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9:00 PM ET, February 17, 2009

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Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Dina Lohan Defends Lindsay's Thin Frame  —  Lindsay Lohan,Dina Lohan,Celebrities  —  Lindsay Lohan fended off attacks earlier this week, after her thin frame became the focus of attention.  —  And now, her mom is stepping up to defend her daughter.
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Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Don't tell me you're sorry  —  Rihanna ‘appalled’ by Brown's statement on their fight  —  Rihanna's camp has declined to officially comment on Chris Brown's statement from Sunday, his first public words since allegations arose that he physically abused his pop-star girlfriend during a fight.
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NEWS.com.au:
Rihanna's dad Ronald Fenty would move on from Chris Brown
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer Spend Valentine's Day in the Bahamas!  —  Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer celebrated Valentine's Day with a trip to the Bahamas.  —  The vacation was a present from Mayer, x17online.com reports.  —  The two left aboard a private jet from Los Angeles late …
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - THE KISS!!!
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Bristol Palin: Teen Abstinence ‘Not Realistic at All’  —  Hoping to set an example for others with her own experience, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol Palin, would now like to become an advocate for preventing teen pregnancy.  —  “Everyone should wait 10 years,” …
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Sarah Palin / NY Daily News:
Palin's kid: Ma unrealistic on sex
New York Post:
AMY IN POLE POSITION  —  THE inevitable has finally happened: Amy Fisher is hitting the pole.  The Long Island Lolita - who went to prison for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the head and recently started a porn Web site featuring herself - plans to tour the country as a high-paid stripper.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Whoopi: Why Elisabeth's Pregnancy Is “Pissing Everybody Off”  —  Whoopi Goldberg says Elisabeth Hasselbeck's staunch conservative stances aren't such a “hot topic” on the set of ABC's The View these days.  —  Can you match up the celeb baby bumps?  —  What's getting everyone going?
People.com:
Octuplets' Mom Is ‘Not Obsessed with Angelina Jolie’  —  Nadya Suleman with one of her babies  —  Facing public outrage over revelations that she supports her family with the help of food stamps and claims that she is fixated with Angelina Jolie, Nadya Suleman tells PEOPLE that she's turning to …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Moth Ball Nippies  —  This is why Solange never gets to leave the basement!  When she does she shames the good family name with s**t like this!  I blurred it out in the header pic above for those of you that work for nipple-haters, but Basement Baby spilled a sandcastle nip at Toni Maticevski's fashion show in NYC yesterday.
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel Moving to New York City  —  The two were photographed checking out their new Manhattan apartment on Monday.  —  “The apartment is great.  He's loving it!” the singer's mother, Lynn Harless, told Us of his NYC pad with Biel, at his William Rast fashion show on Monday.
The Smoking Gun:
Terrence Howard's Fists Of Fury  —  Actor, a Chris Brown supporter, was once nabbed for beating wife  —  After Chris Brown's arrest for assaulting his girlfriend Rihanna, the actor Terrence Howard chose to salute the alleged batterer.  “It's just life, man.  Chris is a great guy.
Rupa Mikkilineni / CNN:
Slain actress found dark side of Hollywood dream  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — Juliana Redding was 21, an aspiring actress and model who, like so many others before her, had moved from Arizona to southern California in pursuit of the Hollywood dream.  She wound up the victim in a real life murder mystery …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Jen / Britney Spears:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘IF U SEEK AMY’ - BEHIND THE SCENES  —  The makeup, the costumes, the sets... here's your first look at what went on behind-the-scenes of the ‘If U Seek Amy’ video shoot.  —  BritneySpears.com was on set of the ‘If You Seek Amy’ video shoot last week and Britney's dancers Willie …
Paul Chi / People.com:
Julia Roberts's Kids Keep Her from Ever Being Bored  —  As a fulltime stay-at-home mom for the past year, Julia Roberts says life outside the Hollywood spotlight has been anything but uneventful - thanks to her kids with husband Danny Moder.  —  “I will never be bored again,"] the Oscar winner, 41, tells Allure for its March issue.
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Cele|bitchy:
Heidi Klum gives classy response to criticism that she's too ‘heavy’ to model  —  Svelte Victoria's Secret model Heidi Klum was recently criticized by a designer as being too fat to model.  Wolfgang Joop said “She is no runway model!  Heidi Klum is simply too heavy and has too big a bust.
Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Sarah Jessica Parker: ‘Sex And The City’ Sequel Will Be ‘A Massive Romp!’  —  Sex And The City,Sarah Jessica Parker,Movies,Celebrities  —  Sarah Jessica Parker has opened up about what she has planned for the second installment of “Sex and The City” the movie.
Discussion: POPWRAP and Lifeline Live
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Kelly Clarkson Makes It Known That Celebrities Have Cellulite  —  Kelly Clarkson and Girl Scouts at the Dove-sponsored event  —  Think Kelly Clarkson looks too good to be true on the cover of her upcoming CD?  You're right, says the singer.  —  “No girl is perfect,” Clarkson …
Discussion: Socialite Life and poponthepop.com
Gregory Ellwood / Hitfix:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Twilight’ star Robert Pattinson confirmed for Oscars  —  Still unclear is whether the “New Moon's” co-star Kristin Stewart will also appear  —  After being the first outlet to report that M.I.A. had delivered her baby and would not be performing at this year's 81st Academy Awards …
Daily Mail:
Jade Goody to marry fiancé Jack Tweed on Sunday... and they might sell the television rights … Terminally ill Jade Goody is to marry her fiancé Jack Tweed on Sunday, her publicist confirmed today.  —  The 27-year-old reality TV star, who was told last week she has just months to live …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Cele|bitchy
Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
The ‘Real Housewives’ Grip on Reality Starts to Seem Unreal  —  The “Real Housewives” franchise, begun on Bravo three years ago, announces itself with a misnomer: many of the women depicted are actually not housewives in the Betty Freidan sense or even the less loaded, literal sense of the term.
 
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