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12:35 AM ET, February 27, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Lupita Nyong'o's $150K Pearl Oscar Dress — STOLEN!!!  —  $150K PEARL OSCAR DRESS ... STOLEN!!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lupita Nyong'o's now-famous Oscar dress — adorned in pearls — was stolen right out of her hotel room ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
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Britt AboutalebManaging / Yahoo Style:   Someone Stole Lupita Nyong'o's $150K Oscar Gown
Michael K / Dlisted:   Paging Detective La Toya! Lupita Nyong'o's Oscar Dress Has Been Stolen!
Raakhee Mirchandani / NY Daily News:
Lupita Nyong'o's $150K Oscar dress stolen from Academy Award-winner's Hollywood hotel room
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Kardashians sign massive $100 million deal with E!  —  Khloé, Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Kylie and Kendall  —  The Kardashians have signed a record-breaking, $100 million-plus deal to remain with E! for another four years, sources have exclusively confirmed to Page Six.
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kardashians Sign $100 Million, Four-Year Deal With E!, After Threatening to Leave the Network  —  Don't expect the selfies, belfies, or drama to stop anytime soon!  The Kardashian family has signed a new $100 million deal with E! to stay with the network for four more years, sources confirm to Us Weekly.
Discussion: Page Six and New York Post
Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
NEWS/ Mark McGrath Is Alive and Well: Sugar Ray Singer Apologizes After Death Hoax  —  Let's all breathe a sigh of relief: Mark McGrath is alive and well.  —  The 46-year-old Sugar Ray frontman became the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax today after a press release was sent …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
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Tara Fowler / People.com:
Mark McGrath on Death Hoax: ‘I Knew Nothing About It’
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Stereogum
TMZ.com:
Jennifer Lawrence and Harvey Weinstein — Showdown with Famed Director David O. Russell  —  Famed director David O. Russell went on a tear against Jennifer Lawrence and Harvey Weinstein during the filming of the movie “Joy” ... this according to an eyewitness on the set.
People.com:
Bobbi Kristina Brown Suffers ‘Violent Seizures’ After Being Taken Out of Coma  —  Bobbi Kristina Brown was taken out of a medically induced coma, but she did not have the response her family had been praying for.  —  “She was taken off the drugs, but she began having violent seizures,” a family source says.
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TMZ.com:
Bobbi Kristina — No Signs of Improvement ... Still in a Coma
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and CNN
Tim Stack / EW.com:
FOX CONSIDERING AN EMPIRE CONCERT SERIES  —  Could Cookie be headed to Madison Square Garden?  —  EW has learned that Fox is considering staging Empire concerts, the same way it did a Glee tour for two summers.  “We are thinking about what the future is of the brand,” explains Dana Walden, co-chair and co-CEO of Fox Television Group.
Variety:
Harrison Ford to Return for ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Directed by Denis Villeneuve  —  “Prisoners” director Denis Villeneuve is in negotiations to direct Harrison Ford in the “Blade Runner” sequel for Alcon Entertainment.  —  The announcement was made on Thursday.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Deadline
Mirror.co.uk:
VIEW GALLERY  —  Most women mark their 40th birthday with a luxury holiday, an indulgent trip to the spa or an expensive piece of jewellery.  —  But the only diamond Tanya Phillips had her eye on was the one at the end of a tattoo needle.  —  To celebrate her big day she embarked upon …
Discussion: dailyrecord and PerezHilton
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Drew Barrymore Writing a Book About Her Life  —  Life has certainly been a long and winding road for Drew Barrymore.  And now, she's putting it all down on paper.  —  The actress, who turned 40 this week, has signed a deal with Dutton to publish an collection of autobiographical essays, the publisher tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Discussion: Dlisted
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Richard Linklater in Talks to Direct 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' (Exclusive)  —  Richard Linklater might be moving from one unconventional family narrative to another.  After spending 12 years shooting the Oscar best picture nominee Boyhood, the director is in talks to helm Where'd You Go, Bernadette for Annapurna Pictures.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Arrow/Flash Superhero Team-Up Spinoff In Works At CW; Brandon Routh, Victor Garber, Wentworth Miller, Caity Lotz Star  —  EXCLUSIVE: DC Comics superheroes are uniting in a potential new drama series at the CW, a spinoff from hits Arrow and The Flash that will feature several fan-favorite recurring actors/characters from both shows.
Discussion: Variety and Oh No They Didn't!
BuzzFeed:
What Colors Are This Dress?  —  There's a lot of debate on Tumblr about this right now, and we need to settle it.  This is important because I think I'm going insane.  —  Cates Holderness  —  2 hours ago  —  448 responses
Discussion: Dlisted, Wired and Gawker
Stephen Thompson / NPR:
First Listen: Purity Ring, ‘Another Eternity’  —  Another Eternity  —  When Purity Ring released its debut album Shrines back in 2012, it came bundled with some of the most ill-defined genre signifiers imaginable, from chillwave to the band's self-deployed “future pop” to the even-less-meaningful “witch house.”
Discussion: Stereogum
 
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Olivia Wilde Says Her Baby Son Otis Is “ So Smart” and “Really Musical”
Yahoo:
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Discussion: Us Weekly
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Bill Cosby Says He's “Far From Finished” in New Statement As More Women Come Forward
Discussion: PerezHilton and Gawker
Milton Keynes Citizen:
‘Fifty Shades of Grey Faces’ at cinema stench
Discussion: Dlisted
Cynthia Letson / ABC News:
Real-Life ‘Notebook’ Couple Dies Hand-in-Hand
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Tracy Morgan Wants to Return to Work, Shows Improvement Eight Months After Severe Car Crash: New Photo
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Jas Prince — You Only Get ONE Warning, Birdman ... Pay Up My Drake Fee Now!
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TMZ.com:
CHICAGO FANS, LAY OFF DERRICK ROSE
Daily Mail:
Married TV actor wakes up to find his testicles have been STOLEN after he is drugged in Russian bar …
Discussion: World of Wonder
Eun Kyung Kim / Today:
Robin Williams' daughter Zelda on life without dad, continuing his charity work
Discussion: Us Weekly
Access Hollywood:
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Discussion: Just Jared
 

 
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