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8:35 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 …
Us Weekly:
Portia de Rossi to Take Ellen's Last Name After 2 Years of Marriage
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson Case Headed to D.A.'s Office
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com and Gossip Cop
Details:
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
TMZ.com:
Levi Johnston — Lost a Fiancee, Gained a Reality Show  —  Levi Johnston is no longer engaged to Bristol Palin — but he's got a sweet new reality show deal to help him get over it.  —  Sources close to Johnston tell TMZ he signed a new reality deal this weekend, one that doesn't include …
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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Melody Chiu / People.com:
Levi Johnston on Bristol Palin: The Ring's Off, But We're Still Friends
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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
PopEater:
Fantasia Accused of Stealing Husband, Sex Tapes
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Extra and E! Online (CA)
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Us Weekly:   Rep: Rachel Bilson, Hayden Christensen's Wedding Officially “Off”
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” …
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.
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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Michael K / Dlisted:
Justin Bieber Gets A Water Bottle To The Head
Discussion: Idolator.com and !! omg blog !!
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.
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. …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Star, PopEater, PopWatch, CNN, Us Weekly and TV Squad
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.
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: Perez Hilton and The Dish Rag
Aljean Harmetz / New York Times:
Patricia Neal, an Oscar Winner Who Endured Tragedy, Dies at 84  —  Patricia Neal, the molasses-voiced actress who won an Academy Award and a Tony but whose life alternated surreally between triumph and tragedy, died at her home in Edgartown, Mass., on Sunday.  She was 84 and lived in Manhattan and Martha's Vineyard.
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.”
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.
 
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Anita Singh / Telegraph:
Audrey Hepburn 'couldn't sing and couldn't act', says Emma Thompson
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Perez Hilton:
JWOWW Firing Back At EX-BF, Files Police Report!
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RADAR:
Hell's Kitchen Mistress To Publish Tell-All Book About ‘Flash’ Gordon Ramsay
Discussion: Perez Hilton and National Enquirer
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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Steven Avalos / PopEater:
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Cole Stryker / Urlesque:
Sexy Sign Language Interpreter at Black Eyed Peas Concert
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Sean Michaels / Guardian:
Wyclef Jean's ex-bandmate supports rival in Haiti election
Discussion: EW.com
Dave McNary / Variety:
‘Tarzan’ returns in 3D
Mia McNiece / People.com:
VIDEO: Lindsay Lohan on Playing a Porn Star
Discussion: Movieline
Us Weekly:
Bethenny Frankel: “I Don't Listen” to Parenting Advice
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From Mediagazer:

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video is in talks with veteran anchor Brian Williams to host a live Election Night special, its first entry into news-related programming

Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein's newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies

Tyler Falk / Current:
NPR is making changes to Morning Edition and All Things Considered, including shorter stories, a broader range of topics, and a more conversational tone

 
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