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1:35 PM ET, July 27, 2010

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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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Access Hollywood:
Rihanna Talks Eminem Duet & Katy Perry's Bachelorette Party …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Rihanna to Make Acting Debut Aboard Battleship
TMZ.com:
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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RADAR:   EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Kathy Hilton: ‘I Have Sympathy For Dina Lohan’
X17 Online:
Dina & Ali Lohan Visit Lonely Lindsay In Jail
Discussion: INF Daily
Us Weekly:
Dina and Ali Lohan Pay Another Visit to Lindsay in Jail
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
RADAR:
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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TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson on Tape — Stone-Cold Sober
PAPERMAG:
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 …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Kesha thinks do-it-yourself tattoos with a safety pin & ink are “amazing”
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
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.
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 …
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 …
Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag Drops Out of Reality Show  —  Heidi Montag will be appearing on one less reality show.  —  The newly single Hills star, 24, planned to pair up with her pal Jen Bunney on the small screen, but Bunney says those plans are off.  —  “Originally I was supposed to do a reality show with Heidi …
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RADAR:   EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Heidi Montag's BFF Moves On Without Her …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘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.
PopEater:
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.
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Bankrupt Teresa Giudice's Belongings up for Auction on Aug. 22
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Daniel Craig Closes Deal For ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Craig has closed his deal to play journalist Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, a deal which factors in options for two sequels based on The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest.
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Christie D'Zurilla / Ministry of Gossip:   Report: Daniel Craig signs on to star in ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’
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 …
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.
TMZ.com:
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
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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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Zac Efron Looks To Play Soldier And Gunman In Next Two Pics
Discussion: Socialite Life and MTV Movies Blog
PopEater:
Eddie Cibrian and Kids Moving In With LeAnn Rimes  —  LeAnn Rimes won't be living alone for much longer—E!Online reports that boyfriend Eddie Cibrian is moving in and bringing his kids too!  The actor and his two sons Mason and Jake will be moving into her Hidden Hills house in Calabasas next week.
TMZ.com:
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 …
Discussion: Starpulse and Bumpshack.com
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Alicia Keys' fiancée Swizz Beatz gets called out for being a deadbeat dirtbag dad  —  This is kind of a complicated story, and I apologize in advance for not knowing all of the particulars, but I'm going to try my best.  Okay - Alicia Keys' fiancée Swizz Beatz is all kinds of wrong.
Discussion: Famecrawler, Bossip and NY Daily News
National Enquirer:
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 …
Joe Dziemianowicz / NY Daily News:
Chelsea Clinton's lavish, star-studded wedding ceremony will cost between $3 million and $5 million  —  Chelsea Clinton will wed fiance Marc Mezinsky in a lavish ceremony estimated to cost at least $3 million dollars.  That's what it takes to get Oprah as a guest.  —  Here comes the bride.
Discussion: Hollywood Life and TMZ.com
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 …
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Daily Mail:
'It's not a Hitler salute!  I was dancing and scratching my face': Paris Hilton denies pulling ‘Nazi pose’  —  Paris Hilton has strenuously denied she was enacting a Nazi salute as she partied on a luxury yacht.  —  A spokesman for the American heiress insisted to MailOnline …
 
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Daily Front Row / Gawker:
Lindsay Lohan's Favorite Tanning Salon Misses Her Terribly
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
Madonna chats about her mother-daughter fashion venture
Discussion: Hollywood Life and E! Online (CA)
NY Daily News:
Ex-'N Sync member Lance Bass seen out with Lorenzo Martone, designer Marc Jacobs' ex
Discussion: Gawker
Angel / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
SPOTTED: SERENA & C.MILI LEAVING MADEO IN L.A.
Cameron Diaz / People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Cameron Diaz took an active approach …
Discussion: PopSugar
RADAR:
Sandra Bullock Rules Out Getting Back Together With Jesse James
Nicole Eggenberger / OK! Magazine:
Susan Sarandon Swings into Italy with Ping-Pong Player Jon
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
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