Fast Track: Nate Dogg R.I.P.

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Wednesday.

Rapper Nate Dogg has died at age 41. (Los Angeles Times)

Playgirl offers $10,000 for nude pics of Anderson Cooper. (Pop Eater)

Bradley Cooper is a little nervous about “The Hangover II.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Natural Selection” has won both the audience and jury awards at SXSW. (Los Angeles Times)

Worried that TV is getting too smart for you? TV execs are finding ways to keep even the most complex shows nice and simple. (Los Angeles Times)

Cuddly Rush Limbaugh mocks Diane Sawyer and the Japanese earthquake victims. He’s a teddy bear! (Hollywood Reporter)

It turns out Batman is a Yale man. (io9)

NBC renews “Last Call With Carson Daly,” reminding everyone “Last Call With Carson Daly” is still on the air. (Hollywood Reporter)

What’s that? You don’t like seeing the Chinese as bad guys in “Red Dawn”? Presto! Now they’re North Koreans. (Los Angeles Times)

Netflix is starting to stream original programming. (Deadline)

Alec Baldwin has dropped out of “Men in Black 3” (SlashFilm)

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