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Eileen Finan / People.com:
Kellie Pickler Engaged to Kyle Jacobs — For Kellie Pickler, June 15 has long been “sad and hard for me,” as it is the birthday of her late grandmother, Faye Pickler. — But the traditional sadness of the day turned to happiness last week, when Pickler's boyfriend, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, proposed on a Florida beach at sunset.
National Enquirer:
EXCLUSIVE: GORE SEX SCANDAL — ENQUIRER WORLD EXCLUSIVE: AL GORE has been accused of sexually attacking a masseuse in Portland, Oregon - and is named in the official police report about the alleged assault, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively! — The bombshell story will appear …
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Monaco's Prince Albert to Marry — One of the world's most eligible bachelors is off the market. Prince Albert II of Monaco will marry South African former swimmer Charlene Wittstock, the Mediterranean principality's royal palace confirmed to PEOPLE on Wednesday.
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New York Post:
‘Jersey’ boys' ‘Queer’ shock — Talk about a situation. The guys of MTV's “Jersey Shore” were more than pumped when the Village Voice asked them to pose in all their muscled glory for the cover, but it didn't tell them it was for the annual “Queer Issue.”
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Tony Phillips / Village Voice:
The Guido Ideal Goes On The Down-Low in Jersey — Craig Austin calls his 18-man hot tub “a big bowl of cute boy soup.” The Tom's River resident hosts some of the Jersey Shore's hottest homos in a summertime series of bacchanals. Nearly all of the ingredients in his man-stew are Italian-American …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jake Pavelka: Vienna Cheating Was the “Final Straw” — The new issue of Us Weekly (on stands today) reports there was growing tension between Jake Pavelka and fiancee Vienna Girardi before they announced their split Monday night. — But still, Pavelka, 32 …
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TMZ.com:
Lady Gaga Falls Hard — Looking like the illegitimate love child of Axl Rose, Madonna and Marilyn Manson, attention whore Lady Gaga bit it big time while unsuccessfully maneuvering through Heathrow airport in a pair of sensible leather chaps and comfy transatlantic travel platform boots on Wednesday.
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Ryan Seacrest & Julianne Hough Getting ‘More Serious’ — Are Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough a match made in reality TV heaven? — “Things have gotten more serious over the last month,” a source tells PEOPLE. “They're perfect for each other.” — The American Idol host and the former Dancing …
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE OSCAR SHOCKER! Academy Board Of Governors Discusses Moving Awards To January; Moguls See Plusses — BREAKING NEWS!... EXCLUSIVE... UPDATED I've just learned that, at tonight's Board of Governors meeting of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, members discussed moving up the 2011 Oscars to sometime in January.
PopEater:
Katy Perry Gets 17 Stitches After Dancing Injury — Partying after performing at Sunday's MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Katy Perry injured herself dancing and landed in the hospital for 17 stitches. — The UK's Daily Mail writes that Perry, 26, “cut her leg open after falling over during …
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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Khloé Kardashian has a courtside catfight! — Khloé Kardashian is feeling unloved — not because of her husband, Lamar Odom, but because of one of his Lakers teammates' wives. According to an insider, Kobe Bryant's wife, Vanessa, “hates” Khloé and her entire family …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Extremely Late, Very Irate — Lindsay Lohan is declaring war on a reality TV show — claiming she's being unfairly portrayed as an irresponsible slacker who almost sabotaged a photo shoot for her own line of leggings ... problem is, it's all true.
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New York Post:
Kate Hudson's public smooches — Kate Hudson is going very public with her relationship with Muse rocker Matt Bellamy. Monday night, the two had an early dinner at the Spotted Pig and engaged in a public kissing session between courses. “They were making out, rubbing each other's hands,” said a fellow diner.
Andrew Hough / Telegraph:
Glee producers ‘ban sex on set after young cast broke strict rules’ — The creators of Glee, the hugely successful cult television show, have been forced to issue a “no sex” on set order amid claims some cast members flouted rules banning romantic contact during production.
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Sandra Bullock Gives Surprise Country Serenade — First an Oscar, now a Grammy in the cards for Sandra Bullock? — Well, possibly not, given her tongue-in-cheek guitar plucking during Tuesday night's star-studded Nashville Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Recovery, where Bullock was a surprise - and very popular - guest.
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Belinda Goldsmith / Reuters:
Nurse in V-J Day kiss photo dies — Woman waited decades to claim fame in Times Square image — Edith Shain in April displays a photo of her famous V-J Day kiss with a sailor at the end of World War II in Tiems Square, New York. Shain, who claimed to be the nurse photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt, died Sunday in Los Angeles.
OK! Magazine:
COVER STORY: Jen Aniston — Yes, I'm Having a Baby! — In the new issue of OK! — on sale everywhere Thursday — we've got the inside scoop about Jennifer Aniston's baby plans that everybody is going to be talking about! Why Jen's finally ready now! Who might the daddy be?
Sarah / People.com:
James Van Der Beek & Kimberly Brook: We're Having a Girl! — It's going to be a pink-and-white-themed baby shower for James Van Der Beek's pregnant girlfriend Kimberly Brook. — “We're so excited to announce we are expecting a girl!” Brook told PEOPLE exclusively at Tuesday's Jaguar …
Gary Shteyngart / GQ Magazine: GQ:
She Might Get Loud — Or rather, louder. Bigger. Richer. Because for all of M.I.A.'s twenty-first-century sound and global-nomad street cred, she's still not quite as famous as she wants to be. But now, with her long-awaited and wildly buzzed-about third album due out any minute, Earth may be about to go truly gaga for Maya
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Floridians / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: 80's Pop Singer Gioia Bruno Caught Trafficking Methamphetamines — Gioia Bruno is the lead singer of the 1980's pop band Expose and RadarOnline.com has learned the once famous singer has fallen into the wrong crowd and has been charged with trafficking methamphetamines.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Neverland Creditor's Claim — TMZ has obtained a new creditor's claim filed in the Michael Jackson estate case, in which a lending company is asking for $4,580,000 for services connected with the refinancing of Neverland. — Jon Divens, the lawyer for the creditor …
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Gary Susman / PopEater:
Why It Doesn't Matter That Megan Fox Is Not a Box Office Draw — Pop-Ed: Conventional wisdom has it that Megan Fox's career is toast. — Her latest movie, the comic-book western ‘Jonah Hex’ (in which she co-stars with Josh Brolin), opened last week and underperformed even the already-low …
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Weeds’ scoop: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alanis Morissette to return — Two familiar faces will sprout up on the new season of Weeds. — Jennifer Jason Leigh is set to reprise her role as Nancy's older sister Jill in one episode, while Alanis Morissette is returning for two episodes as Nancy's baby doc (and girlfriend to Andy).
Josef Adalian / New York Magazine:
Fox's Plans for a Glee Reality Show Have Been Quietly Shelved — This year will see a little less Glee, and that's probably a good thing, not only for your Journey-bludgeoned ears, but also for the show. Vulture has learned that Fox is scrapping its previously announced plans to air …
Bri Taylor / Gather:
Kim Kardashian Bashes Breastfeeding Mother via Twitter — Kim Kardashian has been in and out of the news of late, amidst rumors linking her to Justin Bieber, one story that, if true, has many questioning her judgment. That's not the only reason to question the reality star's judgment, however.