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2:30 AM ET, February 6, 2009

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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Michael Phelps Smoked by Kellogg, USA Swimming Over Pot Picture  —  Kellogg likes its flakes frosted, not baked.  —  A couple days after Michael Phelps apologized for being photographed with a marijuana pipe, the cereal maker says it has dropped the 14-time Olympic gold medalist as a spokesman.
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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 …
Emily Bryson York / AdAge:
Kellogg to Drop Olympian Phelps  —  Will Let Endorsement Deal Expire at Month's End  —  CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — One bong hit seen around the world, and Olympian Michael Phelps is watching at least one contract go up in smoke.  Kellogg will let the swimmer's contract expire at the end of the month.
Discussion: Gawker and LA Times Sports Blog
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.
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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.
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!
Vanessa Franko / PE Angels Baseball:
James on Beyonce: Just a joke  —  Download story podcast  —  The Press-Enterprise  —  Hear the audio from TMZ.  Warning: Not intended for young listeners.  —  One of the most popular ballads in the canon of American music has started a cat fight — or a comedy show.
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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 …
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Lifeline Live
Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Beyonce Slammed By Etta James For Singing ‘At Last’ At Inaugural Ball
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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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: Pop Crunch, Perez Hilton and FishBowlLA
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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 …
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Ben Child / Guardian:
Bale rant  —  Christian Bale's estranged mother has waded …
Discussion: Defamer and Perez Hilton
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: POPWRAP and X17 Online
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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Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Don't Call Holly Madison's Playboy Job Fake
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
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.
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.
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: X17 Online and The Shallow End
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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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.
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 …
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
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!
 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
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Bloomberg:
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