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Liz McNeil / People.com:
The Sexiest Man Alive: Johnny Depp  —  Break out the Bordeaux, the whoopee cushions and the bangin' Keith Richards guitar solos, because the 2009 Sexiest Man Alive party is officially under way.  Bringing the fun with him wherever he goes - whether it's onscreen in fizzy roles like Captain Jack Sparrow …
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NY Daily News:
Rihanna finds romance with ‘90210’ star Tristan Wilds  —  Every gal has her flaws — even Rihanna.  —  The usually stunning songstress was caught in an unflattering pose on Monday night after partying at Mahiki, a nightclub in London.  As she climbed into a limo, photographers caught …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Dancing with the Stars Finalists Revealed!  —  After four couples danced their hearts out in Monday's semi-finals, only three could move on to the Dancing with the Stars finale next week.  Sadly, model Joanna Krupa and her partner Derek Hough will not be one of them.
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Us Weekly:
DWTS' Joanna Krupa “Trying to Get Her Butt Back” After Elimination  —  What's the first thing model Joanna Krupa will do now that she's been voted off Dancing With the Stars?  —  “She'll be eating a lot of hamburgers, trying to get her butt back,” her partner Derek Hough told Usmagazine.com Tuesday shortly …
Discussion: Fancast News
Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus: I “Don't Want Anything to Do” With ‘New Moon’  —  Don't bother asking Miley Cyrus if she's on Team Edward or Team Jacob.  —  She says she doesn't care for Twilight and has no interest in seeing New Moon.  —  “I've never seen it and nor will I ever,” Cyrus, 16 …
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Nuzhat Naoreen / MTV:
Miley Cyrus Says She Has No Interest In ‘Twilight’  —  'I don't want anything to do with it,' pop star says of vampire series.  —  With the release of “New Moon” just a few days away, “Twilight” mania seems to be taking over Hollywood.  But at least one starlet wants nothing to do with the vampire craze.
TMZ.com:
Miss Universe Sex Tape Guy — I Got Screwed  —  The Miss Universe sex tape is only half as authentic as once believed — one of the women in the scandalous video is NOT a world-class beauty pageant winner, this according to the conductor of the 3-way naked train himself.
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TMZ.com:
Miss Universe Contestants in Three-Way Sex Tape  —  Carrie who?  —  Two former Miss Universe contestants are stealing the sex tape scandal spotlight, after a home video hit the web featuring Miss Japan 2008 and Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2008 engaged — fully engaged — in a hardcore three-way with some dude …
Us Weekly:
Biggest Loser Contestants Reveal They're Dating  —  Rebecca Meyer — the latest contestant to be voted off NBC's The Biggest Loser - lost over 100 pounds in the weight loss competition — has gained a new boyfriend.  —  On The Jay Leno Show Tuesday, she revealed that she has fallen for fellow contestant Daniel Wright.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Mary Beth Quirk / OK! Magazine:
New Couple Alert: ‘Biggest Loser’ Sweethearts Rebecca & Daniel
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Jennifer Hudson to star in ‘Winnie’  —  Thesp to play former wife of Nelson Mandela  —  Jennifer Hudson is set to star in “Winnie,” a drama that casts her as the former wife of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela.  —  Hudson will play Winnie Mandela in a film …
Popeater:
Kourtney's Pregnancy Almost Ripped Apart Kardashians  —  In a new interview, which Life & Style has shared exclusively with PopEater, Kim Kardashian reveals her family was torn apart after Kourtney and Scott Disick revealed they were expecting.  The family tried to be supportive …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENT: Jon Gosselin's Secret Contract With Kate Major  —  Jon Gosselin signed a secret, hand-written contract with Kate Major, hiring her as his personal assistant, promising to pay her a percentage of his “accounts” and spelling out that she would not talk about their relationship.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Gawker and OK! Magazine
TMZ.com:
Paris and Doug in Knock Down, Drag Out  —  Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt got into an epic fight early this morning ... so much so the LAPD responded to a call — “Drunk people arguing” — this, according to law enforcement sources.  —  It happened a few hours ago in the Hollywood Hills.
Jason Gay / GQ Magazine: GQ:
Obsession of the Year  —  Hint: All the girls are gossiping about her  —  RIGHT, WE KNOW, we hear you: the girl from Gossip Girl?  There isn't a single self-respecting male who watches the CW's lusciously bitchy comic soap about juvenile stylistas navigating the social spiderweb of New York's Upper East Side.
