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12:10 PM ET, August 27, 2009

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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Is Evan Rachel Wood Playing a Lesbian Vampire?  —  Queen Sophie-Anne is True Blood's new equal-opportunity vampire.  —  Evan Rachel Wood, who makes her devilish debut on the show this coming Sunday playing the 1,100-year-old bloodsucker boss lady of Louisiana, says she could end up having sex scenes with any of her costars.
NY Daily News:
Gatecrasher: Avril Lavigne and husband Deryck Whibley headed for divorce, sources say  —  Things are about to get “Complicated” for Avril Lavigne and hubby Deryck Whibley.  Sources close to the couple, who have been married since 2006, say they're headed for Splitsville.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Melissa Rycroft: Jillian and Ed “Are Happy”  —  Despite her fiance's cheating, Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski are doing fine, says pal Melissa Rycroft.  —  “She is doing really well,” Rycroft told Usmagazine.com Wednesday at a Kenneth Cole charity event in L.A. “Her and Ed are happy, and I know she is going to become a U.S. citizen.
E! Online:
Chris Brown Talks it Out With Larry King  —  Chris Brown has apologized to Rihanna (several times, he says) and 'fessed up on video for the world to see.  —  But apparently the disgraced R&B star still had something to say, because he sat down with Larry King on Wednesday at CNN's Hollywood headquarters …
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Chris Brown Parties Post-Hearing
Discussion: omg! and People.com
Anthony Breznican / USA Today:
Steven Spielberg to complete Michael Crichton's mission  —  The men who brought dinosaurs back to life in Jurassic Park are teaming up again, though it's a bittersweet reunion since one of them is no longer here.  —  Steven Spielberg is developing a film out of a posthumously published novel …
Tim Nixon / The Sun:
'Lady GaGa won't be around for long'  —  TORI AMOS fears LADY GAGA has a limited shelf life, hinting fans will soon tire of the quirky New Yorker's novelty pop act.  —  The Cornflake Girl songstress - who's been selling out venues since 1991 - struggles to visualise GaGa playing on the same bill …
Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Gosselin Kids Go Back to School  —  Jon Gosselin with his children on Aug. 25  —  Although Jon and Kate Gosselin are in the middle of a public divorce, life must go on in the Gosselin household, which means their kids are heading back to school.  —  “They're all jazzed up about riding on the bus,” Jon Gosselin says of his children.
TMZ.com:
Cops Have Found Murdered Model's Car  —  UDPATE 3:13 PM PT: The car has been towed away.  We spoke to someone who lives next door to the parking lot, who said they saw the car there on August 15.  Ryan Jenkins was seen leaving a hotel near San Diego on August 14 in the white Mercedes.
Discussion: omg! and Backseat Cuddler
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Cathy Horyn / New York Times:
Good Things Do Come in Pairs  —  “THERE is a certain amount of face time that you need when you have a brand,” Ashley Olsen said.  “We just wanted to function more behind the scenes.”  —  It was a sultry afternoon in August, and Ms. Olsen and her sister Mary-Kate were visiting the production office …
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Anne Heche Disses ‘Lazy’ Ex on Letterman  —  In a no-holds-barred interview, Anne Heche told David Letterman on Wednesday exactly what she thinks of her ex-husband, Coley Laffoon.  —  “Can you say ‘lazy ass’ on TV?”  Heche, 40, asked on the Late Show with David Letterman when he inquired about her ex …
The Sun:
MEGAN FOX has signed up to play Catwoman in the next Batman movie.  —  And I have a strong feline she is the purrfect choice for the part - and thanks to a spot of computer wizardry here's how she might look.  —  Megan will need to get into practice with her talcum powder application.
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘House,’ ‘Bones,’ 'Gossip Girl, ‘Housewives,’ and more!  —  Got a scoop request about your favorite show?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: Give us a House spoiler, please!
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Fox, Sony TV look to revive ‘Heathers’  —  Mark Rizzo, Jenny Bicks to adapt 1989 film  —  Dear Diary: Fox is developing a contemporary take on the 1989 Christian Slater/Winona Ryder feature “Heathers.”  —  Dark comedy will be adapted for TV by scribe Mark Rizzo, with an assist from “Sex and the City” alum Jenny Bicks.
