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2:00 PM ET, August 4, 2009

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Britney Gets Nailed With Seven MTV Nominations  —  Britney Spears has done it again.  —  I can exclusively reveal that our favorite comeback kid has been nominated for not one, not two, not three...well, seven MTV Video Music Awards.  —  Last year, the pop princess made a brilliant return …
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Eric Ditzian / MTV:
Beyonce And Lady Gaga Lead 2009 MTV VMA Nominees  —  It'll be a battle of fashion-forward pop divas on September 13.  —  The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards nominations are in, and the 26th annual show is shaping up to be a battle of female pop and fashion icons: Beyoncé and Lady Gaga lead …
Aaron Parsley / People.com:
VMA Nominations: Beyoncé, Lady Gaga Lead with Nine Each!  —  Beyoncé and Lady Gaga  —  Congratulations to Beyoncé and Lady Gaga!  —  The powerhouse singers scored a whopping nine MTV Video Music Award nominations each, PEOPLE confirms exclusively.
Discussion: Idolator and I'm Not Obsessed
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Britney Gets Nailed With Seven MTV VMA Nominations
TMZ.com:
Michael Douglas' Son Busted for Meth  —  We've learned Michael Douglas' son — actor Cameron Douglas — has been arrested in New York City for possession of methamphetamines with the intent to distribute.  —  It's not the first time Cameron has been busted for drugs.
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New York Post:
CAMERON ARRESTED AS 'METH'OD ACTOR  —  And the Oscar for biggest ne'er-do-well brat child of a legendary acting family goes to — Cameron Douglas.  —  The son of Academy Award winner Michael Douglas has been arrested once again — this time in the Big Apple for getting in the middle of a deal …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jen Aniston: I Don't Mind Being Called “the Lonely Girl”  —  Poor, lonely Jen.  —  Jennifer Aniston — who has yet to find love since her 2005 split from Brad Pitt — says she is aware of what's been whispered behind her back.  —  “I'm not going to ignore the pink elephant in the living room …
Discussion: X17 Online and I'm Not Obsessed
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Jennifer Aniston Is Fine With Being The Poster Child For Lonely Spinsters
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
Jeane MacIntosh / New York Post:
‘LONELY GIRL’ JEN BARES LOVE WOES
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Lifeline Live
TMZ.com:
‘Twilight’ Author Accused of Biting Vampire Story  —  Spoiler Alert!  If you haven't read the fourth “Twilight” book — and plan to — this story is going to ruin your life forever.  You sure wanna go on?  Here we go...  Turns out Stephenie Meyer, the woman behind the Twilight series …
New York Post:
MISCHA BARTON OUT ON THE TOWN  —  MISCHA Barton, who had a breakdown last month and missed the premiere of her new flick, “Homecoming,” was back to her weird ways over the weekend.  Saturday night, Barton was spotted “having a disastrous dinner” with a group of girls at Sant Ambroeus in the West Village.
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Hugh Jackman to star in ‘Showman’  —  Actor to play P.T. Barnum in Fox musical  —  Twentieth Century Fox has attached Hugh Jackman to play American showman P.T. Barnum in “The Greatest Showman on Earth,” an original contemporary musical to be scripted by Jenny Bicks ("Sex and the City").
Eric Wilson / New York Times:
Naomi Sims, 61, Pioneering Cover Girl, Is Dead  —  Naomi Sims, whose appearance as the first black model on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal in November 1968 was a consummate moment of the Black is Beautiful movement, and who went on to design successful collections of wigs and cosmetics …
Miu von Furstenberg / Socialite Life:
Brooke Hogan Releases A Bomb  —  Brooke Hogan's latest album, The Redemption, debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at #144, with 3,381 copies sold.  Ouch.  —  She held an album release party at Mansion in Miami this past Friday night.  A full ten days after the album debuted.  —  Note to Brooke.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Arienne Thompson / USA Today:
Candy Spelling sweetens her words to spell it out for Tori  —  Candy Spelling won't be making an appearance on Tuesday night's season finale of daughter Tori's reality show, Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, but on Thursday she said she has just one thing to say to Tori: “I love you, and I always will.”
Discussion: Us Weekly
OK! Magazine:
ROBERT PATTINSON TALKS TO OK!  ABOUT BEING EDWARD CULLEN  —  TWILIGHT STAR REFLECTS ON HOW LIFE HAS CHANGED SINCE BECOMING EVERY GIRL'S FAVOURITE VAMPIRE  —  BEING Robert Pattinson can't be a bad life for the 23-year-old star - after all, not a day goes by without him being mobbed by teenage girls screaming his name.
Jarett / POPWRAP:
What Happened To Monica Keena's Face?  —  Oh Monica Keena, why oh why did you take the number of Brittany Murphy's plastic surgeon?  You were so cute on “Dawson's Creek,” so funny on “Undeclared” and so impaled on “Grey's Anatomy.”  —  This development makes me real sad.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Joan Rivers Responds to Roastmaster Kathy Griffin: Drop Dead!  —  Joan Rivers may have built her career around her sense of humor, but the comedian has some choice words for good pal Kathy Griffin, who emceed her upcoming Comedy Central roast.  —  “She can [expletive] drop dead now, I'm so angry,” Rivers tells PEOPLE, laughing.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Lou Ferrigno headed to Dancing with the Stars  —  The cast of Dancing With the Stars just got a whole lot stronger.  How strong?  Sources tell Life & Style that former Incredible Hulk star Lou Ferrigno is set to star in the upcoming season of the popular ABC series.
Ryan McKee / omg!:
Six Things Men Can Learn From Jon Gosselin  —  While most of us will never experience a high-profile breakup and the stress of constant paparazzi, we can agree Jon Gosselin has not been handling himself well.  After some very shady activity behind Kate Gosselin's back, Jon is now a swinging bachelor …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Bumps Into Kate at the UPS
Discussion: Lifeline Live
James Clench / The Sun:
Aide ‘killed’ Jacko with Demerol hit as Doctor Murray slept  —  MICHAEL Jackson was killed by a shot of powerful painkiller Demerol given by an aide as his personal medic Dr Conrad Murray slept, The Sun can reveal.  —  Dr Murray is reported to have confessed to cops that he had ALREADY given …
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Rosa Prince / Telegraph:
Airbrushing of photos should be banned Liberal Democrats say  —  Magazines should be banned from airbrushing photographs in adverts aimed at young people, the Liberal Democrats say.  —  As part of a new policy on women's issues, the party suggest all images should be accompanied …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Jenna Jameson Does Playboy, PETA & Peeves Off McDonalds  —  Only four months ago, Jenna Jameson welcomed twin boys into the world and already the retired porn princess has dropped those pregnancy pounds, is back in tip-top shape and doing what she does best — taking her clothes off.
Chris Morran / OK! Magazine:
Rumor Mill: Did John Mayer Dine with Jessica Simpson on Saturday?  —  Following Jessica Simpson's Saturday night dinner with friends, including sis Ashlee Simpson and BFF Ken Paves, there have been a number of Internet rumors claiming that Jess' ex, John Mayer was part of the group.
 
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Dave McNary / Variety:
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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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