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4:40 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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X17 Online:
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
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 …
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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 …
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
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 …
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
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
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.
Howard Breuer / People.com:
Mystery Female Passenger Sues Morgan Freeman over Car Crash  —  She was the woman in the Nissan with Morgan Freeman when it flipped over last summer in Mississippi.  She was not only injured, but chased by rumor and innuendo, since at the time nobody knew who she was or why Freeman was driving …
Discussion: iVillage
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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Jen Aniston and John Mayer: One Year Later and Still in Love  —  When Jennifer Aniston first met John Mayer at an Oscar party in 2008, she insisted she “barely knew his music.”  One year later, the two were the reigning “It” couple at this year's ceremony following a surprise appearance by Aniston as a presenter with Mayer as her date.
Irish Independent News in Ireland & Worldwide:
'When I'm drunk I'm like Bambi.  I'm all over the place, hopeless'  —  Jonathan Rhys Meyers's admission of his fondness for drink was seen in a new light this week when the Tudors star checked himself into rehab again, reports Richie Taylor  —  It's an all-too-familiar tale …
Nerve:
20. Gary Busey and Jennifer Garner on the Oscar Red Carpet, 2008  —  Gary Busey is no stranger to weird public antics (remember: he will tear out your endocrine system!), but this red-carpet appearance at the 2008 Oscars is the jewel in his madman's crown.  When Busey interrupts Ryan Seacrest's interview …
Discussion: Pop Candy and Oh No They Didn't!
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Teri Hatcher Had “Fun” Kissing Eva Longoria  —  Teri Hatcher kissed a girl - and she liked it.  —  Usmagazine.com caught up with the Desperate Housewives star over the weekend at an Oscar bash, and she talked about her upcoming show smooch with costar Eva Longoria Parker.  —  “I did not kiss her.
Discussion: Queerty and notorious news
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Ferrell, Wahlberg join ‘The B Team’  —  Adam McKay to direct comedy for Sony  —  Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired “The B Team,” a spec pitch package for an Adam McKay-directed action comedy that will team Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as cops, with Chris Henchy and McKay writing the script.
Discussion: Just Jared and The Playlist
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.”
NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: Star's ex eyes new engagements  —  Star Jones may not be the only one who has moved on since her divorce from former banker-turned-professor Al Reynolds.  —  The ousted host of “The View” was flaunting her relationship with chef Herb Wilson before the ink was dry on her divorce papers.
 
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