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3:20 PM ET, February 26, 2009

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David Caplan / People.com:
Gwyneth Paltrow Defends Her Web Site  —  Gwyneth Paltrow is taking on critics of her lifestyle Web site, Goop.com, just days after The New York Times published an article questioning the site's relevance in light of a barrage of published swipes against its cardio-workout and pizza-recipe content.
Corky Siemaszko / NY Daily News:
Rihanna seeks sun to combat clouds amid Chris Brown case  —  Beaten-up beauty Rihanna donned a bikini and soaked up some Mexican sun a day after her 21st birthday.  —  The shocking bruises that sources say boyfriend Chris Brown left on the songbird's face just before the Grammy Awards …
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STILL No Charges Filed Against Chris Brown!  —  Rihanna still hasn't filed charges against estranged boyfriend and alleged attacker, Chris Brown, and a spokesperson for the Los Angeles District Attorney's office tells In Touch Weekly, “We do not have enough evidence [to press charges] …
Extra:
T.I.: I Want Chris and Rihanna to Get Back to Being Great
Discussion: Hollyscoop
Frazier Moore / PopEater:
Nick Mitchell has ‘American Idol’ judges laughing  —  NEW YORK -"American Idol" hopeful Nick Mitchell didn't win over the judges with his singing, but his over-the-top style clearly qualified as comedy.  —  Mitchell left the judges laughing and nearly speechless Wednesday after he wailed a show-stopper from the musical “Dreamgirls.”
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Paula Abdul Denies Slamming New Fourth Idol Judge
People.com:
David Beckham Moves into George Clooney's Villa  —  How's this for a new reality show: Celebrity Landlord.  The star: George Clooney.  And the tenant?  David Beckham.  —  The locale isn't bad, either: Italy's Lake Como, where the soccer hunk is currently living in the former Sexiest Man Alive's villa …
Linda Marx / People.com:
Lisa Rinna Would Rather Go Naked than Host Events  —  Lisa Rinna is most comfortable in the nude, which may explain why the 45-year-old doesn't understand why there is so much stigma attached to not having a perfect body.  —  “While I'm definitely a product of this mindset …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Take Kids to See The Little Mermaid in NYC  —  It was family night at the theater in New York City for the Jolie-Pitts.  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took their children to see a Wednesday evening showing of The Little Mermaid on Broadway (Suri Cruise is also a fan of the play).
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:   The Jolie-Pitts Take in a Broadway Show
Mark Gray / People.com:
Criss Angel & Holly Madison's Relationship Disappears  —  It's over between illusionist Criss Angel and Girl Next Door Holly Madison.  —  “Criss and Holly are no longer a couple,” their rep, Steve Flynn, tells PEOPLE.  “They remain very close friends and wish each other the very best.”
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Hosea Wins Top Chef!  —  He cooked steadily — and quietly — all season, and in Wednesday's finale, Hosea Rosenberg, 35, bested fan favorite Carla Hall and uber-confident Stefan Richter to become Top Chef.  —  Cooking a three-course meal — plus a surprise appetizer …
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PopEater:
Another ‘Top Chef’ Is Crowned
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
NBC orders Jerry Seinfeld reality series  —  Jerry Seinfeld is reteaming with NBC to launch his first reality series.  —  The comedian's project is tentatively called “The Marriage Ref” and features celebrities, comedians and athletes who will judge couples in the midst of marital disputes …
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Daniel Frankel / Variety:
‘Marriage’ returns Seinfeld to NBC
Discussion: TV Squad and The Huffington Post
Korbi TV:
Exclusive: Is ‘Lost’ Letting Evangeline Lilly Go?  —  If we're to believe last night's preview of next Wednesday's Lost, it would seem that the long awaited reunion of Sawyer and Kate (also know as “Skate” on these here internets) will soon be upon us.  And so, the bitter debate regarding whom …
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
‘NeverEnding Story’ gets new beginning  —  Leonard DiCaprio's company among those mulling reboot  —  “The NeverEnding Story” might keep going.  —  Warner Bros. and a pair of top-tier production banners are in the early stages of a reboot of the 1980s children's fantasy classic.
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Tommy Hilfiger To Be a Dad - Again!  —  Tommy Hilfiger is expecting a new addition to his family.  —  Hilfiger, 57, and his wife of two months, Dee Ocleppo, “couldn't be more excited,” says a spokesperson for the designer.  “They are sharing their joy with friends right now.”
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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The Sun:
Lapdances, LiLo and me - By Lily Allen  —  She likes nothing better than spending the night ogling scantily clad young women in stripclubs.  —  I have to admit that she is starting to sound like the perfect woman to me.  —  The singer, enjoying her fourth week at the top of the singles chart …
People.com:
George Clooney's ER Episode to Air March 12  —  George Clooney will be back in his ER scrubs for one final episode of the NBC medical drama that will air March 12.  —  A show insider tells PEOPLE that Clooney will reunite with Julianna Margulies in a storyline that also features Susan Sarandon …
Discussion: iVillage and The Insider
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
DWTS' Karina & Maksim Want to Wed “Before the End of This Year”  —  Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy tell Usmagazine.com they have begun planning their wedding.  —  “We started talking about it and figuring out when and where we're going to have it,” she tells Us.
 
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

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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