Discussion: Just Jared, Popoholic and Lifeline Live
TMZ.com:
Carrie to Vivid: I Said No, Stupid  —  Carrie Prejean has her panties in a bunch, because Vivid Entertainment won't take no for an answer.  —  TMZ has obtained a letter from Carrie's lawyer, threatening to sue Vivid if it releases videos or photos of Carrie's solo, XXX greatest hits.
Us Weekly:
Review |  The Blind Side  —  Sandra Bullock shows a new sense of maturity and confidence in this uplifting heart-tugger that's based on real events.  She plays Leigh Anne Tuohy, a wealthy Memphis, Tennessee, interior decorator and mother of two who adopts a homeless high-schooler, Michael Oher …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Whitney Port official web site:
Just a Few Makeup Tips...  - Anastasia, - Bare Minerals, - Benefit, - Fresh, - Guerlain, - Makeup Tips, - NARS, - Stila, - Whitney Port  —  I have noticed that a lot of you have been wondering how I do my makeup.  I am not a big fan of heavy makeup so the majority of the time I do my own.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Style News
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Avril and Wilmer: VERY close friends  —  She filed for divorce from Deryck Whibley just last month, but Avril Lavigne has already found a new man: Lindsay Lohan's ex, Wilmer Valderrama.  “They have been friends since working together on Fast Food Nation in 2005, but things heated up last month,” an insider tells Life & Style.
Jeanne Wolf / PARADE Magazine:
Robert Pattinson: ‘Love Can Be More Lethal Than a Vampire Bite’  —  Robert Pattinson turned millions of females around the world into frenzied fans when they saw him heat up the screen in Twilight as the heartthrob vampire Edward Cullen.  And the love continues as Pattinson returns in New Moon.
Us Weekly:
Ryan O'Neal “Perfectly Happy” Being Left Out of Farrah Fawcett's Will  —  Ryan O'Neal — who has called Farrah Fawcett the love of his life — claims he isn't bitter about being left out of the late actress' will.  —  Fawcett, who died of cancer in June at age 62, left the couple's lone child together …
Discussion: Popeater and iVillage
TMZ.com:
Carrie Prejean's Sex Tape Mentor — Shauna Sand  —  Carrie Prejean is getting some sage sex tape advice from someone with serious experience in the field, someone who knows what's at stake ... someone who wants Carrie to just give in and take the damn money already — and that someone is Shauna Sand.
Mike Sampson / JoBlo Movie Network:
EXCL: Salt poster!  —  SALT was originally set up as a starring vehicle for Tom Cruise.  But Cruise (being Cruise) eventually passed on the project and it's to Angelina Jolie's great credit that she was not only able to step in to star in the film, but become the main selling point.
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Jason Lee sings the ‘Delta Blues’  —  ‘My Name Is Earl’ star cast as lead in Clooney's TNT pilot  —  “My Name Is Earl” star Jason Lee is jumping back into TV as the lead in “Delta Blues,” TNT's pilot executive produced by George Clooney.  —  Additionally, he has a live-action project …
Discussion: New York Magazine and EW.com
Aly Weisman / E! Online:
Taylor Jacobson Talks Twilight Fashion, Confirms Split With Rachel Zoe  —  Loading...  It's done.  —  “I no longer work for Rachel, we separated.  We are divorced.  I'm not in touch with anyone.  It's done,” Taylor Jacobson confirmed exclusively to E! News in her first interview since leaving …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and OK! Magazine
Lynette Rice / Hollywood Insider:
EW Exclusive: Malcolm's back on ‘The Young and the Restless’ ... but it's not who you think  —  Fans of The Young and the Restless who've been holding out hope that the smoldering Shemar Moore will reprise his role as the tempestuous Malcolm Winters are in for a rude awakening ... the dude's never coming back!
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Oh No They Didn't!
TVgasm:
OMG, Unused Styl'd Clip—This Is Amazingly Gross.  —  Whether you watch MTV's Styl'd or not, you have to see this clip.  Tara is kind of horrible...this clip didn't make the air because it was deemed as “too weird”...but it's not too weird, it's messed UP!!!  She should put her tongue to use on a person, not on a cup!!!
 
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Peter White / Deadline:
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