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  Celebrity birthdays on Feb. 9

  News correspondent Roger Mudd is 84. Actress-turned-politician Sheila James Kuehl (“The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” ) is 71. Singer Carole King is 70. Actor Joe Pesci is 69. Author Alice Walker (“The Color Purple”) is 68. Actress Mia Farrow is 67. Singer Joe Ely is 65. Actress Judith Light (“Ugly Betty”) is 63. Country singer Travis Tritt is 49. Actor A.J. Buckley (“CSI: NY” ) is 35. Actor David Gallagher (“Seventh Heaven” ) is 27. Actress Camille Winbush (“The Bernie Mac Show” ) is 22.

• The calendar

  The Virginia Key Grassroots Festival kicks off four days of music, dance and family-fun activities. On the roster of musical acts today are Arrested Development, The Heavy Pets, Omniscient and many more. $30. Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, 4020 Virginia Beach Dr., Miami; www.virginiakeygrassroots.org.
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  Jennifer Aniston: There is no Brangelina feud

  In case you were wondering: the war between Brangelina and Jennifer Aniston is pure fabrication. And that’s coming from one of the horse’s mouths: Aniston, who is on the cover of InStyle’s March issue, comes clean about the issue once and for all and says the press has it all wrong.
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  On stage

  Raul Esparza to perform at Arsht Center

  Raúl Esparza has come a long way since making his professional debut in the 1989 premiere of Luis Santeiro’s Mixed Blessings at the Coconut Grove Playhouse.
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  Bachelor’s Chris Harrison: Casey S had to go

  Chris Harrison feels like a hero after outing Bachelor contestant Casey Shteamer for having feelings for her on again, off again beau back home. “In the end it was right for Casey to leave the show,’’ the show’s host blogged on EW.com.” Whether she’s in love with her old boyfriend or not is and was irrelevant. It’s very clear she isn’t in the right state of mind to find love with Ben Flajnik right now. I’m glad I stepped in and talked to her.’’
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  DEATHS

  Ronald L. Smith, horn player for K.C. and the Sunshine Band, dies after years of being comatose

  Ronnie Smith, a Miami horn player who spent five booty-shaking years with K.C. and the Sunshine Band, then wrote Jimmie “Bo’’ Horne’s 1978 disco smash, Spank, has died at age 59.
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  Hollywood Reporter: Despite low ratings, ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’ renewed by Bravo

  The Real Housewives of Miami is being given a second chance.
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  Celebrity birthdays on Feb. 8

  Composer-conductor John Williams is 80. ABC News anchor Ted Koppel is 72. Actor Nick Nolte is 71. Comedian Robert Klein is 70. Actor-guitarist Creed Batton (“The Office,’’ The Grass Roots) is 69. Actress Brooke Adams is 63. Actress Mary Steenburgen is 59. Author John Grisham is 57. Singer Vince Neil of Motley Crue is 51. Actress Mary McCormack is 43. Actor Seth Green is 38. Actress Karle Warren (“Judging Amy’’) is 20.
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  Robert Downey Jr a new father

  Robert Downey Jr. has a new little junior in his house. Wife, producer Susan Downey, delivered a baby boy at 7:24 a.m. on Tuesday, his rep confirms to Us Weekly. They named the bundle Exton.
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  As seen on TV

  Star of ABC’s ‘The River’: This is scary stuff

  If you were one of the many who enjoyed getting creeped out by Paranormal Activity, now you can get similar shivers in the comfort of your own home every week. The brains behind the eerie hit turned franchise, Oren Peli, has moved his interests to the small screen with ABC’s The River, premiering 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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  Ricky Martin shakes it up on Glee

  Forget Smash. Ricky Martin infused some life into Glee, dropping into McKinley High Tuesday night as David Martinez, dubbed the “The Hottest Spanish Teacher Ever in the History of Ohio.” He performed versions of LMFAO’ s Sexy and I Know It and Madonna’s La Isla Bonita.
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  Eva Mendes: Relationship with Ryan Gosling is private

  Don’t look for dirt on Miami native Eva Mendes and her beau Ryan Gosling, who met on the set of the upcoming Place Beyond the Pines. “I feel uncomfortable talking about it,’’ she told Marie Claire’s March issue. The only thing Mendes, 37, would allow: “He’s your dream costar,’’ she says of the actor, 31. “I have never felt so creatively satisfied on a film.’’
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  Zsa Zsa Gabor turns 95 in style

  Don’t count Zsa Zsa Gabor out just yet.
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  WFOR-TV/CBS4 names Rhiannon Alley as morning co-anchor

  Set that alarm clock: WFOR-TV/CBS4 has named Kansas City native Rhiannon Ally as its new morning co-anchor. Ally came from WCBS-TV in New York and starts her gig Monday, joining the early bird shift, 5-7 a.m. The team already consists of co-anchor Jawan Strader, meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez and traffic ace Vanessa Borge.
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  Celebrity birthdays on Feb. 7

  Actor Miguel Ferrer is 57. Comedian Robert Smigel (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) is 52. Actor James Spader is 52. Country singer Garth Brooks is 50. Comedian Chris Rock is 47. Actor Jason Gedrick (“Boomtown” ) is 45. Guitarist Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit is 37. Actor Ashton Kutcher is 34. Actress Tina Majorino (“Napoleon Dynamite”) is 27.
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  La vida local

  Gabrielle Union talks about her favorite Miami hot spots

  If you peeked at Gabrielle Union’s calendar for the next few months, it would be pretty full. The actress, who splits her time between L.A. and Miami, has a handful of projects in 2012, among them Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds and Steve Harvey’s Think Like A Man, plus she’s hosting the BET honors awards Feb. 13. It’s a wonder she gets any time to spend with boyfriend Dwyane Wade. We spoke to the actress, 39, who is also the February cover girl for Ocean Drive, which is throwing a party in her honor Monday night at the Delano. We found out quite a few things about the Nebraska native — namely that she’s a big bookworm.
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  Scene in the Tropics

  Ex X Factor judge Paula Abdul consoles herself with food

  Recently axed from X-Factor, Paula Abdul was seen this past weekend all over Lincoln Road, first dinner Friday at Meat Market and then lunch Sunday at Sosta with a large group of people.
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  Is Gisele Bundchen a sore loser?

  Gisele Bundchen has been in the spotlight a lot lately, and for one of the first times in the supermodel’s life not for a glamorous reason.
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  Radar

  Hot stuff celebrities love

  Who could refuse waking up to Leonardo DiCaprio? Start each day with him, somewhat. The actor and high-end coffee company La Colombe have released Lyon, a line of beans whose entire net profit will benefit Leo’s eponymous foundation to promote sustainability for the planet. “Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever,” the Titanic star said in a statement. Available at www.lacolombe.com/products/lyon, $12.25 for a 12 oz. bag. It will also roll out in select Whole Foods and Williams Sonoma locations. But no, Leo won’t be there to serve it to you.
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  Demi Moore enters treatment

  Demi Moore has finally admitted herself into a rehab facility in Utah, according to widespread media reports. She is ostensibly being treated for an addiction to various substances, some of which may include Red Bull, Adderall and nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.

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