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6:35 PM ET, February 6, 2009

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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.
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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.
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.
TMZ.com:
Simpson's Excuse — I Had an Off Night  —  Jessica Simpson is already explaining her reportedly bizarre, calamity-filled, lyric-forgetting performance in Michigan last night — chalking the whole thing up to an “off night.”  —  Her rep tells TMZ, “Jessica had an off night.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
John D. Gonzalez / MLive.com:
Rascal Flatts rocks, while opening act Jessica Simpson steals spotlight with bizarre opening set … It was a strange night Thursday in Van Andel Arena.  —  How strange was it?  —  So strange that while headliner Rascal Flatts capped the night with a fantastic, 100-minute multi-sensory overdose of pop …
TMZ.com:
Jessica Melts Down in Michigan
Discussion: CelebWarship
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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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Apologetic Christian Bale Calls F-Bomb Tirade ‘Inexcusable’
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and iVillage
Michael K / Dlisted:   Christian Bale Is F**king Sorry
Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Christian Bale Apologizes for F-Word Filled Tirade
Alex / Buzz Newsroom:
Subway De-links Michael Phelps As They Prepare to Drop Sponsorship  —  Exclusive!  Subway has officially de-linked Michael Phelps as they prepare to drop his recently announced sponsorship deal.  Before Michael's bong hits hit the headlines, Michael Phelps was featured on the Subway web site.
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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
Subway Dropping Michael Phelps, Too (Fools)  —  Kellogg cut off merman Michael Phelps after finding out he smokes weed, even though everyone knows Frosted Flakes are so good, toasted.  Now it looks like Subway—also great toasted!—is making the same mistake.  —  The sandwich chain is yanking Phelps off its website.
Contactmusic.com:
SALMA HAYEK - HAYEK SUCKLED ANOTHER MUM'S SICK BABY  —  SALMA HAYEK is so fond of breastfeeding she suckled the starving child of a woman who couldn't express milk during a recent trip to Sierra Leone.  The actress, who told the Huffington Post website last year (08) she was so hooked …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Salma Hayek's Chichis Will Save The World!
Discussion: E! Online
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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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
John Mayer's All-Nighters with Jennifer Aniston  —  John Mayer shimmies for Ellen DeGeneres  —  While Jennifer Aniston went into coy mode when Ellen DeGeneres pressed her on the topic of John Mayer, the five-time Grammy winner himself was only too happy to discuss life and times with Aniston …
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.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas Is a Dad-To-Be
Discussion: Just Jared and Celebrity Baby Blog
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Fergie, Josh Duhamel Release New Intimate Wedding Photos  —  Us Weekly was the first to reveal gorgeous official photos of Fergie and Josh Duhamel's Jan. 10 wedding in Malibu.  Now, the newlyweds are releasing even more intimate shots.  —  New photos in March's Elle show Duhamel, 36 …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Aniston, Bateman to star in ‘Baster’  —  ‘Blades of Glory’ team will direct comedy  —  Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman have signed on to star in the fertility-themed comedy “The Baster” for Mandate Pictures.  —  Will Speck and Josh Gordon, who previously teamed for the comedy …
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Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: Look who's moving into the new ‘Melrose Place’  —  Here comes the neighborhood!  —  With Smallville producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer now officially installed as showrunners, The CW at last has revealed who'll be moving into its remodeled Melrose Place next season.
TMZ.com:
Tracy Jordan Meltdown — “I'm F**kin' Acting Here!”  —  Tracy Jordan absolutely flipped out on the set of “TGS” — going insane looney bananas in a Bale-style attack on a studio camera guy for “filming me while I'm trying to f**king act.”  —  Somehow the blow-up happened to be caught on audio tape …
Discussion: TV Squad
Mike Celizic / MSNBC:
Octuplet mom defends her ‘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.”
Phil / Egotastic!:
Isla Fisher is Alluring  —  Isla Fisher's new movie, Confessions of a Shopaholic, opens next week, and I'm totally going to see it because A) Isla is super cute, and super funny, and 2) girlie romantic comedies are a total guilty pleasure of mine.  I've seen The Devil Wears Prada way more times than I should.
 
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