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9:45 PM ET, February 5, 2009

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Sex and the City Sequel: SJP & Co. Make It Official!  —  UPDATE: SATC writer-director Michael Patrick King confirms the scoop!  In an exclusive statement, King says, “I'm very excited to work with these amazing actresses again and would love to give everyone more information about the sequel...but I'm busy with my ‘Sex’ life.”
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Perez Hilton:
It's Official! Sex and the City Sequel Is Happening
Discussion: omg!
blogs.myspace.com:
Annoying!!!!  —  So it's out on the gossip sites that I quit my job at Playboy, which is true.  I quit for several reasons: 1.  I moved to Vegas and that job doesn't pay enough to make a commute worthwhile ( I never cared about the salary when I got the job-I made my money doing Girls Next Door …
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NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: Pickup guru's theme - I will survive  —  First Neil Strauss wanted to help average Joes get lucky.  Now he wants to help save their lives.  —  The author of the best-selling pickup-artist book “The Game” is set to release “Emergency,” an eye-opening look at how to survive …
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Audrina Patridge:
Clearing Up Rumors  —  I'm getting a lot of calls today …
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Us Weekly
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Bret Michaels: Jennifer Aniston Rocks My World!  —  Forget those ladies vying for Bret Michael's attention on Rock of Love — he's only got eyes for Jennifer Aniston.  —  “There is no doubt I find Jennifer to be very hot, smart, funny down-to-earth and a great actress,” Michaels reveals to Usmagazine.com.
Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Beyonce Slammed By Etta James For Singing ‘At Last’ At Inaugural Ball  —  'I can't stand Beyonce,' James says during Seattle concert.  —  Remember a few months ago when Etta James had some nice things to say about Beyoncé's portrayal of her in “Cadillac Records”?  Well, apparently the good vibes have dissipated.
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Etta James / NY Daily News:
Meow! Etta ‘whups’ on Beyoncé and Bam
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Emily Bryson York / AdAge:
Kellogg to Drop Olympian Phelps
Discussion: Gawker and LA Times Sports Blog
Ben Child / Guardian:
Bale rant  —  Christian Bale's estranged mother has waded into the furore over the Dark Knight star's expletive-laden onset rant by suggesting it might help people understand her decision to report him to the police last summer following an alleged assault at London's Dorchester hotel.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Defamer
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RADAR:
ON SET PHOTOS OF BALE AND TARGET OF HIS TIRADE
Discussion: Defamer and The Dish Rag
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Apologizes for Controversial Photos  —  Miley Cyrus is finally speaking out on controversial photos that show her using her fingers to make her eyes slant, which is considered degrading to Asian people.  —  “I've also been told there are some people upset about some pictures taken of me with friends making goofy faces!
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OK! Magazine:
Madonna Jealous of Daughter Lourdes?  —  Not only does Madonna have to worry about young pop stars crowding her spotlight, she also has to contend with competition from an unlikely source: her 12-year-old daughter, Lourdes Leon!  —  “I think Madonna can't stand that Lourdes is growing into a beautiful teen …
Matthew Rettenmund / boy culture:
Didn't I (Blow You This Time)?  —  National Enquirer (February 16, 2009) breaks the story of New Kids On The Block's Jonathan Knight being outed by his lover.  From the lovey-dovey pix, it would appear it was worth it—after all, his homosexuality has been an open secret.
Perez Hilton:
Inside Fergie's Wedding!  —  More photos of Fergie and hottie Josh Duhamel's wedding last month.  —  The happy couple married in Malibu, CA in front of family and friends.  And surprisingly, Fergie actually looked pretty good!  Mostly.  —  The happy couple even took some semi-provocative shots.
Perez Hilton:
Paul Walker, 35, Engaged To TEENAGER!  —  The D-list actor from The Fast and the Furious, Paul Walker, is finally getting married to his long-time girlfriend.  —  According to Star magazine, the 35-year old proposed to girlfriend Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell over the holidays.
RADAR:
HAYDEN PANTTIERRE & JESSE MCCARTNEY K-I-S-S-I-N-G!  —  We're seven hours late for work today because we partied at Crown Bar until we passed out - no, not from drinking, from shock.  It happened right after we saw 19-year-old Hayden Panettierre ALL OVER Jesse McCartney.
Discussion: X17 Online and POPWRAP
Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Octuplets' mother will talk to NBC's Ann Curry  —  The mother of octuplets born last week in Bellflower will give her first interview to NBC News correspondent Ann Curry, the mother's publicist said.  —  It will take place at an undisclosed time at an undisclosed location.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Pop Crunch
The Smoking Gun:
Blow-up Doll Party  —  Floridian nabbed for public ménage a trois with plastic partners  —  A Florida man was arrested yesterday after he was spotted fondling and making out with a pair of blow-up dolls in a supermarket parking lot.  Shoppers called cops when they spotted George Bartusek …
Discussion: Scandalist, CandyKirby.com and Asylum
Michael K / Dlisted:
It's “Punch Your Monitor” Time!  —  Not even Cornify-ing Hasselcrack can make her sunnier and prettier.  I f**king tried.  —  You know, it's been a while since I've posted a classic Hasselcrack moment, but she gave us one The View this morning.  The topic was Ashley Judd's PSA …
Discussion: CandyKirby.com
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Lindsay Lohan moves out of Sam's place and rents a house  —  Lindsay Lohan's on again, off again (times 40) relationship with Samantha Ronson might be off again.  If nothing else, the pair are putting a little distance between each other.  Lindsay has moved out of Samantha's house and found a cozy little $10,000 a month rental nearby.
Discussion: The Shallow End and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Fitty Won't Have to Pony Up 50% to Babymama  —  50 Cent's baby mama won't be able to take half his loot, a judge just ruled in New York.  —  A Supreme Court judge just dismissed Shaniqua Tompkins' claim to half the rapper's assets, which she had estimated at $50 million.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
New couple alert: Natalie Portman and Ryan Gosling?  —  As we reported a few weeks ago, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling are no more.  Rachel allegedly moved on first, into the arms of hottie Josh Lucas.  Now LainyGossip is reporting that Ryan Gosling has got someone on the down-low... Natalie Portman!
Associated Press:
Pregnant tourist abducted, killed in Puerto Rico  —  Kidnapped jogger called for help from trunk of car; FBI arrests local man  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A pregnant American tourist was killed Wednesday after she was abducted during a morning jog.  Stuffed into the trunk of a car, she made a desperate call for help.
Discussion: Guanabee.com and Bitten and Bound
Michael K / Dlisted:
POOP: The Cookbook  —  This is just one of the many barf-inducing bowls of grossness that Fishsticks Paltrow will serve up in her new macrobiotic cookbook.  The s**t book will be published next year under the title “My Father's Daughter” and will focus on “the importance of togetherness at mealtime …
Discussion: Telegraph
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Nick Carter: Alcohol & Drugs Almost Killed Me  —  After 10 years of struggling with alcohol and drugs, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter knew he had a problem.  But nothing could make him stop for more than a few months at a time - not a DUI, a bar brawl, or even his ballooning weight, which reached 224 lbs.
 
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