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10:15 PM ET, August 9, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Portia to Ellen: I Want to Be a DeGeneres!  —  TMZ has learned ... Portia de Rossi will become Portia DeGeneres.  —  Portia has filed a petition to legally change her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres.  She filed the papers in L.A. County Superior Court last Friday.
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Charlie Sheen — ‘Train’ Song Sparked Aspen Fight  —  Charlie Sheen claims the infamous Christmas Day incident with his wife Brooke Mueller all started after she learned that Charlie and one of his daughters shared “an affinity” for a song by the band Train, this according to new legal documents obtained by TMZ.
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson's Dad — The Pope is a ‘Homosexual’  —  TMZ has obtained a new Gibson recording — this one featuring Mel's father on a talk radio show this weekend ... blasting the Catholic Church and declaring that Pope Benedict is a “homosexual.”  —  Hutton Gibson — a 91-year-old former …
People.com:
Hayden Christensen & Rachel Bilson Call Off Engagement  —  Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen have officially ended their engagement.  —  Reports surfaced a couple months ago that the duo were on a break, but now the split is permanent.  “Yes, the engagement is off,” Bilson's rep tells PEOPLE …
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Us Weekly:   Rep: Rachel Bilson, Hayden Christensen's Wedding Officially “Off”
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THE AGONY OF ZAC EFRON  —  WOULD YOU BELIEVE THE CHARLIE ST. CLOUD STAR HAS BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN POISON OAK ON HIS NETHER REGIONS?  TURNS OUT, BEING THE NICEST ACTOR IN HOLLYWOOD IS TORTURE.  —  Zac Efron refuses to shake my outstretched hand.  “Oh, dude, I can't,” he says.  “I've got a bad case of poison oak.”
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PopEater:
Zac Efron: 'It's Real' With Vanessa Hudgens
Discussion: X17 Online
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Levi Johnston for mayor. . . really
Dan Reilly / Spinner:
Weezer Reveal ‘Hurley’ Album Cover — Exclusive  —  After putting a flying dog on the cover of ‘Raditude,’ Weezer are one-upping themselves for their upcoming eighth LP, ‘Hurley.’ This time 'round, they're forsaking an airborne animal for a celebrity: actor Jorge Garcia …
TMZ.com:
Fantasia: I Am ‘Not Responsible’ For Divorce  —  Fantasia Barrino says she is “not responsible” for breaking up a marriage ... despite allegations from a North Carolina woman named Paula Cook who claims Fantasia made sex tapes with her husband.  —  Fantasia's manager, Brian Dickens …
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X17 Online:
Fantasia Faces Legal Troubles In Sex Tape Scandal
Discussion: BettyConfidential.com
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Rod Stewart to Be a Dad - Again  —  Congrats are in order for Rod Stewart: The rock legend and father of six - who said last fall that he was hoping for one more child - and his wife, Penny Lancaster, are expecting a baby.  —  “We were thrilled and delighted to be able to tell Alastair …
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Bazaar.com:
Rachel Zoe: “I Die”  —  The much-talked-about stylist has developed a cult following for her look, her reality show, and her dramatic turn of phrase.  But what would happen if she really did die for fashion?  America's top designers go in for the kill.  Click here to see Rachel Zoe's finest red-carpet moments.
PopEater:
Vampires Dominate 2010 Teen Choice Awards  —  Bloodsuckers struck another vein at the Teen Choice Awards with ‘The Twilight Saga’ ruling Sunday's ceremony with 12 wins, including choice fantasy movie and villain, while ‘The Vampire Diaries’ sucked up seven surfboard-shaped trophies at the taped ceremony …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kate Gosselin Is Going to the Emmys?!  —  The Emmys are right around the corner.  —  And we're happy to report that things seem to be coming along quite nicely.  —  Make that quite hilariously.  We just got some major scoopage on plans for the big show, happening on August 29.
TMZ.com:
Oksana: Mel's Lawyers Went Nuclear Over Chernobyl  —  Oksana Grigorieva is pissed that Mel Gibson's lawyers insinuated she pocketed money during a trip she took to Moscow to help victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.  —  As TMZ first reported ... Oksana was grilled during her deposition last week about her finances.
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com
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Gloria Allred / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Gloria Allred's Open Letter To Whoopi: Don't Blame …
Discussion: msnbc.com and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
With Lindsay in Rehab, Assistant in Dina & Ali Hell  —  There is actually a job more insane than being Lindsay Lohan's assistant — tending to the needs of her mom and sister!  —  Sources close to Elinore, Lindsay's long-suffering assistant, tell TMZ she is “miserable,” “super-stressed” …
MTV:
“I'm too pretty to be in jail,” Snooki said.  “I'm a good person.  I'm not a criminal, and I will never go back there.”  —  “You can't even contain me,” she added with a laugh.  “When I was in there, I was like, 'Can I come out?  I can't breathe!'  Not a fun place.  I will never go back.”
Us Weekly:
Report: Train Song Led to Charlie Sheen's Xmas Day Spat  —  Months before Charlie Sheen was arrested on domestic violence charges Christmas Day, he allegedly threw around estranged wife Brooke Mueller “like a rag doll” during a heated spat at their California home, new police reports show.
Discussion: Real Aspen, X17 Online and Perez Hilton
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TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen — I Gave Cops False Identification
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywoodnews.com
Paul Chi / People.com:
24's Annie Wersching Welcomes a Baby Boy  —  Annie Wersching's latest mission: Motherhood.  —  The 24 actress, 33, gave birth to her first child with husband Stephen Full Sunday at 4:46 PM in Los Angeles.  —  Baby Freddie (middle name: Wersching) Full, who weighs 7 lbs., 15 oz. …
ETonline:
JENNIFER ANISTON ON MOTHERHOOD: ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE  —  ET's Samantha Harris enjoyed some girl-talk with Jennifer Aniston, who opened up about motherhood and if she's ever considered going down the path of her character in ‘The Switch’ by looking into artificial insemination.
Discussion: The Dish Rag and Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Audrina Patridge — Bikini Bikini in Bora Bora  —  Sporting matching hairless chests, former “Hills” star Audrina Patridge and her sometimes boyfriend Justin Bobby Corey Bohan turned up the heat while on vacation in Bora Bora this weekend.  —  Smooth.  —  See also  — Audrina's Alleged Stalker — Check Your Head
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Eunice Oh / People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Justin Bieber's Book Cover Revealed  —  His debut album was all about My World.  Now, Justin Bieber wants to share more of his Story.  —  The pop star's first book, Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story, will hit bookstore shelves in October but PEOPLE.com has a first look …
Steven Avalos / PopEater:
Lady Gaga's Wild, Nearly Naked Crowd Surf At Lollapalooza  —  Lady Gaga returned to Lollapalooza this past weekend for the first time since 2007, and it's safe to say the crowd was just a bit bigger this time around.  Gaga went from playing a humble singer-songwriter set on a side stage …
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Ke$ha Debuts New Aussie Boyfriend at Lollapalooza  —  Ke$ha's love is apparently her new boyfriend's drug of choice!  —  The “Your Love Is My Drug” singer headed to Chicago this weekend with her new man, Alex Carapetis, in tow for Lollapalooza.  The new twosome hit up the Music Lounge together and couldn't hide their affection.
Scott Larson / People.com:
Birthday Boy Maddox Jolie-Pitt Satisfies a Need for Speed  —  From left: Maddox, Zahara and Pax Jolie-Pitt  —  He still has a way to go before he can get a driver's license, but Maddox Jolie-Pitt, who turned 9 on Aug. 5, hit the race track during a belated birthday celebration with his family on Saturday.
Mia McNiece / People.com:
VIDEO: Lindsay Lohan on Playing a Porn Star  —  Before she spent 13 full days behind bars, Lindsay Lohan shot an inside look at her upcoming film, Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story, in which she plays the late porn star.  —  In this exclusive, behind-the-scenes video, shot in a Burbank hotel in May …
Discussion: Extra and Movieline
 
