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10:50 AM ET, February 6, 2009

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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Kellogg Drops Michael Phelps Over Bong Photo  —  Smoking pot is not grrrrrrrreat.  —  So says Kellogg in not pursuing a new contract with Michael Phelps as a corn flakes spokesman after a photo showed him apparently smoking a marijuana pipe.  —  “We originally built the relationship with Michael …
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Associated Press:
Phelps suspended from competition  —  Michael Phelps won eight golds in Beijing, breaking Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven.  —  Michael Phelps' day grew lousier by the hour on Thursday.  —  First he lost a major sponsor, then he got suspended.  —  The Olympic great was suspended …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Michael Phelps Smoked by Kellogg, USA Swimming Over Pot Picture
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Opens Up About Turning 40  —  Jennifer Aniston is feeling great as she approaches her 40th birthday next week - but admits to a moment of not wanting to face the milestone.  —  “I have to say really, I feel better than I ever felt in my life,” Aniston says on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Friday.
Discussion: iVillage and I'm Not Obsessed
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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.
Carrie Melago / NY Daily News:
Etta says she was just kidding  —  Singer Etta James says she was only trying to get a laugh when she said she “can't stand” Beyonce and made fun of President Obama's ears during a concert in Seattle.  —  James told the Daily News yesterday that she meant no harm when she poked fun …
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People.com:
Octuplet Mom: A Huge Family Was ‘Always a Dream’  —  Nadya Suleman says she tried for seven years to get pregnant before she successfully conceived with in-vitro fertilization at a facility - “and then I just kept going in.”  —  In an interview for the Today show, the recent mother of octuplets …
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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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Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
Ginnifer Goodwin relates to ‘Just Not That Into You’ role  —  HOLLYWOOD — Dating is hard.  Even if you're an adorable actress with lashes thicker than the September issue of Vogue.  —  “I've heard things coming out of my mouth recently, while flirting — not with anyone in particular …
Discussion: USA Today and L.A. Rag Mag
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Don't Mess with Taylor Swift - or She'll Write a Song About It  —  Don't cross Taylor Swift or else you may end up in one of her songs.  —  “If you don't want me to write bad songs about you, then don't do bad things,” Swift, 19, tells Self magazine in its March issue.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
RADAR:
ON SET PHOTOS OF BALE AND TARGET OF HIS TIRADE  —  Christian Bale approaches the movie's director of photography, Shane Hurlbut.  Check out more in our photo gallery.  —  You've heard the rant, now here are the pictures you haven't seen.  —  RadarOnline.com has obtained photos …
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.
Fox News:
Report: Tom Cruise Visits Private Island of Brazilian Plastic Surgeon  —  Tom Cruise has been snapped enjoying the beaches and nightlife that Brazil has to offer, but is there more to his trip than simply promoting the release of his film Valkyrie?  —  According to a report in the New York Post …
Hannah Summers / thelondonblog:
Things turn nasty for Amy Winehouse  —  IT'S starting to get nasty between Amy Winehouse and hubby Blake Fielder-Civil as the jailbird sets about compiling a dossier of his wife's bad behaviour, with the help of her former lovers.  —  The Amy and Bl-aaake Show continues as Fielder-Civil …
Discussion: Scandalist and Perez Hilton
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.
Mike Celizic / MSNBC:
Octuplet mom defends ‘unconventional’ choices  —  Nadya Suleman denies being selfish, says she holds each baby 45 minutes  —  The Southern California woman who gave birth to octuplets last week told TODAY's Ann Curry in an exclusive interview that growing up as an only child, she had always dreamed of having “a huge family.”
Discussion: Dlisted, Jezebel and TV Envy
Korin Miller / NY Daily News:
‘Hannah Montana’ star Miley Cyrus kinda apologizes over controversial Asian photos  —  Disney darling Miley Cyrus is speaking out her most recent controversial photos.  And she's going on the offensive.  —  “I've also been told there are some people upset about some pictures taken …
Discussion: SFGate
TMZ.com:
Mini-Me's Chick Wants to Bare All ... Alone  —  Have you ever wanted to see Mini-Me's sex tape co-star, Ranae Shrider, naked ... without a little person on top of her?  Well, you just might get your chance!  —  Shrider has shot a series of scantily-clad photos with the hope of submitting …
Discussion: Geno's World
Access Hollywood:
'American Idol's' Bikini Girl: ‘Of Course Playboy Has Called’  —  American Idol,Reality TV,Tony Potts,TV,Playboy  —  Katrina Darell didn't make a lot of friends when she auditioned for “American Idol” in a bikini, but Playboy sure took notice.  —  According to the recently ousted chanteuse …
AceShowBiz.com:
Selena Gomez to Be an Older Sister in ‘Beezus and Ramona’  —  ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ star Selena Gomez has been picked up to star in film adaptation of ‘Beezus and Ramona’ alongside young actress Joey King.  —  “Beezus and Ramona”, a movie adaptation of Beverly Cleary's book series of the same name …
Discussion: Junior Celebs
 
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Diana Pilkington / Daily Mail:
Lily raises eyebrows as a boy in hilarious spoof of Cadbury advert …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
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