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8:00 AM ET, March 4, 2010

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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: Rob Lowe ditches ‘Brothers & Sisters’ for ‘Parks and Recreation’  —  File this one under “G” for very good career move.  Better yet, file it under “V” and cross-reference it under “G.”  Oh, screw the filing and just listen up: Sources confirm to me exclusively that Rob Lowe …
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Matt Webb Mitovich / Fancast News:
‘Parks & Rec’ Boss On Rob Lowe's Arrival: “It's a Perfect Fit”
Discussion: E! Online
Lynette Rice / Hollywood Insider:
Exclusive: Sarah Palin shopping Alaska TV docudrama with Mark Burnett  —  Sarah Palin, TV producer?  Multiple sources confirm that Palin and uber-reality show producer Mark Burnett have been making the rounds in Hollywood this week to pitch a TV docudrama about Alaska.
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E! Online:
Sarah Palin and Grabby Entourage “Like Locusts” at Oscar Gift Suite  —  Why wouldn't Sarah Palin be at an Oscar gifting suite?  —  The Fox News contributor and one-time vice presidental hopeful showed up to Silver Spoon's Oscar Suite in West Hollywood yesterday, benefiting the Red Cross.
Discussion: hollywoodbackwash.com
Bryan Alexander / PopEater:
Sarah Palin Reveals Her Love of Hollywood Swag
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jake ‘The Bachelor’ Cheated On Vienna After Getting Engaged!  —  Jake “The Bachelor” Pavelka cheated on Vienna after they got engaged while filming the ABC show, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  Jake contacted his ex-girlfriend the day after taping wrapped, a source told RadarOnline.com.
Discussion: Crushable
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TMZ.com:
‘Bachelor’ Winner — Cruisin' for a Boozin'  —  One year before falling in love with Jake Pavelka on “The Bachelor,” Vienna Girardi enjoyed partying with men in bath tubs and on cruise ships!!!  —  Check out Girardi gettin' her drink on with some, er, friends while cruising to the Bahamas on Spring Break last year.
Us Weekly:
COVER STORY: Bachelor EXCLUSIVE: Taunting Ali Was Part of Vienna's Winning Strategy
Discussion: Fancast News
Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan Shows Her Bra and Ass in Purple  —  When I heard that Lindsay Lohan would be in a Terry Richardson photoshoot in the new issue of Purple magazine, I was pretty excited for some really hot pictures.  After all, her last major shoot featured Lindsay Lohan topless in Muse magazine …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Really Likes a Boy  —  1980s pop star Boy George and former actress Lindsay Lohan exchanged beauty secrets in London on Wednesday.  —  The dynamic duo have a lot in common, like ... stalled music careers, rehab and prison.  —  Karma chameleon is a bitch.  —  See Also
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
Hollyscoop Entertainment News:
Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart Welcome a Baby Girl  —  HOLLYSCOOP EXCLUSIVE  —  by:  —  Ani Esmailian  —  Hollyscoop has learned exclusively that Eric Dane aka: Dr. McSteamy, and his gorgeous wife Rebecca Gayheart just welcomed a baby girl.  —  Gayheart checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen Marriage Explodes As Multiple Sex Partners Revealed  —  Charlie Sheen's marriage is exploding in a public scandal of enormous magnitude that is dwarfing the headlines made by his arrest for domestic violence and rehab stints for both husband and wife.
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 …
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PopEater:
Jessica Simpson ‘So Disappointed’ in John Mayer
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
Jessica Simpson: I Don't Accept John's Apology
Discussion: PopSugar and omg!
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Neil Patrick Harris Will Be Lead Smurf  —  Neil Patrick Harris has a TV-heavy resume.  Now he's just landed the lead in Smurfs: The Movie for Sony.  Harris won't have to walk around as a blue-tinted Avatar, either.  The Raja Gosnell-directed film is a mix of live action and animation, and Harris is the lead live action character.
The Huffington Post:
Megan Fox In ‘Bazaar’: I've Only Had Sex With Two Men  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Megan Fox covers the April Harper's Bazaar, and inside she talks about her sex life and shows a glimmer of self awareness about her branding strategy.  The issue hits newsstands March 4.  Here are some excerpts from the interview:
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Us Weekly:
Megan Fox Reveals How Many Guys She's Slept With
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Celebrity Smack
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Scoop: Dana Delany off ‘Desperate Housewives’?  —  Wow - and I thought I was popular!  Dana Delany is so well-regarded over at ABC that network prez Steve McPherson is inviting her to cheat on Desperate Housewives by starring in Body of Evidence, an Alphabet pilot that, if it's picked up …
Discussion: Inside TV Blog
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Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Renée Zellweger's BFF: Bradley Cooper's Mom  —  Gloria Cooper and Renée Zellweger  —  It seems Renée Zellweger has a new BFF: Bradley Cooper's mother Gloria.  —  The actress brought her boyfriend's mom to the Tuesday night opening of Vera Wang's Melrose store in Los Angeles, where the pair behaved like old pals.
