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12:55 PM ET, March 3, 2010

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NBC New York:
Naomi Campbell at it Again: Smacks Driver, Runs: Police  —  Fled after slap: Cops  —  The catty catwalker is back — and on the run.  —  Naomi Campbell's driver says she slapped and punched him while he was driving her around midtown Manhattan, a law enforcement official said.
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Us Weekly:
Naomi Campbell Attacks Limo Driver, Flees Police: Report  —  Naomi Campbell may be in trouble with the law again.  —  Manhattan police were looking for the supermodel following a violent incident with her limo driver on Tuesday afternoon.  —  According to an NBC New York report, Campbell …
NY Daily News:
Naomi Campbell's model misbehavior: Cops hunting for supermodel …
New York Post:
Raging Naomi strikes again
Discussion: RADAR, Hollywood Life and Hecklerspray
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
No charges for Naomi Campbell in NYC driver flap
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
TMZ.com:
Sources: Jackson Kids Tried Stunning Blanket  —  Multiple sources are telling TMZ the stun gun that Jermaine Jackson's 13-year-old son purchased was actually used by the children in the house ... and Michael Jackson's son, Blanket was an intended target.  —  As we first reported …
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Jackson Family: Blanket Never Threatened with Stun Gun  —  A lawyer for Katherine Jackson is zapping reports that Jermaine Jackson's 13-year-old son Jaafar allegedly tried to harm the late King of Pop's son Blanket with a stun gun.  —  The L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services visited …
Discussion: The Blemish, PopEater and TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Marathon Investigation at Jackson Home
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, ABCNEWS and Movieline
Marco / X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Randy Jackson Speaks Out Regarding “Outrageous” Stun Gun Lies
Discussion: TMZ.com, Digital Spy and omg!
TMZ.com:
Jackson Family Statement - Kids Are Happy
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Dave McNary / Variety:
'Gilligan's Island' headed to the bigscreen  —  Warner Bros., Atlas Ent. to adapt popular '60s sitcom  —  The seven castaways of “Gilligan's Island” have found a home at Warner Bros. and Atlas Entertainment.  —  The studio and production company have begun development on a feature film based …
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
How Johnny Depp Enjoys the Simple Life in France  —  He's been The Mad Hatter, Edward Scissorhands and Captain Jack Sparrow - and yet he dreams of cultivating a premium vino.  —  In a cover interview with French magazine VSD, on newsstands Thursday, Johnny Depp opens up in a rare discussion …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Dish Rag
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The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:   Vanessa Paradis Topless In Elle
AlphaTrade Finance:
Academy Award Nominee ‘The Hurt Locker’ Allegedly Steals War Hero's Identity - Fieger Files Multimillion Dollar Suit  —  There will be a press conference on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010 AT 11:00 A.M. EST AT THE LAW OFFICES OF GEOFFREY FIEGER , 19390 WEST TEN MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN …
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David Germain / Associated Press:
‘Hurt Locker’ producer barred from Oscars
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
'Hurt Locker's Nicolas Chartier Will Have Private Oscar Party Thrown In His Honor
Discussion: New York Magazine and Movieline
Steve Pond / The Wrap:
‘Hurt Locker’ Producer Barred From Oscarcast
Discussion: FishBowlLA and Inside Movies
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Vulture Exclusive: To Protect James Cameron's Feelings, Sacha Baron Cohen's Avatar Sketch Is Cut From Oscar Telecast  —  Just a week ago, Sacha Baron Cohen — the alter ego of Borat and Brüno — was announced as an Oscar presenter by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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PopEater:
Sacha Baron Cohen's Oscar Skit Yanked  —  If there was anyone who could fall into the “too racy for the Oscars” category when it came to writing a skit, Sacha Baron Cohen sits at the top of the list.  So it's no surprise that the man behind raunchy-yet-hysterical alter egos like 'Borat …
NY Daily News:
Wait, what?  Mo'Nique says hubby can cheat, loves her hairy legs  —  Open marriage?  Maybe partly.  —  Despite her constant claims of an open union with hubby Sidney Hicks, Mo'Nique reveals that she doesn't stray - but she may not be able to say the same about her better half.
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Slim Renée Zellweger turns heads at Vogue party... but Reese Witherspoon looks even skinnier  —  She's rumoured to be filming a third Bridget Jones film later this year.  —  But petite Renée Zellweger showed no sign of piling on the pounds as she posed for photographs at a Vogue party in Hollywood last night.
George Rush / NY Daily News:
Wyclef Jean's wife flips out after finding nude pic of his manager Lisa Ellis on his cell: source  —  “Fugees” star Wyclef Jean may be in trouble at home after his wife discovered a nude picture of his gorgeous manager on his cell phone, sources said.  —  Marie Claudinette demanded …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Tim Burton Hunts Abe Lincoln & Vampires  —  Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner have spent years trying to frame an epic film about President Lincoln and his agonizing decision to prolong the war and crush the South because it was the only way to abolish slavery.
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Us Weekly:
Idol Finalist Sent to Hospital, Girl Competition Show Delayed  —  As a result, the guys will compete on Tuesday night's show, and the women — originally slated to take the stage Tuesday — will perform Wednesday.  —  A source tells Us that Bowersox, 24, is recovering from diabetes complications.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Justin Timberlake cast in ‘Bad Teacher’  —  Cameron Diaz also stars in Jake Kasdan comedy  —  Justin Timberlake has nabbed the coveted role of the male lead in “Bad Teacher,” the Cameron Diaz comedy Jake Kasdan is directing for Columbia.  —  Molly Shannon and Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family") are also joining the cast.
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Julianne Hough and Dane Cook: More Than Friends?  —  Since her split from boyfriend Chuck Wicks in November, country and dancing darling Julianne Hough appears to be enjoying the single life.  —  In December she was briefly linked to Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill …
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Video game incursion into Hollywood could continue with Space Invaders  —  With a movie version of Missile Command essentially set up at Fox and an adaptation of Asteroids in development at Universal, it was only a matter of time before a studio decided to take on the grandfather of all video games, Space Invaders.
PopEater:
Roger Ebert Debuts New, Familiar Voice on ‘Oprah’  —  Cancer surgery may have cost film critic Roger Ebert his speech, but his familiar voice was resurrected in a much-anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey this afternoon.  Ebert debuted a synthesized voice, developed by a Scottish company …
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omg!:
Lost Recap: Going for the Kill  —  In the spirit of Lost, let's flash forward.  To the last five minutes of the March 2 episode.  —  What an ending, right?  Tense and action-packed, it also managed to pack a wallop in plot production.  The smoke monster, i.e., fake-Locke, i.e. …
Discussion: TMZ.com
 
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