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TMZ.com:
Oksana Demanded Millions for Tapes ... Allegedly  —  Sources connected with Mel Gibson tell TMZ they have “hard proof” Oksana Grigorieva tried to extort Gibson, demanding more than $10 million from the actor in return for keeping the secret tapes just that — secret.
TMZ.com:
Robyn Gibson Supports Mel in Court  —  Mel Gibson's soon-to-be ex-wife, Robyn, has written a sworn declaration on behalf of Mel, saying he has never physically abused her or any of their children in the 28 years they were married ... TMZ has learned.  —  We've learned in the declaration …
PopEater:
Did Oksana Try Extorting Mel Gibson for Millions?
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Famecrawler
Ken Lee / People.com:
Ex-Wife Supports Mel Gibson in Battle with Oksana
Discussion: PopEater and EW.com
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Sex Tape Legal Scandal — Ex-Lover Suing Real Housewife Danielle Staub  —  Real Housewives of New Jersey star, Danielle Staub, keeps getting in to very hot water over her numerous sex tapes.  —  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Staub's ex, Stephen Zalewski …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Famecrawler
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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive Photos:Teresa Giudice's elegant mansion
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Teresa Giudice shows off her tacky mansion to In Touch Weekly
TMZ.com:
Trump Requests Services of Tiger Woods Mistress #1  —  TMZ has learned Donald Trump is getting in on the action with Tiger Woods mistress numero uno Rachel Uchitel ... because he's offered her a job on the next season of “The Celebrity Apprentice.”  —  Trump — a longtime friend of Tiger's …
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — No Early Check-In  —  Sources close to Lindsay Lohan tell TMZ the actress is '"freaked out" about going to jail and will NOT begin her 90-day jail sentence one minute before she's required to ... even though early check-in would avoid a media circus.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Lindsay Lohan Checks Herself In
TMZ.com:
Vampire Weekend — Cover Model Has Image Issues  —  Vampire Weekend is being sued for more than $2 million by the hot chick pictured on the cover of their newest album — because she says an impostor put her John Hancock on the consent form.  —  The model is Kirsten Kennis …
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Aaron Sorkin Options Aide's Tell-All Book About John Edwards And Will Direct Biopic  —  West Wing creator and An American President scribe Aaron Sorkin will make his feature directorial debut on a drama that chronicles the scandalous implosion of Senator John Edwards' 2008 run to be the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Playboy.com:
MICHAEL CERA: 20Q  —  “Actually, it was one of the most pleasant days I've had in a long time.  We got drunk and laughed and danced and got in a hot tub and ate pizza.  It was sort of like my eighth birthday party,” says actor Michael Cera in Playboy's August 20Q when recounting the …
TMZ.com:
John Stamos' Extortionists — Guilty as Charged  —  The Michigan couple accused of trying to extort $680,000 from John Stamos — claiming they had photos of the actor with strippers and cocaine — was found guilty today ... and now face 5 years in prison.  —  24-year-old Allison Coss …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and omg!
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PopEater:
Couple Convicted of Trying to Extort John Stamos
TMZ.com:
Levi and Bristol — Gunnin' for Reality Deal  —  Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin are already looking to bring outsiders into their upcoming marriage — in the form of a reality TV crew ... this according to a source very familiar with the negotiations.  —  TMZ has learned the couple has been shopping …
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Stanley Tucci and Meryl Streep could make more movie magic  —  EXCLUSIVE: Stanley Tucci and Meryl Streep, both great actors in their own right, seemed even stronger when they shared the screen in “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Julie & Julia.”  Now they could be teaming up again — this time with Tucci behind the camera.
Peter Mikelbank / People.com:
Leonardo DiCaprio Ready for Fatherhood - Someday  —  Leonardo DiCaprio is willing to start celebrating Father's Day.  Just not anytime soon.  —  “Do I want to be a father?  Yes, but I think I have a few more years,” the Inception star, 35, tells the Swiss newspaper Le Matin.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
'Grey's Anatomy' Exclusive: James Tupper checks in!  —  The traumatized staffers at Seattle Grace are about to find the silver lining in May's deadly hostage standoff: The shoulder they'll be crying on belongs to James Tupper.  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that the ex-Mercy doc …
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Emotional Jesse James: I Hit Rock Bottom  —  Jesse James broke down in court on Wednesday during his ongoing custody trial with ex-wife Janine Lindemulder - as he discussed his abuse as a child and struggle with alcoholism.  —  Asked by Lindemulder's lawyer if he recently hit rock bottom …
Star:
Bethenny's Mom Fires Back!  —  Bethenny Frankel claims her childhood was destroyed by her volatile, boozing mother.  But her devastated mom, Bernadette Birk, tells an entirely different story.  —  “I love my daughter but what she's saying is killing me,” Bernadette reveals in an exclusive interview in this week's issue of Star.
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Melissa Etheridge: Tammy Used Our Children as ‘Pawns’  —  In detailed new court papers, Melissa Etheridge says she cherishes every moment she can spend with her kids between her tour dates this summer.  So, she was shocked when she traveled to Boston on July 6 to see 3-year-old twins Johnnie Rose …
Discussion: iVillage and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Yes, Amy Adams Confirmed For Janis Joplin  —  Today the website Fearnet had an interview with film producer Wyck Godfrey about the Twilight Saga, and the subject of a long-in-the-works Janis Joplin biopic came up.  Godfrey mentioned in passing that Amy Adams would play the 1960s singer.
Johnny Lopez / TMZ.com:
Osbourne Turns Mel's Rant into Fashion Statement  —  Jack Osbourne modeled the latest in belligerent tape-recorded phone conversation chic outside Voyeur in West Hollywood last night.  —  Mel Gibson is the new, er, black.  —  More Mel & Oksana
Discussion: TheGloss
Heat Vision:
Christopher McQuarrie to rework Par's ‘One Shot,’ might direct (exclusive)  —  Christopher McQuarrie could be hopping into the director's chair for the first time since his 2000 debut, “The Way of the Gun.”  —  McQuarrie, who won an Oscar for penning “The Usual Suspects” …
Discussion: MTV Movies Blog, The Playlist and /Film
Us Weekly:
Inside LaLa Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony's Wedding  —  The new issue of Us Weekly has exclusive photos from LaLa Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony's luxe NYC wedding.  —  “It was the most amazing night of my life,” the former MTV VJ, 31, tells Us of saying “I Do” on July 10 to her longtime beau …
Discussion: Famecrawler
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
'Winter's Bone' star cast in ‘X-Men: First Class’ (exclusive)  —  Jennifer Lawrence, the actress who's been getting rave reviews for her work in “Winter's Bone,” has been cast as Mystique in Fox's “X-Men: First Class.”  —  Fox has been furiously casting the movie, which focuses …
 
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