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TMZ.com:
Liza Minnelli — Checks into Malibu Rehab Facility  —  CHECKS INTO MALIBU REHAB FACILITY  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Liza Minnelli is getting treatment for substance abuse in a Malibu rehab facility ... TMZ has learned.  —  A rep for Minnelli confirmed the legendary singer and actress is making “excellent progress” in the treatment center.
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Jacqueline Andriakos / People.com:
Liza Minnelli Enters Rehab for Substance Abuse  —  Liza Minnelli has been admitted to a treatment facility for substance abuse, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The actress, 69, has already checked into the facility, the name of which is not being disclosed, says Scott Gorenstein, a spokesperson for Minnelli.
Us Weekly:
Kendall Jenner Breaks Silence on Bruce Jenner's Transition: “I Will Always Love My Dad”  —  Whatever changes Bruce Jenner makes in his life, one thing remains constant: the love of his family.  Though the reality star's kids have remained mostly mum on his transition from male to female …
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
‘Empire’ Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Madonna Arrives at No. 2  —  The Lyon family comes together to record a legacy album in the “The Lyon's Roar” episode of Empire airing Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 on FOX.  —  Chuck Hodes/FOX
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
‘Empire,’ Madonna and Luke Bryan Debut in Top Three on Billboard 200
Discussion: Variety
Andrea Mandell / USA Today:
‘Empire’ rides high as it heads to finale
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
Universal's ‘The Huntsman’ Finds Its Dwarves (Exclusive)  —  Sheridan Smith, Rob Brydon and Alexandra Roach and will join Nick Frost in the fantasy adventure film.  —  Sheridan Smith, Rob Brydon and Alexandra Roach  —  Universal's The Huntsman has cast three British actors, Rob Brydon …
Discussion: Digital Spy and Oh No They Didn't!
Jon Cryer / Hollywood Reporter:
CULTURE  —  Jon Cryer Reveals the Inside, Insane Account of Charlie Sheen's Infamous Meltdown  —  What's it like to ride shotgun with Sheen during ‘Two and a Half Men’?  For starters, you're set up with a prostitute after your divorce.  And it doesn't end there.
Discussion: The Wrap, Us Weekly, The Blemish and Gawker
Billboard:
Natalia Kills Breaks ‘X Factor’ Silence: ‘There Are Many Sides To This Story’  —  Natalia Kills photographed at The New New Artists Residency at the Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
Discussion: Us Weekly, FemaleFirst and PerezHilton
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Lily Harrison / E! Online:
NEWS/ Gwyneth Paltrow Would Like to Remind You That She's “Close to the Common Woman”  —  Gwyneth Paltrow is anything but basic, but she wants you to know she's just like you!  —  The creator of Goop stopped by CNNMoney earlier today to discuss her growing lifestyle website and help critics understand …
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Gwyneth Paltrow Claims She Is a “Common Woman,” Is Not a Guru
Discussion: PopCrunch
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Justin Bieber Talks Scathing Comedy Central Roast, Cozies Up to Madonna on Ellen Show: Watch  —  Still standing!  Justin Bieber stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday, March 18, and touched on his talked-about Comedy Central roast this past weekend.
Discussion: Dlisted
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Shira Benozilio / Hollywood Life:
Selena Gomez & Zedd: Begging Him Not To Watch Justin Bieber's Roast
Allison / Dlisted:
Diplo Says Starting S**t With Taylor Swift Was One Of The Biggest Career Mistakes He Ever Made  —  “You hear that Meredith?  Let this be a warning; you don't f**k with Queen Butterscotch.”  —  Everybody has made dumb mistakes at work (flashback to me drinking the last of the Champale …
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Daily Mail:
‘She has like 50 million people that will die for her’: Diplo admits feud with Taylor Swift …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Inside Katie Holmes, Jamie Foxx's Secret Romance: See the First Photo of Them Holding Hands!  —  No couch-jumping for these two.  As the ex-wife of A-lister Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes was once half of one of Hollywood's highest-profile couples.  For the past year-and-a-half, though …
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Fishwrapper:
Chris Brown — Forever Disgusting  —  Just in case you're one of those people who buy into the sad, seemingly incorrect belief that Chris Brown has changed his scary, violent, generally terrible ways, check this: he most certainly has not.  There's that whole thing where he secretly had a child …
Discussion: The Superficial and TMZ.com
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TMZ.com:
ASSAULTED IN DUBAI NIGHTCLUB  —  Drake was manhandled at a club in Dubai, which triggered a melee that put the aggressor where he belongs ... on the ground.  —  Drake and his crew were at Movida nightclub Saturday night, along with a huge crowd ... Dubai does it big.
TMZ.com:
‘Jerry Springer’ Producer Arrested for Murdering Deaf Sister  —  ‘JERRY SPRINGER’ PRODUCER  —  ARRESTED FOR MURDERING DEAF SISTER  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jill Blackstone — who produced a slew of big shows including “Jerry Springer,” “Sally Jessy Raphael” and “Rosie”— has been arrested …
Discussion: The Wrap
NYLON Magazine:
shailene woodley is our april cover star  —  shailene forever.  —  Shailene Woodley is our April cover star, and if there's one thing we've learned from our time with her, it's that she's literally the coolest.  The short-haired, sisterhood-loving actress is everywhere right now …
Discussion: Dlisted and Just Jared
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Amy Pascal, Sarah Polley Team on ‘Little Women’ Remake at Sony (Exclusive)  —  Amy Pascal has come on to produce “Little Women” for Sony Pictures, which has hired Oscar-nominated screenwriter Sarah Polley to adapt Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, TheWrap has learned.
Amanda Michelle Steiner / People.com:
Little Women: L.A. Star Terra Jolé Welcomes First Child with Joe Gnoffo  —  Terra Jolé has welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with boyfriend Joe Gnoffo.  —  “Joe and I are overjoyed by our new family addition,” the Little Women: L.A. star tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Knows Patrick Schwarzenegger's Cabo Girl Because They Attended a USC Football Game Together — See the Pic  —  The plot thickens!  Miley Cyrus has hung out with the girl — who has been identified by TMZ as Natalie — who got way too close with the singer's boyfriend Patrick Schwarzenegger …
Discussion: PerezHilton and TMZ.com
 
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