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3:32 PM ET, February 25, 2009

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TMZ.com:
OctoMom Offered $1 Million to Make a Porno  —  OctoMom is used to having multiple people inside of her at once — and now one porn company is willing to shell out big bucks to harness that skill on film.  —  Major porn distributor Vivid Entertainment has just fired off a letter to Nadya Suleman …
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L.A. Now:
Hospital wants proof Suleman can care for octuplets, she tells Dr. Phil [CORRECTED]  —  Nadya Suleman told TV host Dr. Phil McGraw on Tuesday that she fears Kaiser Permanente Medical Center may not release her octuplets to her until she proves she can care for them.
Michael K / Dlisted:
OctoMommy To OctoPussy?  —  Vivid Entertainment is piggybacking …
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Associated Press:
Octuplet mom fears hospital may not release babies
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Dr. Phil: Octuplet Mother Fears Hospital May Not Release Babies
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Michelle Obama: White House Dog Coming Soon!  —  Michelle and Barack Obama with daughters Malia, left, and Sasha  —  The whole world, it seems, wants to know: What kind of dog are the Obamas getting and, for goodness sake, when?  —  Speaking to PEOPLE at the White House recently …
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Jodi Kantor / The Caucus:
Michelle Obama Goes Sleeveless, Again  —  Nancy Reagan wore spangled ballgowns.  Barbara Bush had fake pearls.  Michelle Obama wears her bare arms.  —  It is February and Washington is freezing, but in appearance after appearance, the first lady displays her long, muscular arms.
Discussion: New York Magazine, Queerty and Racked
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
John Mayer: I Went to the Oscars With Jen Aniston for “Moral Support”  —  John Mayer admits he was “very, very nervous” to attend the Academy Awards with girlfriend Jennifer Aniston on Sunday.  —  “It's not my world, the Oscar thing,” he said on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Wednesday …
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OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Jen & Brad's Oscar Reunion  —  After four years of daring comments, “uncool” quips and suggestive remarks, the long anticipated face-to-face meeting between A-list adversaries Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston at the 81st Academy Awards was quietly anti-climatic — with good reason.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Ex Boyfriend Arrested, Charged With Felony  —  Britney Spears' ex Adnan Ghalib was arrested and charged with a felony this morning for running over a court officer who tried to serve the paparazzo with a restraining order against the singer.  —  Ghalib, 36, has pled not guilty, TMZ.com reports.
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TMZ.com:
Britney's Ex Pleads Not Guilty to Felonies  —  Adnan Ghalib has turned himself in after being charged with three felonies.  He went to court and pled not guilty.  —  As we first reported, Ghalib allegedly struck a process server with his car earlier this month.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Adnan Charged for Hit-and-Run of Britney Minion
Discussion: Celebslam and iVillage
NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: Chris Brown goes to simmer school  —  Chris Brown is taking anger-management classes.  —  The troubled R&B singer, who was arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of making criminal threats against girlfriend Rihanna, attended his first class in Glendale, Calif., on Monday afternoon.
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Perez Hilton:
Chris Brown Attends Anger Management - Fails At Damage Control!
Discussion: X17 Online
E! Online:
Britney Spears to Get Sawed in Half and Other Circus Tour Secrets  —  Sort of like a wayward career, Britney Spears is going to disappear into thin air—and then magically reappear, to her fans' ecstatic delight.  —  “Right away, she got into the boxes and into the magic contraptions to learn the stuff …
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Lauren Conrad: Season 5 of The Hills Will Be the Last  —  Fans of The Hills (and Laguna Beach before that) who've witnessed Lauren Conrad have her heart broken over and over again will be happy to know she's learned from her mistakes.  —  “I think there was a time when I let a guy …
TMZ.com:
Morgan Freeman's Crash Victim Will Sue, Expose  —  The chick in the passenger seat during Morgan Freeman's “horrific” car crash in August has announced she's suing the actor ... but who cares about her injuries — she's finally going to reveal if she's his mistress!!!
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Lindsay Lohan and ... Warren Beatty  —  Lindsay Lohan and... Warren Beatty  —  What does Warren Beatty have in mind for Lindsay Lohan?  —  He has something, because Beatty is apparently dangling a new movie role in front of the irrepressible Lindsay.  But it has some strings attached to it.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Slumdog Child Stars to Receive New Homes  —  Azhar Ismail (left) and Rubina Ali  —  They've been to the Oscars, they've been to Disneyland, and now the two main child actors from the Oscar-laden Slumdog Millionaire are heading to brand new homes.  —  Indian government authorities are providing …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Busy Bee Blogger
Sam Hill / Cele|bitchy:
Kanye West's new gf said to have dumped her girlfriend for him  —  Kanye and his new significant other, Amber Rose, debuted their relationship at New York fashion week, canoodling at several bars and fashion shows.  Amber is a video girl and has also done nude modeling and stripping.
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Persia Ali / The Frisky:
Who Is Amber Rose, Anyway?
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
PEOPLE TV Watch:
New Couple Alert: Dancing's Mark Ballas & Idol's Joanna Pacitti!  —  It's a match made in a reality TV heaven: Dancing with the Stars' Mark Ballas and former American Idol contestant Joanna Pacitti are a couple!  —  “She is the most supportive person in my life and she's been great,” Ballas …
Michael Riedel / New York Post:
PIVEN'S POISONAL PLEA  —  GOING BEFORE B'WAY UNION TO DEFEND ‘SUSHI SICKNESS’  —  JEREMY PIVEN is on the hook.  He goes before the grievance committee of Actors' Equity tomorrow to defend his much-snickered-at claim that high levels of mercury in his bloodstream, brought on by a passion for sushi …
TMZ.com:
Sam Serenades LiLo — You're Out of Control!!  —  Samantha Ronson dedicated a song to Lindsay last night — a song that was very telling about their volatile relationship.  —  During the acoustic concert at Genghis Cohen in L.A., Sam got “awwwws” from the crowd when she told 'em …
Variety:
Robin Hood woos Cate Blanchett  —  Actress joins Russell Crowe in Universal drama  —  Cate Blanchett will play Maid Marian alongside Russell Crowe's Robin Hood in the Ridley Scott-directed drama for Universal Pictures.  —  The picture, which had been called “Nottingham” …
Discussion: The Playlist
The latest WWD:
YSL's Big Hit... Fancy Footwork for Posh... K-Fed's Fashion Foray...  HONEST, IT'S TRUE: Kevin Federline, aka K-Fed, is the latest celebrity wannabe to throw his hat in the fashion design ring.  Best known as Britney Spears' ex-husband, the former backup dancer-turned-would-be rapper has now set …
 
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

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