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Robert Pitts / People.com:
Country Music Artist Chely Wright Comes Out — Country singer Chely Wright's reasoning was sound. “There had never, ever been a country music artist who had acknowledged his or her homosexuality,” she tells PEOPLE. “I wasn't going to be the first.” — But now Wright is changing her tune.
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Gus Van Sant / Interview Magazine:
MADONNA — Photography MARCUS PIGGOTT, MERT ALAS — GUS VAN SANT: Hey, Madonna. — MADONNA: Gus, is that you? — VAN SANT: Yes. I'm at my house in L.A., just reading the paper. — MADONNA: Are you living in L.A. now? — VAN SANT: I still live in Portland [Oregon] …
E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan Pal: Yup, She's Gonna Play a Porn Star — Lindsay Lohan may have recently been canned from a movie, but that doesn't mean she's not getting other work. — Last month, Lohan was reported to have signed on to upcoming indie flick Inferno to play Linda Lovelace …
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Angelina Jolie Skips Out on Presidential Invite — Everyone knows Angelina Jolie is an incredibly busy woman, but too busy to meet President Obama? Yep, rather than celebrate at the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend, Angie's pal tells me she'd rather be doing something …
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Vanity Fair:
The World Cup's Stars Wear Their Flags—And Little Else—For Annie Leibovitz — In 38 days, it begins. The World Cup captivates more people around the globe than any other event, sporting or otherwise. Every four years, in pubs and corporate boardrooms, thatched huts and flophouses …
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People.com:
Source: Halle Berry ‘Kicked Gabriel Out’ Months Ago — Make no bones about it. Halle Berry didn't get dumped by Gabriel Aubry. Their split happened several months ago - and it was the actress who initiated it, according to a source. — “She kicked him out months ago because he wasn't able …
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LoriC / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Guns, Lies & Missing Money - The Official Report Into Olivia Newton John's Missing Ex-Lover — The US Coast Guard's explosive, top secret dossier on Patrick McDermott, Olivia Newton John's vanished ex-lover, has been obtained by RadarOnline.com, five years after his mysterious disappearance …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lynn Redgrave Dies at Age 67 — Lynn Redgrave, a vital and popular member of Britain's Redgrave dynasty, died Sunday night. She was 67 and had waged a lengthy battle with breast cancer. — Speaking on behalf of her children - Ben, Pema and Annabel, who were with her …
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
David Boreanaz Admits: I Cheated on My Wife — Bones star David Boreanaz is opening up about reports that he has been unfaithful to his wife of nearly nine years, Jaime Bergman. — “Our marriage has been tainted with my infidelities,” the actor admits to PEOPLE. “I just want to be open and honest.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson's Dad — ‘He Was Not Gay’ — Joe Jackson is pissed at Michael Jackson's former best friend/doctor, Arnold Klein, for telling TMZ MJ was gay and had a relationship with Klein's office manager. — Joe railed at Klein, telling TMZ, “It's not true. Michael was not gay.”
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Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Seth Green Gets Married! — Seth Green is officially off the market: The actor married model/actress Clare Grant on Saturday, his rep confirms to PEOPLE. — Green and Grant tied the knot at a private vineyard in Northern California, according to a source.
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Andrew Wallenstein / Hollywood Reporter:
Why Conan should not have done ‘60 Minutes’ — Commentary: O'Brien came across more tragic than comic — “It's crucial to me that anyone ... take away anything from this, it's that I'm fine,” Conan O'Brien says in his “60 Minutes” interview with Steve Kroft. “I'm doing great.
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TMZ.com:
Michael Lohan Hit by Lightning — TMZ has actual proof — God does not like Michael Lohan. — Michael tells TMZ the plane he took yesterday on his way from New York to L.A. got hit by lightning. — Michael says the plane made a scheduled layover in Atlanta but it was damaged badly enough …
Scott Huver / People.com:
‘Uncle’ George Lopez: Sandra Bullock Could Not Be Happier — Comedian George Lopez has declared himself “a proud uncle” now that the cat's out of the bag on his pal Sandra Bullock's secret adoption. — “I am a proud uncle and [my wife] Ann is a proud aunt,” Lopez told PEOPLE before hitting …
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen & Wife Reach Secret Financial Divorce Deal — The marriage is over, they no longer live together, and now Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller have reached a secret financial deal for their impending divorce, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Shruti Dhalwala / People.com:
Jessica Biel Sets Sights on Mt. Everest Climb — She may have climbed to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, but for her next athletic adventure Jessica Biel wants to go bigger. — “I'm thinking about trekking to Everest base camp,” Biel, 28, told PEOPLE Saturday at the 13th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women in New York's Times Square.
Glen Runciter / Gawker:
Is This Britney Spears' Demo of Lady Gaga's ‘Telephone’? An Analysis — The purported Britney Spears demo of “Telephone”—originally written for Spears by Lady Gaga before Gaga hit it big—has leaked. That sound you just heard was “BritBrit” overtaking “Bieber” on Twitter. We have the track, and some theories.
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Us Weekly:
Kat Von D Defends Michelle McGee — Kat Von D says you shouldn't have anything against Jesse James' lover Michelle “Bombshell” McGee because of her tattoos. — “You can't judge a book by its cover,” the L.A. Ink star told UsMagazine.com at the Gay & Lesbian Center's An Evening With Women …
TMZ.com:
Spencer Pratt — In the Business of Guidos — Spencer Pratt is dead set on capitalizing on the “Jersey Shore” craze — TMZ has learned he's teamed up with Snooki's ex-boyfriend to lockdown a trademark on a Guido-themed energy drink ... seriously. — Pratt and Emilio Masella …
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TMZ.com:
Jenna Jameson, Tito Ortiz Reconcile — TMZ has learned Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz have agreed to reconcile, and the plan is for Tito to move back in the family home midweek. — Sources involved in the situation say the only reason for the delay ... the automatic restraining order …
Charlie Jane Anders / io9:
Are These Leaked Lost Script Pages For Real? — An Italian site has uploaded six precious pages from the final episode of Lost, and it seems like a lot's changed between now and then. Are they for real? Inside sources say yes. So what's going to happen? Spoilers ahead...
BBC:
German man ‘marries’ his dying cat — A German man has unofficially married his cat after the animal fell ill and vets told him it might not live much longer, Bild newspaper reports. — It says Uwe Mitzscherlich, 39, paid an actress 300 euros (£260,$395) to officiate at the ceremony …
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Breaking: FX renews ‘Justified’ — THIS JUST IN: I'm happy to report that FX has renewed Justified for a 13-episode second season. — Since premiering in March, the acclaimed Timothy Olyphant drama has averaged a strong 3.4 million viewers. It ranks as this this year's No. 1 new series on basic cable among men 18-49 (1.1 million).