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12:40 PM ET, March 2, 2015

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Lauren Johnson / Advertising & Branding:
After Conquering Reality TV, Kim Kardashian Is Taking the Mobile World By Storm  —  Kim Kardashian West first grabbed our attention in October 2007 with the premiere of E!'s Keeping Up With the Kardashians.  Who could have guessed where that basic-cable reality show moment would lead?
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kim Kardashian Finally Admits Her Selfie Addiction Is “Ridiculous,” Insists Her Family Is “Normal” and Relatable
Mark Sutherland / Telegraph:
Taylor Swift interview: 'A relationship?  No one's going to sign up for this'  —  With her record-breaking sales and secure friendships - not to mention her steely grip on her digital copyright - what on earth does Taylor Swift have to worry about?  Plenty, she tells The Telegraph in an exclusive interview
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift Refuses to Address Katy Perry Feud in Interview, Imagines Life at Age 30: “I'll Probably Still Be Single”
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Leonardo DiCaprio & Rihanna — First Photo!!  Banging, But It's a Little One-Sided  —  Banging But It's a Little One-Sided  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rihanna and Leo DiCaprio should be a perfect match — neither's into settling down with one person for too long — but now that they're banging …
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Leonardo DiCaprio, New Regency Moving Ahead With ‘The Crowded Room’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Dlisted and Digital Spy
TMZ.com:
Brownstone Singer Dead — Charmayne Maxwell Dies After Bloody Fall at Home  —  Charmayne Maxwell — part of the 90s R&B group Brownstone — died Friday night in L.A. after her husband found her bleeding from a cut to her neck ... TMZ has learned.  —  A family member tells us Charmayne …
TMZ.com:
POPPIN' BOTTLES FOR 21ST BIRTHDAY  —  Justin Bieber rang in his 21st birthday doing something common — drinking champagne — and something very few people can do ... popping that champagne ON A PRIVATE ISLAND!  —  Sources close to Justin tell us he rented a Caribbean isle for the …
TMZ.com:
William Shatner — Jets Back to L.A ... Mum About Leonard Nimoy's Funeral  —  JETS BACK TO L.A.  —  Mum About Nimoy Funeral  —  60 MINUTES AGO BY TMZ STAFF  —  William Shatner made a surprising return to Los Angeles Sunday ... but was quiet about whether he would attend Leonard Nimoy's funeral.
Alicia C. Dennis / People.com:
Is Josh and Anna Duggar's Fourth Child a Boy or Girl?  —  When Anna and Josh Duggar started guessing the sex of their fourth child, expected to arrive in early July, they found a family divided.  —  “Josh thought it was a boy, I thought it was a girl,” Anna, 26, tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Stephanie Farr / Philly.com:
Painter says he included Monica Lewinsky's dress in Bill Clinton portrait  —  RENOWNED Bucks County portrait artist Nelson Shanks has painted everyone from Princess Diana to President Bill Clinton and from Pope John Paul II to Marisa Tomei.  He and his wife, Leona, are the founders of Studio Incamminati …
Discussion: Gawker
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Garner: “It's My Turn” to Work After Supporting Ben Affleck's Career  —  Back at it.  After slowing down to focus on raising her three children, Jennifer Garner is prioritizing her career once more.  —  The Golden Globe-winning actress, 42, dished to reporters at a Beverly Hills event promoting …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Jennifer Emily / Dallas Morning News:
Free of Ebola but not fear  —  Nurse Nina Pham to file lawsuit against Presby parent, worries about continued health woes  —  Experimental drugs and special care helped make Nina Pham Ebola free.  But today she fears she may never escape the deadly disease.
Discussion: Gawker
TMZ.com:
Michelle Rodriguez — Note to Minorities ... STOP STEALING WHITE SUPERHERO ROLES!!  —  Note to Minorities ...  STOP STEALING WHITE SUPERHERO ROLES!!  —  2/28/2015 8:30 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Michelle Rodriguez has a different take in the lack of diversity in Hollywood …
Us Weekly:
Nikki Reed Loves Her Engagement Ring “More Than Anything In the World!”  —  What a team!  Nikki Reed came out to support her husband-to-be Ian Somerhalder as he was honored at the Noble Awards in L.A. on Friday, Feb. 27.  The newly engaged couple gushed to Us Weekly and other reporters …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder: The Only Thing We Argue About Is the Color of His Eyes
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Joe Utichi / The Sunday Times:
Maggie Smith: Sorry, dear, but a dowager countess does not do selfies
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer Sob Over Their Divorces in Real Housewives of New York City …
Allie Jones / Gawker:
Guess Who Just Got Named Godmother.....(TAYLOR)
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
The Internet Is Trolling Kanye West: Loser.com Redirects to Kanye's Wikipedia Page
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
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Tom Lamont / Observer:
Russell Tovey: ‘I was a scared, skinny little rat. Then I hit the gym...’
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From Mediagazer:

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A Los Angeles ethics agency fines former CBS CEO Les Moonves $15K for misconduct in obtaining confidential police info about a sexual assault claim against him

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Q&A with Erica Heilman, host of “Rumble Strip”, an independent podcast she created in 2013 that chronicles how Vermont changed over the years

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A look at Highsnobiety, a creative consultancy and clothing line, as well as magazine and website led by EIC Willa Bennett covering fashion and youth culture

 
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