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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 …
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).
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.”
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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Perez Hilton, Evil Beet Gossip, MTV Buzzworthy Blog, PopSugar, The Hollywood Gossip and The Blemish
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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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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 …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Jennifer Aniston to star in ‘Girls’ — 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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Us Weekly, PopSugar, Inside Movies, The Playlist, Movieline, Celebritology, EW.com and Cele|bitchy
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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 …
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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Jo Clements / Daily Mail:
Sienna Miller: I probably don't seem very nice, says actress …
Sienna Miller: I probably don't seem very nice, says actress …
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Pink is the New Blog
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????
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The Superficial
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Gosselin's New Sleepover Pal - His Kids' Babysitter! — While Kate Gosselin has been taking the kids camping, Jon Gosselin has been having his own version of sleepovers. — Jon's new nighttime pal is a woman he hired to babysit his kids, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively!
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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Lifeline Live
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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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.
ELLE.com:
JENNIFER ANISTON — The resilient actress on humor, honesty, and her other ambition — On being labeled a “lonely girl”: “I'm not going to ignore the pink elephant in the living room. It's fine. I can take it. If I'm the emblem for ‘this is what it looks like to be the lonely girl getting on with her life,’ so be it.”
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 …
People.com:
It's a Boy for Tommy Hilfiger! — Tommy Hilfiger and wife Dee welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday: Sebastian Thomas Hilfiger, weighing in at 9 lbs., 8 oz., PEOPLE confirms. — Hilfiger, 57, and his wife of eight months announced the pregnancy earlier this year.
Hollywoodtuna:
Sophie Monk With A Lucky Douche — Here's the super hot and underrated Sophie Monk out with some lucky douche in Beverly Hills. What does this guy have that I don't? And why won't Sophie date me? Is it because I'm not old enough to be her dad or because I don't wear cheesy Ed Hardy clothing?!