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Blake Shelton has reached a settlement with In Touch in his lawsuit over its cover story which labeled him a drunk who was going to rehab.

According to docs filed Thursday, Blake and the magazine are asking the court to dismiss the defamation lawsuit he filed in 2015. The mag ran a cover story in September 2015 declaring the country star had hit "rock bottom" and was drinking vodka before noon.

Fur protesters snuck up on Kelly Rowland at her book signing by pretending to be fans, then did a 180 and chanted she has blood on her hands.

Kelly was putting her Jane Hancock on copies of her new mom guide, 'Whoa, Baby,' Wednesday night at a bookstore in Ridgewood, NJ when all hell broke loose.

We're told protesters played it cool, asking for a photo with the Destiny's Child singer -- and that's when they unraveled their anti-fur posters, some of which were personalized for Kelly.

Coachella-goers who wanna keep partying after the festival -- or even during -- won't have to look far ... Vestal Village is back, and it's bigger than ever.

The 4 day invite-only party kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday at the same time as Coachella, and it's just a few miles down the road at Lake Cahuilla.

From the looks of these behind-the-scenes pics we've obtained, it'll be a pretty rad scene -- camping grounds around the lake for chill time, and a gated pool area for raging time. After all, there's live music and free drinks.

Dr. David Dao and his attorneys aren't suing United or the City of Chicago ... YET, but they put intense pressure on them with a blockbuster news conference where they revealed Dao's injuries.

Attorney Tom Demetrio said, "We're not ready to sue. We're doing our due diligence." However, Demetrio said Dr. Dao is taking a stand for the rights of all airline passengers. He added the law is clear ... IF a passenger is to be removed "under no circumstances can it be done with unreasonable force and violence."

Although it's not filed yet, Demetrio hinted the lawsuit is coming, telling reporters "it will be filed in Cook County."

Demetrio revealed Dao suffered a "significant concussion, a broken nose and sinus injuries." He said he also lost 2 front teeth and will be undergoing "reconstructive surgery." He said Dao was released from a Chicago hospital late Wednesday night and is now in a "secure location."

One of Dao's 5 children, Crystal, said the whole family was "horrified and shocked and sickened" by the video of her father getting dragged off the United flight.

Dao's lawyers already filed docs in Chicago demanding United preserve all evidence and personnel records related to his incident.

Demetrio spoke about United CEO Oscar Munoz's apology on 'GMA,' saying it seemed "staged" and an attempt to backpedal from his initial statement fully backing his employees' actions.

Charlie Murphy was gracious to the end ... taking time for a fan weeks before his death.

The pic was snapped March 11 at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Michael Brodie asked Charlie for a pic before boarding a plane for Newark, and Charlie was more than accommodating.

Michael says Charlie was super nice.

Turns out Charlie was in and out of the hospital, undergoing chemo but kept his illness secret to almost everyone.

TMZ broke the story ... Charlie died Wednesday after battling leukemia.

Another attack on a United Airlines flight, and this time it was a scorpion that got its revenge on a passenger.

Richard Bell was on a flight from Houston to Calgary Sunday when a scorpion reportedly fell from an overhead bin and stung him. The flight crew contacted a doctor on the ground for medical advice.

United says his injuries were non-life threatening and medical personnel took care of Bell when he landed in Calgary.

The Chicago Cubs finally got their World Series bling Wednesday night -- complete with 214 diamonds, rubies, sapphires ... and a BILLY GOAT.

Rap-A-Lot Records honcho James Prince is going after Birdman with a vengeance ... insisting the Cash Money boss WILL fork over the millions he owes for Drake.

J. Prince was at the Hollywood Roosevelt Wednesday in L.A. when he told us the latest in the blood feud. As we've reported ... his son, Jas Prince, discovered Drizzy, brought him to Cash Money, and says Birdman's stiffed him on the deal ever since.

James is known for squashing hip-hop beefs -- just ask Diddy.

United passenger David Dao is pulling out the heavy artillery Thursday as his lawyers and daughter get in front of reporters, and there's a likelihood they will announce a lawsuit against United and the city of Chicago.

