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1:30 PM ET, February 21, 2010

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Karen Nickel Anhalt / People.com:
Roman Polanski Wins Best Director at Berlin International Film Festival  —  Roman Polanski won the Silver Bear as best director for The Ghost Writer, his film starring Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor and Kim Cattrall, which premiered last week at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Honey,’ Polanski win top Berlin prizes  —  “If I Want to Whistle” wins Silver Bear  —  BERLIN —"Honey," a heart-warming drama from Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu, has won the Golden Bear for best film at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.  The still-incarcerated Roman Polanski won …
TMZ.com:
Scotty Lago — Apologize and Go ... Or Just Go!  —  If Scotty Lago didn't volunteer to leave the Olympics, he'd have been told to leave by the U.S. Olympic Committee ... this according to sources close to Lago.  —  Lago offered up an apology after a mildly suggestive photo of him …
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TMZ.com:
Olympic Medalist Packs Up after Biting Photo  —  It seemed like innocent fun ... but these pictures of Olympic bronze medalist Scotty Lago proved a bit too much for Vancouver — Scotty is packing up his newly-polished medal and leaving.  —  Scotty apologized to the U.S. Olympic Committee …
Leisureblogs / About Last Night:
Billy Corgan on pro wrestling, Jessica Simpson and his plans to write a memoir  —  Billy Corgan in the LaSalle Power Co. green room on Thursday.  —  Less than an hour before his first Chicago show since Dec. 2008, Billy Corgan sat with me in LaSalle Power Co.'s (500 N. LaSalle Blvd.) …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Us Weekly
Rap-Up / Hip-Hop and R&B Music, News …:
EXCLUSIVE: JUSTIN BIEBER BOOKED FOR ‘SNL’  —  Justin Bieber fans, mark your calendars.  Bieber fever is coming to 30 Rockefeller Plaza.  —  The teen sensation will appear as the musical guest on the April 10 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” Rap-Up.com can exclusively reveal.
PopEater:
‘Heroes’ Star Adrian Pasdar Charged With DUI  —  ‘Heroes’ actor Adrian Pasdar has officially been charged with DUI following his arrest last month in L.A., TMZ reports.  —  The actor was pulled over on January 27 after cops clocked him going 90 MPH on the 405 Freeway.
Discussion: TMZ.com, omg! and The Dish Rag
Catherine Donaldson-Evans / People.com:
Hilary Duff Engaged to Hockey Player Beau  —  It's official: Hilary Duff is engaged to her hockey player boyfriend Mike Comrie.  —  Confirming rumors that the actress, who recently appeared on Gossip Girl, would soon be hearing wedding bells, her rep says that the Edmonton Oilers player, 29, did indeed propose.
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X17 Online:
Hilary Duff Gets Engaged
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Daily Mail:
Cheryl Cole hangs out with handsome dancer in LA as American claims to be Ashley's woman No.4  —  The message to her errant husband could not have been clearer.  —  Cheryl Cole stepped out to watch a romantic film with a handsome TV star yesterday - and appeared to indicate she is no longer willing …
Discussion: Socialite Life and Dlisted
Paul Millar / Digital Spy:
Kristen Stewart: ‘Bella is multi-layered’  —  Kristen Stewart has revealed how she experiences playing The Twilight Saga's Bella Swan.  —  The actress has spoken of the character's complexity, and how the movie role compares to her part in upcoming film The Yellow Handkerchief.
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Soraya Roberts / NY Daily News:
Adam Lambert kisses ‘Tik Tok’ singer Kesha after telling Rolling Stone he is gay  —  After all that controvery about his sexuality, Adam Lambert wants to get something straight: Labels mean nothing.  —  The ‘American Idol’ runner up, who came out on the cover of Rolling Stone last year …
TMZ.com:
Fantasia Barrino — High Alert After Hate Mail  —  Fantasia Barrino is under a self-imposed lockdown — after the “American Idol” champ received a threatening letter.  —  It all started last night at the Pantages Theater in L.A. — Fantasia was reading her fan mail after a performance of “The Color Purple.”
 
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