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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Matt Damon To Star In New RFK Biopic  —  EXCLUSIVE: In this tough marketplace, if you want to make another movie about a complex historical figure like Robert F Kennedy, you'd better bring to the table an actor with chops and bankability to excite a financier.  Matt Damon does both those things.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen In Rehab For Cocaine And Alcohol  —  Charlie Sheen checked into rehab because he was using cocaine and alcohol, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  Despite his statement that he was going in as a “preventative measure,” RadarOnline.com learned that the actor had been using both cocaine and alcohol.
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TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen MIA on Set, Denise Sounded Alarm
Discussion: Perez Hilton
People.com:
Charlie Sheen Enters Rehab as a ‘Preventative Measure’
RADAR:
Lost Star Matthew Fox In Sex Scandal With Stripper  —  Lost star Matthew Fox is caught up in a sex scandal with a stripper who is young enough to be his daughter.  —  Fox, 43, who has been married for 18 years and has two children, is accused of cheating with 26-year-old stripper Stefani Talbott.
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Osbourne “Took More Hell” for Weight Than Drug Addiction  —  Kelly Osbourne checked into rehab for drug and alcohol addiction three times.  —  But the singer, 25, tells the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now): “I took more hell for being fat than I did for being an absolute raging drug addict.
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Now that's sheer exhibitionism, Liz: Hurley wears a VERY revealing sari  —  She has a legacy of wearing revealing dresses.  But it appears at the age of 44, Elizabeth Hurley is still not ready to give up the game.  —  The actress attended the Love Ball charity fundraiser last night …
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
New Line making Speedy Gonzales film; George Lopez to voice character  —  ¡Andale!  ¡Andale!  ¡Arriba!  ¡Arriba!  —  Speedy Gonzales is taking his folk hero status, incredible speed and signature red kerchief to the big screen, courtesy of New Line.
Steve Daly / People.com:
Mary-Kate Olsen Splits from Boyfriend  —  While she's busy checking out London Fashion Week frocks, is Mary-Kate Olsen also shopping for a new boyfriend?  —  A rep for the 23-year old actress has confirmed that she's no longer dating her onetime beau, Nate Lowman, who she started seeing back in 2008.
Discussion: PopEater and Style News
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Lara Martin / Digital Spy:
Mary-Kate Olsen ‘splits from boyfriend’
Discussion: INF Daily and Perez Hilton
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Jonah Hill set to star in ‘The Sitter’  —  David Gordon Green in negotiations to direct Fox comedy  —  Jonah Hill will star in and David Gordon Green is in negotiations to direct “The Sitter” for Fox.  Michael De Luca is producing.  —  The irreverent comedy will harken to 1987's “Adventures in Babysitting.”
Dave McNary / Variety:
Frieda Pinto summoned by ‘Gods’  —  ‘Slumdog’ actress set for Relativity's Greek mythology clash  —  Freida Pinto will star in “War of the Gods,” Relativity Media's Greek mythology clash directed by Tarsem Singh with production set to start in April.  —  Story follows a young warrior Theseus …
Zach Dionne / PopEater:
An Interview With New Rocker (And Former Sitcom/Hollywood Star) Frankie Muniz  —  Exclusive: We learned last week that Frankie Muniz, former star of sitcom ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ and two-part Hollywood franchise ‘Agent Cody Banks,’ is the drummer for unsigned Arizona rock act You Hang Up.
Discussion: Crushable and MTV Buzzworthy Blog
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
‘Idol’ Winners: Not Just Fame but Big Bucks  —  LOS ANGELES — It is doubtful that any of the remaining 24 contestants on “American Idol” hope that they will be playing the Teen Angel in a touring production of “Grease” in Milwaukee three years from now.  —  But that's what Taylor Hicks, the 2006 American Idol winner, is doing.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Vampire Diaries’ exclusive: David Anders cries uncle!  —  24's loss is The Vampire Diaries' gain!  —  David Anders, who (spoiler alert) permanently clocked out of 24 last night, has rebounded with a multi-episode arc on The CW smash, sources confirm to me exclusively.
Daily Mail:
The Kiss: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie enjoy passionate Parisian embrace  —  It's not unusual to see a couple sharing a passionate kiss on the streets of Paris - one of the most romantic cities in the world.  —  But passers-by must have had a shock yesterday when they realised the embracing couple …
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
Ryan Phillippe / People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Newly single, Ryan Phillippe was definitely in a party mode at Teddy's inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, where he mingled with several female clubgoers.  Sporting a tight gray T-shirt, the actor hopped on the dancefloor and started getting down with somebody …
mojo.channel955.com:
Chris Brown Talks Exclusivly To Mojo In The Morning  —  Mojo In The Morning spoke exclusively to Chris Brown about his past, present and future.  He dished on moving forward since the now-infamous attack on Rihanna.  Brown did not hold back when being asked if he was being treated “unfairly” as an artist because of his past.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Captain America contenders: Krasinski, Crawford, Vogel, more  —  John Krasinski as Captain America?  —  It could happen as Marvel conducts a series of screen tests this week in its search for the actor to play Steve Rogers, the alter ego of the title character in its “Captain America” movie.
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Kourtney: Why I took Scott back  —  On the Feb. 21 season finale of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kourtney Kardashian forgave boyfriend Scott Disick for his drunken, disrespectful past behavior.  “I love him.  I really want to make it work,” Kourtney said in front of the cameras.
TMZ.com:
Yung Berg: Pistol-Whip Victim  —  Yung Berg — the guy who rapped on the song “Sexy Can I” — was violently beaten and robbed at a house in Los Angeles this weekend ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to law enforcement sources, Berg — real name Christian Ward — was at a house party …
Discussion: Rap Radar and Bossip
Hillary Crosley / MTV:
The-Dream Reveals His And Christina Milian's Baby's Name  —  Baby is due ‘no later than Sunday,’ Dream tells MTV News; also talks new LP Love King.  —  On Monday, R&B singer-songwriter The-Dream chatted with MTV News about his and wife Christina Milian's forthcoming baby, and also about his new album and videos.
Mark Graham / New York Magazine:
Angela Chase and Jordan Catalano, Fifteen Years Later  —  The last time we saw Angela Chase and Jordan Catalano sharing the frame, the two of them sped off in Catalano's beloved Plymouth, Red, leaving Brian Krakow hurt, confused, and in the dust.  Many have opined about what became of the duo …
Sarah Jessica Parker / Contactmusic.com:
Sarah Jessica Parker - Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Smell  —  Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Smell  —  Sarah Jessica Parker's new fragrance, SJP NYC, is designed as a “snapshot of Carrie Bradshaw”.  —  Sarah Jessica Parker's new scent is a “snapshot of Carrie Bradshaw”.
TMZ.com:
‘Top Model’ Winner Yoanna House's New Look  —  Winning season two of “America's Next Top Model” has completely changed Yoanna House ... literally.  —  The buxom 29-year-old former “Look for Less” host resurfaced at an event in NYC in her best “Real Housewife of New Jersey” drag.  —  Smile with your eyes, girl.
 
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