TMZ.com:
Possible Link in Lindsay & Audrina Break-Ins  —  TMZ has learned law enforcement is looking at the possibility the burglars who hit Lindsay Lohan are the same people who broke into Audrina Patridge's Los Angeles pad.  —  Look at the striking similarities between the male burglar in both break-ins — down to the hat and t-shirt.
Gillian Sheldon / Extra:
Parker Posey Diagnosed with Lyme Disease  —  Actress Parker Posey has pulled out of an off-Broadway play after being diagnosed with Lyme Disease.  The 40-year-old Posey, star of such movies as “Best in Show” and “Party Girl,” was to play the lead in the show “This” — about a poet who is a single mother.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and I'm Not Obsessed
PopWatch:
This week's cover: ‘Seinfeld’ reunion exclusive  —  Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer together again?  Get out!  It's true—and this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly goes on the set with Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards, who joined old pal Larry David …
Discussion: Just Jared and I'm Not Obsessed
Perez Hilton:
Lily Allen + Motherhood = Disaster!!!  —  When the gig is up for Lily Allen, it's off to suburban life for this Brit and boy, do we pity the poor sap who marries this trainwreck.  —  While performing at the V festival this past weekend, Lily admitted that she is already looking forward towards …
Discussion: OK! Magazine
RADAR:
EYEWITNESS REPORT: Kirsten Dunst Stumbling Drunk  —  She's a year and a half removed from her rehab stint, but Kirsten Dunst was spotted stumbling drunk at the Tropicana bar at the Roosevelt hotel in Los Angeles on August 18, several eyewitnesses tell RadarOnline.com.
Justin Rocket Silverman / New York Post:
MET'S NUDE BUST  —  MODEL RUNS INTO A STREAK OF BAD LUCK  —  All these knights in shining armor couldn't save a maiden in undress from a female security guard.  —  Kathleen Neill, 26, was busted yesterday among the other classic nudes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for posing naked.
Discussion: The Celebrity Blog … and Gawker
E! Online:
Fall Out Boy Frontman Falls in the Clink  —  Sugar, we're goin' down...to jail.  —  Patrick Stump, frontman for Chicago rockers Fall Out Boy, was busted and booked into Los Angeles County Jail early Wednesday morning on an outstanding traffic violation.  —  According to L.A. Sheriff's …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
NBC pushes ‘Southland’  —  NBC is moving the premiere of John Wells' “Southland.”  —  The second season of the cop drama was originally going to debut on Sept. 25 — the same night as Friday-at-9 p.m competitors Fox's “Dollhouse” and CBS' “Medium.”  —  NBC will debut “Southland” on Oct. 23 instead.
Discussion: TV Squad and Seriously? OMG!
Andrea Mineo / CNN:
Renee Zellweger: ‘I sort of disappear a little bit’  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — “My One and Only” begins with Renee Zellweger, playing a woman based on George Hamilton's mother Anne, discovering her husband with another woman.  —  Despite the initial heartbreak, Anne puts on a happy face …
lapdonline.org:
Suspects Sought in Hollywood Hills Burglary NR09424ah  —  Los Angeles: Los Angeles police are asking for the public's help in identifying three burglars who broke into a Hollywood Hills home on August 23, 2009.  —  A surveillance camera at a home in the 2200 block of El Contento Drive …
 
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
Josh Schwartz pens half-hour comedy for CBS
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Chelsea Handler's “Pikachu” Is Back On The Market
Discussion: NY Daily News
Perez Hilton:
EXCLUSIVE: Gossip Girl Gay Kissed Confirmed!!!
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
Robert Snell / Tax Watchdog:
‘American Idol’ star tarnished by tax lien
Discussion: Movieline and Perez Hilton
Alex Dobuzinskis / Reuters:
Pop songwriter Ellie Greenwich dies in New York
Discussion: TheaterMania.com and Perez Hilton
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
COUPLED UP: SERENA & COMMON / PAULA & ROBIN
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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FreddyO.com:
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Kendra and Kourtney Still Want to Breastfeed Despite Implants
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
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