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Today in celebrity news: Becks has quit footy, Prince Harry leaves one last sexy impression on America, and Gwyneth Paltrow has sold herself on Groupon.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
The Los Angeles Galaxy just announced that Sunday's MLS Cup will be David Beckham's last game with the club, despite the fact that he has one year left on his contract.
Etsy benefitted from DIY tweets, while Gannett got a bump from the RNC. And nothing compares to the power of David Beckham.
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Today: Harry and Kate are the best of friends, Leonardo DiCaprio wears a mask, and someone prefers Katy to Russell.
The latest high-profile (or, maybe mid-profile) lawsuit to hit News International over the News of the World hacking scandal comes from the father of soccer superstar David Beckham, who filed a complaint in London on Thursday, but it's unclear whether his soccer superstar son was involved.
CNN has decided not to let journalist and contributor Roland Martin appear on the air "for the time being" after he came under fire from gay rights groups for tweeting about David Beckham's underwear commercial which aired at the Super Bowl, reports The Washington Post's Erik Wemple.
Also: A John Galliano sighting in London, Karl Lagerfeld touches the Adele third-rail, M.I.A.'s marriage may be on the rocks, and Demi Moore's meeting with intuitive healers and mediums in rehab.
The Players: Roland S. Martin, journalist and frequent contributor to CNN and admitted soccer hater; The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), critics of homophobia and, now, Martin
Today in sports: In a new ad in Iowa, the GOP White House longshot hitches her wagon to the star of the worst quarterback in the NFL playoffs, Penn State is still trying to settle on a replacement for Joe Paterno, and ad time during the Super Bowl is all sold out.
Yale's football coach submits his resignation after his quarterback's very real pursuit of a Rhodes scholarship brought his own Rhodes fibs to light, David Beckham is going to France, and UCLA's football team again insists on going over the wall.
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