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3:10 PM ET, August 18, 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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TMZ.com:
Eric Dane — I Did Not Have Sex With that Woman!  —  Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart did not have sex with Kari Ann Peniche — but according to Peniche, they had plenty of fun.  —  Kari Ann — a dethroned Miss United States Teen — tells TMZ the video featuring the whacked-out naked trio …
People.com:
Eric Dane's Lawyer: This Is Not a ‘Sex Tape’  —  A video showing Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane, his wife Rebecca Gayheart and another women in apparently compromising positions is ancient history and had better not be used for commercial purposes, says an attorney for the married couple.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Eric Dane Nude Tape “Done in Good Fun”
Discussion: Starpulse and Socialite Life
Ken Lee / People.com:
Robin Wright Penn Files for Divorce  —  Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn  —  Robin Wright Penn has filed for divorce from her husband Sean Penn, PEOPLE has learned.  —  The papers, filed in Marin County, Calif., on Aug. 12, state that “both parties have already agreed to [shared] custody” …
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Esther Haynes / MORE Magazine:
Robin Wright Penn Goes It Alone  —  “I know what I don't want.”  —  Actress Robin Wright Penn, 43, has no plans to reconcile with husband Sean Penn.  In the September 2009 issue of MORE magazine, on newsstands now, the cover girl tells Karen Breslau, “I hit that crossroad a while ago.
Montreal Gazette:
Céline Dion pregnant at 41: report  —  Couple consulted team of fertility experts  —  More Images »  —  Watch Celine Dion perform ‘Taking Chances’ at Caesars Windsor.  —  Céline Dion is reportedly expecting her second child.  —  A report in Tuesday's Journal de …
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People.com:
Celine Dion Is Pregnant with Second Child  —  Making good on her expressed desire to have more children, Céline Dion is pregnant.  —  A family member tells PEOPLE, “We learned this morning.”  While a rep for the 41-year-old singer confirmed the news to various outlets saying …
X17 Online:
Celine Dion Pregnant At 41!
Discussion: Reuters
David Ljunggren / Reuters:
Celine Dion pregnant again: report
Discussion: Popeater
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Brad Pitt to Play Superhero for His Kids' Sake  —  In his current movie opening Friday, Quentin Tarantino's R-rated WWII movie Inglourious Basterds, Brad Pitt plays a southern lieutenant whose squadron, among other bloody deeds, scalps Nazis.  —  “Yeah,” Pitt, 45, confirmed to interviewer Ann Curry …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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X17 Online:
Pitt Didn't Quit Pot, Says Tarantino
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
Tarantino — I Hashed It Out with Brad Pitt
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Hailey Glassman Trying to Be Happy With Jon in a “Dirty, Dirty World”  —  Hailey Glassman is just “a normal 22-year-old girl.”  So how did she turn into “the goldfish that was put in the piranha tank”?  —  The admitted college-era weed smoker (it happens) exclusively tells E! News that …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin's Girlfriend Slams TLC as “the Lying Channel”
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Kim Kardashian to Guest Star on New FOX Sitcom Brothers  —  Kim Kardashian, who split last month from New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush, is about to contend with more NFL dating rumors - but this time willingly - when she tapes a guest appearance on the new FOX sitcom Brothers, PEOPLE confirms exclusively.
Lew Harris / The Wrap:
'Time Traveler's Wife' Series Travels to ABC  —  “Friends'” Marta Kauffman to adapt the novel for the small screen.  —  By Josef Adalian  —  ABC is teaming with “Friends” creator Marta Kauffman and Warner Bros. Television to adapt “The Time Traveler's Wife” as a weekly series.
Bob Meadows / People.com:
Mila Kunis: Macaulay Culkin Is My ‘Steady Rock’  —  Mila Kunis on the Cover of Women's Health Magazine  —  Mila Kunis has acted opposite some of Hollywood's hunkiest stars.  But she only has eyes for her boyfriend of seven years, Macaulay Culkin.  —  “I don't know if I met him at 27 …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Hellomagazine.com:
Kate and Wills reunite at a society wedding and exclusive pics of the Cruises in ‘HELLO!’  —  Amid anticipation of an engagement announcement of their own, Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton were among the 400 guests at the wedding of Nicholas Van Cutsem and Alice Hadden-Paton last Friday.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and ABCNEWS
Perez Hilton:
Katherine Jackson Wants To Run Things Her Way  —  The struggle to take control of Michael Jackson's estate isn't going to end any time soon!  —  Reports are now surafcing that Michael's mom, Katherine Jackson, will be fighting to become an executor of his estate, though MJ did not appoint her to such a role.
Discussion: X17 Online and Popeater
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Robert Redford to conspire on Lincoln assassination pic  —  Robert Redford is visiting the land of Lincoln.  —  The hyphenate with an acute interest in political topics will direct the historical drama “The Conspirator,” the story of Mary Surratt, alleged conspirator of Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth.
Marc Graser / Variety:
James McAvoy is ‘With Cancer’  —  Nicole Holofcener to helm Reiser adaptation  —  James McAvoy has checked into Mandate Pictures' comedic adaptation of the Will Reiser novel “I'm With Cancer.”  Nicole Holofcener will direct, and the pic will co-star Seth Rogen, who is also producing.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff, BuzzSugar and EW.com
Thomas Rogers / Salon:
Ladies: I'm not your gay boyfriend  —  Sean Hayes, Debra Messing and Eric McCormack in “Will & Grace.”  —  The first time somebody wanted to be my fag hag, it was the year 2000, I was 16 years old, and I was sitting in the back of a high school physics class.
Discussion: tressugar and Jezebel
Michael Vick / Global Grind:
What I Did Was Horrendous  —  SOURCE:  —  **GLOBAL GRIND EXCLUSIVE** I'm sorry.  That's the place where I need to begin.  My feeling of remorse.  I ain't never written a blog before, so putting my thoughts down on paper is a challenge - however it's a challenge I must face.
TMZ.com:
‘So You Think...’ Star Charged with Rape  —  A former choreographer for “So You Think You Can Dance” was arrested again for allegedly sexually assaulting four women — but this time he's actually being charged with a crime ... or eight, to be exact.  —  Cops say Alex Da Silva was arrested …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Atlanta Housewives's NeNe Reveals: I Was a Stripper  —  No need for her castmates to do any digging!  The outspoken Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes is coming right out with a revelation from her past: She was a stripper.  And she's not ashamed.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
 
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