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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.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart in Threesome Sex Tape  —  Eric Dane, best known for his role as Dr. “McSteamy” on Grey's Anatomy, and wife Rebecca Gayheart can be seen having a threesome with former Miss Teen USA Kari Ann Peniche in a sex tape that has been leaked online.
TMZ.com:
Celebrity Threesome Tape — They'll Sue  —  It didn't take long — TMZ has learned there's already a legal war raging over the Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart naked threesome tape.  —  Legal pit bull Marty Singer, who reps Dane and Gayheart, tells us he will sue anyone who publishes the video …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Eric Dane Nude Tape “Done in Good Fun”
Discussion: Starpulse and Socialite Life
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
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.
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”
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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TMZ.com:
Tarantino — I Hashed It Out with Brad Pitt
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.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Katherine Jackson Weighs Possible Wrongful Death Suit  —  While her husband Joseph says their son will be buried on what would have been his 51st birthday Aug. 29, Michael Jackson's mother Katherine reportedly is mulling over filing a wrongful death suit in connection with the King of Pop's June 25 fatal cardiac arrest, say reports.
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Perez Hilton:
Katherine Jackson Wants To Run Things Her Way
Discussion: Popeater
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
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.
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
Mark Gray / People.com:
Ashton Kutcher Spray Paints Vegas Casino Roof  —  Ashton Kutcher has left his mark on Las Vegas.  —  While in Sin City last weekend to celebrate the 21st birthday of stepdaughter Rumer Willis, Kutcher took time to show off his artistic side, by spray painting the likeness of a slot machine atop part …
OK! Magazine:
MADGE: IT'S TRUE LOVE WITH JESUS  —  SINGER HAS FALLEN HEAD-OVER-HEELS FOR HER NEW GUY  —  Above: Madonna says Jesus is “the love of my life”  —  ABOVE: Madonna celebrated with a special yacht trip with Jesus and her children  —  MADONNA says Jesus Luz is “the love of her life”.
TMZ.com:
Patricia Heaton — Everybody Loves Lawsuits  —  Now we know why they didn't call the show “Everybody Loves Patricia.”  Ray Romano's “Everybody Loves Raymond” co-star, Patricia Heaton, is being sued by a former personal assistant who claims the actress stiffed her on wages — and when she bitched about it she was fired.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Gawker
 
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