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11:05 AM ET, July 27, 2010

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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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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Nigel Lythgoe Returns to ‘Idol’ As EP
Discussion: The Wrap and E! Online (CA)
Hollywood Reporter:
‘Idol’ pursuing Elton John, Justin Timberlake
Discussion: PEOPLE TV Watch and TV Squad
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.
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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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Was Angelina Jolie Worth Her ‘Salt’ Paycheck?  —  Angelina Jolie set a new salary high for herself in her latest spy-related movie ‘Salt,’ earning over $20 million for the role; however, what she did to get that money surprised everyone including her man Brad Pitt.
Us Weekly:
PIC: Angelina Jolie Scolds Maddox for Hitting Pax
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 …
TMZ.com:
DMX Headed Back to Jail  —  TMZ has learned rapper DMX is planning to surrender to authorities in a Los Angeles courtroom and begin serving jail time in connection to a crime he committed “5 or 6 years ago” ... this according to X's manager.  —  X's manager tells us she's not sure …
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TMZ.com:
DMX — The Newest Mug Shot
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.
Discussion: omg!, Fancast News and Racked National
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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.
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.
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
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Whitney English / E! Online:
Eddie Cibrian & Kids Move In With LeAnn Rimes
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 …
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
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.
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 …
S.T. Vanairsdale / Movieline:
Has Glee Finally Cast Kurt's Love Interest?  —  Less than 24 hours after Ryan Murphy announced to a Comic-Con audience that Glee will be tackling the first ever Prom King & King relationship on television next season, it seems that the Fox series may have finally cast Kurt's boyfriend.
Discussion: Queerty and New York Magazine
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘Glee’ Taps Newcomer For New Role
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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 …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Bossip.com
The Superficial:
Shallow Water: 1.  J-Butt: 0.  —  Here's Jennifer Lopez in Mexico over the weekend where she once again found herself locked in the age-old battle of ass vs. buoyancy.  It's times like these she has to regret marrying Marc Anthony whose twig-like frame is virtually useless until someone either adds …
PopEater:
Linda Hogan Engaged to 21-Year-Old Blond Boyfriend  —  Hulk Hogan's former wife of two and a half decades, Linda Hogan, 50, is engaged to 21-year-old boyfriend Charlie Hill.  —  As Limelife points out — in a post littered with the term “boy-toy” — Charlie will be stepfather to Brooke Hogan, who is one year his elder.
Dave McNary / Variety:
Efron is Warner Bros.' ‘Lucky One’  —  Actor in talks to star in film based on Nicholas Sparks novel  —  Zac Efron is in negotiations to star in Warner Bros.' “The Lucky One,” based on the Nicholas Sparks novel about a Marine searching for a mysterious woman.
Discussion: OnTheRedCarpet.com … and EW.com
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Jersey Shore's New Female Cast Member Revealed  —  The third season of Jersey Shore has just started filming and RadarOnline.com has the first exclusive photos of the newest addition to their cast.  —  She calls herself Dina Nicole on her Facebook page …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Another Woman Accuses Roman Polanski of Rape; Takes Case To District Attorney  —  Another woman has come forward charging that Roman Polanski raped her in 1974, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  The woman, who was 21 at the time, reported the alleged sexual assault …
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 …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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.
omg!:
Dina and Ali Lohan Pay Another Visit to Lindsay in Jail  —  On Monday, Lindsay Lohan's mother Dina and younger sister Ali visited the actress, 24, at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif.  —  As they exited, a police officer escorted them to their SUV.
Discussion: X17 Online
 
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Pamela McClintock / Variety:
Fox, Shawn Levy have ‘No Good, Very Bad Day’
Discussion: The Wrap and FirstShowing.net
Nicole Eggenberger / OK! Magazine:
Susan Sarandon Swings into Italy with Ping-Pong Player Jon
Elena Howe / Los Angeles Times:
Fox Searchlight's next Oscar pony: ‘Never Let Me Go’
Discussion: The Playlist
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Josh Turner ‘Needs a Bigger Bus’ with Baby No. 3 on the Way
Discussion: The Boot
JAM! Showbiz:
‘Robocop’ remake cancelled
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Joe Flint / Company Town:
‘Mad Men’ audience grows, but Don Draper would be disappointed
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Access Hollywood:
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Elisabeth Shue joins ‘House’ thriller
Sam Anderson / New York Magazine:
The James Franco Project
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE NEW AUDIO: Mel Gibson's Twisted Rant Includes Jealous Rage …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Economist introduces AI translations into French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish for Espresso, its budget-friendly, “snack-sized” journalism app

 
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