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6:55 PM ET, August 17, 2009

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Gabriel Snyder / Gawker:
Dane's Anatomy: McSteamy, His Wife and a Fallen Beauty Queen's Naked Threesome  —  “How did these people end up here?” is the implied question of every sex tape.  Especially with the druggy romp Eric Dane (Grey's Anatomy's “Dr. McSteamy") and his wife Rebecca Gayheart filmed with beauty-queen-turned-Hollywood- madam Kari Ann Peniche.
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Perez Hilton:
McSteamy Has A Steamy Sex Tape!!!!
Discussion: TMZ.com and Popeater
PEOPLE TV Watch:
New Dancing Stars Revealed!  —  It's going to be a crowded ballroom for Dancing with the Stars' ninth season.  Sixteen celebrities — including Donny Osmond, Melissa Joan Hart and Aaron Carter — have signed on to do the cha cha and the paso doble on the ABC show, which premieres Monday, Sept. 21.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
See Who's on DWTS Next Season!
Discussion: Showbiz Spy and New York Magazine
Mark Shanahan / Boston Globe:
Dude looks like a (little old) lady  —  Hmm.  Judging from this photo of Steven Tyler and actor Chuck Slavin at Pembroke Center Liquors, the Aerosmith singer is indeed in no shape to continue the band's summer tour.  Tyler's arm is in a sling as a result of a broken shoulder suffered when he fell off the stage in South Dakota.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Dude Looks Like A Memaw
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Not Joining Sherlock Holmes  —  Brad Pitt is joining the cast of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes.  —  He is set to arrive in London Tuesday to begin filming scenes as Holmes' nemesis Moriarty.  He is expected to shoot all over the city, including the Royal Victoria Dock, Pontoon Docks, Pinewood and Chatham Docks in Kent.
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New York Post:
WE HEAR . . .  THAT Jessica Simpson is being pushed to the producers of “American Idol” by her father/manager Joe Simpson as the perfect replacement for Paula Abdul . . . THAT producer Marty Bregman told George Kaufman, owner of Kaufman-Astoria Studios, his next project is a made-for-TV movie …
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Shania Twain to Guest Judge Idol Auditions?
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Emma Morton / The Sun:
Bun in the dozen  —  Great expectations ... mum-to-be pregnant with 12 babies  —  The unnamed mum-to-be - a teacher - is said to be defying medical advice by vowing to give birth to ALL six girls and six boys.  —  If she succeeds, her brood - conceived after fertility treatment - will smash the world record for multiple births.
Just Jared:
Tyra Banks Flash Mob Flaunts Real Hair  —  Tyra Banks and her flash mob strip down to flesh-colored body suits and toss away their weaves in New York City's Union Square on Monday morning (August 18).  —  The 35-year-old talk show host will trade in her trademark weave and debut her never before seen …
Discussion: Lifeline Live
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Tyra Banks Waving Goodbye To Her Weave
Discussion: Perez Hilton
NY Daily News:
Michael Jackson to be buried on birthday, King of Pop's father says  —  The King of Pop will finally be laid to rest.  Or so says his dad.  —  Michael Jackson will be buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. on Aug. 29 on what would have been the King of Pop's 51st birthday …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian: Scott Has Changed Since Getting Kourtney Pregnant  —  In light of 's pregnancy, Scott Disick, 25, has changed, says her sister Khloe.  —  Though the couple split in February after she suspected him of cheating, “he's always been obsessed with Kourtney,” …
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DailyFill.com:   Kardashian Junior Varsity Celebrate Getting Their Own Show
Mark Gray / People.com:
Rumer Willis Turns 21 in Las Vegas  —  Rumer Willis  —  Rumer Willis is officially 21 - and she had the Las Vegas-style birthday to prove it.  —  The Sorority Row actress turned 21 at the stroke of midnight Sunday and celebrated the way most people would only dream of …
Discussion: Moms At Work, iVillage and Style News
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Nuzzle at Concert  —  The cast and crew of Eclipse took over Vancouver sushi restaurant Miku over the weekend to celebrate filming of the third Twilight installment - and all eyes were on costars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Drew Lachey: Nick & Jessica Won't Ever Get Back Together  —  Sorry, Newlyweds fans: Nick and Jessica won't ever get back together.  —  Asked at Saturday's Los Angeles Lakers 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament if they'll ever reunite, Drew Lachey told Usmagazine.com: “On the record or off the record?
entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com:
Gwyneth Paltrow snubs Scarlett Johannson on “Iron Man 2″ set...  Gwyneth at the premiere of the original Iron Man in 2008.  —  Gwyneth Paltrow is not making any new friends these days.  —  The actress recently wrapped filming on “Iron Man 2” (due to hit theatres in May 2010) …
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Tom Cavanagh Welcomes Third Child  —  It's a boy for Tom Cavanagh!  The actor and wife Maureen Grise welcomed a son, James Joseph Cavanagh, on Aug. 5, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  Baby James - who weighed 7.8 lbs. and was 20 inches long - joins older siblings Thomas Patrick, 2, and Alice Ann, 3 ½.
X17 Online:
Britney's Boys Get Buzzed!  —  Sunday was another day at the pool for the Spears family, where Britney debuted her boys' new buzz cuts!  Sean Preston, 4, and Jayden, 3, are starting to look like the cool kids they are, sporting board shorts, aviator glasses, initial necklaces …
Discussion: INF Daily and TMZ.com
 
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Sophie Monk Is A Hot Dumpster
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

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

 
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