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4:25 PM ET, June 23, 2010

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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.
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DailyFill.com:
Somebody's Marrying Kelli Pickler
Discussion: omg!
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 …
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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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Enquirer: Al Gore sexually attacked a masseuse in 2006
Discussion: The Frisky
People.com:
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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Jamey Keaten / Associated Press:
Monaco's Prince Albert to marry Charlene Wittstock
Discussion: The Dish Rag and Perez Hilton
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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DesigningWoman / RADAR:
PHOTOS: Lady Gaga Takes A Trip
Discussion: Socialite Life and Bossip
Vera / ImNotObsessed.com:
New Lady Gaga Songs Leaks: Changing Skies
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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Daily Mail:
Dancing injury means Katy Perry has to wear a surgical stocking on stage
Discussion: Socialite Life
Hunnybunny / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Khloe Kardashian & Lamar Odom Leave On Belated Honeymoon  —  Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are finally going on their honeymoon, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  PHOTOS: Kim & Kourtney Kardashian Love Vegas  —  Although they were married months ago in a lavished ceremony, the couple delayed their honeymoon.
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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 …
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
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.
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.
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?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bumpshack.com
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Cynthia Nixon Joins Showtime's ‘Big C’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Laura Linney's Cathy is getting Miranda as a friend.  Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda on the hit HBO comedy series Sex and the City and in the 2 features the show spawned, is joining the cast of Linney's upcoming Showtime dark comedy series The Big C as a recurring.
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.
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.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Socialite Life
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.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
John Lithgow, Freida Pinto join ‘Apes’  —  Fox's prequel stars James Franco  —  John Lithgow and Freida Pinto are coming on board “Rise of the Apes,” Fox's prequel to its “Planet of the Apes” franchise starring James Franco.  —  Rupert Wyatt will direct the feature, which focuses on a scientist …
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 …
Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
DreamWorks plans Good Luck Trolls movie  —  ‘Evergone’ writers to pen animated feature  —  The Good Luck Trolls, with their frizzy, pastel-colored hair, are coming to the big screen via DreamWorks Animation.  —  The Glendale-based animation house, which has already turned an ogre into the successful …
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.
Discussion: newsfeed.time.com and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Mets Ace Johan Santana Accused of Sexual Battery  —  TMZ has learned New York Mets star pitcher Johan Santana was accused in a police report of sexual battery that allegedly went down on a Florida golf course ... but the case went nowhere.  —  TMZ obtained a copy of the report filed …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
 
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