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WORLD EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Bruised & Battered Oksana Grigorieva After Brawl With Mel Gibson — These are the shocking photos that provide powerful evidence against Mel Gibson. — Oksana Grigorieva had deep bruises around her left eye after she claims Mel Gibson punched her in the head twice …
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Mel and Oksana — The Placenta Factor — TMZ has learned that on the day Oksana Grigorieva recorded Mel Gibson's infamous rant — the two had engaged in a special ceremony that included their daughter's placenta ... and a tree. — Hours before Mel lost his cool on the phone on February 18 …
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Mel Gibson on Tape — Stone-Cold Sober — Mel Gibson might have a slew of explanations for his rage-filled recorded rant at Oksana Grigorieva — but alcohol is not one of them because he's sober as a church mouse ... has been for years, we're told. — While some have presumed Gibson's rant …
Dave McNary / Variety:
Rihanna to star in Universal's ‘Battleship’ — Performer joins Alexander Skarsgard in Peter Berg film — Rihanna will make her feature film debut in Universal's “Battleship” alongside Alexander Skarsgard and Taylor Kitsch. — Deal was announced Monday.
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Kate Gosselin Not Invited to ‘Dancing’ Reunion — This year's crop of celebrity hoofers on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ have stayed so close since the end of season 10 that they're even planning a big reunion dinner in Los Angeles in three weeks. All were invited, save for one: Kate Gosselin.
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian Are Moving in Together — LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian are taking the next step in their relationship - he's moving in. — “It just made sense for them,” a source tells PEOPLE. “Eddie's lease was up and LeAnn's home was bigger and already familiar to Eddie's sons.”
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James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nigel Lythgoe near deal to return to ‘American Idol’ — Exclu: Reality producer Nigel Lythgoe is near a deal to to return to Fox's “American Idol” — and that could spell trouble for the current judges panel. — Fox is seeking to bring back Lythgoe to work on the hit series as part …
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‘Idol’ Reject Sues for $300 Million — Anti-Gay Allegations — Ian Benardo — the “American Idol” reject who stole the mic from Dane Cook during the live finale earlier this year — is setting the stage for a $300 million lawsuit ... claiming show producers told him to “gay it up” …
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Lawyers to Lindsay: How Was Your Strip Search? — If Lindsay Lohan got strip searched at Lynwood Correctional Facility a couple of lawyers want her to spill every detail of the experience in a deposition. — TMZ has learned Lindsay's name just got dragged into a class action lawsuit …
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‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Alumni Luke Perry And Jason Priestley Reunite For TV Western — EXCLUSIVE: Former Beverly Hills, 90210 stars Luke Perry and Jason Priestley have reunited for Goodnight For Justice, a Hallmark Movie Channel original movie starring and executive produced by Perry and to be directed by Priestley.
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Chelsea Clinton's Wedding — $15,000 Porta-Potties — Unlike everyone else on the planet, Chelsea Clinton's wedding guests won't need gas masks to do their business in a porta-potty — because Bill's daughter is renting the swankiest outhouses in town. — The portable latrines …
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Joe Dziemianowicz / NY Daily News:
Chelsea Clinton's lavish, star-studded wedding ceremony will cost …
Chelsea Clinton's lavish, star-studded wedding ceremony will cost …
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Bob Barker Rips Drew Carey — The ‘Price’ Is Boring — Former “Price is Right” host Bob Barker put Drew Carey's “PiR” hosting style on blast yesterday — because according to Bob ... Drew fails to add an “excitement” to the legendary game show. — More Price is Right
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Angelina Jolie Joins Twitter! — Angelina Jolie has joined Twitter! — But you won't hear any 140-character musings from the actress, 35. She's locked her account; she has no followers and isn't following anyone. — “Jolie had her people obtain the account for her so no one else …
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Snooki Won't Wear Bikinis, ‘A One Piece is More Provocative’ — Mmm. And how... In a new interview with People, Snooki reveals why she wouldn't wear a bikini during the filming of Jersey Shore Season 2 and surprisingly the answer doesn't involve the words, “I'm a porky little Ewok,” so prepare yourself for some bulls**t:
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Ke$ha on Trannies, DIY Tattooing and Being a ‘Pervert’: More With the Jack-Swilling Pop Star — PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAN MONICK — Who makes Ke$ha ‘want to be a better woman?’ What are her secrets for picking up dudes? Can she give you a homemade tattoo? Find out in these outtakes …
New York Post:
Wedding drama for ‘Housewife’ Cynthia Bailey — The wedding of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” newcomer Cynthia Bailey started and ended in drama. The Saturday nuptials in Atlanta to restaurateur Peter Thomas was held up for 45 minutes by castmate Nene Leakes, who barged into Bailey's bridal suite …
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Teresa Giudice's Bankruptcy Auction: What's for Sale — If you want a piece of ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey,’ you're in luck! Teresa Giudice and her husband, who had filed for bankruptcy last October, are planning to sell their personal belongings in a public auction August 22.
