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1:05 PM ET, September 12, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Tila Tequila Photos — Armed with Evidence?  —  TMZ has obtained these photos of Tila Tequila taken the day after her alleged run-in with Shawne Merriman — and it's obvious by the bruises, Tila had a rough night.  —  Tila claims she was “choked and physically restrained” by Merriman after she tried to leave his residence.
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Associated Press:
Case against Merriman is closed  —  SAN DIEGO — District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis on Friday dismissed reality TV star Tila Tequila's accusations that San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman choked her and threw her to the ground early Sunday while she was trying to leave his suburban home.
TMZ.com:
Tila Tequila — D.A. Made a ‘Reckless’ Decision  —  Tila Tequila is lashing out at the San Diego D.A.'s office for their decision to not file criminal charges against her ex-boyfriend Shawne Merriman.  —  TMZ obtained the following statement from Tila's rep:
TMZ.com:
D.A. Rejects Tequila/Merriman Case  —  The San Diego District Attorney has declined to prosecute Shawne Merriman over accusations that the NFL star choked Tila Tequila and refused to trapped her in his mansion.  —  The San Diego D.A. just released the following statement:
X17 Online:
Tila Tequila Shows Off Her Battle Wounds
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Missy Ritti / People.com:
Tom Brady Confirms Gisele Is Due in December  —  After months of speculation, revealing photos and chatty sources, Tom Brady has confirmed the good news: wife Gisele Bündchen is, indeed, pregnant.  —  In an interview with ESPN's Chris Berman airing Sunday on SportsCenter and Monday Night Countdown …
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Tom Brady Convo / ESPN:
Brady confirms he'll be a father again … Tom Brady, who returns to the New England Patriots in their regular-season opener Monday, has confirmed that he and his wife, Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen, are expecting a child in December.  —  “I told her ... no Sundays,” …
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Stars of ‘Vampire Diaries’ arrested in photo stunt  —  FORSYTH, Ga. - Several members of “The Vampire Diaries” TV series landed behind bars after a photo shoot on a bridge in Georgia prompted motorists to call police.  —  The drivers last month reported women dangling off the side of the bridge …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
That's A Good One  —  After Mischa Barton got out of the crazy ward and wiped the 5150 off her forehead, she told the media that her wisdom teefs are to blame for all her troubles.  —  On The View today, Mischa Barton elaborated on it by saying she had all four of her wisdom teefs pulled out at once …
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Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Mischa Barton's Meltdown in Full ‘View’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Perez Hilton:
Whitney Opens Up On Darkest Days  —  The long awaited interview between Whitney Houston and Oprah Winfrey is almost upon us.  It's sure to be an emotional roller coaster as the tell all interview will know no boundaries.  —  One of the most shocking revelations we learned from the interview …
Discussion: The Sun and CONCRETELOOP.COM
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Us Weekly:
Penelope Cruz: “No,” I'm Not Pregnant!  —  Penelope Cruz doesn't have a bun in the oven.  —  The 35-year-old actress - who is dating Javier Bardem - has been rumored to be expecting for weeks.  —  But at Thursday's Toronto Film Festival premiere of her latest film, Broken Embraces, she finally set the record straight.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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Jennifer Godwin / E! Online:
ABC Family Renews 10 Things I Hate About You  —  Whoo-hoo!  —  ABC Family confirms to us exclusively that the network has picked up the back 10 episodes of 10 Things I Hate About You's first season!  According to show runner Carter Covington, those episodes are likely to premiere beginning in January 2010.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and TVbytheNumbers
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: First Photos of Jon & Hailey Kissing  —  As if Jon Gosselin's comments on national TV about Hailey Glassman being his true love weren't enough to dispel rampant breakup rumors, the couple were spotted getting affectionate recently during a jaunt through Pennsylvania.  —  See more photos here!
Paul Chi / People.com:
What Megan Fox Wants in a Man  —  In her new horror film Jennifer's Body, Megan Fox plays a possessed high schooler who eats any male classmate who gets in her way.  In real life, the star says, she's not that ferocious with her men - but they had better mind their manners.
Discussion: PopSugar and Perez Hilton
Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
‘MASH’ writer Larry Gelbart dies at 81  —  Gelbart also wrote for Broadway and the movies.  His credits include 'Caesar's Hour,' ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’ ‘Tootsie’ and ‘Oh, God!’  He died at his home in Beverly Hills.  —  Larry Gelbart, the award-winning comedy writer best known …
Discussion: TV Squad, me and Movieline
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Brad & Angelina fight about Rachel McAdams  —  In Touch Weekly's Brangelina story this week is about how they're fighting over Rachel McAdams.  And no, it's not a story about how both Brad and Angelina both want to sleep with Rachel, although that's the route I would have gone if I was writing this stuff.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
 
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Us Weekly:
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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

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