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5:45 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
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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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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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.
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 …
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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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 …
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: Defamer
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Telegraph:
Christian Bale's mother ‘upset’ by outburst
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Playlist
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.
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!
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!
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Michael Phelps: “Wasn't Easy” Explaining Pot Pictures to Mom
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.
Rich Juzwiak / Vh1 Blog:
Ricki Lake To Head Third Installment Of Charm School  —  Actress, talk-show vet and camp icon Ricki Lake will oversee bad girls trying to go good from Rock of Love Bus and Real Chance of Love in the upcoming series Charm School 3 with Ricki Lake.  Peep the press release …
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: CandyKirby.com, Scandalist and Asylum
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!”
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
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, Pop Crunch and FishBowlLA
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.
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
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Soderbergh, Pitt roll with ‘Moneyball’  —  Director, actor circle Columbia's adaptation  —  Steven Soderbergh is in early talks to direct “Moneyball,” the Columbia Pictures adaptation of the Michael Lewis book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game.”  Pic will star Brad Pitt and is being adapted by Steven Zaillian.
Discussion: Cinematical
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.
Discussion: iVillage and I'm Not Obsessed
Elysa Gardner / USA Today:
From Grammy to baby, M.I.A. won't forget this month  —  February is guaranteed to be a memorable month for Maya Arulpragasam, the rising star known as M.I.A. Recently nominated for an Academy Award for the song O  —  Whether she'll attend either ceremony remains in question: Her baby is due Sunday, the same day as the Grammys.
 
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