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8:10 AM ET, February 18, 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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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.
Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Kanye West: Being a Sex Addict Fueled Success  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Kanye West is on another magazine cover (this time with a sure-to-be-appreciated gray-free beard) and as usual the rapper turned auto-tune singer turned fashion designer is full of Kanye-isms.  To name a few:
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Kanye West Talks New Fashion Career & Being Inspired By The Gay Community
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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 …
RoseanneWorld:
chris brown's lies and excuses  —  make me want to beat the crap out of him...he uses the language of the perpetrator just like every sleazy bastard who ever smacked his wife, kid mother or girlfriend around uses.  you dirty bastard, I hope you go to prison for ten years.
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
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Oscar Scoop: Beyoncé, Zac Efron & More to Sing  —  Fotonoticias/Getty Images, Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images, Jeff Vespa/Getty Images  —  Host Hugh Jackman won't be the only star singing and dancing at Sunday's Academy Awards.  —  Several sources say that the Aussie hunk will be joined …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:   Pattinson & Efron! The Oscars Are Heartthrob Hot
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 …
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:
Lily Allen & Perez Hilton On Their Twitter Spat  —  Lily Allen,Celebrity Feuds,Train Wrecks,News,Billy Bush,Music  —  Lily Allen has lashed out at gossip blogger Perez Hilton after the two engaged in a war of words on the social networking Web site Twitter earlier this week.
TMZ.com:
R.I.P. Mickey Rourke's Dog  —  “Sometimes when a man's alone, that's all you got ... is your dog.”  — Mickey @ the Golden Globes
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?
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 …
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
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Scary Skinny Lindsay Lohan Loses Cool at NYC Hotel and Is Ronson Threatening a Tell-All Book?  —  LOS ANGELES — Scary Skinny Lindsay Lohan Loses Cool at NYC Hotel and Is Ronson Threatening a Tell-All Book?  Fellow Cheetah Girl Encourages Fans to Learn From Bailon's Sex Scandal ‘Mistake’ |
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Joey Bartolomeo / People.com:
Suri's Princess Moment  —  Hollywood royalty met Disney royalty at the Magic Kingdom over the weekend.  —  On Saturday, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, kids Suri, 2, and Connor, 14, and Holmes's parents visited the Walt Disney World theme park, where they met princesses Cinderella, Snow White and Aurora …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Advocate:
Unzipped Shoots Portland Mayor's Former Lover  —  Beau Breedlove, the former lover of gay Portland, Ore., Mayor Sam Adams, has accepted Unzipped Magazine's offer to be featured on the magazine's May cover and traveled to Los Angeles this weekend for a nude photo shoot, editors announced on Tuesday.
 
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