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CHRIS BROWN SPEAKS OUT ON FACEBOOK — CHANGES RELATIONSHIP STATUS TO ‘SINGLE’ — Disgraced R&B star Chris Brown has made his first statement following his alleged beating of superstar girlfriend Rihanna - he posted an update on his private Facebook page reading: “You'll begin to see her true colors.
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Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Stars Deny Being Textually Active With Chris Brown — WENN, Lester Cohen/Getty Images, George Pimentel/Getty Images — Following reports that Chris Brown and Rihanna's blowout may have been started by a text message from another woman, several celebs are stepping forward to deny their involvement.
Emily Smith / The Sun:
Did Jacko get skin bug from nose job? — MICHAEL JACKSON is suffering from an acute MRSA-type skin infection which threatens to EAT his flesh. — The singer has been receiving antibiotics via a drip in a bid to beat the superbug, which sources say has spread throughout his body.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Mira Sorvino Expecting Third Child — Mira Sorvino is pregnant with her third child, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com exclusively. — “We are overjoyed at the thought of welcoming a new addition to the family,” Sorvino, 41, tells Us. “With each child, the love in our hearts …
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Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
Octuplets fertility doctor at center of another multi-pregnancy — The Beverly Hills doctor who helped Nadya Suleman conceive octuplets also provided fertility treatment to a 49-year-old woman who is pregnant with quadruplets and is hospitalized at County-USC Medical Center.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Joanna Pacitti Disqualified From American Idol — American Idol contestant Joanna Pacitti — who advanced to the top 36 — has been disqualified, a show rep announced Thursday. — “It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition,” stated a Fox press release.
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Updated: Joanna Pacitti disqualified from ‘American Idol,’ Felicia Barton in
Updated: Joanna Pacitti disqualified from ‘American Idol,’ Felicia Barton in
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Tori Spelling: I Feel “Pressure” to Be Thin — Tori Spelling is speaking out about her suddenly skinny frame, saying she feels a pressure to be thin in Hollywood. — “They scrutinize you so much. You try to be the person who says, 'Oh, I don't care,' but I feel the pressure,” …
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
T.R. Knight, Katherine Heigl Not Leaving Grey's Anatomy — Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes wants to set the record straight: T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl are not leaving the show. — “That was a very interesting rumor,” Rhimes said Thursday night at the 40th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles.
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Liz McNeil / People.com:
INSIDE STORY: How Tameka Raymond's Plastic Surgery Went Wrong — Tameka Raymond and Usher — A Brazilian plastic surgeon has revealed details of the procedure that temporarily left Usher's wife, Tameka Raymond, in a medically-induced coma. — Two months after giving birth to the couple's second son …
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Mary-Kate Olsen: We Worked for Gummy Bears on Full House — Mary-Kate Olsen — Ever wonder how Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen hit their marks on Full House before they could talk? It seems gummy bears were involved. — To decide which young girl would do a scene, “It was basically …
CNN:
Nude photo of Madonna goes for $37,500 — NEW YORK (CNN) — A nude photograph of pop singer Madonna was sold for $37,500 Thursday afternoon at a Christie's Art House auction. — The photo, originally expected to go for between $10,000 and $15,000, was purchased for more than double …
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears' Ex Under Felony Investigation — We've learned Adnan Ghalib — the one-time boyfriend of Britney Spears who is under court order to stay away from her — is under investigation for felony assault with a deadly weapon with a vehicle. — Here's what went down.
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
Peter Gabriel Pissed At Oscar Producers And Won't Perform At Academy Awards — EXCLUSIVE: I'm told that Peter Gabriel just pulled out of performing at the Academy Awards show. In a letter to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences, the co-writer and performer of Wall-E's “Down To Earth” …
ComingSoon.net:
3 60-Second Wolverine Spots Coming to Fox! — Beginning Sunday, Feb. 15, viewers across the nation can witness the origins of one of the year's most anticipated movies, when Twentieth Century Fox debuts an exclusive, three-part reveal of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the first chapter in the X-Men saga, on Fox.
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Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
Jonah Hill script sells for seven figures to Universal — You got to love it when Hollywood pretends they are in the CIA. Just yesterday, Jonah Hill and writing partners Max Winkler and Matthew Spicer turned over a super-secret script that only Hollywood's top studio heads were allowed to read.
Buffalo News:
49 killed as plane crashes into Clarence Center home — Forty-nine people reportedly died when an aircraft identified as a Continental Airlines flight crashed into a house in Clarence Center shortly after 10 p.m. last night, starting a huge fire which poured thick smoke throughout the hamlet.
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Nadya Suleman sent Angelina Jolie multiple letters, ‘creeped her out’ — Nadya Suleman claimed she didn't have an obsession with Angelina Jolie, despite clearly having cosmetic surgery (which she denies) that makes her look more like Jolie (which she also denies).
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Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Octuplets' mom ‘creepy’
Octuplets' mom ‘creepy’
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