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4:30 PM ET, February 5, 2009

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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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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Holly Madison: Why I Quit Playboy Editor Gig  —  First she quit Hef, now Holly Madison is out at Playboy!  —  “I quit for several reasons,” the 29-year-old — who served as the magazine's “Playmate Editor” — blogged on her Celebrity MySpace page Wednesday night under the title “Annoying!!!!”
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Don't Call Holly Madison's Playboy Job Fake
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
MICHAEL PHELPS LOOKS LAID BACK AFTER LEAVING THE POOL  —  We spotted Michael Phelps in good spirits this afternoon as he left the Meadowbrook Pool in Baltimore.  —  Michael is now debating on whether he will or will not participate in the 2012 Olympic games.
Discussion: omg!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Michael Phelps: “Wasn't Easy” Explaining Pot Pictures to Mom
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.
Christina Tapper / People.com:
Miley Denies She's Racist after Photo Flap  —  Miley Cyrus  —  It's definitely not picture perfect in Miley Cyrus's world.  —  The Disney star found herself in hot water this week after a photo of her pulling the corners of her eyes with a group of individuals squinting surfaced.
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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!
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Sex and the City Sequel: SJP & Co. Make it Official!  —  Break out the bubbly—the Sex and the City sequel is finally official!  —  I can exclusively reveal that all four stars—Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis—and writer-director Michael Patrick King …
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X17 Online:
Fabulous News: Stars Agree To “Sex And The City” Sequel
Discussion: omg!
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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 …
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: ‘Gossip Girl’ spots Anne Hathaway-inspired plot  —  Forget that ho-hum Oscar nomination.  Now Anne Hathaway has something even cooler to brag about: her very own Gossip Girl plot!  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that the show is planning a season-ending story line loosely inspired …
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!
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 …
Oliver Jones / People.com:
Jessica Alba's Body After Baby Secret: A Girdle  —  Jessica Alba wants the world to know her body after baby secret - and it has nothing to do with celery sticks or crunches at the gym.  —  “I wore a girdle,” the actress, 28, tells the March issue of Elle.  “Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack.
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: Bitten and Bound and Guanabee.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kara DioGuardi Calls Idol Bikini Girl a B—ch  —  Kara DioGuardi got the final word in her feud with Katrina Darrell — a.k.a. “Bikini Girl” — on Wednesday night's American Idol.  —  While Darrell was stalking off the stage after being voted off, DioGuardi snapped: “What a b—ch!”
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
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.
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
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.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Amber Heard joining Johnny Depp in ‘Diary’  —  Film is adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's novel  —  BERLIN — Amber Heard is in negotiations to play the coveted female lead opposite Johnny Depp in “Rum Diary,” the adaptation of the Hunter S. Thompson novel, which Bruce Robinson is writing and directing.
MTV:
Blink-182 To Reunite At The Grammys  —  Press release lists band as presenters at Sunday's awards show.  —  Long-suffering Blink-182 fans, your prayers have been answered.  Or, at least, taken a step toward being answered.  On Thursday (February 5), the Recording Academy announced …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Wrenching Film Poses Marketing Challenge  —  LOS ANGELES — Dark and depressing rarely does very well at the box office, and with life outside the multiplex so rough these days, people seem to be gravitating toward fluffy fare more than ever.  —  So when Lionsgate on Monday spent …
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
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Perfect T-Shirt To Wear While Looking For Dick!  —  Don't these people look so happy?  They are smiling and cheery-like.  Well, you know they are straight-up weeping inside, or at least their genitals are.  That's because they are part of the Passion for Chris Movement ,which I guess …
Discussion: P4CM.com, SFist and boy culture
New York Post:
PARIS IS A MARVEL  —  PARIS Hilton is trying her hardest to land a big-money man.  At Sundance, she latched onto MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe, who ditched her days later.  But before that, we've learned, she had her eye on David Maisel, chairman of Marvel Studios.
Discussion: The Superficial and The Blemish
 
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