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6:05 PM ET, August 5, 2009

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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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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).
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer Are Engaged!  —  It's true love for True Blood couple Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer.  The two are engaged to be married, reps for both actors on the HBO vampire series confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  No further details were available.
Dotson Rader / PARADE Magazine:
Brad Pitt on Gay Marriage, Smoking Pot and ‘Real Love’  —  In this week's issue of PARADE, Brad Pitt talks about his decision to become a father, why he won't marry Angelina Jolie and the risks he'll take for love.  Check out the excerpts below, then visit Parade.com on Friday (Aug. 7) for the full interview.
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Calls Angelina Jolie His “Soulmate”  —  Brad Pitt dashes rumors of relationship problems with Angelina Jolie in a new Parade magazine interview.  —  “I have a love in my life, a soulmate — absolutely,” he says.  —  While they're still hot for each other after four years of dating …
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 …
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Katherine / Style News:
Miley Cyrus Auctions Off Her Closet And the Chance to be Her Roadie
Discussion: Perez Hilton
omg!:   Miley Cyrus Stalker, 53, Charged
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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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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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Leighton Meester: There Was No Sex Tape
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and New York Magazine
omg!:
Leighton Meester Denies Sex Tape Rumors
Discussion: Popeater
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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Phil / Egotastic!:
New Vanessa Hudgens Nude Pictures!!!
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.”
Jennifer Godwin / E! Online:
Paris Hilton to Guest Star on CW's Supernatural  —  This is going to be hilarious.  —  Sources tell us exclusively that celebutante Paris Hilton is going to guest star in episode five of Supernatural this season.  —  Should you freak out?  Is she going to be a love interest for the boys?
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.
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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Michael K / Dlisted:
Gerard Butler Is Giving All Of This Up
Discussion: #gay and Movieline
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Sienna Miller: I Was “Foolish” for Dating Balthazar Getty  —  Sienna Miller has regrets about romancing Balthazar Getty.  —  The G.I. Joe star, 27, got flak from fans - someone even vandalized her North London home - for getting involved last year with the Brothers & Sisters star …
Discussion: Webster's Is My Bitch
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Adrianne Curry Bikini Pictures  —  Do you remember Adrianne Curry?  Of course you don't!  After all, that's what happens to “reality” TV attention whores: They disappear.  They also reappear from time to time in a vain effort to try and remind everyone that they actually exist.
Katherine / Style News:
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: Katharine McPhee Goes Blonde for Her New Album  —  Ellen von Unwerth  —  Katharine McPhee is a born brunette, but for the cover shoot for her new album Unbroken, which hits stores October 6, the singer is trading her long brown locks for a sexy platinum shag — and she's sharing the look exclusively with PEOPLE.
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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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.
 
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