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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.”
TMZ.com:
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.
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Report: Train Song Led to Charlie Sheen's Xmas Day Spat
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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 …
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Justin Bieber Named New Face of Proactiv
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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 …
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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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Sandra Bullock Wins Teen Choice Award  —  Sandra Bullock didn't walk the blue carpet at the Teen Choice Awards, but that doesn't mean she wasn't there.  —  The actress, 46, surprised the crowd at L.A.'s Universal Amphitheater on Sunday, when she accepted the award for choice movie actress …
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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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 …
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.
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
'Inception's' Cillian Murphy eyeing role in 'I'm.mortal' (exclusive)  —  Cillian Murphy, one of the key players in “Inception,” is in final negotiations to star with Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake in Fox and New Regency's “I'm.mortal,” Andrew Niccol's latest sci-fi drama.
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. …
New York Post:
Katy Perry rips ex on new album  —  Katy Perry trashes her ex-boyfriend Travis McCoy in a song on her upcoming album, “Teenage Dream.”  —  The pop singer dated McCoy on and off throughout 2008 while McCoy was the lead singer of the band Gym Class Heroes.  Perry and McCoy broke up shortly after New Year's 2009.
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” …
Sam / That Grape Juice:
Exclusive: Trey Songz Reality Show A Ratings Disaster  —  Scantily clad singer Trey Songz may not see his BET reality show ‘My Moment’ renewed for another season - if it's latest viewing figures are anything to go by.  —  Full story after the jump...  After a somewhat promising start back in June …
Reuters:
Naomi Campbell said Taylor gave her a diamond: Farrow  —  THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Actress Mia Farrow told a war crimes court on Monday that she had heard Naomi Campbell say she had been given a “huge diamond” by Charles Taylor, contradicting the British supermodel's testimony last week.
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Kate Sheehy / New York Post:
Naomi Campbell's diamond testimony ‘false,’ ex-agent will say
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Dave McNary / Variety:
Goldenberg lights ‘Lantern 2’  —  Warner signs scribe to pen comic hero sequel  —  Warner Bros. is moving ahead on a second “Green Lantern,” hiring Michael Goldenberg ("Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix") to write the screenplay for the sequel.  With the first pic's June 17 release date …
 
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