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11:50 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 …
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.
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PopEater:
Kirk Cameron Offers a Hand to Missing ‘Growing Pains’ Co-Star  —  One-time teen heartthrob and current TV evangelist Kirk Cameron is offering help to his former ‘Growing Pains’ cast mate Andrew Koenig, who went missing in Vancouver over a week ago.  —  “I am praying for his family during …
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 …
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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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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Eileen Finan / People.com:
Country Singer James Otto to Be a Dad  —  MuzikMafia country singer James Otto and his wife of five years, Amy, are expecting their first child, Otto's rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “Amy and I are so excited and feel so blessed,” says the “Just Got Started Lovin' You” singer.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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
Simon Perry / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Says Her Love of Women Surprised Her  —  Lindsay Lohan says Samantha Ronson is the only woman for her - and if she doesn't reunite with the celebrity deejay, the young actress would date men.  —  Lohan, 23, says she still “loves” Ronson - from whom she split in April 2009 …
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 …
Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
‘The Bachelor’: Women Tell All recap  —  With Jake's big decision between Tenley and Vienna just one week away, the eliminated contestants reunited with host Chris Harrison for last night's The Bachelor: Women Tell All.  —  Ashleigh admits that she planned the trip when she fell into Jake's arms …
Discussion: omg!
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
E! Online:
Hilary Duff's $1 Million Engagement Ring  —  Hilary Duff's NHL-playing fiancé, Mike Comrie, knows how to give good ice.  —  A source close to the Edmonton Oilers center, 29, tells us that the engagement ring he gave the former Disney star, 22, cost—gulp—$1 million...
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
Simon Perry / Style Watch:
Kate Winslet Keeps Her Oscar in the Bathroom  —  Kate Winslet's Oscar is up for grabs - to anyone who visits her home.  —  Last year's Best Actress winner, for The Reader, keeps her golden statuette in the bathroom so guests “can sneakily have a little [hold] and put it back down again,” she told the U.K. TV show GMTV on Monday.
Daily Mail:
Ashley Cole makes a hasty exit from marital home as Cheryl lands back in Britain  —  Cheryl Cole flew back to Britain today after a week-long visit to America and will find herself returning to an empty house.  —  The singer arrived at Heathrow from Los Angeles this morning just a few hours …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PopSugar UK
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 …
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Is Katherine Heigl Leaving Grey's Anatomy?  —  Izzie is back — but her return could be short-lived.  —  After taking a three-month maternity leave to bond with her 15-month-old daughter Naleigh, whom she adopted in September with husband Josh Kelley, Katherine Heigl is due to return to the set of Grey's Anatomy on March 1.
Discussion: TV Fanatic
Adam Rosenberg / MTV Movies Blog:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Die Hard 5’ Could Shoot Next Year, Story Could ‘Go Worldwide,’ Bruce Willis Says  —  “There is no John McClane.”  That's what “Cop Out” star Bruce Willis cautions MTV's Josh Horowitz to remember when the subject of that iconic “Die Hard” character comes up.
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
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox nabs rights to sci-fi book series  —  Alex Tse to adapt John Twelve Hawks' Fourth Realm Trilogy  —  Fox has picked up the rights to the sci-fi book series known as the Fourth Realm Trilogy, written by reclusive author John Twelve Hawks, and has set “Watchmen” co-writer Alex Tse to adapt.
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.
New York Post:
Depp defends West Memphis Three  —  Johnny Deppmay have fallen through a rabbit hole.  To promote his movie version of “Alice in Wonderland,” he's advocating the release of three men convicted of murdering three boys in a suspected satanic ritual.  —  Depp will appear on CBS's “48 Hours Mystery” …
Courtney Hazlett / msnbc.com:
Jessica Simpson readies her O(prah) face  —  Plus: Tim Daly teams up with son; look at season 3 of ‘The Little Couple’  —  Jessica Simpson will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in March, but will she talk about John Mayer's saucy comments about her?  —  The Scoop
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.
 
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