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5:30 PM ET, July 24, 2009

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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Judge: Katie Holmes “Put Herself Out There” For SYTYCD Performance  —  Katie Holmes paid homage to the legendary Judy Garland in a big way on Thursday's So You Think You Can Dance, performing her much-anticipated song-and-dance tribute to “Get Happy.”  —  “I don't think she's ever looked more beautiful …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Fatback Media
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Holmes Wows as She Channels Garland  —  On the 100th episode of ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ Katie Holmes appeared and performed a song-and-dance tribute to Judy Garland.  —  The former 'Dawson's Creek' star looked at home on the stage in a sexy outfit complete with a top hat while she belted …
Discussion: Fan Fare and DailyFill.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Critics Mixed on Katie Holmes' SYTYCD Performance  —  Critics are mixed on Katie Holmes Judy Garland-inspired performance on last night's So You Think You Can Dance.  —  “When all is said and done, it was a competent job,” Robert Thompson, the director of the Bleier Center for Television …
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Rosalind Ryan / Daily Mail:
Katie Holmes wows fans with raunchy dance tribute to legend Judy Garland
Discussion: Yeeeah! and coverawards.com
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:   Katie Holmes' SYTYCD Dance Ups Ratings 17 Percent
Roger Federer:
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!  CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  —  Congratulations!  —  Congratulations!  Roger and Mirka!!  —  Twin girls!!!!!!  Wow I wasn't expecting that!!  I'm sure they are adorable, and I love the names!!  The world better watch out, I think we have found the next Venus and Serena!
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Sarah Michaud / People.com:
It's Twin Girls for Roger Federer  —  Roger Federer and Miroslava Vavrinec  —  There's a new doubles team in town: Roger Federer and wife Mirka are the proud parents of twin girls, the tennis star announced early Friday on his Web site.  —  Daughters Charlene Riva Federer …
INF Daily:
KATE GOSSELIN IS A DOTING MOM  —  Top Images:  —  Body:  —  While her estranged husband Jon tries to get to grips with his tangled love life, Jon and Kate Plus 8 mom Kate Gosselin has being doing her best at home to keep things running as smoothly as possible for the sake of the kids.
Discussion: omg!
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin Takes Twins to Jonas Brothers Concert
Discussion: iVillage
Natasha Vargas-Cooper / E! Online:
Kristen Stewart: “I Can't Wait to Get Pregnant!”  —  Kristen Stewart is itching to get her baby bump on—as her Twilight heroine Bella, of course!  —  During today's New Moon panel discussion at Comic-Con, K.Stew was asked which aspect of the upcoming films she was most looking forward to.
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Esther Zuckerman / People.com:
Costar: Robert and Kristen Have Incredible Chemistry
Discussion: coverawards.com
Press Association:
Andre to sue Price over TV comments  —  Peter Andre is taking legal action over comments made by his estranged wife Katie Price in a television interview.  —  The latest twist in the couple's disintegrating relationship came after the model appeared on GMTV to promote her new book.
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Metro.co.uk:
Pete calls in lawyers over faithful jibe
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Paris Hilton: I'm Not Stupid and I'm Not a Slut  —  Paris Hilton insists she's not stupid—or slutty—like you may think.  —  She claims the “Paris Hilton” we all see in front of the cameras is just a character she's invented.  —  “In a way it's good, but I also don't want people thinking …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie: “I'm Privileged” to Travel to Iraq  —  Angelina Jolie told TV cameras she was “inspired” to visit Iraq for the third time yesterday.  —  “This is my third trip to Iraq, and I've just been following what's been happening, and I wanted to come back,” said Jolie …
Discussion: coverawards.com
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Hellomagazine.com:
Mixed emotions as Angelina leaves behind Brad and babies to visit Iraq
Discussion: Socialite Life
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Tony Romo left Jessica Simpson in an IHOP parking lot in the middle of Texas  —  Want more evidence that Tony Romo is a douche?  According to the National Enquirer, a few weeks before he and Jessica officially split, he totally left her at some random Texas IHOP.
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
New York Post:
NOT SO DISCREET  —  GERARD Butler (above), who packed on some pounds after “300,” is hitting the gym hard to get back in shape, but he doesn't want anyone to know.  “He's so embarrassed that his six-pack abs have gone, he works out wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses,” gushed our spy.
Simon Cable / Daily Mail:
I think we KNOW what Dad will say, Georgia: Mick Jagger's other daughter poses topless for major photoshoot  —  When his daughter Elizabeth strode down the catwalk in a see-through dress, he reacted as any father would - with horror.  —  So it's a fair bet that Sir Mick Jagger …
Tom Liddy / New York Post:
JACKO'S FAKE NOSE ‘MISSING’  —  Michael Jackson wore a prosthetic nose, according a report — and it was missing from his surgically mangled face as he lay in an LA morgue.  —  Left behind was a small, dark hole surrounded by bits of cartilage, Rolling Stone magazine said …
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TMZ.com:
Dr. Conrad Murray — Manslaughter Target
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Perez Hilton:
LiLo Loves The Attention & We Know It  —  The milkshakes were NOT what brought Lindsay Lohan to the yard known in West Hollywood last night.  Actually, LiLo went to Millions of Milkshakes for the attention.  —  Duh!  —  LOLhan made an appearance at the milkshake shack to make her own dairy drink and then name it after herself.
Discussion: DailyFill.com and X17 Online
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Gary Oldman Claims Next Batman Movie Starts Shooting in 2010  —  During the Book of Eli presentation at Comic-Con 2009, Gary Oldman was asked when we would be seeing a third Batman movie.  I, like many others, were expecting the standard answer “we're waiting on Chris...” But we got something else entirely.
Sara Hammel / People.com:
INSIDE STORY: Michael Jackson's Young Protegé  —  Michael Jackson had a close relationship with his own three children, but he also mentored many other youngsters over the years - including Omer Bhatti, a young musical talent who was particularly close to the singer.
Discussion: PopEater and The Hollywood Gossip
 
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