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1:50 PM ET, March 15, 2016

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Ryan Gajewski / Us Weekly:
ABC Switches Bachelorettes After Initially Picking Ben Higgins' Castoff Caila Quinn: Details!  —  Every rose has its thorn!  After Caila Quinn recorded her introductory package earlier this month to star on The Bachelorette's 12th season, the series' producers have changed course …
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Aili Nahas / People.com:
Bachelor Ben Higgins Is Engaged to Lauren Bushnell!  —  America's most eligible Bachelor is officially off the market!  —  Ben Higgins proposed to flight attendant Lauren Bushnell with a 4.25 carat Neil Lane ring on the show's finale Monday night.  —  • For much more from Ben …
Aili Nahas / People.com:
New Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher Opens Up About Her Breakup from Ben Higgins: 'I'm Not Bitter or Angry'  —  She came face-to-face with her ex Ben Higgins after Monday night's Bachelor finale, but new Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher says she came to terms with their breakup months ago.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Style News
Perez Hilton:
JoJo Fletcher Reveals How She'll Do Things Differently Than Ben Higgins As The Bachelorette!  PLUS How She Recovered From Heartbreak!  —  Good to hear JoJo Fletcher is taking the heartbreak in stride!  —  On last night's finale of The Bachelor, JoJo lost out to Lauren Bushnell …
Rachel Torgerson / Us Weekly:
Bachelor Ben Higgins Proposes With $100K Diamond Engagement Ring: All the Details  —  Proposal accepted!  The Bachelor's Ben Higgins is officially off the market, and he popped the question with a custom diamond engagement ring.  —  Higgins, 26, proposed to Lauren Bushnell in the finale episode …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Starpulse
TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson — No DNA On Buried Knife  —  NO DNA ON BURIED KNIFE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  LAPD detectives hit a dead end with the knife that was buried on O.J. Simpson's Rockingham estate ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources familiar with the situation tell us, the DNA testing produced no matches.
Allison / Dlisted:
Chloe Grace Moretz Didn't Mean To Get Dragged Into A Twitter Fight With Kim Kardashian  —  When Kim Kardashian decided to channel her inner-Kanye and clap back at the naked-rubber-body-selfie haters on Twitter last week, she specifically went after three famous people: Piers Morgan, Bette Midler, and Chloe Grace Moretz.
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Kristina Rodulfo / ELLE:
Chloë Grace Moretz Defends Her Now-Infamous Reaction to That Kim K. Selfie  —  “If people looked into something bigger that I was trying to speak upon, they wouldn't be so easy to fire back silly, miscellaneous things.”  —  In Hollywood, where some young starlets have been apprehensive …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Just Jared and PerezHilton
Mark Hinson / Tallahassee Democrat:
Teacher, TV star Rod Durham dies  —  Influential Leon High School drama teacher, theater director and “Extreme Weight Loss” star Rod Durham has died.  He was 52.  —  “He was someone they (the students) could go talk to when they needed to,” Leon High School principal Billy Epting said on Monday morning.
Oliver Gettell / People.com:
Sally Field: Donald Trump Is Overrated  —  It appears Sally Field isn't a fan of Donald Trump.  —  During a recent Sirius XM town hall, the Hello, My Name is Doris actress told PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Editorial Director Jess Cagle that the outspoken presidential candidate is overrated.
Discussion: Gawker
Kara Warner / People.com:
Ready for Royalty: Anne Hathaway and Director Garry Marshall Plan to Make Princess Diaries 3  —  We're getting another Princess Diaries movie, folks.  —  Never mind the dream-crushing reports to the contrary, hope is alive for a third installment of the successful franchise, thanks to director Garry Marshall and star Anne Hathaway.
Discussion: PerezHilton, The Wrap and Just Jared
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Grieving Mom Writes Heartbreaking Letter to J.K. Rowling During Daughter's Cancer Battle  —  A mother of a young, deceased cancer patient penned a heart-wrenching letter to J.K. Rowling, detailing how the Harry Potter series created a “fortress we so desperately needed to hide in.”
Caitlyn Jenner / TMZ.com:
I'M HILLARY CURIOUS  —  Caitlyn Jenner — a longtime staunch Republican — is softening her political views, or at least she's “willing to listen” ... as she puts it.  —  Caitlyn posted a pic of herself and her girlfriends hobnobbing with Hillary Clinton ahead of Tuesday's primaries.
Discussion: X17 Online and Page Six
Associated Press:
Angelina Jolie, in Lebanon, says world has failed refugees  —  BEIRUT (AP) — Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood actress and special envoy for the U.N.'s refugee agency, said Tuesday that the international community must address the root causes of the global refugee crisis.
Discussion: AOL
Jen Heger / RADAR:
The Gloves Are Off!  Jacqueline Threatens To Expose Joe Giudice Cheating Rumors  —  Teresa and Melissa Gorga have turned on ‘RHONJ’ drama queen Laurita.  —  Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga have officially ended their tumultuous friendship with Jacqueline Laurita after the disastrous cast trip to Vermont, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Kim Fields / Bravo TV Official Site:
Kim Fields Talks ‘Dancing with the Stars’  —  Kim Fields (and husband Chris) dish on Phaedra Parks' Christmas party and what's next.  —  Kim Fields: Thought the costume(s) were fun and cute for the grown and sexy Christmas soirée!  —  Bravotv.com: Did Chris enjoy working on the dance performance with Phaedra?
Discussion: Starpulse
Perez Hilton:
Rob Kardashian Shows Off A Makeup-Free Blac Chyna In Bed While On Vacay — Too Cute!  —  Rob Kardashian may be in Jamaica, but his favorite view seems to be of his girlfriend Blac Chyna in bed!  —  On Monday, the KUWTK celeb took to Instagram to share a pic of his makeup free lady while they snuggled in bed on vacation.
Discussion: X17 Online
Nick Maslow / People.com:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Return to L.A. After She Meets His Mom on Whirlwind Trip to England, Says Source  —  Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's list of relationship goals is evergrowing.  —  After their vacation in Hawaii wrapped up earlier this month, Perry, 31, and Bloom, 39 …
Discussion: What's New
Michelecorriston / People.com:
Kristin Cavallari on Finding Strength in Daughter Saylor After Her Brother's Death: 'I Couldn't Fall Apart - I Had a Little Baby'  —  Kristin Cavallari experienced the miracle of childbirth and the tragedy of a life cut short all at once when her missing brother Michael was found dead three weeks …
Hannah Hope / mirror:
Madonna made Rita Ora KNEEL before her so she 'didn't block her lighting'  —  Rita Ora admits she's a Madonna mega fan and that meeting the pop diva was a dream come true  —  We know that Madonna can be a diva and having spent four decades in pop music she's certainly earned her stripes.
Discussion: Dlisted
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Patrick Warburton to Star as Lemony Snicket in Netflix Drama  —  He joins a cast that includes Neil Patrick Harris in the streaming giant's ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events.’  —  Netflix has found its Lemony Snicket.  —  Rules of Engagement and The Tick alum Patrick Warburton has landed …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Just Jared
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:   Neil Patrick Harris Set To Star In Netflix's ‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ Series
 