Dao's daughter will speak to reporters at 10 AM CT, along with Dao's lawyers. One lawyer is especially significant -- Tom Demetrio, a renowned aviation lawyer who has handled scores of personal injury cases related to airline mishaps.

Demetrio -- the former Prez of the Chicago Bar Ass'n -- filed legal docs Wednesday, asking a judge to order United to retain all videos, cockpit voice recordings, passenger and crew lists, incident reports, police documents related to the incident, and personnel files for the officers involved in removing Dao.

The documents are a prelude to a lawsuit, and it's virtually certain the 2 law firms Dao hired were retained to go after United and the city, which operates the Chicago Dept. of Aviation.

We're told a lawsuit is certain, unless United and the City of Chicago ante up a big check, but that's unlikely.

Damon Wayans has fond memories of Charlie Murphy -- none of which were more moving than the time they kissed on the neck.

We got the 3rd eldest Wayans sibling Wednesday at Catch and asked for his favorite Charlie moment before his tragic passing this week. Damon doesn't skip a beat.

Sounds like they were running through lines for Eddie Murphy's "Vampire in Brooklyn" -- you know, 'cause of the neck "kiss" -- but it sure left an impression on Damon. He's happy to reenact it, too.

"Survivor: Game Changers" star Jeff Varner apologized again for outing his transgender co-star during Wednesday's tribal meeting, comparing the move to assault.

Jeff wrote a lengthy apology to Zeke Smith, who was born a woman, saying he "recklessly revealed something I mistakenly believed everyone already knew."

Jeff went on to say ... outing someone is assault since it robs a person of their power and protection.

Jeff outed Zeke to save himself at the tribal council. Most of the others jumped to Zeke's defense.

Paris Hilton headlining in Ibiza ... but she will also volunteer for a rager during a yoga sesh at Equinox, when it benefits a kid's charity.

Paris put her turntable skills to good use Wednesday at an Equinox gym in West L.A., where she was performing at a benefit for The Felix Organization, which helps children in the foster care system.

Tory Lanez's routine traffic stop turned into a jail stay after cops say they found a concealed weapon on him.

The Canadian hip-hop singer was pulled over by Miramar PD in South Florida for a problem with the tags on his ride, but cops say they discovered he didn't have a valid drivers' license, and DID have a small amount of weed and the gun.

The concealed weapon charge is a felony, so that's gonna sting. The others are misdemeanor traffic tickets.

Lanez was released after posting $1,000 bond.

Jared Leto is doing a retake on selling his home ... he's listed it a second time, but this time it's a tad cooler.

Jared originally put the Hollywood Hills home on the market in November for $1,999,000, but there were no takers so he took the sign down.

The house has just gone back on the market for the same price. Why, you ask, didn't he reduce it? Well, The Joker made some improvements -- landscaping and a fresh coat of paint.

Jared bought the 4 bedroom, 3 bath home more than a decade ago for around the same price.

Kendall Jenner has chosen Coachella as the place she'll return to the spotlight after the epically disastrous Pepsi ad.

We've learned Kendall will host a party for the Bumble dating app in Rancho Mirage this weekend. The company is taking over a mansion in an exclusive gated community and will create a winter wonderland with real ice and snow ... in the desert!

Kendall will also guest DJ at an event over the weekend.

The events were scheduled a while back but Kendall has been MIA since the Pepsi ad exploded. The organizers were extremely concerned she would bail, but we're told she has now given assurance she will be at both events.

We're told Kylie will be by Kendall's side at both events.

Christina El Moussa's pissed her good looks are being used to hawk an anti-aging product -- she's only 33, but she says the real issue is she never endorsed it ... so now she's threatening to sue.

Christina's name popped up in an online campaign claiming she's the face of a skin care product line that's made her rich beyond her wildest dreams. It's one of those Internet ads you see dozens of times a day, but Christina says it's straight-up #fakenews -- all the quotes attributed to her are completely made up.

She's fired off cease and desist letters to a ton of companies and individuals warning them to take down the stories, or she'll sue. The problem is it's hard to track down exactly who's behind the campaign. Different versions keep popping up, but all have the same message: Christina's behind these skin products, buy here.