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2:35 PM ET, February 23, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Possible OctoDad: Nadya Used Cancer to Get Seed  —  The sperm donor who believes he might be the father of OctoMom's brood says he donated his seed — because Nadya told him she had cancer and had to act quickly.  —  Denis Beaudoin, who was in a three-year relationship with Nadya Suleman …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Nadya Suleman: Good Morning America Sperm Donor Not Kids' Father  —  Nadya Suleman admits that Dennis Beaudoin, who went on Good Morning America Monday, donated sperm for her to undergo in vitro fertilization — but says he's not the father of any of her 14 children.  —  “He's not lying.
ABCNEWS:   Possible Octuplet Dad Gave Sperm Because He Was in Love With Suleman
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Disses Ryan Seacrest Again  —  Angelina Jolie has dissed Ryan Seacrest again.  —  She famously ignored him at the Golden Globes in January, and when she saw him at Sunday's Academy Awards, she walked in an arc around his E! News station to avoid speaking with him.
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Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston Presents Oscar Award in Front of Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt  —  Jennifer Aniston went face to face with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the 81st annual Academy Awards Sunday in Hollywood.  It is first time all three have been in the same room since Pitt and Aniston split in 2005.
Style Watch:
Brad and Angelina Make Oscars a Date Night  —  While Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were making a glamorous appearance at the Academy Awards, what were their six children doing at home?  —  “Throwing spaghetti against the wall,” Pitt told PEOPLE on the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
NY Daily News:
Brown has sorry story for Rihanna  —  As Hollywood's biggest stars primped for the Oscars, Rihanna gathered a celeb-free circle of friends Friday to celebrate her 21st birthday.  And while her ex, Chris Brown, wasn't on the guest list, the pop star couldn't escape him completely.
Brenda Rodriguez / People.com:
Heath Ledger Wins an Oscar  —  In an emotional moment at Sunday's Academy Awards, Heath Ledger's family accepted the actor's posthumous Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as the Joker in The Dark Knight.  —  “Tonight we are choosing to celebrate and be happy for what he has achieved,” …
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Top Ten Moments Of Gayest Oscars Ever
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PopEater:   ‘Slumdog’ Is Top Dog at Oscars; Winslet, Penn Score Best Acting Awards
Access Hollywood:
Madonna Calls Sean Penn's Oscar Victory Speech ‘Amazing’  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Despite reports that Madonna was set to debut her rumored new boyfriend and W magazine model, Jesus Luz, at the Vanity Fair post-Oscar bash on Sunday night, the singer walked the red carpet solo and spoke …
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PopEater:
Madonna Goes Stag, Leaves Jesus at Home  —  Madonna made a bold move on Saturday when she attended the Vanity Fair Oscars Pre-Party without a date.  Even though she was busy schmoozing with Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow and Sacha Baron Cohen, the queen of pop wasn't with her 22-year-old model …
Raphael Kinn L. Tenthani / People.com:
Madonna Surprises Orphanage with Care Package  —  Talk about haute couture hand-me-downs.  —  Madonna recently sent boxes of clothes belonging to her 3-year-old son, David Banda, back to his former orphanage in Malawi.  —  The Home of Hope Orphanage Centre was a beehive of activity thanks …
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Thin Lindsay Lohan: “Stressed” But “Really Happy”  —  Lindsay Lohan is still eating...she's just stressed out.  —  “I haven't changed my eating habits,” she said at the Mercedes-Benz Oscar party at the Montage Beverly Hills, where she was excited for Sean Penn's big win.  So has she upped her gym routine?
Simon Perry / People.com:
Amy Winehouse: Still in St. Lucia!  —  Amy Winehouse in St. Lucia  —  Is Amy Winehouse looking to turn her extended vacation into a permanent residency?  —  The Grammy winner, 25, has been enjoying the delights of St. Lucia for a few months now and has no immediate plans to return to the U.K., a source close to her confirms.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
James Desborough / News of the World:
Sherlock Holmes gay shock in new movie  —  IT'S shockingly eleMENtary, my queer Watson.  —  Super sleuth Sherlock Holmes is to be portrayed in a GAY way in Guy Ritchie's new flick.  —  The fictional him-vestigator is seen SHARING A BED with his dear, dear, Dr Watson and also enjoying some man-to-man wrestling with his close chum.
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Sean Hollister / The Verge:
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