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12:20 AM ET, March 11, 2015

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Kory Grow / Rolling Stone:
Robin Thicke, Pharrell Lose Multi-Million Dollar ‘Blurred Lines’ Lawsuit  —  Marvin Gaye estate wins $7.3 million judgment after months of legal drama  —  Robin Thicke noticeably ripped off Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up” when he wrote the smash hit “Blurred Lines” …
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Alex Stedman / Variety:
‘Blurred Lines’ Jury Orders Pharrell, Robin Thicke to Pay $7.3 Million to Marvin Gaye Family  —  In a landmark decision for the songwriting industry, a jury in Los Angeles has ordered “Blurred Lines” songwriters Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay $7.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye for copyright infringement.
Discussion: Us Weekly and World of Wonder
Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times:
Jurors hit Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams with $7.4-million verdict  —  A federal jury found Tuesday that the 2013 hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed on the Marvin Gaye chart-topper “Got to Give It Up,” awarding nearly $7.4 million to Gaye's children.  —  Jurors found against singer …
The Wrap:
‘Blurred Lines’ Verdict: Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams to Pay $7.4 Million in Copyright Case
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Robin Thicke & Pharrell Williams …
Discussion: Bossip
Laura Prudom / Variety:
'Zoolander 2′ Set For Feb. 2016 Release; Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson Walk at Paris Fashion Week  —  International fashion superstars Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) announced the release date for “Zoolander 2″ by walking the Valentino runway at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.
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People Great Ideas:
Chanel Turns Their Paris Fashion Week Show into a Chic French Brasserie (Photos)
Discussion: Style News
Chioma Nnadi / Vogue:
Exclusive! See Zoolander's Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson Prep for the Valentino Show
Discussion: Us Weekly and Style News
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Rachel McGrath For / Daily Mail:
New parents Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes spotted together in public for first time with baby daughter …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Vanity Fair:
Introducing Robin Wright, Our April 2015 Cover Star  —  The House of Cards star reflects on Sean Penn and her new life with Ben Foster: “I've never been happier in my life than I am today.”  —  Robin Wright reflects on her new life with actor Ben Foster, telling contributing editor Sam Kashner …
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Robin Wright Talks Sex Life With Ben Foster After Sean Penn Divorce: “I've Never Been Happier”
Discussion: In Case You Didn't Know and Gawker
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Tim Burton to Direct Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ for Disney (Exclusive)  —  Disney is betting that the man to make you believe an elephant can fly is Tim Burton.  —  The filmmaker behind “Pee Wee's Big Adventure,” “Batman,” “Big Eyes” and “Alice in Wonderland” will direct Disney's coming live-action remake of …
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TMZ.com:
‘Miller High Life Guy’ Windell D. Middlebrooks Dies — Dead At 36  —  Windell D. Middlebrooks — the actor best known playing the straight-talking Miller High Life delivery man — died suddenly at his home ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to Middlebrooks tell us he was found unconscious …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Christopher Glazek / Out Magazine:
The Many Heresies of Madonna Louise Ciccone … Photography by Mert & Marcus  —  “Why was she gay?  Come on!”  —  Irked, Madonna twists her fingerless lace gloves, exposing a bejeweled skull on her ring finger.  It's a Friday night in the dead of winter, and we're sitting in a windowless office …
TMZ.com:
Angie Stone — Arrested for Assaulting Her Daughter  —  ANGIE STONE ARRESTED  —  FOR ASSAULTING DAUGHTER  —  Allegedly Knocked Out Teeth  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS … KEYSHAWN JOHNSON  —  WIFE FILES FOR DIVORCE  —  ... 7 Months After Wedding
Discussion: PerezHilton, Sandra Rose and Just Jared
Kelly Ogle / news9.com KWTV:
SAE House Mom And Coach Switzer Get Emotional Over Controversial Video  —  NORMAN, Oklahoma -  —  Monday night as SAE members scrambled to empty their belongings out of the closed fraternity house their 79-year-old house mother, a longtime friend of Barry Switzer, did the same thing.
Discussion: Gawker
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Oklahoma Daily:
Sigma Alpha Epsilon house mom implicated in recently surfaced racist video
Discussion: Bossip, WFAA-TV and NY Daily News
Billy Johnson Jr.Senior / Yahoo Music:
See It First: Jordin Sparks Drops Video for Instagram Anthem ‘Double Tap’  —  Jordin Sparks has picked up a lot of steam for her mixtape, #ByeFelicia, and things will intensify with the release of her latest hot and sexy video, “Double Tap,” that premieres exclusively on Yahoo Music.
Discussion: Digital Spy
Elizabeth Vanmetre / NY Daily News:
Taylor Swift insures legs for $40 million ahead of her world tour: report  —  How much are Taylor Swift's legs worth?  Apparently $40 million.  —  The “Blank Space” singer has reportedly taken extreme measures to make sure that she doesn't lose everything if she was unable to dance on stage.
Discussion: The Blemish and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Amber Rose & Blac Chyna — Baby Mamas' Night Out ... At the Strip Club!  —  Baby Mamas' Night Out ...  AT THE STRIP CLUB!  —  3/10/2015 10:59 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: Daily Mail and Bossip
TMZ.com:
GETTING ORGASMIC IN VEGAS  —  Paris Hilton showed surprising emotion in Vegas when she fake orgasmed in front of hundreds of people.  —  There was moaning, but no complaining, when Paris hit the stage at the “Thunder From Down Under” show during the bachelorette party of her cousin, Brooke Wiederhorn.
Brie Schwartz / Redbook:
Lauren Conrad Gets Real (And Funny!)  About Her Husband, Her Haters, and Having a Life She Loves  —  Lauren answers all of your questions in this REDBOOK exclusive.  —  If you were a Hills or Laguna Beach junkie then surely you remember watching Lauren Conrad navigate through her early twenties.
 
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Sean Lowe:
Three Reasons Why Having 2 Women on The Bachelorette Should Never Happen
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Richard James / BuzzFeed:
This Woman Loves Rihanna So Much She Covered Herself In Tattoos Of Her Face
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Michael Bolton Plays Office Space's Michael Bolton in Funny or Die Sketch: Watch Now!
BBC:
Flabba killing: South African rapper ‘stabbed by girlfriend’
Discussion: Times LIVE and Starpulse
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
DR. PHIL: BOBBI KRISTINA PARTNER ‘VOLATILE’ IN TV TAPING
Discussion: The Wrap and Us Weekly
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox Delays ‘Luther’ Remake
National Enquirer:
JOHNNY DEPP ORAL CRISIS
 Earlier Picks: 
John Plunkett / Guardian:
Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan to return in BBC's The Fall
Discussion: Us Weekly
Extra:
'Extra's' Terri Seymour Welcomes Baby Girl
NY Daily News:
Sienna Miller suffers a black eye and facial cut after hitting a prop during ‘Cabaret’ performance
Jesse Spero / Access Hollywood:
KEVIN FEDERLINE: CO-PARENTING WITH BRITNEY SPEARS IS ‘GREAT’
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Catfight! Naomi Campbell takes on Cara Delevingne
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN, promising editorial independence; TBPN was on track to make over $30M in revenue in 2026 and will wind down its ad business

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
WME is selling sports marketing agency 160over90 to Publicis Groupe for, sources say, $500M+; WME bought the agency in 2018 for about $200M

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
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