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X17 Online:
CONFIRMED! - BRITNEY TO PERFORM AT VMA's! — X17 can confirm that Britney Spears WILL perform at the Video Music Awards in Las Vegas on September 9 with Criss Angel as her partner in the gig! — An X17 source told us Brit and Criss were meeting last night to work on their performance …
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Britney Finds Herself an Angel — Another night, another hookup for Britney Spears! Her latest conquest? Notorious womanizer Criss Angel, 39. — Cameron Diaz's former fling was seen escorting the pop star inside the Tower Beverly Hills Hotel on Wednesday night, where the two held hands and headed up to a suite on the 11th floor.
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Strips During Allure Shoot — The September issue of Allure features Britney Spears on the cover but - except for a few pictures — you won't find much of the star inside the magazine. — Spears missed four appointments for an interview with the magazine.
Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Heidi Montag 'Upset' Over Leaked Song — Heidi Montag talks about making music almost as much as she talks about the feud with her Hills costar Lauren Conrad. But unlike her very public fights, Montag did not want a song she recorded to be played on the air.
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J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Heidi Montag Has A Song — And it's god awful. FInd your inner talent and cultivate that instead. And if it's showing your plastic cones off on the red carpet then stick with it. Enough! And then her douchebag RAPS on it. Are you kidding me? This hot track is called "Body Language" and she ruins a perfectly good Yaz song.
TMZ.com:
Heidi and Spencer: The Ills — Just in case you thought that sub-reality "Hills" F-listers Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were going to torture us with just the ebb and flow of their outrageously uninteresting lives, think again. — On this morning's On Air with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS-FM …
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Marla Lehner / People.com:
Jenna Bush Engaged — President Bush is getting a son-in-law: His daughter Jenna is marrying boyfriend Henry Hager, the White House announced Thursday. — "President and Mrs. George W. Bush are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Bush, to Mr. Henry Hager …
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IrelandOn-line:
I've not quit rehab, insists Winehouse — Amy Winehouse insisted she's heading back to rehab tonight - and only nipped home to pick up a guitar. — The troubled singer is being treated for reported drug addictions. — Tonight her husband Blake Fielder-Civil admitted Winehouse has …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Joel Madden Set to Pop Question to Nicole Richie? — Joel Madden has something special in store for girlfriend Nicole Richie: "a little ring," as Regis Philbin called it on live, national television Thursday morning. — Appearing with his band, Good Charlotte, on ABC's Live! with Regis and Kelly …
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Leaves $300 Tip — Add Brad Pitt to the list of Hollywood's most generous tippers! — The Babel star made sure to show his appreciation to a security guard on August 11 at 5:45 p.m., when the whole Jolie-Pitt clan headed to Chicago's Field Museum and were treated to a one-hour VIP tour …
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TMZ.com:
Salma Hayek: Baby Mammoth — There's going to be a helluva chiropractic bill for the stork delivering Salma Hayek's baby! — The magnetic mommy-to-be was snapped leaving Fred Segal in West Hollywood yesterday, where she emitted that classic pregnancy glow —at a high octane level!
Forbes:
Hip-Hop Cash Kings — While most of us look forward to retirement, Shawn Carter, better known to the planet as master rapper Jay-Z, couldn't stand the view from the sidelines following his 2003 farewell The Black Album. Despite a frenetic schedule as president of Def Jam Recordings …
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Star Jones: I Didn't Want to Die Fat — Star Jones Reynolds is celebrating her fourth anniversary — but it's not what you think. — "This Sunday will be four years exactly that I walked into a hospital and had gastric bypass surgery," she said on Good Morning America on Thursday.
Hollywoodtuna:
Hilary Duff's Legs Can't Cure A Hangover — Here's Hilary Duff performing in LA. I'd like to go into how hot she's become but I have a killer hangover from last night and not even Hilary and her little sexy legs can make me feel better. This glass of ice cold water on the other hand is quite refreshing.
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The Insider Online:
Merv Griffin's Invitation-Only Mass — "The Insider" has learned that Merv Griffin's funeral will be this Friday in Beverly Hills. — MERV GRIFFIN will be laid to rest in Beverly Hills this afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. "The Insider" has learned …
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Peter Keepnews / New York Times:
Max Roach, a Founder of Modern Jazz, Dies at 83 — Max Roach, a founder of modern jazz who rewrote the rules of drumming in the 1940's and spent the rest of his career breaking musical barriers and defying listeners' expectations, died early today in Manhattan. He was 83.
Starpulse News Blog:
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band To Reunite For A Bit Of 'Magic' — NEW YORK (AP) - Bruce Springsteen is back with the E Street Band - and a bit of ''Magic.'' The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer returns Oct. 2 with a new album, titled ''Magic,'' his first collaboration with his longtime …
TMZ.com:
Dead Woman's Hubby to Brandy: Stop It! — The widower of the woman who died in a car accident involving R&B singer Brandy Norwood is furious that Brandy is out partying it up while he's still mourning his wife's death. — TMZ spoke with the attorney for Awatef Aboudihaj's husband, Marquane Hdidou, outside of court today.
