Chance tells TMZ ... the reality star's condition worsened after he took a fall in January ... he was bedridden ever since.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Dlisted and Bossip
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.
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
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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.
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”
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
Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Bobbi Kristina Brown Used Heroin, Other Drugs Before Being Found in Bathtub, Source Says  —  Bobbi Kristina Brown was under the influence of drugs the morning she was found unresponsive in her bathtub, a source familiar with the details of the situation tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Gawker and Starpulse
Aziz Ansari:
RIP Harris Wittels.  1984-2015.  —  There are so few people that you meet in life that give you that feeling that you've found a real unique, original person.  Harris Wittels was one of those and we lost him yesterday.  He was 30 years old.  I've been devastated.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Variety, The Wrap and Deadline
TMZ.com:
Kris Jenner — Yeah, There's Nude Video of Me  —  YEAH, THERE'S NUDE VIDEO OF ME  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kris Jenner says someone has nude video of her that was shot in her house, and that's not a guess ... we've learned Kris will reveal it on her upcoming show.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
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
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.
Discussion: The Blemish and World of Wonder
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
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.
Chris Payne / Billboard:
Alt In Our Stars Podcast: Hear Kim Gordon's Haunting New Song, Plus the Sonic Youth Co-Founder Reads From Her Memoir ‘Girl in a Band’  —  Want to win a copy of Kim Gordon's memoir?  Tweet @billboard with the hashtag #AltInOurStars for a chance to win the book, along with a T-shirt.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Kanye West Thinks Amber Rose Is A Dirtier Skank Than His Wife (UPDATE)  —  If you listened to Kanye West's interview with Power 105.1′s The Breakfast Club this morning, you're probably pulling out the dried bulls**t dingles and corroded nuggets of delusion that he spewed into your ears.
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
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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Gavin Edwards / Billboard:
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Adam K Raymond / Vocativ:
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Jen Heger / RADAR:
Pressing Pause: Bruce Jenner Docuseries On Hold Indefinitely After Fatal Car Crash
 

 
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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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