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8:10 AM ET, March 25, 2009

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Michael K / Dlisted:
The Photoshop Awards: Kim Kardashian's Before & After  —  Complex Magazine posted a pre-Photoshopped picture of Kim Kardassian on their website and Animal NY caught it before it was switched out.  —  These are always f**king fun.  There's a few differences I noticed right away.
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Bucky Turco / ANIMAL:
Complex Cleans Up Cover Girl Kim Kardashian  —  Marc Ecko shopazine, Complex, created quite a stir yesterday when they released their April/May issue that featured a CGI rendering of Kanye West on the cover, transforming the rapper from a black man into a silver-skinned cyborg.
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Rob Pattinson's a Dirty Boy—and Not Like That!  —  What do Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves and Robert Pattinson all have in common?  Besides being completely doable, they all share one very yucky habit.  —  We got word from people hotly preparing to work up in Vancouver for New Moon that Rob P. causes quite the commotion on set.
The Sun:
Fears over Jolie diet  —  ANGELINA JOLIE is causing concern on the set of her new film Salt with a crazy diet called liquid detox.  —  She aims to shed 21lb in just 21 days for her role as a CIA officer unmasked as a Russian spy.  —  But Ange is raising eyebrows as everyone thinks she has a fantastic figure.
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Angels In Waiting File Three Reports To CPS About Octo Mom  —  Angels in Waiting USA have made three complaints to Child Protective Services about Nadya Suleman.  —  On Dr. Phil, airing Wednesday and Thursday this week, Suleman, attorney Gloria Allred and representatives from AIW USA explain …
Discussion: Celebrity Smack!
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:   Hospital Rep: Octuplets To Be Released Despite Mother Firing Nurses
E! Online:
Lindsay: “It Would Be Really Nice If People Would Believe in Me”  —  Make no mistake, all that time in the unsolicited spotlight hasn't left Lindsay Lohan unscathed.  —  The frequently hounded star has spoken out exclusively to E! News, relaying that the incessant public speculation …
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The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Lindsay Lohan Crashes Her Car
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Blames Job Troubles on “Sicko Fans”
Discussion: Anything Hollywood and Pop Crunch
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jade Goody's Funeral Plans Being Finalized  —  With her mother, Jackiey Budden, saying her daughter would be “overwhelmed” by the public response to her death, plans are falling into place for British reality star Jade Goody's April 4 memorial service.  —  A 21-car funeral procession …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, CelebWarship and BBC
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Jade Goody / Telegraph:
film of Big Brother star's life in the pipeline
Champ Clark / People.com:
Britney's Legal Costs to Divorce Kevin: $417,000  —  Comebacks don't come cheap.  —  Britney Spears's dramatic turnaround from a troubled personal life and stalled career has come with a cost of $2.7 million in legal fees, the Los Angeles Times reports.  —  A sizeable chunk of the total …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Pamela Warrick / People.com:
Details of David Letterman's Surprise Wedding Revealed  —  The bride wore a navy blue suit and a peach-colored rose corsage.  The groom was dressed neatly, despite the fact that his truck had gotten stuck in the mud on the way to the ceremony.  When David Letterman and his longtime girlfriend …
TMZ.com:
Timbaland — Blackground Blackballed Me  —  This is a story about a recording artist who became a big shot record producer ... so big, his own people allegedly wanted to take him down.  —  Timbaland is going after his record label, Blackground Records, claiming they didn't utter a peep …
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Danica McKellar's Wedding: A Dream Come True  —  When The Wonder Years's Danica McKellar first started planning her wedding to composer Mike Verta, she had one wish: “I didn't want a huge event,” she tells PEOPLE.  “I wanted to be able to talk to everyone and I wanted it to be intimate.”
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Isaiah Washington — Anatomy of a Deadbeat  —  Isaiah Washington owes his landlord $100,000 and if he doesn't pay up, he could be out on his ass.  —  Washington's landlord claims the ex-"Grey's Anatomy" star/homophobe is five months behind on the rent for his home in Venice, California.
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
Whitney English / E! Online:
Florida Officials Reexamining Anna Nicole's Death  —  So much for resting in peace.  —  Following the arrests of Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer and doctors, officials in Florida are reexamining the circumstances surrounding her death.  —  Howard K. Stern and Drs. Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich …
NY Daily News:
Lavigne takes club's best shots & socks it to hubby  —  Avril Lavigne can party like a rock star.  —  The Canadian singer was “getting bombed” at MyHouse in L.A. last weekend, says a spy.  “She kept downing vodka drinks, to the point where she was obliterated.
PopSugar:
Jamie Kennedy Gets a Nice View of Jennifer Love's Bikini Body  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy headed down to Mexico this weekend for a romantic getaway.  Jennifer stayed true to her word as she showed off her bikini body while the couple enjoyed the view from their balcony and took some photos.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Quaid to play Bill Clinton in ‘Special’  —  Sheen portraying Tony Blair in HBO film  —  Dennis Quaid will star as President Clinton, Michael Sheen will portray British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Julianne Moore will play Hillary Clinton in “The Special Relationship,” …
Discussion: /Film and EW.com
Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
Amanda Bynes Gets Canned  —  What a Girl Wants is another TV show.  —  With pilot season in gear, Amanda Bynes is taking a time-out from clubbing to return to the small screen to star in Canned, a new ABC comedy about a group of friends who get fired on the same day.
TMZ.com:
Javier Bardem: Dead “Grey's” Guy?  —  Here's Penelope Cruz's real life Oscar winning boyfriend Javier Bardem at an event in NYC (left) — and Katherine Heigl's dead boyfriend on “Grey's Anatomy,” Jeffrey Dean Morgan, in L.A. (right).  —  Both are so freakin' hot!  —  We're just sayin'.  —  See Also
TMZ.com:
“Laguna Beach” Star in the Middle of Drug Bust  —  Alex Murrel was a featured cast member on season two of “Laguna Beach.”  Not featured — her alleged drug dealer friend.  —  Feds and local police raided the house Alex rents in Orange County last week and arrested a man identified …
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Nancy O'Dell Recovering from Knee Surgery  —  She's not quite ready to hit the dance floor yet, but Nancy O'Dell is on the path to recovery!  —  The Access Hollywood co-host, who had to pull out of Dancing with the Stars before the season premiere earlier this month, is resting at home after knee surgery.
Discussion: Hollywood Grind
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
George Lopez To Host Late-Night Talk Show on TBS  —  Comedian George Lopez will host a new talk show on cable channel TBS next fall with hopes of reaching a diverse audience not generally found watching late-night TV, the Associated Press reports.  —  “I'm a pretty visible Mexican-American guy …
TMZ.com:
I Paid My $$$, Now Bring Me Angelina!!!  —  Would you pay $30,000 to NOT meet Angelina Jolie?  That would be just nuts, right?  —  A man is suing the Lili Claire Foundation after he claims he forked over $30K (on his Amex) to meet Mrs. Brad Pitt — only it's two years later and he hasn't gotten …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
Erin Hill / PARADE Magazine:
Debbie Reynolds Reveals Her Favorite Films, Today's Top Leading Ladies  —  Warner Brothers is opening its vault and releasing 150 classic films for the first time on DVD.  And a few of those films feature one of Warner's greatest stars, Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
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