NY Daily News:
Ex-'N Sync member Lance Bass seen out with Lorenzo Martone, designer Marc Jacobs' ex — As Lorenzo Martone confirmed on his Twitter account last week, his breakup with fashion magnate Marc Jacobs is so two months ago. What he didn't tweet is that he's on the rebound with 'N Sync singer Lance Bass.
Daily Mail:
‘I love my body,’ declares model Janice Dickinson as she goes naked at 55 — Given her eccentric behaviour on I'm A Celebrity and Come Dine With Me, Janice Dickinson isn't known for being the shy and retiring type. — So perhaps it's not surprising that she's still prepared to bare all at the age of 55.
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El Mayimbe / Latino Review:
Exclusive: Josh Hutcherson's SPIDER-MAN Audition Video! — El Mayimbe here still decompressing from comic con... What's up mi gente! — You can file this one under the coulda/shoulda/woulda category... So it's no secret that Andrew Garfield bagged the Peter Parker/Spidey role in Marc Webb's upcoming reboot of Spider-man.
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Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Zac Efron Signs On for the Nicholas Sparks Romance The Lucky One — Whether you accept it or not, Zac Efron continues to grow up, slowly morphing from teen idol to straight-up ladies' man: Vulture hears that he is in negotiations to play a former Marine in Warner Bros. forthcoming adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's novel The Lucky One.
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Settlement Reached in Jon & Kate Custody War — The epic child custody war between Jon and Kate Gosselin is finally over — TMZ has learned the former reality couple has reached a settlement agreement ... but the terms are extremely confidential. — As we previously reported …
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: ‘Roman Polanski Handcuffed, Drugged, & Raped Me,’ Charges New Victim — Warning: This story contains explicit and graphic details — Edith Vogelhut spent a night with Roman Polanski in 1974 and claims she was brutally raped by the famed director at Jack Nicholson's house.
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Variety:
‘Golden Girls’ reborn in Spain — Sitcom to star Carmen Maura, Concha Velasco — Classic sitcom “The Golden Girls” is getting a Spanish makeover with some of Spain's most acclaimed veteran thesps poised to play the female leads. — Disney Media Networks has teamed up with leading Spanish …
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Ashton Kutcher Wants F-Word in New Film's Title — Ashton Kutcher is campaigning for a cuss-tastic title for the Ivan Reitman film he just wrapped. “I just finished a film called ‘The F—k Buddies,’ that may not ultimately be called ‘F—k Buddies,’ ” Kutcher tells Moviehole.net.
Reuters:
Haitian singer Wyclef Jean weighs presidential bid — PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian singer and songwriter Wyclef Jean is weighing a bid for the presidency of his earthquake-shattered Caribbean homeland but has not yet decided whether to run in November's election.
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OPRAH's DARKEST SECRETS — What OPRAH WINFREY wishes would remain secret forever! Exclusive Enquirer in-depth investigation into the shocking claims the talk show queen led a secret life as a teen-age prostitute. — Kitty Kelley touched on Oprah's shocking past in her blockbuster tell-all Oprah …
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Tom Hardy Steps In for Sam Worthington in This Means War — Back in June, we told you that Fox had offered Sam Worthington a starring role in Fox's McG-directed action/romantic comedy This Means War, but we also warned you that Worthington would likely “sit on the project for awhile and eventually wander off …