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2:40 AM ET, September 12, 2009

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X17 Online:
Tila Tequila Shows Off Her Battle Wounds  —  This isn't nearly as horrifying as the shots of Rihanna's battered face, but it definitely makes us nauseous to see what Tila Tequila had to go through the other night when San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman allegedly beat her up.
Discussion: TMZ.com, omg! and DailyFill.com
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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:
Discussion: Miss Jia and Evil Beet Gossip
Associated Press:
Case against Merriman is closed
Discussion: Dlisted, Oh No They Didn't! and ESPN
Perez Hilton:
Vampire Diaries Stars Arrested!  —  Their show premiered yesterday and they're already in trouble?!  —  Several actresses from The Vampire Diaries and an accompanying photographer were booked for disorderly conduct last week for participating in a photo shoot that included hanging over the I-75 bridge at Rumble Road in Smarr, Georgia.
Discussion: DailyFill.com
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
‘Vampire Diaries’ most-watched CW premiere ever  —  “The Vampire Diaries” — the CW's last best hope for a new fall show to deliver a breakout number — delivered.  —  “Diaries” (4.8 million viewers, 2.1 preliminary adults 18-49 rating) is the CW's most-watched series premiere ever.
The Smoking Gun:
TV Starlets Behind Bars  —  “Vampire Diaries” actresses were busted during Georgia photo shoot  —  A quintet of young TV actresses was arrested last month on disorderly conduct charges after they allegedly participated in a photo shoot while hanging over a bridge above a Georgia interstate.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Hollywire.com and OK! Magazine
omg!:
Stars of ‘Vampire Diaries’ arrested in photo stunt
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Perez Hilton
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Mischa Barton Blames Wisdom Teeth for Her Meltdown  —  Mischa Barton  —  She has described her recent troubles and being placed on psychiatric hold as “a perfect storm,” and now Mischa Barton is offering further details of her July hospitalization to the women of ABC's The View.
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Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Mischa Barton's Meltdown in Full ‘View’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Michael K / Dlisted:   That's A Good One  —  After Mischa Barton got out of the crazy ward …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Milian Is Pregnant!  —  Christina Milian is pregnant with her first child, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.  —  The singer, 27, wed music producer The-Dream, 27, on Sept. 4 at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.  Us first reported their engagement two months ago.
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!
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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 …
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omg!:   TV One Access Presents ‘The Return Of Whitney Houston’
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Cancer Forces Maura Tierney Off New Show  —  Having revealed in July she was undergoing surgery for removal of a breast tumor, Maura Tierney has now withdrawn from her upcoming series Parenthood, say trade reports.  —  The star's spokeswoman told the Hollywood Reporter that the former ER actress …
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Frazier Moore / The Huffington Post:
Maura Tierney Dropping ‘Parenthood’ For Cancer Treatment
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and TV Squad
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
David Caplan / People.com:
Penélope Cruz Irked by Pregnancy Question  —  Penélope Cruz  —  For several weeks, tabloids and the blogosphere have been abuzz with speculation that Penélope Cruz is pregnant with boyfriend Javier Bardem's baby, sparked by photos of the Spanish beauty sporting what some have described as a baby bump.
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
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
People.com:
SNL's Casey Wilson Is ‘Phat, Not Fat’  —  Casey Wilson is laughing off reports that she was fired from Saturday Night Live for being too fat.  —  “I had an amazing time on SNL, and these rumors are completely untrue,” Wilson, 28, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement.
Tim Teeman / Times of London:
Meryl Streep on why Hollywood's men don't trust women  —  Women's films make money but macho executives just can't think female, says the superstar  —  The hotel suite is so blank — one empty room, the other with a regal chair and a sofa — Meryl Streep briefly considers my suggestion …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jamie Kennedy called naked Jennifer Love Hewitt a “pear ass”  —  At times, Jennifer Love Hewitt seems to give off a Jessica Simpson vibe, doesn't she?  Hewitt and Simpson are basically cut out of the same cloth - both are in love with love, both date men who seem douchey, like John Mayer …
TMZ.com:
Councilman Backtracks Over TMZ's Brown Story  —  There is a controversy regarding the story we ran about Chris Brown's hard labor duties in Virginia — the City Councilman who gave us the information claims we got our facts wrong, even though we called him and got his approval on the story before we published it.
Discussion: Sandra Rose
TMZ.com:
Love's Lawyer — Kurt Would Never Sing Bon Jovi  —  Team Courtney Love is finally expanding on why she's so pissed off at the makers of Guitar Hero — and it seems her beef is over the songs that the digital version of her husband is forced to sing in the game.
Matthew Rettenmund / boy culture:
Rub-a-Dub-Dub, Doogie Howser In A Tub  —  Neil Patrick Harris is soaking wet in Rolling Stone (September 17, 2009), as shot by Robert Trachtenberg.  He's never looked hotter, no?  —  In the piece, which promotes his upcoming hosting gig at the Emmys, he asserts that he's way cool …
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: me and Movieline
 
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