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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 …
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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.
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 …
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
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.
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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”
Bob Meadows / People.com:
Britney Spears to Present Letterman's Top 10 List  —  Britney Spears hasn't appeared on The Late Show in nearly three years, but Tuesday she'll deliver one of the show's classic bits: the Top 10 list.  —  Spears last appeared on David Letterman's show when she made a surprise cameo in November 2006.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears to Read “Top 10” on Letterman
Discussion: X17 Online and PopSugar
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 …
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Carlos Lozano / L.A. Now:
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ choreographer charged with sexual assault [updated]
Discussion: From Inside the Box and Popeater
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
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
Lynn Sweet:
Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times Columnist, “Prince of Darkness” died Tuesday  —  Please check back here; I am updating through the day.  —  WASHINGTON—Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak, one of the nation's most influential journalists, who relished his “Prince of Darkness” …
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.
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.
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
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hazmat, Take Her Away!  —  It's been over 48 hours since I've seen pictures of LiLo, so I figured she was actually working a job or something.  LiLo was spending time in Austin, TX recently to shoot that Machete movie with Robert Rodriguez, but she managed to hitch a ride …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Brad Pitt: I Don't Have to Be a Nazi to Beat Ass  —  Brad Pitt may have turned into a humanitarian hottie since hooking up with Angelina Jolie, however the star of Quentin Tarantino's WWII flick “Inglourious Basterds” still gets a kick of it kicking others.  Literally.  —  “I just like kicking ass period.
Discussion: Just Jared and Cele|bitchy
 
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Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

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