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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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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 Calls Angelina Jolie His “Soulmate”
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Victoria Beckham to Be Guest Judge on American Idol — As the dust settles on the shocking departure of Paula Abdul, 47, from next season's American Idol, now comes confirmation from Victoria Beckham's publicist that the former Posh Spice, 35, will make a “one-off appearance” …
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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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INSIDE STORY: Why Paula Abdul Left American Idol
INSIDE STORY: Why Paula Abdul Left American Idol
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Abdul Walks Off Television's Biggest Stage
Abdul Walks Off Television's Biggest Stage
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New Vanessa Hudgens Nude Pictures!!! — Now this is a great way to wake up (yes, I woke up pretty late today)! You have got to check out these new Vanessa Hudgens nude pictures. It would seem that she hasn't learned her lesson from the last time we saw Vanessa Hudgens nude, but that's why this is so awesome!
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Hudgens: The Real Story on Latest Nude Pics — Didn't Vanessa Hudgens learn her lesson about taking naked photos of herself with a camera phone? — With another batch of racy pics of the 20-year-old High School Musical star hitting the web today, Ms. Hudgens finds herself facing Nudie Controversy 2.0
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Access Hollywood:
Ashley Olsen: 'I Look At Britney & I'm Surprised I Didn't End Up Like Her' — Ashley Olsen,Britney Spears,Young Hollywood,TV,Style — Ashley Olsen says she's surprised that her early rise to stardom didn't lead her down a path that many of her Hollywood colleagues have taken - particularly Britney Spears.
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LATEST BLOG ENTRIES — Where to go to get primped and runway-ready in Tokyo. — Not only does she rule the sofa as host of the Saturday Today show, she's also a national correspondent for the NBC Nightly News, fills in on occasion for anchor Brian Williams, and is routinely described as the next Katie Couric.
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Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
OK! Exclusive Photos: Kimora & Djimon's Baby Bliss — “I just never thought it could be this good,” Kimora Lee Simmons coos to OK!. The 34-year-old Baby Phat CEO and Style Network star has every reason to be in love with life: her career is superhot right now, and she and her husband …
Ken Lee / People.com:
Chris Brown Sentencing Delayed for Three Weeks — Chris Brown's sentencing for his felony assault on Rihanna has been delayed three weeks because the terms of his six-month community labor sentence have yet to be clarified. — “We still have not received from Virginia what their community labor proposal …
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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.
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
A new world for a ‘Brave New World’ — Ridley Scott is going back to the futurism. — The director who helmed “Blade Runner” will take on one of the most highly regarded dystopian works of literature, Aldous Huxley's “Brave New World.” — The project has been set up at Universal …
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Man charged with stalking Miley Cyrus — A man has been charged with attempting to stalk Miley Cyrus after he returned to the set of her latest film despite being warned to stay away, reports The AP. — Mark McLeod, 53, was arrested by police in Tybee Island, Georgia after Disney security officers reported …
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Sharon Stone Bares All at 51 — Sharon Stone doesn't let her age stop her from baring all. — See photos of today's top news stories. — At 51 years old, the actress poses topless for the cover of French magazine Paris Match. — See photos of today's top news stories.
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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).
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO develops ‘Enlightened’ comedy — To be written by Mike White and star Laura Dern — HBO is being “Enlightened” by Laura Dern and Mike White. — The pay cable network is developing a single-camera comedy to be written by the “School of Rock” scribe and star Dern as a formerly self-destructive woman …
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.