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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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TMZ.com:
Weakness in Chris Brown Case — Prior Attacks — Chris Brown may have gotten lucky because the charge he was booked on is kinda weak, law enforcement sources tell TMZ. But he's still in big trouble, and Rihanna says it's not the first time he's attacked her.
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Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Rihanna Convinced Chris Brown Cheated — Before the attack that ate the Grammys, über-talented singer Rihanna was apparently already convinced her man Chris Brown was up to no good—if her buds are to be believed. — “Rihanna hired people to follow Chris whenever he went on tour,” …
TMZ.com:
OctoMom — It Was a Very Goodyear — The only thing more painful than having eight babies cut out of you: Carrying them in your ridiculously distended belly. Ouch! — This picture of a ready to explode Nadya Suleman was taken eight days before giving birth to the last eight of her fourteen kids.
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Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Octuplets' mom ‘creepy’ — Woman who tries to look like Jolie said to irritate actress — Along with many Americans, Angelina Jolie herself is said to be “totally creeped out” by Nadya Suleman, the now-infamous mother of six who just gave birth to octuplets — all thanks to artificial insemination.
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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).
Alissa R / Us Weekly:Octuplet Mother Received Death Threats, Says Rep
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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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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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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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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.
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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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Hollywoodtuna:
Kate Hudson's Ass Needs To Be Paddle Surfed — When I saw these pictures of Kate Hudson out paddle surfing in the ocean wherever the hell she is, I have to admit I was a little excited. The last time I had any Kate Hudson bikini they were pretty damn hot.
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 …
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Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Hudson gets an erotic bathroom workout — Plus: Julia Roberts' publicity comeback; John Mayer's commitment woes — Longtime pole-dancing aficionado Kate Hudson has had a stripper pole installed in her bathroom, a source told Us Weekly. — The Scoop — msnbc.com
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.
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” …
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 …
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Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Joaquin Phoenix's Letterman Disaster — Here's Joaquin Phoenix on David Letterman later tonight, either stoned out of his mind or just medically catatonic (or both). Letterman makes several heroic efforts to politely prompt Phoenix before ruthlessly mocking him.
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TMZ.com:
The Jonas Bros Get Hard — There is actually something stiffer and less hairy than America's favorite evangelical Christian dandy boy band, the Jonas Brothers ... their wax figures. — Just try and pick out the boys from their Madame Tussauds waxen doubles. We dare you! — See Also
