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People.com:
Pamela Anderson's New Shocker: Dating an Electrician  —  They say water and electricity don't mix, but for eternal beach bunny Pamela Anderson, there's nothing like taking a dip in the ocean with new surfer boyfriend Jamie Padgett.  —  A bikini-clad Anderson, 42, was spotted out at the beach …
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Video: Pamela Anderson's ‘Too Sexy’ Banned PETA Ad  —  Airport bosses have banned a new animal rights commercial featuring Pamela Anderson - because it's too sexy.  —  Advertising chiefs at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filmed a promo in which the former Baywatch beauty stars …
Discussion: Celebrity Smack!
Sherryl Connelly / NY Daily News:
Report: Kate Gosselin offered $400K to pose nude for Playboy  —  Kate Gosselin is willing to go bikini bare for the paparazzi but won't go all the way for Hugh Hefner.  —  The octomom is said to have received a $400,000 offer from Hef to take it all off for Playboy, but she doesn't plan to reveal her lady bits in the nudie mag.
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EXCLUSIVE: Kate Furious At Jon's Cheating Charge  —  Kate Gosselin is furious at her estranged husband Jon's charge that she may have been having an affair with her bodyguard Steve Neild, sources close to the reality show mom tell RadarOnlne.com exclusively.  —  “She is beyond angry,” said a source who knows her well.
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Antonio Banderas: Pain Meds Led Melanie Griffith to Rehab  —  Melanie Griffith's recent admission to a rehab clinic isn't something husband Antonio Banderas is going to sweep under the rug.  —  “It's not a rumor, but let me explain to you,” Banderas, 49, tells Ellen DeGeneres in an interview …
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Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Exclusive: Up in the Air Teaser Trailer  —  The biggest hit of the Telluride Film Festival was the surprise premiere of Jason Reitman's adaptation of Up in the Air.  For those of you who missed it, you can read my glowing review here.  George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham …
Miles Socha / The latest WWD:
Ungaro Taps Lindsay Lohan, Archs  —  PARIS — Meet the “Seam Girls.”  —  In an unusual move to jump-start what has been a sluggish brand rejuvenation, Emanuel Ungaro has tapped an almost unknown chief designer — Estrella Archs — and an “artistic adviser” who is arguably too well-known — Lindsay Lohan.
Timothy M. Gray / Variety:
Variety's Army Archerd dies at 87  —  Columnist chronicled Hollywood's elite for over half a century  —  Showbiz has lost one of its defining voices, one who honed his craft in the bygone era of close-knit Hollywood and evolved through the many iterations of the industry.
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Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Army Archerd dies at 87; Variety columnist watched over Hollywood for half a century
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ETonline:
NICOLE RICHIE GIVING BIRTH TO SECOND CHILD  —  A source has confirmed to ET that Nicole Richie has been admitted to the hospital to give birth to her second child with boyfriend Joel Madden.  —  The little bundle of joy will be the latest addition to the family.
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People.com:
Tisha Campbell-Martin Welcomes Second Son  —  It's a boy - a bit early! - for Tisha Campbell-Martin, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The actress and husband Duane Martin welcomed son Ezekiel Czar Martin on Tuesday at 10:20 a.m. in Los Angeles.  The baby, who wasn't due until the 21st of this month …
Access Hollywood:
Oprah Winfrey Says She Is ‘Stunned’ At Backlash To President's Speech  —  Oprah Winfrey,Barack Obama,TV,TV One,Access Hollywood,Shaun Robinson  —  Oprah Winfrey admitted she was “stunned” by the backlash to President Barack Obama's speech to America's schools.
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Richard Huff / NY Daily News:
Oprah Winfrey calls Whitney Houston interview her best ever …
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TMZ.com:
Milian and The Dream — Secret Wedding in Vegas  —  TMZ has learned Christina Milian officially tied the knot with music producer The Dream in Vegas last week ... at a place famous for its “Drive-Thru Tunnel of Vows.”  —  It all went down close to midnight at the legendary Little White Wedding Chapel …
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Jayson Rodriguez / MTV:
Christina Milian And The-Dream Get Married
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MTV:
Megan Fox: There Will ‘Never’ Be A Megan Fox Sex Tape  —  'Ugh, never!  That's the last thing I want to see,' 'Jennifer's Body' star says.  —  By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz  —  It's almost as easy to count the celebrities without sex tapes or compromising photos …
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Tim Parks / Digital Spy:
MTV ‘confirms Jackson to open VMAs’  —  MTV has confirmed that Janet Jackson is to open the Video Music Awards.  —  The singer was earlier reported to be in strenuous rehearsals with 20 backup dancers for the tribute to her late brother Michael.  Choreographers Frank Gatson and Travis Payne …
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Dancing With the Stars Duo Karina & Maks Split!  —  Welcome to today's episode of Splitting With the Stars.  —  I just learned that the dance-happy duo of Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have uncoupled and called off their long-pending nuptials.  —  “I am confirming that they did indeed break up,” Karina's rep tells me.
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Courtney Hazlett / msnbc.com:
Here come the grooms in ‘Sex and the City’  —  Plus: Rihanna's dad not happy with topless pic; Janet to honor Michael  —  Plot details from “Sex and the City: The Movie” were exceedingly difficult to come by during the film's production, so it's not surprising that the sequel's story lines are similarly well-guarded.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Caster Semenya's Drag Makeover  —  18-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya (Or Castration Semen to those of us with the humor of a 10-year-old.  YAY!) won the women's 800-meter last month in Berlin and had to basically put her vagina under a microscope to prove that she was born a female.
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TMZ.com:
The Jackson Kids' Education — Home Works  —  Michael Jackson's kids won't be attending a swanky school in Los Angeles after all — the family has decided to keep them enrolled at the one learning facility they are very familiar with ... home.  —  A source extremely close to the situation tells us …
E! Online:
Oops, Chris Brown Won't Beat It to Jackson Tribute  —  Johnny Nunez/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images  —  Chris Brown won't be crooning “I'll Be There” in honor of Michael Jackson.  —  The “Forever” singer has put the kibosh on any plans to perform at the M.J. tribute concert in Vienna …
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Will Harris / Premium Hollywood:
Who's headed from “True Blood” to “The Office”?  —  There's been a lot of buzz on the 'net recently about how John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer were spotted together in Niagara Falls, filming sequences for Jim and Pam's wedding on “The Office,” but when I talked to Oscar Nunez earlier today …
Discussion: Movieline
Sharon Swart / Variety:
Halle Berry eyes ‘Tide’ ride  —  Actress in advanced talks to star in action-thriller  —  Halle Berry is in advanced talks to star in action-thriller “Dark Tide” for helmer Clark Johnson ("S.W.A.T.").  —  “Twilight” producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey will shepherd “Dark” via their Temple Hill banner.
TMZ.com:
Tila's Lawyer — Shawne's Story is a ‘Spin’ Move  —  Tila Tequila's lawyer is firing back at Shawne Merriman — claiming the NFL star's version of what happened the night he was arrested is nothing but pure “spin.”  —  Merriman claimed that Tila was drunk and he was trying to keep her safe …
 
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