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9:55 PM ET, August 6, 2009

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TMZ.com:
John Hughes Dies  —  John Hughes has died of a heart attack.  —  Hughes suffered the heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to NYC to visit family.  —  He directed such hits as “The Breakfast Club,” “Pretty in Pink,” “Sixteen Candles” and “Ferris Bueller's Day Off.”  —  He was 59.
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Sandra / Sky News:
Victoria Beckham's American dream has come true - she will appear as a judge on American Idol, her spokeswoman has confirmed.  —  The former Spice Girl has agreed to make a “one-off appearance” on the hit US talent show, according to her publicist.  —  Posh will join fellow judges Simon Cowell …
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TMZ.com:
Abdul — Simon ‘Misses Me Already’  —  It hasn't even been 48 hours since she quit “American Idol” — but Paula Abdul claims Simon Cowell is already missing her like crazy!  —  The ex-judge was at JFK yesterday, where she called the situation “overwhelming” — but insisted the drama …
Access Hollywood:
FOX Exec: Search Is On For Paula Abdul's ‘Idol’ Replacement
Discussion: omg!, iVillage and I'm Not Obsessed
TMZ.com:   What It Takes To Keep Paula on ‘Idol’
Carson Walker / Associated Press:
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler falls from stage in SD  —  RAPID CITY, S.D. — Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital after falling from stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota.  —  Tyler, 61, fell while entertaining the crowd by dancing around …
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TMZ.com:
Steven Tyler Goes Down — The Video!  —  This is what happens when you're livin' on the edge — sometimes you fall off of it!  —  61-year-old Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler tried to entertain crowds with a crazy, spinning chicken dance last night in South Dakota — and ended up flying off the stage.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Steven Tyler Airlifted to Hospital After Fall  —  Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital early Thursday after falling from the stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota, according to the Rapid City Journal.  —  The Aerosmith singer, 61 …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and iVillage
Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Hospitalized After Falling Off Stage
Discussion: Hollywood Dame and The Dish Rag
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
First Peek!  Dustin Diamond's Tell-All Book Cover  —  Screech is back!  —  Nearly a decade after he last played Samuel “Screech” Powers in Saved by the Bell, Dustin Diamond is writing a tell-all memoir about his days at Bayside.  —  The book, titled Behind the Bell, hits shelves Sept. 29.
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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Cristina Everett / NY Daily News:   Vanessa Hudgens in another scandal as nude photos of the underage actress are leaked
ETonline:
KELLY CLARKSON: COVER CONTROVERSY?  —  Kelly Clarkson looks fresh and radiant on the cover of the new SELF magazine, but has the singer — who admits to ups and downs with her weight — been Photoshopped?  —  “Yes, of course we do post-production corrections on our images,” Editor-in-Chief Lucy Danziger tells ET.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Lifeline Live
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Kelly Clarkson on Weight: “I've Never Felt Uncomfortable”
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
People.com:
Meet Molly Ringwald's Twins!  —  Molly Ringwald, her husband Panio Gianopoulos, their twins Adele Georgina and Roman Stylianos (in blue) and daughter Mathilda Ereni  —  Molly Ringwald isn't logging much sleep these days - and she couldn't be more delighted about it.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Sherri Shepherd Makes Big Bathing Suit Debut  —  Hot topic: Sherri Shepherd's slim new body!  —  After months of dieting and exercising, she fulfilled her promise to walk out on stage in a bathing suit on Thursday's The View.  —  Walking on stage to “I'm Every Woman,” Shepherd, 42, proclaimed, “I feel really great.
Discussion: Popeater
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
EVENT PICS: CAMILLE WINBUSH AT TEEN CHOICE AWARDS PRE-PARTY  —  Actress/Entrepreneur Camille Winbush attended the '09 Teen Choice Awards Pre-Party on Wednesday night in Hollywood, California.  —  The 19 year-old (who is best known for her role on the Bernie Mac Show), has been acting since she was a child.
Discussion: X17 Online and omg!
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Perez Hilton:
Britney To Perform At Teen Choice Awards!
Discussion: MTV, Britney Spears and Gossip Cop
TMZ.com:
DEA — Douglas' Son Moved ‘Pounds’ of Meth  —  The DEA claims Michael Douglas' son Cameron is a big time crystal meth dealer — one who moved “pounds” of the drug since 2006.  —  According to his federal complaint filed in New York, DEA agents claim they ran a 3-year investigation …
Amy Eisinger / NY Daily News:
Full-figured Kevin Federline offered seven-figure deal to endorse weight-loss product  —  Call it turning lemons into sugar-free lemonade.  —  A pleasantly plump Kevin Federline has reportedly been offered a seven-figure deal to endorse a new weight loss product, reports RadarOnline.com.
Discussion: Popeater, X17 Online and The Blemish
Kate Hogan / People.com:
Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader to Be a Dad!  —  It's no joke: Funnyman Bill Hader's wife is pregnant with the couple's first child.  —  At Wednesday night's Paper Heart premiere in New York City, the Saturday Night Live star proudly showed off wife Maggie Carey's burgeoning baby bump.
Discussion: Popeater and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston Wins a Parenting Award  —  Loukoumi's Good Deeds was given an iParenting Media Award in the 2009 “Outstanding” category.  —  The children's book is based on a true story about a cleaning lady named Daisy who worked in the same office as author Nick Katsoris.
Discussion: X17 Online and lilsugar
 
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Will Sommer / Washington Post:
Most of the six members of Tenet's “talent” team claim they did not know the money they were paid allegedly came from Russia; Lauren Southern has not commented

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
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