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TMZ.com:
What Went Down with Paula and ‘A.I.’ — Our sources at “American Idol” say the show made Paula Abdul two offers ... and then she just went and quit by tweet. — As we already reported, we're told Paula was pulling in somewhere between $2 and $3 million a year and she wanted more.
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Paula Abdul to Leave ‘American Idol’ — LOS ANGELES - Paula Abdul, the pop star who revived a lagging singing career with a turn as a warm-hearted judge for eight seasons on “American Idol,” said Tuesday night that she has decided not to return to the show next season, a startling development …
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
Paula Abdul leaving ‘American Idol’; makes announcement on Twitter
Paula Abdul leaving ‘American Idol’; makes announcement on Twitter
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Bachelorette Winner Cheated With Two Different Women — eight days after he popped the question to Jillian Harris on The Bachelorette finale - Ed Swiderski slept with former girlfriend Lindsey Johnson, according to the new issue of Us Weekly (on newsstands now).
Ken Lee / People.com:
Rihanna: Chris Brown May Come Closer to Me — Chris Brown and Rihanna — Rihannna has said it before and she'll say it again: There's no need to keep Chris Brown half a football field away from her, no matter what he admitted to doing. — As it stands, Brown, who will be sentenced Wednesday …
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Just Jared:
Penelope Cruz is Pregnant! — Penelope Cruz is expecting her first child with longtime love Javier Bardem, sources confirm exclusively to JustJared.com. — “Penelope is about four months pregnant,” a source tells Just Jared. “She's really healthy now and will be a great mother.”
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Showbiz Spy, Hollywire.com, Socialite Life, Cele|bitchy, The Hollywood Gossip, Bumpshack.com, Backseat Cuddler, Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Evil Beet Gossip, AceShowBiz.com, Celebrity Baby Scoop, The Dish Rag, Hot Momma Celebrity …, Lifeline Live, Busy Bee Blogger, OK! Magazine and The Shallow End
Jennifer Wren / People.com:
Leighton Meester Addresses Sex Tape Rumors — Leighton Meester understands that being on a buzzed-about show automatically puts her in the spotlight - but she doesn't have to like it. — “I don't want most of what comes along with all of this,” says the Gossip Girl star in the September issue …
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NY Daily News:
Gerard Butler shrugs off ‘Real Housewives’ star Kelly Bensimon for Rose Byrne — Kelly Bensimon was in for a taste of the ugly truth when she was apparently dissed by Gerard Butler, with whom she swapped numbers after a night of heavy flirting at the SoHo Grand in June.
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Dishes on Melrose Place — Ashlee Simpson-Wentz has moved into Melrose Place, and she tells PEOPLE that her offbeat character on the CW's revival of the primetime soap isn't all she appears to be. “She is a little weird,” the actress told PEOPLE Tuesday.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
See Susan Boyle's Amazing Harper's Bazaar Makeover — Susan Boyle debuts another new look in the September issue of Harper's Bazaar (on stands Aug. 18). — In glam photos, the Britain's Got Talent runner-up dons Michelle Obama's favorite designers: Michael Kors and J.Crew.
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Variety:
Jennifer Aniston to star in ‘Girls’ — Film News: Michael Sucsy makes his feature directorial debut — “Grey Gardens” helmer Michael Sucsy will make his feature directorial debut on “Goree Girls,” with Jennifer Aniston headlining the true story of an all-female country band in a Texas prison in the 1940s.
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Popeater:
Sienna Miller: People Think I'm ‘Sexually Manipulative’ — Looking back on her time with Balthazar Getty, actress Sienna Miller admits her rebellion tainted her public perception and “probably looked awful,” she told UK's Daily Mail. “The situation [with Getty] was not ideal …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Sienna Miller: I Was “Foolish” for Dating Balthazar Getty
Sienna Miller: I Was “Foolish” for Dating Balthazar Getty
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Webster's Is My Bitch
TMZ.com:
53-Year-Old Busted for Attempting to Stalk Miley — The creepiest thing about the 53-year-old guy in this photo isn't the hair — it's that he's been arrested a second time for allegedly targeting 16-year-old Miley Cyrus. — Mark McLeod — the same guy who once claimed Miley had been sending him …
Perez Hilton:
Vanessa Hudgens Naked AGAIN???? — Is she that foolish???? — Is she that big of a slut??? — Or, more importantly, are these pictures real or Photoshopped??? — New alleged nude images of Zacquisha's trashy girlfriend, VaneXXXa Hudgens surfaces on Wednesday. — Do U think the photos are legit????
Dave McNary / Variety:
‘Riding Hood’ gets Gothic twist — ‘Orphan’ writer partners with Appian for new take — Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way banner is developing a Gothic reimagining of “Little Red Riding Hood” with screenwriter David Leslie Johnson. — The Warner Bros.-based banner partnered with Johnson on horror pic …
Melissa / Style News:
EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK: Nicole Richie's Maternity Line for A Pea in the Pod — Courtesy of A Pea in the Pod — Nicole Richie is known as known for her boho-chic style as she is for Hollywood pedigree — and with fans like Madonna wearing her House of Harlow 1960 jewelry collection, her design career couldn't be hotter.
Popeater:
Kelly's Cool With Being, Um, Small — With all of the busty actresses and musicians that Kelly Ripa winds up interviewing on ‘Regis & Kelly,’ you'd think the thin-framed hostess might develop a complex about her cup size. Not so much, says Kelly, in an exclusive interview given to PopEater by Life & Style magazine.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Gloria Allred Slams Octo-mom for Calling Babies a “Mistake” — Lawyer Gloria Allred is lashing out at Octo-mom Nadya Suleman for calling her octuplets “a mistake.” — In the new issue of Us Weekly, Suleman, who has 14 children, admits: “I think it was a mistake — in terms of the well-being of the octuplets and of my other kids.
Hollywood Reporter:
‘Orphanage’ remake finds a director — Larry Fessenden takes reins of New Line pic — Actor-producer-director Larry Fessenden has signed on to helm “The Orphanage,” New Line's remake of the Guillermo del Toro-produced Spanish-language horror movie. — Fessenden also has written the script …