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2:35 PM ET, February 6, 2009

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John Gonzalez / Going Gonzo:
Jessica Simpson has meltdown in Grand Rapids after Tony Romo fails to show up for concert … Well, it looks like Tony Romo missed his flight to Grand Rapids, where his singer/girlfriend Jessica Simpson is performing tonight at Van Andel Arena.  The pop singer/actor turned country artist told …
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Perez Hilton:
Jessica Simpson Suffers Concert Meltdown!!!!  —  Is the stress surrounding the criticism of Jessica Simpson's weight gain affecting her mental well-being?  —  Seems that way!  —  The now chunkier singer had a very public meltdown last night during her concert in Grand Rapids.
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Lorilee Craker / MLive.com:
Fans offer Jessica Simpson support throughout struggling Grand Rapids performance … If vulnerability is the conduit of grace, then Jessica Simpson received lots of it from fans in Grand Rapids, who witnessed the singer struggle throughout her emotionally exposed opening set for Rascal Flatts on Thursday night at Van Andel Arena.
RADAR:
JESSICA SIMPSON MELTDOWN AT MICHIGAN CONCERT  —  Jessica Simpson, who's been getting flak for gaining weight, really does appear to have the weight of the world on her shoulders.  —  Simpson had a near meltdown Thursday as she opened for Rascal Flatts in Grand Rapids Michigan.
TMZ.com:
Jessica Melts Down in Michigan
Discussion: CelebWarship
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
John Mayer Talks About “Sleepovers” With Jennifer Aniston  —  On Monday's Ellen DeGeneres Show, John Mayer talks about girlfriend Jennifer Aniston's new high-tech house — and admits he occasionally sleeps over.  —  “There is no normal thing in the Aniston house,” he says.  “You won't find a light switch.
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Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman in ‘Baster’  —  Romantic comedy set to shoot in the spring  —  Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman are teaming for the romantic comedy “The Baster,” which Mandate Pictures will shoot in the spring in New York.  —  Will Speck and Josh Gordon, who co-directed 2007's …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
John Mayer's All-Nighters with Jennifer Aniston
TMZ.com:
Bale Apologizes — “I Acted Like a Punk”  —  Christian Bale just finished publicly begging for forgiveness for that F-bomb filled, on set explosion — saying he took it “way too far” and he only did it because he “cares too much” about the movie.  —  Bale called in to to L.A.'s “Kevin & Bean” …
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Just Jared:
Christian Bale's Apology: I Acted Like a Punk  —  Christian Bale has called into the KROQ Kevin & Bean show in Los Angeles to apologize for his screaming and shouting mishap while filming Terminator Salvation.  —  The 35-year-old actor admits, “It's been a miserable week for me.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Christian Bale Apologizes for F-Word Filled Tirade
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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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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Perez Hilton:
Etta James: Beyonce Can't Take A Joke, Bitch!
Discussion: omg! and TMZ.com
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Krysten Ritter joins ‘Gossip Girl’ spinoff  —  First major casting on CW's prequel  —  Meet Lily's older sister.  —  In the first major casting on the CW's “Gossip Girl” spinoff, Krysten Ritter has been tapped to play Carol Rhodes.  —  The spinoff, a prequel to “Gossip,” …
Discussion: Just Jared and Show Tracker
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nbcdfw.com:
‘Gossip Girl’ Spin-Off Lands First Character
Discussion: The Bastardly
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Source: Paul Walker “Not Engaged” to Teen  —  Paul Walker is not engaged to a teenage girl, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  Star is reporting that the 2 Fast 2 Furious actor, 35, proposed to a 19-year-old college student named Jasmine and that he began dating her when she was 16.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Black Eyed Peas' Taboo, Wife Expecting  —  Black Eyed Peas rapper Taboo is going to be a dad.  —  Usmagazine.com confirms exclusively that he and wife Jaymie Dizon are expecting their first child together.  —  “We're very excited,” he tells Us.  —  The baby is due later this summer.
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.
John Rogers / Associated Press:
Octuplets' mom says she had 6 embryos implanted  —  WHITTIER, Calif. - The mother of newborn octuplets says she had six embryos implanted in her fertility procedure — far more than industry guidelines recommend under ordinary circumstances — and was well aware that multiple births could result.
New York Post:
PYTHON ‘PACKAGE’ WOWED EX  —  IT'S enough to make anyone's stiff upper lip quiver.  —  Famously reserved “Monty Python” star John Cleese has had a messy breakup with a blabbermouth blonde who he claims lied to him about her age and revealed embarrassing details about his hair plugs, “nice package” and intensive anti-aging regimen.
Discussion: Jossip and L.A. Rag Mag
Variety:
CW picks up ‘Vampire Diaries’ pilot  —  DC drama ‘Body Politic’ also gets greenlit  —  The CW is looking to take a bite out of the vampire craze, picking up a pilot based on the “Vampire Diaries” series of books.  —  Also on Thursday, the weblet greenlighted the Washington, D.C.-set drama …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Salma Hayek's Chichis Will Save The World!  —  Salma Hayek is single-handedly feeding the hungry children of the world with her magnificent chichis of wonder!  Salma recently went on a trip for UNICEF to Sierra Leone and encountered a starving child whose mommy had no milk.  What did Salma do?
New York Post:
GAY-LOVING GUY  —  JUST because Guy Ritchie hated Madonna's gay brother, Christopher Ciccone, it doesn't make him a homophobe.  Ciccone claimed in his book about his sis ter that Ritchie hated homosexu als.  But Madge's ex, who's in town directing “Sherlock Holmes,” hit Marie's Crisis …
 
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