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1:40 PM ET, March 10, 2009

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Real Housewives' Kelly Bensimon Arrested for Punching Boyfriend  —  Nick Stefanov (left) and Kelly Bensimon  —  Kelly Bensimon is proving to be an exciting addition to The Real Housewives of New York City.  Bensimon, 40, and a six-foot-tall former model and marathon runner …
Discussion: Scandalist and Lifeline Live
New York Post:
BEAU: I GOT A ‘WIFE’ BEATING  —  BRAVO-STAR BRAWL BUST  —  She's a hissing, claws-out socialite on the hit Bravo reality show “Real Housewives of New York City,” but Kelly Bensimon turned into a butt-kicking boyfriend beater in her posh lower-Manhattan coop last week, court records claim.
Discussion: Gawker
Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Housewives of New York Star Arrested for Assault
E! Online:
Chris Brown and Rihanna Recording—Together!  —  No one can say for sure whether Chris Brown and Rihanna are on the same page, but Brown apparently wants them to be on the same track.  —  The seemingly reconciled duo have been working on a duet that Brown is hoping to include on his new album …
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Mystery Woman in Brown/Rihanna Case Revealed  —  TMZ knows who triggered the fight that left Rihanna battered and bruised and Chris Brown an accused felon — it's Brown's manager.  —  Sources tell us the woman who left the three-page text message on Brown's cell phone is Tina Davis.
Discussion: Dlisted, Just Jared and Socialite Life
Chris Brown / The Superficial:
Chris Brown & Rihanna working on a duet  —  Four weeks after being severely beaten by Chris Brown, Rihanna is already holed up in the studio with him recording a duet, according to E! News: … The Superficial has obtained a tentative list of song titles penned by Chris Brown:
X17 Online:
Chris & Rihanna Recording A Song Together!
Discussion: Access Hollywood
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Is Katherine Heigl Dying to Become George Clooney?  —  Finally.  After months of speculation, this Thursday we'll learn exactly what is wrong with Grey's Anatomy's Dr. Isobel Stevens, aka Katherine Heigl, aka..."George Clooney."  —  Yes, you heard that right.  George Clooney!
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
SPOILER!  Who Wowed - and Bombed - on Dancing With the Stars!  —  The eighth season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars kicked off Monday night.  Here's how the celebs did:  —  Lil Kim  —  Dedicating her cha cha cha to the women at the “federal detention center,” the rapper …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Bachelor's Melissa Wows Judges on DWTS as Jason Is Booed
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Octo Mom Accepts Round-the-Clock Care for 14 Kids  —  Octo Mom Nadya Suleman has accepted an offer from Angels in Waiting to help raise her 14 children, she announced in a taping of Dr. Phil that will air tomorrow and Wednesday.  —  According to Linda Conforti West, CEO and founder of Angels in Waiting …
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Sam Worthington tipped to replace Christian Bale as Batman  —  SAM Worthington, the Aussie actor about to shoot into the stratosphere with his performance in Terminator Salvation, is being tipped as the next Batman.  —  Sam Worthington's fame is set to explode in the US with the May release …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!, The IESB and /Film
PR Newswire:
Celebrity Chef Cat Cora Announces First Pregnancy  —  Cat and Partner Carry One Another's Child  —  Chef Cat Cora (www.catcoracooks.com), star of Food Network's Iron Chef America and Executive Chef of Bon Appetit is excited to announce she is 4-1/2 months pregnant with a boy.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Lil Kim Sees Biggie In Her Dreams  —  Interview: Brian “B.Dot” Miller  —  On the track “Notorious B.I.G.” from Biggie's posthumous album Born Again, Lil' Kim bragged about switching her style like the hottest new dancers.  Well tonight, Kimberly gets a chance to cut a rug on the season premiere …
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Did Anderson Cooper Spend a Romantic Weekend in Savannah?  —  CNN spent millions of dollars promoting Anderson Cooper.  So it's no surprise the boyishly handsome anchor was recognized on a weekend jaunt to Savannah, Georgia.  The question is what he was doing there.
Discussion: Queerty and L.A. Rag Mag
Ashley Fultz / E! Online:
Yeehaw!  Jamie Lynn Spears Goes Country  —  Jamie Lynn Spears is looking at the Jessica Simpson model for career reinvention.  —  While Britney continues on her comeback tour, sources confirm to E! News that her baby sister is hoping to become the next Nashville star.
People.com:
Spice Girl Mel C Debuts Her Baby Girl  —  Melanie Chisholm is showing off the new spice in her life - the first pictures of her newborn daughter.  —  Chisholm, who gave birth to Scarlet Starr last month, posted the baby photo on her MySpace Celebrity profile Tuesday, and writes on her Web site that she's …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Michael J. Fox returns to primetime  —  Former sitcom star Michael J. Fox is plotting his primetime return this May.  —  Fox has signed on to star in ABC's “Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.”  —  Meanwhile, the Alphabet isn't the only net turning to star power in the coming months …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
Simon Rothstein / The Sun:
Britney lets it ALL hang out on stage  —  BRITNEY SPEARS has had the mother of all wardrobe malfunctions - exposing her private parts and then telling a packed audience what she'd done.  —  The singer was performing in Tampa, Florida, on her Circus tour when she flashed a little more flesh than even her bondage-themed show allows for.
Steve Helling / People.com:
Drew Barrymore Remembers Her Darker Moments  —  After years of romantic comedies, Drew Barrymore is tapping into difficult places in her psyche for her next role.  —  “I was excited to bring my own pain to something,” Barrymore, 34, who plays “Little Edie” Beal in HBO's Grey Gardens airing in April, tells W magazine.
Maureen Harrington / People.com:
Millionaire Matchmaker's Patti Stanger Had a Breast Reduction  —  Fans of Bravo's The Millionaire Matchmaker may notice something different about Patti Stanger as she makes the press rounds for the second season of her Bravo show The Millionaire Matchmaker.  —  “I had a breast reduction,” she tells PEOPLE.
 
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