Discussion: CNN and Perez Hilton
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Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Slim Renée Zellweger turns heads at Vogue party …
Matt / Warming Glow:
MICHAEL EMERSON OF ‘LOST’ IN 1992 PRISON TRAINING VIDEO  —  Michael Emerson, better known as Benjamin Linus on “Lost,” first creeped out fans of the show when his character was captured and imprisoned by the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815.  And though Ben Linus may have been the one in the cell …
The FADER:
The FADER Issue 66 Free Download  —  We've heard from a few people—more than a few actually—surprised at our choice of cover stars for FADER #66.  This shock is not over the individual artists, but over their juxtaposition.  This is what FADER has been about from day one, though.
Shaheem Reid / MTV:
Rapper J-Kwon Missing, Label Says  —  ‘If anyone has seen J-Kwon or has access to him, please let him know,’ label says in statement.  —  St. Louis native J-Kwon, who made a huge splash in 2004 with the hit “Tipsy,” has been missing for almost a month, his label says.
Melissa Noble / coverawards.com:
Life And Style: Why Does Shiloh Look Like A Boy?  —  Life and Style asks why Brangelina are allowing Shiloh to look like a boy.  She wears boy's clothes, has a boy's haircut and refers to herself as John.  —  Also: check out the Bachelor wedding album, how Vienna tricked Jake and how Brangelina are “rocked” by a new tell-all.
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Spencer Pratt's Dog Leaves Him in Stitches  —  Spencer Pratt got a serious tongue-lashing by someone other than his reupholstered wife Heidi Montag when an incident with his dog got real bloody ... real fast.  —  It all went down Monday while Spencer was playing a game of tug-of-war with his little dog.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Perez Hilton
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
‘Hurt Locker’ Sued Over Stolen Identity  —  An Army sergeant has filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the makers of Oscar-nominated film “The Hurt Locker” just days before the Academy Awards ceremony, claiming the central character in the film is based on him.
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin: “Everyone Loved Her” on DWTS Set  —  Kate Gosselin is fitting in nicely with her new pals from Dancing With the Stars.  On Tuesday, the reality-mom turned amateur dancer met up with her DWTS rivals in a Hollywood studio for a photo shoot.  —  “Kate was so nice,” a set source tells UsMagazine.com.
Kenneth Jones / Playbill:
Lemony Snicket, Rita Moreno, The Great Game Will Be Part of Berkeley Rep in 2010-11; Season Announced  —  Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced a 2010-11 season that will include new works by Lemony Snicket, Rinne Groff and artistic director Tony Taccone, plus appearances by Rita Moreno, Geoff Hoyle and Mike Daisey.
Discussion: Pop Crunch and Gawker
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Rachel McAdams joining Woody Allen film  —  Actress will star opposite Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard  —  Rachel McAdams is in negotiations to star opposite Owen Wilson and Marion Cotillard in Woody Allen's untitled movie scheduled to shoot in the summer.  —  As with most Allen movies …
 
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Rolling Stone / Rock and Roll Daily:
Shaun White's Big Air and Big Hair: The New Issue of Rolling Stone
Discussion: Pop Crunch, Perez Hilton and The Bosh
Dustin Rowles / Pajiba:
Exclusive: Catherine Hardwicke Attached to “Dot War”
Showbiz Spy:
Ke$ha Blasts Britney Spears
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton:
Alec Baldwin For Sale!
Discussion: Movieline
OK! Magazine:
Dita Von Teese EXCLUSIVE: Ok.co.uk gets up close and personal …
PopEater:
Zach Galifianikis to Bring the Weirdness to ‘SNL’
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Contactmusic.com:
Amy Winehouse - Amy Winehouse Needs To Be Clean Bride
Discussion: Litely Salted and Perez Hilton
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Seal Throws A Hissy Fit Over a Pinkberry
Marco / X17 Online:
Dave Navarro Gets Naked For PETA
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Rihanna's Hot Body at the Center of a Legal War
TMZ.com:
‘Real Housewife’ — I'm Not Really a Lesbian
Discussion: X17 Online, Perez Hilton and Crushable
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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