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2:40 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.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Dr. Phil: Octuplet Mother Fears Hospital May Not Release Babies
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
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: Queerty and Racked
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
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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 …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston “Very Happy” With John Mayer
Discussion: CelebWarship 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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David Caplan / People.com:
Illusionist Spills Britney's Circus Tour Secrets  —  As Britney Spears gears up to kick off her Circus tour March 3 in New Orleans, PEOPLE enlisted the tour's resident illusionist, Ed Alonzo, for a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the tricks - musical and otherwise - the star, 27, has in store for fans.
Discussion: The Superficial and Socialite Life
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!!!
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 …
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
E! Online:
LAPD Still “Vigorously” Investigating Rihanna Photo Leak  —  The Los Angeles Police Department is still trying to plug its leak.  —  The internal investigation launched last week into who provided TMZ.com with a photo of Rihanna that was taken after she was allegedly assaulted by Chris Brown …
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FemaleFirst:   Chris Brown Receives Death Threats
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 …
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 …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Adnan Charged for Hit-and-Run of Britney Minion  —  Sometimes you just can't tell who your friends are.  Literally.  —  Britney Spears' ex-admirer Adnan Ghalib is facing felony charges for allegedly hitting a process server with his car as the guy tried to present Ghalib …
Discussion: Celebslam and iVillage
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TMZ.com:
Britney's Ex Charged with Three Felonies
Paul Chi / People.com:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Her Weakness for Bacon (and Her Abs!)  —  Like many people, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus admits she struggles when it comes to maintaining her weight.  —  “I have to work at not being fat,” Louis-Dreyfus, 48, tells Shape in its April edition.
Discussion: iVillage
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.
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt Take Off to Tokyo  —  Maybe this is just Paris Hilton's way of saying thank you to Doug Reinhardt for her Valentine's Day present?  —  Sources confirm to E! News exclusively that the heiress and Amanda Bynes' ex are in the midst of flying to Tokyo together for a romantic getaway.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Julianna Margulies Reveals New Secrets About ER Finale  —  Julianna Margulies wasn't sure she'd return for ER's series finale.  —  “I said from the beginning I would come back if George came back,” she tells TV Guide.  “But I was pretty sure George wasn't going to come back.”
 
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