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7:45 PM ET, July 18, 2010

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TMZ.com:
‘Jersey Shore’ Cast Goes on Strike  —  The cast of “Jersey Shore” is so dissatisfied over their contract situation that they refused to shoot scenes for the upcoming third season until they get a better deal ... this according to sources connected with the show.
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TMZ.com:
The Situation — Armed and Loaded  —  MTV is in secret negotiations with Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino ... putting a super-confidential contract on the table that could make The Sitch a fairly rich man.  It's totally confidential, except for the fact that we have a copy.
Daily Mail:
Troubled Mel ‘leaving the States’ after selling his New York mansion at cut price  —  Mel Gibson is poised to quit the US after selling his mansion near New York.  —  The disgraced Lethal Weapon star, who faces allegations of violence from his Russian former girlfriend, sold the mock Tudor property …
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Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Mel Gibson's Family Stands by Him During Oksana Drama  —  Even as Mel Gibson is embroiled in a nasty legal battle with his former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva and faces fall-out from a series of rage-filled leaked audiotapes, the embattled actor can count on at least one thing: his family.
Discussion: PopEater
Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:
Zsa Zsa Gabor breaks hip in fall from bed  —  (CNN) — Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor broke her hip after falling out of bed, her husband told CNN early Sunday.  —  “She's in the emergency room.  She has a broken hip, and they have to operate on her,” he said.  “It's a complicated thing.  It was an accident.
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Jessica Garrison / L.A. NOW:
Zsa Zsa Gabor rushed to UCLA hospital after breaking bones
Discussion: E! Online, Dlisted and Reuters
PopEater:
Zsa Zsa Gabor, 93, Hospitalized After Bone-Breaking Fall
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Contactmusic.com:
Zsa Zsa Gabor - Gabor Hospitalised With Broken Bones After Bed Fall
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Claire Noland / Los Angeles Times:
James Gammon dies at 70; craggy character actor excelled on stage and screen  —  He played manager Lou Brown in ‘Major League,’ co-founded the MET Theatre and received several Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for acting and directing.  —  “Theater's been the foundation of everything,” Gammon said in 1995.
Agence France Presse:
Paris Hilton caught with cannabis in handbag  —  AJACCIO, France (AFP) - American socialite Paris Hilton was briefly held by police on the French island of Corsica after being caught with cannabis in her handbag, according to police sources.  —  Hilton was detained after arriving at the airport …
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New York Post:
Christina Aguilera's dud album rattles label  —  Christina Aguilera's new album, “Bionic,” is doing so poorly, music insiders say her label RCA is in “rescue mode.”  —  Sales for Aguilera's fourth album have barely hit 200,000 in five weeks of release.  It debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard charts and quickly fell out of the Top 10.
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com and Perez Hilton
Us Weekly:
Jason Wahler, Janice Dickinson Sign On for Celebrity Rehab  —  Jason Wahler and Janice Dickinson are among the stars set to appear on the fourth season of VH1's Celebrity Rehab, the network announced Sunday.  —  Guided by Dr. Drew Pinsky, seven celebrities will take part in the series …
Discussion: Dlisted and Hollywood Life
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
PHOTO: Def Leppard Guitarist's Rockin' Sunset Beach Wedding  —  Def Leppard's Phil Collen and bride Helen L. Simmons  —  Love Bites?  Well, not for Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen.  —  The British rocker married costume designer Helen L. Simmons on the beach at Florida's Ritz-Carlton …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
Kate Hallett / People.com:
Gabourey Sidibe's New Celeb Crush - No, Not Justin Timberlake!  —  When it comes to dating, Gabourey Sidibe has a pretty good idea what she wants in a guy.  —  “I like smart men,” she tells PEOPLE at the Three16 Music Showcase in New York.  “Smart men with grown up jobs who share my unusual sense of humor.”
Discussion: Bossip
Ruthie Friedlander / Styleite:
Taylor Momsen Is Bored With Men, Loves Her Vibrator  —  Taylor Momsen couldn't be further from the Little J we used to know and love.  She recently sat down for an interview and photoshoot with Disorder Magazine — and we have a feeling she accepted the interview based on the publication's angsty title.
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Chris Lansdell / 411mania.com:
411 Music Interview: Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless
Katherine Perry / People.com:
Courtney Love's Daughter Reveals Her Dark, Ghoulish Art  —  Creativity clearly runs in the family.  —  But while her parents - Hole singer Courtney Love and the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain - are forces in the music world, 17-year-old Frances Cobain is looking to make her mark as a visual artist.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
 
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