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8:55 AM ET, September 12, 2009

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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:
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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: omg! and DailyFill.com
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: Evil Beet Gossip and Miss Jia
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.
Discussion: Dlisted and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Tila Tequila Photos — Armed with Evidence?
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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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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 …
Discussion: Popeater and ImNotObsessed.com
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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,” …
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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Michael K / Dlisted:   That's A Good One  —  After Mischa Barton got out of the crazy ward …
Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Mischa Barton's Meltdown in Full ‘View’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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.
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.
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Us Weekly:
Penelope Cruz: “No,” I'm Not Pregnant!
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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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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!
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
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
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
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
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!
 
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