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Paul Lewis / Guardian:
Spike Lee gets in Clint Eastwood's line of fire — Clint Eastwood has advised rival film director Spike Lee to “shut his face” after the African-American complained about the racial make-up of Eastwood's films. — In an interview with the Guardian published today, Eastwood rejected Lee's complaint …
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Dirty Harry comes clean — Clint Eastwood talks to Jeff Dawson about race, euthanasia, politicians, capital punishment - and how he really feels about the ‘fascist’ role that made him famous — Clint Eastwood folds his gangly frame behind a clifftop table at the Hotel Du Cap …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
And We're Off! — Earlier, I posted about how Clint Eastwood said Spike Lee needs too “shut his face” after Spike said he was pissed off that Clint didn't feature any African American soldiers in a couple of his war movies. — Spike has responded to ABC News!
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Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Spike Strikes Back: Clint's ‘an Angry Old Man’ — Lee Lashes Out at Eastwood: 'The Man Is Not My Father and We're Not on a Plantation' — Some people might back down when Dirty Harry tells them to shut up. Not Spike Lee. — After Eastwood told him to “shut his face” …
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People.com:
Ryan Phillippe Steps Out with Abbie Cornish — Two months after admitting it was bizarre seeing ex-wife Reese Witherspoon with Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Phillippe is quietly moving things forward in his own love life. — After months of speculation about their relationship …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
The Real Housewives of N.Y.C. and O.C. Catfight — It was a real-life case of East Coast versus West Coast backstage during the Wednesday taping of the Bravo A-List Awards when the casts of The Real Housewives of Orange County and New York City nearly came to blows over the script the ladies …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Lauren Conrad: Whitney Port “Will Do Well” With Hills Spin-Off — Lauren Conrad has no doubt Whitney Port can carry her own reality show. — As Us Weekly reports in its new issue, MTV is prepping a Hills spin-off in which Port becomes bicoastal while working for fashion PR firm People's Revolution …
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Peter Larsen / Orange County Register:
‘The Hills’ stars and a ‘Real Housewife’ party at fancy new bowling alley — SLIDE SHOW: Strike Orange County throws a grand opening party in Tustin on Thursday night. — Recommend — The first sorta-celebrity to arrive is - almost predictably - a Real Housewife of Orange County.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Knightley eyes Columbia's ‘Fair Lady’ — Update will retain musical's score and setting — Eliza Doolittle is set for another bigscreen makeover. — Columbia Pictures is tuning up a “My Fair Lady” redo, with Keira Knightley in talks to star as the simple Cockney flower girl who is transformed into a lady.
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The Sun:
'I'm too good at sex to cook' — KATE BECKINSALE has offered an unusual excuse for her poor performance in the kitchen - she's too damn good in bed. — The tasty actress has given up on trying to create tantalising culinary treats because she believes people are divided into two groups …
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Katie Rhames / OK! Magazine:
OK! Exclusive: Ashlee Steps Out for Pete's Birthday — Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz had more than just his 29th birthday to celebrate on Thursday night — the rock star recently wed gal pal Ashlee Simpson and the pair recently confirmed OK!'s report that they will soon be expecting their first child together.
New York Post:
GWEN'S BEST — WHAT'S it like being married to Gwen Stefani? Rocker Gavin Rossdale tells Page Six Magazine in this Sunday's Post of his wife's notorious fashion sense: “It's like marrying three different people a week, because you never know who's going to come out of the bathroom.”
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Daily Mail:
Where have your curves gone, Catherine Zeta-Jones? — She's a poster-girl for gorgeous curves, but Catherine Zeta-Jones appears to be in danger of losing her bombshell status. — The Hollywood star cut a surprisingly lean figure while on set of her new film The Rebound in New York yesterday.
TMZ.com:
Vanity Fair to Gershon: Go Pound Sand — TMZ is standing by its story insinuating that Bill Clinton had an affair with Gina Gershon. — In a statement to TMZ, V.F. honcho Beth Kseniak says, “Todd Purdum's article does not indicate that former President Bill Clinton had an improper relationship with Gina Gershon.
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Disney Tween Selena's Vow of Abstinence — Selena Gomez is the newest shining star of the Disney channel — and she's telling “Extra” that she plans to avoid Hollywood's temptations — and abstain from sex until she's married! — “I said, ‘Dad, I want a promise ring.’ He went to the church and got it blessed.
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Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:
RY'S GIRL GETS AWARDED — Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish were on hand last night as the Los Angeles-based Australians in Film (AiF) held its 4th Annual Breakthrough Awards. Abbie got one of the Cherished Boomerang Awards. — As part of the organization's program to support emerging talent …
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Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
BFF Watch: Val Kilmer and Fiddy — Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com, George Pimentel/WireImage.com — 50 Cent knows how to treat his costars. — Not content to drop off a basket of sugar-free muffins with a note saying “You were totally in the moment,” the rapper-thespian gave his Streets …