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7:30 AM ET, February 25, 2010

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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Captain America contenders: Krasinski, Crawford, Vogel, more  —  UPDATED: John Krasinski as Captain America?  —  It could happen as Marvel conducts 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.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Who Will Be Captain America?  —  UPDATE: I've learned that Marvel Studios and director Joe Johnston are testing candidates for The First Avenger: Captain America which Paramount will distribute on July 22, 2011.  I've scooped their wish list: most but by no means all of the contenders …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive Interview:My affair with Matthew Fox  —  In Touch Exclusive Interview:  —  My affair with Matthew Fox  —  “He didn't tell me to keep it a secret or anything.  He didn't even use protection.  He didn't seem concerned at all,” Stefani Talbott tells In Touch exclusively, about the married Lost star.
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Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Andrew Koenig Paid Rent, Moved Out Before He Disappeared  —  Andrew Koenig on Growing Pains (left) and recently  —  As missing Growing Pains actor Andrew Koenig's parents issue desperate pleas to help find their missing son, neighbors at the 41-year-old's Venice, Calif. …
Discussion: New Jersey Online
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omg!:
Andrew Koenig's Dad: “I Just Want to Know You're OK”
Discussion: TMZ.com and New York Magazine
TMZ.com:
Missing ‘Growing Pains’ Star — More Clues
Discussion: Digital Spy and Gossip Cop
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Mary-Kate Olsen Splits With Boyfriend  —  Mary-Kate Olsen is back on the market.  —  The actress-design mogul, 23, has split from boyfriend Nate Lowman, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.  —  Asked if she and Lowman are still an item, her rep tells Us, “No, they are not.  It's been a while.”
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.
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.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
The Huffington Post:
Kelly Ripa's New Tattoo PHOTOS: Consuelos On Wrist (PICTURES)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Kelly Ripa got a new tattoo and she showed it off on “Regis and Kelly” Wednesday morning.  —  Ripa, who already has a flower tattoo on her inner ankle, got “Consuelos” on her wrist, as in husband-of-13-years Mark Consuelos.
Us Weekly:
Octomom: I Lost 145 Lbs. for the Money  —  What inspired Nadya Suleman to get back into 24-inch-waist jeans nine months after giving birth to octuplets?  —  “The main reason was obviously revenue and I'm the first to admit it,” she said on The View Wednesday of dropping 145 pounds through weight training and a sensible diet.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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omg!:
‘The View’ Ladies Grill Nadya ‘Octomom’ Suleman On Her Sanity
Discussion: X17 Online
People.com:
Inside Susan Boyle's Struggle with Fame  —  After performing at Italy's Sanremo music festival on Feb. 16, Susan Boyle told an adoring audience, “Dreams have no expiry date.  I'd like this to go on and on.”  —  But at what cost?  —  Two of her brothers are now voicing concerns …
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PopEater:   Susan Boyle ‘Needs 24-hour Care,’ Her Family Claims
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Kourtney Kardashian is “faking” relationship with Scott for the cameras  —  Wow, Kourtney Kardashian and Patrick Bateman got their third In Touch Weekly cover story in a row!  This relationship drama is officially just as epic as Brangelina's!  I'm also enjoying the hyperbole In Touch has been employing for Scott and Kourtney.
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Us Weekly:
Kourtney's “100 Percent” Happy She Showed Mason's Birth on TV
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Martha Groves / L.A. NOW:
City of Beverly Hills says ‘Miss Beverly Hills’ is a fraud, disavows her stance on gay marriage  —  Lauren Ashley, a Miss California USA contestant and outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage, claims Beverly Hills as the city she represents.  Beverly Hills lays no claim to her whatsoever.
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TMZ.com:
‘Miss Beverly Hills’ Disowned by The City
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Kellvin Chavez / Latino Review:
Exclusive: David Goyer Hired To Write Superman: The Man of Steel  —  Today is huge comic book movie news Wednesday.  With the Captain America finalists breaking over at Marvel, we got something from the world of DC.  —  Our notorious trusted source ‘Pinche Taco’ came up big for us...
Peter Debruge / Variety:
Cage, Reynolds to star in CG caveman comedy  —  DreamWorks Animation taps duo for ‘The Croods’  —  Nicolas Cage and Ryan Reynolds will play CG cavemen in DreamWorks Animation's “The Croods,” a comedy that pits a prehistoric patriarch (Cage) against a forward-thinking outsider (Reynolds).
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen MIA on Set, Denise Sounded Alarm  —  Charlie Sheen's ex-wife warned people on “Two and a Half Men” that Charlie needed help badly ... sources tell TMZ.  —  We've learned Denise Richards contacted an exec from the show Monday morning and said she was concerned about Charlie relapsing …
Discussion: omg!, RADAR and Perez Hilton
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Mickey Rourke to play Conan's father  —  Mickey Rourke is in negotiations to play Conan's father in Lionsgate's “Conan” movie.  —  Marcus Nispel is directing the pic, which being produced by Nu Image/Millenium Films and sees Jason Momoa playing the barbarian warrior created by Robert E. Howard.
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Justin Theroux Readying ‘Zoolander 2’ For Ben Stiller And Paramount: Will Owen Join Them?  —  EXCLUSIVE: What's better than being really, really ridiculously good-looking like Zoolander?  Being really, really ridiculously good-looking in the 2001 cult classic's sequel.
Times of London:
Shock jock Howard Stern lines up lovers of Tiger Woods for $100,000 beauty contest  —  As if Tiger Woods's apology last week for his serial philandering wasn't enough of a public humiliation, several of his former mistresses have agreed to take part in a beauty pageant in which they will compete for a $100,000 (£65,000) prize.
TMZ.com:
'Bachelor's' Rozlyn Papa in Sex Tape Drama  —  A new celebrity sex tape is being shopped around the porn community — and the person peddling the tape says the star is Rozlyn Papa from “The Bachelor.”  —  TMZ has learned the tape is being shopped to a variety of XXX companies all over all over L.A. — including LiveJasmin.com
Nicole Sperling / Hollywood Insider:
Exclusive: Bradley Cooper drops out of spy comedy ‘This Means War’  —  The Hangover's Bradley Cooper won't be heading to the spy genre anytime soon.  The actor has exited the long-gestating spy comedy project This Means War, in which he was set to start opposite Reese Witherspoon.
Discussion: /Film and Dark Horizons
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘NCIS,’ ‘Bones,’ ‘Lost,’ ‘Supernatural,’ 'Grey's,' and more!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: Happy belated birthday!
Discussion: Warming Glow
 
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EXCLUSIVE: Carrie Prejean Living In Sin With Fiance Kyle Boller
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People.com:
George Clooney Staying Put in Italian Villa
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Lawyer: Deadliest Catch's Jake Harris Wasn't Driving Drunk
Discussion: Fancast News
Bob Sassone / TV Squad:
Letterman's Plan For Leno's First Week Back? Jerry Seinfeld!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Pop Crunch
New York Post:
Padma Lakshmi's baby will grow up with a dad
Discussion: Perez Hilton and The Blemish
DailyFill.com:
Justin Bieber Slightly Terrified Of Miley Cyrus
Discussion: X17 Online
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Melanie Goodfellow / Deadline:
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
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