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10:30 AM ET, February 23, 2010

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Emma Cox / The Sun:
I used booze and drugs to mask all my troubles... if I hadn't stopped I'd be dead  —  Real Heroes - New Book Helps Support Armed Forces  —  HOLLYWOOD wild child LINDSAY LOHAN today lays bare the extent of her drug addiction - and confesses she came close to killing herself through a heady mix of alcohol …
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X17 Online:   Michael Lohan Says Lindsay Still Addicted To Prescription Drugs
Michael K / Dlisted:
Lindsay Lohan Wants To Help Others
Discussion: Egotastic!
TMZ.com:
Michael Lohan Wants OJ Lawyer for Lindsay
Discussion: msnbc.com, Perez Hilton and X17 Online
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: President Obama orders a command performance by the ‘Glee’ kids  —  Being the president's wife apparently has its perks.  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that First Lady Michelle Obama has invited the cast of Glee to perform at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday …
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lopez And Sony Music Epic Records Part Ways; New Album “Love?”  Won't Be Released; Is It Amicable?  —  Jennifer Lopez has spent most of her singing career at Sony Music Epic Records.  The bland version of what happened, I'm told, is that the contract period had ended …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
JLo And Her Record Label Broke Up
Us Weekly:
Lorenzo Lamas to Wed 23 Year-Old for His Fifth Marriage  —  Fifth time's a charm?  —  Lorenzo Lamas proposed to his girlfriend Shawna Craig at Mr. Chow's restaurant in Beverly Hills on Sunday, a source confirms to UsMagazine.com.  —  Lamas, 52, and Craig, 23, have been dating for about three months, the source says.
Discussion: Dlisted, iVillage and Perez Hilton
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RADAR:
PHOTOS: Lorenzo Lamas' Engagement Party
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Ian McShane set for ‘Pirates’ sequel  —  Actor to play villain Blackbeard in fourth installment  —  Ian McShane is in negotiations to play the villain in “ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” the fourth installment of the Disney movie series being directed by Rob Marshall.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Police Believe Missing Growing Pains Star Is Alive  —  Missing Growing Pains star Andrew Koenig is believed to still be alive in the Vancouver area according to the Vancouver Police Department.  In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Constable Tim Fanning revealed the good news about the actor.
Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Dish Rag, Starcasm and Asylum
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Just Jared:
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's Twins: From Venice To Paris  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt travel with all of their kids — Maddox, 8, Pax, 6, Zahara, 5, and Shiloh, 3 and twins Knox and Vivienne, 1 — from Venice, Italy to Paris, France on Monday (February 22).  —  Yesterday was a big deal with the Jolie-Pitt clan.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Kevin James To Buddy Up With Vince Vaughn In Ron Howard Comedy  —  EXCLUSIVE: Ron Howard is setting Kevin James to play Vince Vaughn's best friend in the untitled Universal Pictures comedy about infidelity.  The film is Howard's next directing vehicle from a screenplay by Allan Loeb.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Kevin James to co-star in Ron Howard film
Discussion: FilmDrunk and New York Magazine
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen's Wife Bails on Rehab Facility  —  TMZ has learned Charlie Sheen's wife, Brooke Mueller, has left a Malibu rehab facility because of a serious privacy breach.  —  Sources tell TMZ Brooke is no longer at The Canyon in Malibu, after someone from the staff sent a patient admissions document …
Amber James / PopEater:
Fans Want Conan O'Brien as Jay Leno's First Guest  —  Jay Leno has announced who's coming to his show when he returns to the ‘Tonight Show’ on March 1.  The bill includes everyone from Sarah Palin to the ‘Jersey Shore’ cast.  While we love the guestlist, our readers thought one important person was missing: Conan O'Brien.
Discussion: The Jay Leno Show and omg!
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People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Dakota Fanning celebrated her sweet 16th birthday with a sophisticated dinner party at Villa Blanca in Beverly Hills.  The actress, whose big day is Feb. 23, was joined by 40 guests, including girlfriends from her cheerleading squad and her longtime private teacher.
Discussion: PopEater and Just Jared
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Guess Who's Coming Back to Lost and Scoring on Vampire Diaries?  —  And when a photo is combined with the headline above, it says these words too:  —  Spoiler Alert!  Ian just might pop back up on Lost again—Praise Jacob!—but not before he scores a point or two over Stefan …
Discussion: Gossip Teen and TV Fanatic
Access Hollywood:
Derek Hough, Cheryl Burke Back On ‘Dancing,’ Lacey Schwimmer Out  —  Dancing With the Stars,Reality TV,TV,Cheryl Burke,Lacey Schwimmer,Derek Hough  —  A handful of professional dancers have confirmed they are heading back for Season 10 of “Dancing with the Stars,” but even more interestingly …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Jo Piazza / PopEater:
Tiger Woods' Mistresses Deserve an Apology, Too  —  The many women in Tiger Woods' life want an apology.  During his Friday press conference, Woods apologized to pretty much everyone — his wife Elin, his mom, his fans, his sponsors, colleagues, reporters, etc. — except his mistresses.
Discussion: New York Post
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Columbia revives Doc Savage  —  Pulp fiction hero was popular in the 1930s, '40s  —  Columbia Pictures is set to return to the Bronze Age.  —  Studio is bringing Doc Savage — known as the Man of Bronze and hero of pulp novels, films and comicbooks — back to the bigscreen.
Keith Thursby / Los Angeles Times:
Actress Caroline McWilliams of TV's ‘Benson’ and ‘Soap’ dies at 64  —  McWilliams, whose other television work included ‘Guiding Light’ and ‘Judging Amy,’ also directed and acted on stage.  Her film roles included ‘Mermaids’ in 1990.  —  Caroline McWilliams, an actress and director best known …
Jayson Rodriguez / MTV:
Kanye West's New ‘Coldest Winter’ Video Is ‘Haunting,’ Director Says  —  Nabil Elderkin calls clip, premiering this week, ‘minimalistic, slow and very visual.’  —  Kanye West continues to release videos for 2008's 808s & Heartbreak album and the latest, “Coldest Winter,” debuted on iTunes late Monday.
E! Online:
Jamie Kennedy Misses Jennifer Love Hewitt's B-day  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt rang in her 31st birthday with a scavenger hunt for her mom and friends Sunday, but boyfriend Jamie Kennedy was nowhere to be found.  —  The birthday girl, rocking a Lady Gaga-esque hair bow and pink tutu …
 
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