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2:15 PM ET, March 3, 2010

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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 …
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 …
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, omg! and The Hollywood Gossip
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, The Dish Rag and TresSugar
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The Cheese / Hollywoodtuna:
Vanessa Paradis Topless In Elle
Discussion: Celebslam
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
TMZ.com:
‘Real Housewife’ — I'm Not Really a Lesbian  —  “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kim Zolciak hasn't traded in Big Poppa for a Big Mama — and last night she set the record straight on her alleged relationship with a female DJ.  —  Yesterday at LAX, the weaved wonder said she's not pulling …
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online, Perez Hilton and Crushable
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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Melena Ryzik / Carpetbagger:
Anatomy of a Smear Campaign
David Germain / Associated Press:
‘Hurt Locker’ producer barred from Oscars
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Steve Pond / The Wrap:
‘Hurt Locker’ Producer Barred From Oscarcast
Us Weekly:
Megan Fox Reveals How Many Guys She's Slept With  —  Megan Fox can count the number of guys she's slept with on one hand.  —  “I've only been with two men my entire life,” the actress, 23, tells the April issue of Harper's Bazaar (via Huffington Post).  “My childhood sweetheart and Brian.”
Discussion: X17 Online and The Huffington Post
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FemaleFirst:
Megan Fox Has Had Limited Lovers
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Megan Fox: “I've only been with two men my entire life”
Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson: “I Don't Accept” John Mayer's Apology  —  Jessica Simpson is forgetting, but not forgiving, her ex John Mayer.  —  During her appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show airing Wednesday, Simpson, 29, says that she tried to read the controversial Playboy interview in which he called her …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Jessica Simpson: I Don't Accept John's Apology
Discussion: PopSugar
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.
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PopEater:   Sacha Baron Cohen's Oscar Skit Yanked
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne — No Jail 'Til Monday  —  Lil Wayne will not be going to jail today — dude's check-in date was just pushed back again ... for the 3rd time!!!  —  If you've been following the saga, Wayne was originally supposed to go to jail a few weeks ago ... but the judge cut him a break …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Rolling Stone
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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: Perez Hilton and Gabby Babble
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 …
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.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Singer Keyshia Cole Gives Birth to Baby Boy!  —  It's a boy for Keyshia Cole!  —  The singer, 28, tells UsMagazine.com exclusively that she and Cleveland Cavaliers player Daniel Gibson “are proud to announce the birth of their beautiful baby boy, Daniel Hiram Gibson Jr.” It's the first child for the R&B star.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
TMZ.com:
Rihanna's Hot Body at the Center of a Legal War  —  Rihanna's incredible physique is the subject of a nasty legal battle — and it's all because the singer allegedly didn't pay her personal trainer for a few days worth of work.  —  The trainer — Cindy Percival — filed the lawsuit …
Discussion: Access Hollywood and Starpulse
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Daniels, Bloom raise HBO family  —  ‘Precious’ director, award-winning author prepare series  —  Lee Daniels has set his sights on a new family drama, this time for HBO with author Amy Bloom.  —  The helmer of “Precious” has teamed with Bloom to develop a series about a multigenerational, multiracial family in Philadelphia.
Discussion: The Playlist and EW.com
 
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Hollie McKay / Associated Press:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Idol’ Finalist Elliott Yamin Needs to Get Out of Chile …
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