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7:05 PM ET, August 5, 2009

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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.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
True Blood's Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Are Engaged  —  The stars announced that they were dating in February, but their real-life romance first sparked at an audition for the hit HBO vampire series.  —  “The reason it was dodged last year was very intentional on both our parts,” Moyer, 39, said at the time.
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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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Paula Abdul Is Leaving Idol
Discussion: TMZ.com, Perez Hilton, X17 Online and omg!
Popeater:   Seacrest ‘Bummed’ About Paula
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.
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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 …
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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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown Sentencing — Delayed  —  Chris Brown's sentence has been delayed until August 27th at 2 PM PT.  —  The reason for the delay ... the judge said she wants Brown to perform Caltrans-type work — hard labor — for his community service.  The plan for the community service in Virginia …
Discussion: omg!, Popsquire and Splash News Online
DailyFill.com:
Rihanna Hoping To Touch Chris Brown With Something Other Than A 50 Ft Pole
Discussion: omg!
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).
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!!!
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
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.”
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.
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 …
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: PopSugar and 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.
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
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 …
 
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Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
OK! Exclusive Photos: Kimora & Djimon's Baby Bliss
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SEAN KINGSTON WRITING FOR RIHANNA
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NY Daily News:
Ashley Olsen ‘surprised’ she didn't end up like Britney Spears
Jennifer Godwin / E! Online:
Paris Hilton to Guest Star on CW's Supernatural
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson — Lien on Me
Discussion: Reuters
Courtney Hazlett / msnbc.com:
Jon Gosselin says marriage fell apart in 2008
Discussion: Perez Hilton and iVillage
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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Dishes on Melrose Place
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Anthony Breznican / USA Today:
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Melissa / Style News:
EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK: Nicole Richie's Maternity Line for A Pea in the Pod
Popeater:
Kelly's Cool With Being, Um, Small
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From Mediagazer:

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon's new competition TV show, debuting October 30, will have entrepreneurs pitch judges, including Amazon execs; finalists' product will be sold on Amazon

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ted Sarandos calls on streaming rivals to release their viewership numbers, says Netflix can double its viewership with live events and Christmas Day NFL games

 
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