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6:45 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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X17 Online:
Complete List Of MTV Video Music Award Nominees Announced  —  It was already announced that Britney Spears earned seven MTV VMA nominations this morning, and it looks like Beyonce and Lady GaGa are taking it up a notch, with nine nods each!  We love Beyonce and all, but we really want GaGa and Brit to walk away with some moon men!
Discussion: DailyFill.com and Perez Hilton
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 …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Britney Gets Nailed With Seven MTV VMA Nominations
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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DailyFill.com:
Jennifer Aniston Doesn't Mind Being Called The Lonely Girl.  Thank Goodness
Discussion: omg!
Jeane MacIntosh / New York Post:
‘LONELY GIRL’ JEN BARES LOVE WOES
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.”
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 …
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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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TMZ.com:
Michael Douglas' Son Busted for Meth
New York Post:
‘GAY’ SHERLOCK HOLMES COULD BACKFIRE FOR GUY RITCHIE  —  GUY Ritchie's plan to put a gay spin on the relationship of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in his new movie about the detective and his sidekick could backfire.  —  Robert Downey Jr., who plays Holmes, has revealed the crimebuster …
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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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Drops Off Vanity Fair's Best Dressed List  —  Not Angelina Jolie.  —  The mom of six dropped off Vanity Fair's best dressed list this year.  —  Brad Pitt was named for the third year in a row — although in 2007 and 2008, he appeared in the “couples category” with Jolie.
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Mary Beth / INF Daily:
NEW LOVE INTERST FOR JON GOSSELIN!  —  Top Images:  —  Body:  —  Looks like Jon Gosselin found another 23-year old female to spend his time with when Kate is out of town.. the nanny!?  —  Stephanie Santoros - a cocktail waitress at Jon's favorite sports bar, aspiring model and single mother …
Discussion: Popeater and Perez Hilton
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Shows Off Stomach
Discussion: omg! and DailyFill.com
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Lauren Conrad & Kim Kardashian to Join Judges on Top Model  —  America's Next Top Model is getting a helping hand from some of Hollywood's hottest fashionistas.  —  Lauren Conrad and Kim Kardashian will appear separately on new episodes during the show's 13th cycle.
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Jennifer Godwin / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian and Lauren Conrad Join America's Next Top Model
Discussion: PopSugar and The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
‘Gossip Girl’ Mom Settles Custody Dispute  —  Kelly Rutherford just settled her custody dispute with ex Daniel Giersch.  —  The “Gossip Girl” matriarch filed for divorce in December 2008.  The couple has two children together — one of whom was born less than two months ago.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Kelly Rutherford Settles Custody Case
Discussion: Popsquire
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Ashton Kutcher: Demi Moore “Becomes More Beautiful to Me by the Minute”  —  Demi Kutcher?  —  Not so fast.  —  Ashton Kutcher says he can't confirm a new round of Internet reports that claim his wife Demi Moore is taking his name to celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary in September.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and X17 Online
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Denise Richards Gives Hope to Jon & Kate, Snaps Over Bradley Cooper  —  Controversial couple Jon & Kate Gosselin have come under fire in recent weeks following the exposure of Jon's wandering ways, and if there is anyone to empathize with a sticky marriage situation, it would be fellow reality star Denise Richards.
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.
Extra:
Jillian Defends Ed Against Accusations  —  Explosive allegations surfaced today that paint Ed Swiderski, “Bachelorette” Jillian Harris' love, as a three-timing cheater — and Jillian talked with “Extra” today to set the record straight!  Two of Ed's former flames, Bethany Steffen and Lindsey Johnson …
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Neil Patrick Harris Addresses Emmys Controversy  —  Neil Patrick Harris is finding out how tough it can be to host the Emmy Awards - a full seven weeks before the broadcast even airs.  —  The How I Met Your Mother star, chosen last month to emcee TV's biggest night on Sept. 20 …
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 …
 
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