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2:50 PM ET, February 25, 2017

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Tierney Bricker / E! Online:
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star Erika Jayne Joins Dancing With the Stars Season 24 Cast  —  Pat the puss is going primetime!  —  The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fan-favorite Erika Girardi aka Erika Jayne (her stage name) is set to join the cast for the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Variety
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People.com:
Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei Joins Dancing with the Stars — Plus Find Out Which Pros Are Returning  —  She's gonna put in work, work, work, work, work!  Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei is joining the cast of Dancing with the Stars, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.
Bridget Foley / WWD:
Lagerfeld: Meryl Streep Passed On Oscar Dress When Chanel Refused to Pay  —  “A genius actress, but cheapness also, no?”  —  What might Meryl Streep wear to the Oscars?  Cross Chanel off the list.  —  It seems that Streep was quite taken with an embroidered gray silk gown from Karl Lagerfeld's …
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Sam Reed / Hollywood Reporter:
Meryl Streep Sets the Record Straight on Karl Lagerfeld's Pay to Wear Comments
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Page Six
TMZ.com:
The Magic Castle — Magician's Body Discovered Possible Suicide  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The Magic Castle shut down to the public Friday evening after the body of a magician was found in a closet ... and it appears the man hanged himself ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told paramedics responded …
Discussion: Variety and Bossip
Us Weekly:
Vicki Gunvalson, Kelly Dodd Coming Back to ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ for Season 12  —  Time to whoop it up again!  Vicki Gunvalson and Kelly Dodd are both returning to The Real Housewives of Orange County for season 12, a source close to production confirms to Us Weekly.
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‘RHOC’ Star Vicki Gunvalson Files Police Report Over Employee Embezzlement
Discussion: PerezHilton and Page Six
Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Tarek El Moussa Talks Christina's Breakup From Gary Anderson, Possibly Reconciling With Her  —  Tarek El Moussa isn't permanently closing the door on his relationship with his estranged wife and Flip or Flop co-star, Christina El Moussa.  —  ET sat down exclusively with Tarek on Friday …
Discussion: Us Weekly, The Wrap and AOL
Mackenzie Schmidt / People.com:
Selena Gomez Asks $3 Million for Her Forth Worth, Texas, Mansion  —  Selena Gomez is saying so long to the Lone Star state — or at least her $3 million slice of it.  —  The singer and actress, 24, has listed her Fort Worth mansion with Todd Terry and John Zimmerman of Briggs Freeman Sotheby's …
TMZ.com:
Norman Reedus & Diane Kruger — Yeah, We've Got Baggage  —  Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus just moved past rumored fling status to romantic road trip couple.  —  We got these shots of the celebs in NYC returning Thursday from a getaway in his fancy sports car.  Diane was all smiles as Norman unloaded the whip.
Discussion: Page Six
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Selena Gomez Flies to the Netherlands to Be With The Weeknd During His World Tour  —  Selena Gomez wasn't willing to spend another weekend without her new love.  “The Heart Wants What it Wants” singer, 24, landed in Amsterdam Friday, February 24 — hours before boyfriend The Weeknd was slated to perform in the Netherlands' capital.
Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Mahershala Ali and his wife welcome a baby girl  —  Mahershala Ali could go home as an Oscar winner on Sunday, but the star just got a new title — dad. … The actor, who's nominated for his supporting role in “Moonlight,” announced the birth of his first child, a baby girl, via Instagram on Friday.
Discussion: PerezHilton
X17 Online:
There's The Baby Bump!  Pregnant Amal Clooney Accompanies Husband George To The Cesar Awards  —  There's no hiding it now!  —  Amal Clooney showed off her baby bump today at the Cesar awards with husband George, and she's the cutest pregnant woman ever!  The British-Lebanese beauty looked …
Discussion: Page Six
Evan Real / Us Weekly:
The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Bubble Butt  —  Damn, too much booty in the pants!  A photo of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dressed in a pair of butt-hugging slacks has hit the internet and, naturally, it has sent thirsty social-media users into a craze.
Discussion: The Blemish and The Superficial
Brittany King / People.com:
Honey Boo Boo Reveals How Mama June Hid Shocking Weight Loss from the Public: ‘She Went Overboard’  —  Honey Boo Boo is spilling all of the details surrounding her mother's body transformation.  —  Stopping by PEOPLE Now, Mama June Shannon's daughters Alana Thompson (AKA “Honey Boo Boo") …
Discussion: Page Six
 
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