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Megan Johnson / People.com:
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Daily Mail:
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Discussion: Dlisted
Rachel Torgerson / Us Weekly:
Cindy Crawford Poses With Look-Alike Daughter Kaia Gerber for ‘Vogue Paris’
Matt Stevens / Los Angeles Times:
Beverly Hills put a spotlight on its celebrity water wasters — and it worked
Discussion: Dlisted and The Wrap
Jessica Sager / Page Six:
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Is Kristen Stewart now happily dating 30-year-old French singer Soko?
People.com:
Melissa Benoist on Working with Husband Blake Jenner on Supergirl: 'He's My Favorite Scene Partner, Always'
Discussion: Just Jared
Pitchfork:
Hudson Mohawke Says Kanye West and Drake Haven't Paid Him for Beats
Discussion: Stereogum
Char Adams / People.com:
Rory and Indiana Feek Make Appearance During Emotional and Song-filled Memorial for Joey in Her Hometown
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Ben Affleck's ‘Broken’ Batman
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Bloomberg:
Australia's under-16 social media ban excludes Discord, GitHub, LEGO Play, Roblox, Steam, Google Classroom, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and YouTube Kids

Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
The UK's Channel 4 names Priya Dogra as CEO, starting March 2026, replacing Alex Mahon, who stepped down after eight years; Dogra currently works for Sky

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Money manager Mario Gabelli said it's “highly likely” he will tender his clients' WBD shares to Paramount in an effort to spark a bidding war for WBD

 
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