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1:40 PM ET, March 19, 2015

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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
Kelly Conaboy / Gawker:
Kendall Jenner: I “Never Spoke” to Us Weekly  —  Yesterday, Us Weekly published an “exclusive interview” with Kendall Jenner on the subject of Bruce Jenner, claiming it was the first time she'd spoken publicly about his transition.  “I will always love my dad, whether he's a man or a woman,” she told the magazine—or did she?
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The Evolution of Oscar Isaac  —  The brooding star of Inside Llewyn Davis, A Most Violent Year, and this month's Ex Machina has breathed life into a dying species: the Pacino-Hoffman-De Niro strain of dramatic character actor.  But as he prepares to take flight in a little movie called Star Wars Episode VII …
Perez Hilton:
Zayn Malik Quits The One Direction Tour!!  Because Of The Cheating Scandal??  Find Out Why HERE!  —  Wow.  —  Even though Zayn Malik dismissed all of those tweets and claims of him being a cheater, it seems as if the backlash just took too much of a toll on the singer.
Discussion: mirror, Associated Press and Gawker
TMZ.com:
‘Vine’ Star Cameron Dallas — Arrested After Telling Landlord, ‘Screw Hue!’  —  ARRESTED AFTER TELLING LANDLORD  —  ‘Screw Hue!’  —  3/19/2015 6:49 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Vine star Cameron Dallas spent a lot more than six seconds in jail ... after he allegedly painted his apartment and everyone inside of it.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
‘Empire,’ Madonna and Luke Bryan Debut in Top Three on Billboard 200  —  Luke Bryan performs during Day 1 of C2C at The O2 Arena on March 7, 2015 in London, United Kingdom.
Discussion: Starpulse and Variety
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Keith Caulfield / Billboard:
‘Empire’ Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Madonna Arrives at No. 2
Discussion: PerezHilton
Andrea Mandell / USA Today:
‘Empire’ rides high as it heads to finale
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kris Jenner Is on Vacation With Dakota Johnson and Melanie Griffith in Cancun—and It's Not a Post-Breakup Retreat!  —  Nothing like a little fun in the sun without any distraction from those silly men.  —  Just days after returning from a trip to Paris Fashion Week …
Discussion: PerezHilton, TMZ.com and Just Jared
RADAR:
Over Already!  Katy Perry & John Mayer Call It Quits Yet Again — What Went Wrong … PICS OF  —  That was fast!  Just two months after Katy Perry and John Mayer rekindled their romance, RadarOnline.com has learned that the perpetually on-off pair have called it quits again.
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Lena Dunham debuts short pixie cut  —  Lena Dunham has a short new sassy 'do to go with her shrinking frame.  —  The “Girls” creator, 28, debuted a pixie cut on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” Wednesday night.  —  “You look beautiful,” Myers complimented Dunham.  “Your haircut is outstanding.”
Discussion: PerezHilton
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Anderson Cooper Argues With Andy Cohen Over Kathy Griffin's Fashion Police Exit, Doesn't Get Why “Some of the Other Folks” Are on TV  —  360 degrees of awkward!  It's safe to say that Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper do not see eye-to-eye about Kathy Griffin's departure from Fashion Police.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
‘Why not get paid’: Plus-sized dominatrix details 'lurid encounter with Michael Phelps in which he wore women's panties'  — Plus-sized dominatrix Kim Petro has given an interview claiming she had a wild night with swimmer Michael Phelps who paid her a $900 ‘donation’
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
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Ruth Negga Lands Female Lead In AMC Pilot ‘Preacher’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Ruth Negga has been cast as the female lead in Preacher, AMC's drama pilot based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's cult 1990s comic.  The project, from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, is about Jesse Custer …
Amanda Spackman / Elle:
ELLE covergirl: Rebel Wilson  —  Say hello to our hot new April cover girl,  —  REB-ELLE  —  Inside the issue discover everything there is to love about Rebel Wilson (aka Pitch Perfect's Fat Amy)... Find out how Wilson ended up moving to America from the Western Suburbs of Sydney …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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!
TMZ.com:
Adam Levine — Unlucky Strike ... Nails Fan In The Head With Mic (NEW VIDEO)  —  UNLUCKY STRIKE ...  EXCLUSIVE VIDEO  —  Adam Levine couldn't have imagined smashing a woman in the head with his microphone would actually make her love him more, but watch for yourself ... it totally did.
Discussion: Crushable and Oh No They Didn't!
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
 
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Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Nielsen launches The Media Distributor Gauge, showing TV usage ranked by company: Disney accounted for 11.5% of TV viewing in April, YouTube accounted for 9.6%

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Comcast plans to launch StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, later this month at a “vastly reduced price”

 
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