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12:45 PM ET, February 12, 2010

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Daily Mail:
Katie Price is the belle of the ball in her Disney-esque gown as she attends Vienna Opera Ball  —  As the biggest night in Austria's social calendar, the annual Vienna Opera Ball draws royalty and aristocrats from around the continent to Austria's capital.  —  So when Katie Price waltzed …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PopSugar UK
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Daily Mail:
Lindsay Lohan misses her flight for Vienna Opera Ball after spending too long in duty free  —  Lindsay Lohan lost out on a $150,000 payday after missing her flight from of Los Angeles - because she was caught up shopping in duty free.  —  The 23-year-old actress was expected to be the star guest …
Michael K / Dlisted:
LiLo F**ked Up Again
Discussion: Egotastic!
Us Weekly:
Hailey Glassman Jokes About Jon Gosselin's “Tiny” Manhood  —  To put it mildly, Hailey Glassman isn't afraid to kiss and tell — and destroy! — when it comes to her famous ex-boyfriend Jon Gosselin.  —  In a shocking new interview with Steppin Out magazine, Glassman, 23, goes into graphic …
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Nicole Lyn Pesce / NY Daily News:
Jon and Kate Gosselin in talks with TLC to resume filming their children again
Linda Marx / People.com:
Tiger Woods's New Boat: A Peace Offering to Elin?  —  The future of Tiger Woods's marriage and career may be in question, but the embattled golf star will have something to look forward to in the coming weeks: A new, custom-designed sporting boat christened Solitude, according to sources.
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Heidi Klum and Paulina Porizkova Are Coming to Desperate Housewives  —  ABC/Florian Schneider; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Toby Canham/Getty Images  —  How many hot mamas can one show have?  —  If you're talking Desperate Housewives, the answer is “as many as it wants,” because the show just added two more!
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Twilight’ Saga's Final Book ‘Breaking Dawn’ Will Be Made Into 2 Back-To-Back Movies With “High End” Helmer/s  —  I have this from several sources, and it's definitive.  Filming on the back-to-back movies would begin in mid-October, and Summit Entertainment is looking at “high end” directors.
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Jay A. Fernandez / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ — 3D or not 3D, that is the question
Amber James / PopEater:
The Lady Gaga and Alexander McQueen Connection  —  There's no question that Lady Gaga was a muse for fashion designer Alexander McQueen.  His eccentric style meshed well with Gaga's fearless fashion sense.  The pop singer even paid homage to the fashion icon in her catchy ‘Bad Romance’ video last year …
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Daily Mail:
Alexander McQueen's family makes agonising decision to hold …
Discussion: Sandra Rose
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Lady Gaga's mystery man revealed!
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Daily Mail:
British fashion icon Alexander McQueen commits suicide days …
Hellomagazine.com:
The show must go on: Heidi Klum puts aside grief to walk Big Apple runway  —  A day before, when she was told the news of Alexander McQueen's death, a visibly shaken Heidi Klum sadly lamented the loss of “one of the most talented, extraordinary designers in the world ever”.
Discussion: Socialite Life
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Nicki Gostin / PopEater:
Will Heidi Klum Need to Wear Her Own Maternity Line? ‘Probably Not’
Discussion: PopSugar
BlindGossip.com:
Actress Flips Out Over Rival's Success  —  BlindGossip - There are two gorgeous actresses with a similar look and of a similar age who are frequently up for the same part.  A juicy role came along that both girls wanted.  Actress A - who had previously worked with the film's director …
New York Post:
Gemma Ward, A Supermodel Betrayed … On a bright day last November, an Amazonian beauty with long, strong-looking limbs and silky blonde hair hailed a cab in the East Village.  Wearing navy shorts and a faux-leopard-skin coat, she looked like an unusually pretty, healthy NYU student, out for a day of combing through vintage shops.
TMZ.com:
Malawi Citizens — Make Way for Madonna  —  Madonna's planned $15 million school in Malawi is great for the country's children — but not so much for the people who have to move so it can be built.  —  The government has reportedly told a group of about 200 villagers they need to leave …
Discussion: Associated Press and X17 Online
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New York Post:
Sarah Silverman: A Funny Valentine … Sarah Silverman glides through the front door of the West Hollywood eatery Hugo's, unaware that she is causing a stir.  Although Orlando Bloom and his fiancée Miranda Kerr are sharing a banquette up front and twins Joel and Benji Madden …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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Us Weekly:
Sarah Silverman: Jimmy Kimmel Loved Me — and My Big “Thighs”
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Perez Hilton
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Vin Diesel signs up for another ‘Riddick’  —  Thesp will also produce third installment for Universal  —  Vin Diesel is going back to the future to topline and produce a third chapter in the “Chronicles of Riddick” franchise.  —  Universal will handle domestic distribution on the sci-fi film, which is titled “Riddick.”
Brian Kates / NY Daily News:
Alec Baldwin ‘fine’ after being rushed to hospital after daughter called 911  —  A spokesman says the actor is ‘just fine.’  —  Emmy-winning actor Alec Baldwin was rushed to a Manhattan hospital early Thursday after a girl thought to be his daughter called 911 saying he was “unresponsive.”
People.com:
Eric Dane Will Be in the Delivery Room for Daughter's Birth, of Course!  —  Eric Dane will get a real-life taste of the demands of his Grey's Anatomy character when, in about three weeks, he's in the delivery room for the birth of his first daughter.  —  “I'll be in the room.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
Bubble wrap!  Endangered shows status report: ‘24,’ ‘Chuck,’ ‘Smallville,’ ‘V,’ ‘Fringe’...  This could be Jack Bauer's final day.  —  Fox's “24” is on The Hollywood Reporter's list of endangered shows this year, along with fan faves “Heroes,” “Chuck,” “Smallville” and “FlashForward.”
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Jennifer Aniston No Longer Has Hollywood's ‘Most Desired’ Body  —  America's sweetheart has been bumped from the top of the “hottest looks” list.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Lone Ranger’ adaptation finds ‘Revolutionary Road’ scribe  —  Justin Haythe, who adapted “Revolutionary Road,” is negotiating to take on the script for Disney's “The Lone Ranger.”  —  Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the project, which announced the casting of Johnny Depp as Tonto nearly a year and a half ago.
Discussion: MTV Movies Blog and Pajiba
Bryan Alexander / PopEater:
Kelly Ripa: 'No One's Getting Lucky on Valentine's Day!'  —  If your Valentine's Day plans aren't as steamy as you'd prefer, you're not alone.  Even America's beautiful couple — Kelly Ripa and Mark Counsuelos — are going to have family time rather than a hot, steamy Valentine's weekend.
TMZ.com:
Jessica Simpson Laughs Off Mayer Comments  —  There's one person who wasn't offended by John Mayer's controversial Playboy interview — Jessica Simpson.  —  Jessica was in L.A. last night — and when we asked her how she felt about Mayer comparing her sex appeal to a “drug” and calling her …
 
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