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5:10 PM ET, February 25, 2009

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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 …
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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
Just Jared:
John Mayer Gives Jennifer Aniston “Moral Support”
Discussion: INF Daily
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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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 and Queerty
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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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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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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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
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Denise Richards: My Kids Got Me Through All the “Public Humiliation”  —  Trying to find Mr. Right these days isn't easy, says Denise Richards.  —  Asked on Wednesday's Ellen DeGeneres Show if she is dating, Charlie Sheen's ex says, “dating-ish.  It's hard.”  —  DeGeneres then asks if “dating-ish” is one guy or a bunch of guys.
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 …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
First Lady of San Francisco Bares All in Raunchy ‘Threesome’ Sex Scene  —  LOS ANGELES — First Lady of San Francisco Bares All in Raunchy “Threesome” Sex Scene |  Indie Spirit: Ellen Page's Sudden Slim Down Stirs Whispers, Mickey Rourke Leaves Wood Out Of Acceptance Speech and What Did Mariah Refuse to Talk About?
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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 …
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 …
E! Online:
Holly Madison and Criss Angel Kaput  —  The original Girl Next Door, Holly Madison, has amicably parted ways with her Mindfreak beau, Criss Angel, after nearly four months of dating.  —  “She was very much in love with him, and they're still very close friends,” a source close to the former couple told E! …
Michael Starr / New York Post:
PAULA: FOURTH JUDGE IS MISTAKE  —  PAULA Abdul isn't too keen on the addition of fourth judge Kara DioGuardi to “American Idol” this season.  —  It's nothing personal, she says - just business.  —  “Kara and I have known each other for years and we get along great,” Abdul tells the March 9 issue of OK! magazine.
 
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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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