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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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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.
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 …
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 …
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‘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 …
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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 …
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Jennifer Aniston Is Fine With Being The Poster Child For Lonely Spinsters
Jennifer Aniston Is Fine With Being The Poster Child For Lonely Spinsters
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Bradley Cooper Denies D.C. Hookup with Jennifer Aniston
Bradley Cooper Denies D.C. Hookup with Jennifer Aniston
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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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Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Mary Lynn Rajskub Gets Married in Vegas Style — Mary Lynn Rajskub's has never been one to stick to convention, and the 24 star's wedding to personal trainer Matthew Rolph over the weekend at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas was no exception.
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").
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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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 …
Just Jared:
Adam Brody & Jessica Szohr: Dinner Date! — Former O.C. star Adam Brody and Gossip Girl actress Jessica Szohr go on a dinner date together at Cafeteria in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City on Monday night (August 3). — Jessica, 24, and Adam, 29, were at dinner with two other people.
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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.”
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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.
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Tom Colicchio and His Wife Welcome a Boy — It's a boy for Tom Colicchio and wife Lori Silverbush! — The couple welcomed son Luka Bodhi Colicchio at 7:55 p.m. on Aug. 1, a Bravo rep tells PEOPLE exclusively. The baby weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz., and was 19 in. long. — “They're doing great!” says the Bravo rep.
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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.
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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.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Carla Gugino lands ‘Sucker Punch’ — Zack Snyder directing 1950s-set pic for Warner Bros. — Carla Gugino has been cast in “Sucker Punch,” the action fantasy Zack Snyder is directing for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. — Gugino joins Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung …