Posted 02.14.12 by reelz ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
Whitney Houston's body has arrived at the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, NJ, after being flown from LA on Tyler Perry's private jet. RadarOnline reports that management at the Beverly Hilton asked the LA County Coroner to delay removing her body until after Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party, because it would've been "insensitive for the van to be driven out with her body as limos were pulling away with the A-list guests."
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In the wake of Houston's death, concern for her 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina was so high — it was reported on Monday that she was suicidal — that even President Obama was praying for her, as White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said yesterday, "I know that his thoughts and prayers are with her family, especially her daughter." Father Bobby Brown told People that she is recovering with his family, including her siblings.
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Kate Upton's Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover leaked on Monday, and the New York Times examines Upton's unorthodox path to supermodel stardom, which all started with this YouTube video of her doing the "Dougie" at a Los Angeles Clippers game.
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Hugh Hefner says he's very disappointed that his son Marston Hefner allegedly beat up his Playmate girlfriend Claire Sinclair, which prompted her to get a 3-day restraining order against him.
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TMZ reports Lindsay Lohan has not paid her 2010 tax bill of $140,203, a year after being late paying Uncle Sam $93,701 for 2009.
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Talk show host Glenn Beck finally started a cause we can all get behind, ranting against George Lucas and saying he should be "tried for movie crimes" for what he's done to the Star Wars franchise and for producing Red Tails.