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Us Weekly:
Jake Pavelka: “I'm Looking for a Sweetheart”
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Anita Singh / Telegraph:
Audrey Hepburn 'couldn't sing and couldn't act', says Emma Thompson
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton:
JWOWW Firing Back At EX-BF, Files Police Report!
Discussion: Us Weekly and Hollywoodnews.com
RADAR:
Hell's Kitchen Mistress To Publish Tell-All Book About ‘Flash’ Gordon Ramsay
Discussion: Perez Hilton and National Enquirer
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Sofia Vergara complains about women getting freakish surgeries, “like Madonna”
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip
Access Hollywood:
‘Glee’ Stars: Mr. Schuester Likely Won't Shave His Head For Britney Episode
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Movieline
TMZ.com:
Jesse James' Ex — I'm Following Jesse to Texas!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywoodnews.com
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Katy Perry rips ex on new album
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From Mediagazer:

Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, seeking Google to sell two of its ad tech tools and more

Michael Gennaro / Courthouse News Service:
The First Amendment Coalition sued the CA AG and SF City Attorney for allegedly punishing journalists who publish info related to sealed arrest records

Asif Shahzad / Reuters:
Pakistani TV host Matiullah Jan was picked up off the street and charged with terrorism after investigating claims of casualties in a protest march in Islamabad

 
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