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4:40 PM ET, July 24, 2010

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Casey Affleck Calls Sex Harassment Lawsuit a Case of Sour Grapes  —  Casey Affleck is painting the woman who is suing him for sexual harassment on the set of his latest movie as nothing more than a disgruntled ex-employee, his lawyer said Friday night.  —  Amanda White, a producer …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Casey Affleck Sued for Sexual Harassment - and He'll Sue Back  —  Actor Casey Affleck has been slapped with a $2 million sexual harassment lawsuit by a producer of his offbeat documentary about Affleck's brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix's quest to become a rap star.  And Affleck is slapping back.
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
CASEY AFFLECK SUED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT  —  UPDATE: Casey Affleck intends to countersue  —  EXCLUSIVE: A producer of Casey Affleck's upcoming documentary about Joaquin Phoenix has dropped a bombshell $2 million lawsuit on the filmmaker/actor, claiming she was subjected to lurid sexual harassment …
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Casey Affleck Sued for Sexual Harassment
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
TOLDJA!  Marvel & Ruffalo Ink Hulk Deal  —  EXCLUSIVE: Back on July 14th, I scooped that Mark Ruffalo Is In Late-Stage Talks To Be Marvel's New Hulk in ‘The Avengers’.  Now I've just learned the ink is drying on the deal reached by Brillstein Entertainment Partners with Marvel.
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Exclusive: Ruffalo ‘Hulk’ Deal Expected for Comic-Con Launch
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Pretty Wild Star Alexis Neiers Freed From Prison  —  The L.A. County Jail Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif. said goodbye to a celebrity inmate on Friday — not Lindsay Lohan, but Alexis Neiers.  The 19-year-old star of the E! reality show Pretty Wild served about 20% …
Discussion: PopEater, X17 Online and TMZ.com
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Pretty Wild Star Alexis Neiers Freed from Jail  —  Alexis Neiers, of the E! Entertainment reality show about the Hollywood social scene, Pretty Wild, was set free from the L.A. County Jail Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Friday night.  She had served 30 days of a 180-day sentence …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Christina Milian to The-Dream — You Screwed Me!  —  Christina Milian wants a judge a throw out the divorce papers filed by her baby daddy The-Dream — claiming that he not only lied about the status of their relationship ... but he also cheated on her.  —  Milian is pissed over The-Dream's claim …
Starpulse:
Eric Roberts Checks Into Rehab  —  Julia Roberts' brother Eric has checked into rehab - and his treatment will be televised.  —  The actor, who is actress Emma Roberts' father, has joined the cast of the new season of reality TV show Celebrity Rehab, where celebrity counselor Dr. Drew Pinsky …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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Julia Roberts' Brother, Eric Roberts, Checks In to ‘Celebrity Rehab’  —  Actor Eric Roberts, Julia Roberts' older brother, is joining the cast of VH1's Celebrity Rehab 4, RadarOnline.com reports.  Roberts, 54, has moved into the Pasadena Recovery Center.  No word on what Roberts is getting treated …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Uchitel Undergoing Treatment For Alcohol Problem
Discussion: Gossip Cop
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan To Be Released EVEN EARLIER  —  Free Lindsay Lohan as soon as possible- that's the plan.  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Lindsay has had two days shaved off of her sentence.  —  COURT DOCUMENT: Read The Minute Order  —  That means the 24-year-old actress …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Water Crisis
RADAR:   EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Not Allowed Visitors This Weekend
The Superficial:   Lindsay Lohan Can't Have Visitors This Weekend. Aww...
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Chuck’ scoop: Mama Bartowski to be played by... Sarah freakin' Connor!  —  The search for Chuck's mom has officially been terminated, and with good reason: Linda Hamilton has already landed the part!  —  The erstwhile Sarah Connor will make her first appearance as Zachary Levi's MIA spy mama Mary Bartowski …
Discussion: EW.com and Movieline
TMZ.com:
Zsa Zsa Gabor in Critical Condition  —  Zsa Zsa Gabor is in critical condition after undergoing hip replacement surgery earlier this week ... this according to her publicist.  —  93-year-old Gabor broke her hip on Saturday — after falling out of bed in an attempt to answer the phone at her Bel-Air home.
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PopEater:
Report: Zsa Zsa Gabor Lies in Critical Condition
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X17 Online:
Amanda Bynes Comes Back From Retirement  —  We knew she wasn't done!  Last night actress Amanda Bynes tweeted, “i've unretired,” just one month after announcing via Twitter that she was quitting the movie business.  Back in June Bynes wrote, “Being an actress isn't as fun as it may seem …
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Palin fiance Levi Johnston to film music video  —  LOS ANGELES - Levi Johnston will make his music video debut as a lover whose romance is thwarted by his girlfriend's disapproving mother, according to a Universal Music Group record label and Johnston's attorney.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Levi Johnston Will Star in Sarah Palin Music Video
Discussion: omg! and X17 Online
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Valerie Bertinelli Planning a Very Small Wedding  —  As a second time bride-to-be, Valerie Bertinelli admits she doesn't have the giddy, enthusiasm that many first-time brides have.  —  “For me, it feels silly.  I'm 50.  It's not about the wedding.  I just want to have a marriage,” …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Mad Men’ creator ‘shocked’ by spoilers  —  “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner is famously protective of his show's secrets.  So he wasn't a big fan of Alessandra Stanley's spoiler-laden preview of the AMC drama's fourth season in the New York Times last weekend, which Weiner says revealed way too much.
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PopEater:
Jon Hamm Isn't as Stylish as His ‘Mad Men’ Character
Discussion: Digital Spy
PopEater:
Kate Major: ‘Michael Lohan Is a Disgusting Human Being and Father’  —  Michael Lohan has been trying to sell a set of nude photos of ex-fiancée and former Star Magazine reporter Kate Major, a source tells Gawker.  And Major is angry.  —  The former celebrity reporter tells PopEater exclusively …
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Oksana Grigorieva Lets Mel Gibson Visit His Baby Daughter Lucia  —  Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva may be making some damning accusations against the actor, but his rep has confirmed to X17online exclusively that Mel did get to visit with his nearly 9-month-old daughter Lucia this morning.
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PopEater:
Mel Gibson Rant Inspires Dance on ‘Chelsea Lately’ (VIDEO)
Discussion: X17 Online and Hollywood Life
 
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