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8:00 PM ET, December 12, 2008

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Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Tara Reid Checks Into Rehab  —  Tara Reid is in rehab, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “Tara Reid has checked herself into Promises Treatment Center.  We appreciate your respect to her and her family's privacy at this time,” the actress's rep Jack Ketsoyan tells PEOPLE.
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Perez Hilton:
Tara Reid Checks Into Rehab  —  Former actress Tara Reid is seeking treatment for addiction, her publicist has revealed.  —  What took her so long????  —  “Tara Reid has checked herself into Promises Treatment Center.  We appreciate your respect to her and her family's privacy at this time,” the hasbeen's rep says.
Discussion: X17 Online and Access Hollywood
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
OSCARS NAME HUGH JACKMAN HOST!  Academy Wanted Aussie Actor But He Accepted Only If Show Is “Different”  —  3RD UPDATE: Hugh Jackman just emailed me this statement via his production company: “Thirty years ago when I was in Sydney watching Johnny Carson host the Oscars with my family …
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Hugh Jackman to Host the Oscars
Discussion: Jossip
Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:   Hugh Jackman to host new-look Oscars
Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Hugh Jackman a departure from recent Oscar hosts
Discussion: The Superficial
X17 Online:
Hugh Jackman To Host The Oscars
Discussion: Reuters
Gina Serpe / E! Online:   Hugh's the Man for Oscar Host
Michael K / Dlisted:   He Better Do It Shirtless  —  I'm hoping his year's Oscars …
Mike / The Sword:
American Idol Transitions ... To Porn Star!  —  We knew we'd be seeing American Idol star Zachary Travis again, we just didn't expect it to be naked!  —  When the baby tranny appeared on American Idol, singing Whitney Houston's “Queen of the Night” in a blouse and high-heels, our heart went out to him.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
From Idol Reject To Gay Porn Star
Discussion: Gay Porn Blog
Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
‘American Idol’ may ax its charity after 2 years
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston: I “Wasn't Trying to Make Any Statement” With Naked GQ Pic  —  At Thursday's Los Angeles premiere of Marley & Me, Jennifer Aniston spoke out for the first time about her naked GQ cover.  —  “I wasn't trying to make any statement,” said the 39-year-old actress, who wears only a tie on the cover.
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Debra Lewis-Boothman / People.com:
John Mayer Blasts Gossip Bloggers
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Defamer
New York Post:
SHAPE-SHIFTER  —  SOME fans of Gwyneth Paltrow (above) wonder if her new curves are the result of more than her two hours a day working out with Tracy Anderson, who also trains Madonna.  After checking out her cleavage on the cover of Gotham magazine, Gwynophiles are speculating she's had breast augmentation surgery.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Snaps Pic of Topless Sunbather in Cell Phone Commercial  —  Golden Globe nominee Brad Pitt stars in a cheeky new Japanese television commercial for Softbank Mobile's winter 2008 collection.  —  In the 30-second spot, directed by Wes Anderson, Pitt has no speaking lines but has plenty of action.
Discussion: X17 Online, /Film, The Dish Rag and Defamer
oceanUP:
Zac Efron Vanessa Hudgens SEX Store  —  Sorry everyone, this wins Best Fan Meeting Picture 2008.  Tanya posed with High School Musical lovers Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in a SEX SHOP recently.  Well, this answers the question everyone's been wondering, Zac and Vanessa are having sex and they're proud of it!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
How Full House's Candace Cameron Lost Her “Chubby” Weight  —  Candace Cameron explains in the newest issue of Us Weekly how she went from what she calls a “chubby” child star to a hot mom of three!  —  The former Full House actress, 32, lost 22 pounds without the typical Hollywood help …
Hollywoodtuna:
Audrina Patridge Bikini Pictures Need Attention  —  When you're famous for being a fake breasted nobody it's pretty easy for you to slip in and out of the spotlight, so I guess Audrina Patridge decided to get herself a little attention by going bikini shopping in front of some floor to ceiling windows.
TMZ.com:
Paul Anka's Head and Wife — Busted  —  Paul Anka's wife got arrested after she allegedly split his head open with a piece of ice.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the alleged incident occurred on Nov 28 at the couple's home in Thousand Oaks, just outside of L.A. We're told that Paul and Anna …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Nicholas White / People.com:
Ex-Idol Producer Responds to Paula Abdul  —  A former American Idol producer is firing back at Paula Abdul, who criticized the show for allowing alleged stalker Paula Goodspeed to audition.  —  “You do not take somebody in that room that you believe is a danger to herself or a danger to Paula …
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People.com:
Will Paula Abdul Stay on Idol?
Discussion: Perez Hilton, TV Envy and MSNBC
Alyssa Shelasky / People.com:
Top Chef's Sam Talbot Gets Married  —  Sam Talbot, the heartthrob finalist from Top Chef's second season, is officially off the market.  —  The chef and his fiancée, Paola Guerrero, got married in a secret wedding ceremony at City Hall in New York City on Nov. 17, a source close to Talbot confirms to PEOPLE.
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Miley Cyrus Scores a Porsche!  —  Miley Cyrus  —  Even teen pop sensations can get hand-me-downs.  —  After earning her learner's permit on Wednesday, Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, who turned16 Nov. 23, received an early Christmas present: Her mom, Tish, handed over the keys to her Porsche Cayenne.
Louis Sahagun / Los Angeles Times:
Pinup queen Bettie Page dies at 85  —  Bettie Page, the brunet pinup queen with a shoulder-length pageboy hairdo and kitschy bangs whose saucy photos helped usher in the sexual revolution of the 1960s, has died.  She was 85.  —  Page, whose later life was marked by depression …
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Jeff Lewis Flips Out on Ugly Betty Star  —  Bravo Photo: Kelsey McNeal, ABC/ANDREW ECCLES  —  Jeff Lewis' latest property drama just took an Ugly turn.  —  The star of Bravo's Flipping Out is living up to his show's tempestuous title after a restraining order was granted and lawsuit filed …
Discussion: Defamer
 
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Mariah Carey fuels pregnancy reports with ‘canceled tour’ …
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