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Auction House: A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in "The Bodyguard" are going to be auctioned off next month. The Houston family removed everything they could from Whitney's hotel room including bed sheets, towels and trash because they didn't want hotel employees or fans selling any items on eBay. Police are turning fans away from Whitney's grave. Whitney Houston's movies have been removed from Netflix and other streaming sources. Hollywood studios are hoping the removal spurs DVD sales.

What Can Brown Do For You: Some Houston family members and friends think Bobby Brown needs to spend more time with Bobbi Kristina. A source tells RADAR Online, "Bobby Brown needs to physically go and get his daughter and take her to a remote location and let her mourn the loss of her mother away from prying eyes. Line up some mental health professionals, but Bobby needs to do it. The problem is that Bobby is fearful of making more headlines, or upsetting Whitney's family, but this is his daughter."

Bobby Brown wants Bobbi Kristina to go to rehab. A source tells RADAR Online, “Bobby told family friends that he’s really worried about Bobbi Kristina. He knows that she is devastated about her mother dying and he doesn’t think that she is handling the situation well at all. Bobby is afraid of what is going to happen to Krissy if she doesn’t get some help — the last thing he wants is for another tragedy. Krissy has taken her mother’s death really hard, not surprisingly, and Bobby is terrified she’s going to do something stupid. He wants her in a treatment center, getting professional help to get her through the grieving process without falling back on alcohol or drugs to mask her pain.”

A group of Lehigh University students calculated that to build the Death Star from "Star Wars," it would cost $8.1 quadrillion dollars, or 13-thousand times the entire world's GDP.

Lindsay Lohan is going to play Liz Taylor in the new Lifetime TV movie, “Liz and Dick.”

- On the Bowery, Bong of the Dead, Glitch in the Grid, Honey 2, Inkubus, J. Edgar, Left Handed, London Boulevard, House of Flesh Mannequins, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Retreat, Rosewood Lane, Cat Run, The Son of No One, The Space Between, Dark Spirits, Tower Heist, Most Valuable Players, War Of The Arrows, The Way, XII, Butterfly Crush, The Mighty Macs and Heart of Now are all out on DVD today

- The Daily Record claims traces of cocaine have been found on a hair sample from the captain of the Costa Concordia, Francesco Schettino.

- Chris Tucker owes the state of Georgia $592,594.82 in back taxes from 2007. He already owes the IRS $11,571,909.26

- Drew Barrymore has launched her own Pinot Grigio wine made of grapes from northern Italy. Bottles start at $19.99

Party Time: Over 750,000 people are expected to party in New Orleans today for Mardi Gras. An NBC poll reveals that 50% of Americans celebrate Mardi Gras, while 70% would consider signing a petition to make Mardi Gras a national holiday. According to a study done by the University of New Orleans, Mardi Gras celebrations generate $840 million annually. New Orleans alone makes $144 million from their Mardi Gras celebrations. 400 floats are expected to parade through New Orleans today. Tonight, the New Orleans police are making a big change to the city's curfew. No one under 16 is allowed alone in the French Quarter after 8 p.m. According to yourtango, 42% of men expect to have sex with somebody they meet at a Mardi Gras party.

Jeremy Lin has no plans to date Kim Kardashian. He tells ESPN, “Stuff about me dating Kim Kardashian, I mean, I have no idea where that came from. No, I don’t think I’m [Kim's] type. I’m not that type of guy.” One Knicks fan recently held up a sign at a game that read: "Jeremy, I Want You Linside Me!"

InTouch Weekly claims Christina Aguilera is high maintenance on the set of The Voice. A source says, “She’s even shown up on set looking bloated and hungover. It takes a lot of work to get her camera-ready. They want her to look credible. She’s a disaster. They have to work hard to keep her on track.”

Jennifer Aniston tells GQ she is not pregnant with Justin Theroux's baby. "I'm not having triplets. Not having twins. Nor am I having one baby. [Lifts up sweater and gestures to belly; it appears flat.] I did not elope. Yes. We got a dog. 'We have one white shepherd [Dolly], but I had another dog [Norman] who died last year.”

Javier Colon, who won season one of The Voice, has accepted Simon Cowell's sing-off challenge. He Tweeted: So @simoncowell recently proposed a face off btw Idol/Xfactor/Voice winners. I respect the other winners a lot but if U want a battle I'm IN!



Madonna says critics still bother her. She tells UGO News, "Sometimes all the criticism gets to me but I still focus on what is important to me. I am still a girl from Michigan, a mother of four. I just have to focus and work hard."



Lady GaGa recently sought out Deepak Chopra after she began having bad dreams. She tells the Daily Star, “I have this recurring dream where there’s a phantom in my home and he takes me into a room where there’s a blonde girl with ropes tied to her limbs pulling her apart. I told Deepak the dream was so terrifying I thought somehow that a devil force was trying to take hold of me. He laughed and told me that I should learn to embrace my own insanity. I told him: ‘The Devil is trying to take me, Deepak. I’m a good girl!’ He said not to worry.”

GaGa also wants Chopra to help her levitate. “I want to go into a coma and levitate. I am a very spiritual person. Deepak is the most influential person in my life. His message is a true inspiration. He helps me to reach inside my spirituality and we take it to the next level.”



Lady GaGa is lending her voice to The Simpsons for their season finale.

On Presidents' Day, Jersey Shore star JWoww said there are three Presidents she would have slept with. "First in the list is Ulysses S. Grant. I heard he was an alchoholic. Sounds like he liked to party! He kinda looks like that actor Kevin Kline, right? Abraham Lincoln. Who knew the dude on the $5 bill wasn't always so hairy. I bet the ladies loved him back in the day. Bill Clinton. "He might be old and gray but he was famous for not being able to keep it in his pants and a guy with a healthy sexual appetite is always sexy in my book."