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8:20 AM ET, February 3, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Bale Went Ballistic  —  WARNING: THIS AUDIO CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGE  —  You may remember that Christian Bale went nuts on the set of “Terminator Salvation,” a few months back, threatening to stop production and beat some serious ass.  —  The incident was audiotaped, and it's amazing.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Christian Bale F-Bombs Terminator Set; “It Was Just a Moment,” Assistant Director Says  —  Sounds like John Connor's biggest weapon is his mouth.  —  Christian Bale, ticked off at Terminator: Salvation's director of photography for interrupting what we're told was a very intense scene …
GamePro.com:
GamePro's Terminator Salvation cover story revealed
Discussion: Oh Yes They Did and /Film
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Halle Berry & Gabriel Aubry Want More Kids  —  From left: Halle Berry, baby Nahla and Gabriel Aubry  —  She may be their only child for now, but Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry's daughter, Nahla Ariela, will be getting a brother or sister - if the proud papa gets his way.
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Mark Wahlberg Plans a Catholic Wedding  —  If Mark Wahlberg and longtime girlfriend Rhea Durham tie the knot in Southern California, don't expect his entourage to be in attendance.  —  “If we do it here [in L.A.], it'll probably just be us and the kids,” Wahlberg, 37, told reporters …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Britney Spears Taking Her Sons on Tour  —  It's off to the circus for Britney Spears's children.  —  The pop star took to her blog Monday to knock down a report that her upcoming two-month tour was in trouble because of a snag over whether she could travel with her two boys.
Discussion: iVillage
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Jen / Britney Spears:
EXCLUSIVE: STAGE DESIGN ANNOUNCEMENT  —  Stage design plans are in for Virgin Mobile Presents the Circus Starring Britney Spears.  And they prove that this isn't going to be like any circus, or concert, you've seen before.  —  According to tour designer Jamie King, “Britney and I are really excited to conceptualize her Circus tour.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Mark Spitz: “I Feel Badly for Michael Phelps”  —  The Olympian whose gold medal world record was smashed by Michael Phelps has opened up to Usmagazine.com following Phelps' controversial pot pics.  —  “As strictly a fan, I feel badly for Michael and the situation he has put himself in,” Mark Spitz tells Us exclusively.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Ashton Kutcher Defends Michael Phelps Over Controversial Pot Pic  —  Ashton Kutcher is standing up for Michael Phelps after photos surfaced of the Olympian smoking marijuana.  —  “God forbid he hit a bong,” Kutcher Twittered about the incident on Monday.  “Go ask your 20-year-old kid what they did last weekend.
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Ali Lohan has been skipping school  —  No one in the Lohan family is known for their brains.  Or their academic commitment.  What they are known for is their incessant attention whoring.  So it should come as no surprise that young Ali Lohan has decided she prefers hanging out with older sister Lindsay …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Why Jennifer Hudson Lip-Synched at Super Bowl  —  Turns out, Jennifer Hudson lip-synched the national anthem before Sunday night's Super Bowl.  —  The reason?  —  “This was such an important performance, because it's the first time everyone has seen Jennifer,” the show's producer …
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The Superficial:
Jennifer Hudson pwned the National Anthem
New York Post:
VIDEO VENGEANCE ON JESSICA  —  JESSICA Simpson's recent weight gain has reignited a half-decade-old battle she's had with a video producer.  —  Last week, photos of the pop singer appearing heavier than usual at a chili cook-off in Florida prompted The Post to write that she looked …
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popbytes:
JESSICA SIMPSON LEARNED HER LESSON
Discussion: CandyKirby.com
Associated Press:
Oscar nominees be warned: Surprises lay ahead  —  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Fans of this month's Academy Awards and nominees themselves are in for something new at Hollywood's biggest party, the show's overseers said Monday.  —  Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences …
Discussion: Digital Spy and Fan Fare
Simon Perry / People.com:
Being Sexy Embarrasses Emma Watson  —  Though her Harry Potter costar Daniel Radcliffe has bared all in London and New York stage productions of Equus, Hermione Granger is content to remain the clean-cut belle of Hogwarts.  —  “I have no plans to do anything for the sake of it, or to shock people …
TMZ.com:
Star, Ivana & Denise Drag Themselves to Lunch  —  Believe it or not, but only one of these wigged out, pancaked and overly done ladies is actually a man.  —  The others are Star Jones, Ivana Trump and Denise Rich.  We think.  —  See Also
Discussion: Oh Yes They Did
Nicholas White / Style Watch:
Anne Hathaway's Oscar Date - Her Dad  —  Anne Hathaway, nominated for an Academy Award for Rachel Getting Married, wants to make the Oscars a family affair.  —  “I'm taking my dad,” Hathaway, 26, said Monday at the 81st annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills.
Discussion: iVillage and Defamer
Ken Lee / People.com:
Traces of Drugs Found in Scott Ruffalo's Body  —  Mark (left) and Scott Ruffalo  —  Scott Ruffalo had “very slight” traces of cocaine, morphine and alcohol in his system at the time of his death, L.A. County Coroner spokesman Ed Winter confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “Ruffalo's toxicology results showed …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
‘Near Death’ Drama: Lindsay Lohan Stirs Trouble On Super Bowl Flight  —  Lindsay Lohan's frame isn't the only thing that's fading — it seems her star status is too.  —  The 22-year-old caused chaos while departing on a Delta Flight from Tampa, Fla. on Saturday morning when the airline …
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
‘Sonny’ skies ahead for Lovato plus music, movies, more  —  NEW YORK — The hottest ticket in teen town?  —  The weekly Wednesday night meatloaf dinners that Disney star Demi Lovato throws for friends and co-stars.  —  “It sounds totally dorky.  It wasn't intended to be this huge party thing,” Lovato says.
Discussion: oceanUP and Junior Celebs
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Erykah Badu Twitters Third Child's Birth  —  Erykah Badu welcomed her third child Sunday, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.  —  “Erykah gave birth to a baby girl at her home on February 1, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.,” the rep tells Us.  “The baby's father, [rapper] Jay Electronica, and her two children were in attendance.”
 
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