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6:20 PM ET, August 10, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Report: Fantasia Barrino Hospitalized for Overdose  —  Fantasia Barrino was rushed to a North Carolina hospital last night where she was treated for a “medication overdose,” this according to WCNC.com.  —  According to the report, Barrino was taken to Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville around 8:55 PM …
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WCNC-TV:
Fantasia's manager: Singer was ‘overwhelmed’  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino was hospitalized Monday night for a medication overdose, sources tell NewsChannel 36.  —  Barrino was taken to Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville at about 8:55 p.m. Monday, according to sources.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Manager: Fantasia Took an Overdose of Aspirin and a Sleep Aid  —  It's been a rough week for Fantasia Barrino.  —  The American Idol season 3 champ was hospitalized Monday night after overdosing on aspirin and a sleep aid, her manager Brian Dickens confirmed Tuesday.  —  “Her injuries are not life threatening.
Discussion: Oh, The Scandal!, Movieline and EW.com
TMZ.com:
Fantasia Barrino — Overdose Confirmed  —  Fantasia Barrino's rep has officially confirmed reports that the “American Idol” champ was rushed to a North Carolina hospital last night after a “medication overdose.”  —  Story developing ...  More Fantasia  — Report: Fantasia Barrino Hospitalized for Overdose
TMZ.com:
Kim K and Reggie Bush — Drunken Wedding Fight  —  TMZ has learned Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush got into a drunken fight that was so intense ... bodyguards had to tear them apart from each other at a wedding reception.  —  Sources close to the former couple tell us the blowup went …
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TMZ.com:
The Playboy Twins — When Sisters Suck Face ...
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
TMZ.com:
King James Goes Old Testament, LeBron Hires Rabbi
Discussion: Sandra Rose and The Awl
Leo / theCHIVE:
Girl quits her job on dry erase board, emails entire office (33 Photos)  —  We received the following photos last night from a person who works with this girl.  Her name is Jenny (not confirmed) - we're working our contact for Jenny's last name.  Yesterday morning, Jenny quit her job with a …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lindsay Lohan “Got Special Treatment” Says Former Jail Inmate  —  Lindsay Lohan spent 13 days in jail, but was hardly treated like a typical inmate says a woman who was at Lynwood Correctional Facility during Lohan's stay.  —  “Lindsay had a lot of special treatment …
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Extra:
Jennifer Aniston: 'I Don't Envy Lindsay Lohan'
PopEater:   Video: Lindsay Lohan Poses for ‘Inferno’ Lingerie Photos
E! Online:
Real Housewives of O.C.'s Lynne Curtin Booted by Bravo Show  —  Last year, The Real Housewives of Orange County star Lynne Curtin was kicked out of her house.  Now Bravo's booted the bizarre brunette from its hit series.  —  The 53-year-old famously facelifted jewelry designer revealed the bad news Friday via Facebook.
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RADAR:
Lynne Curtin Gone From The Real Housewives of OC
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Jesse Spero / Access Hollywood:
ROLL CALL: It's Reportedly Curtains For ‘Housewife’ Lynne Curtin!
Kim Kardashian / Kim Kardashian videos …:
Biebs and The Bahamas for ‘Elle’ Magazine!  —  Remember those paparazzi pics of me and Justin Bieber in the Bahamas!?  Well, I can now reveal that we were shooting for Elle Magazine!  I just received the pics from the shoot and I absolutely LOVE how they turned out!
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Sandra to Leering Levi: ‘Get Away From Me!’  —  Levi Johnston wasted no time finding a date to the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday after breaking off his engagement to Bristol Palin.  The Alaskan Romeo showed up on the red carpet at the event as the plus-one to singer Brittani Senser.
NY Daily News:
JetBlue flight attendant who went nuts was in bed with boyfriend when found by cops  —  The plane had just landed, but he was ready to take off.  —  A JetBlue flight attendant blew his top, grabbed a beer and bolted out an emergency slide at Kennedy Airport on Monday - then headed home to have sex with his boyfriend.
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TMZ.com:
Steven Slater's Mom — The Passenger Was ‘Malicious’
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
One Tree Hill Actress' Marriage Over After a Month  —  Jana Kramer's marriage didn't make it over the first hill.  —  The One Tree Hill star and Johnathon Schaech, who tied the knot in Michigan on July 4, are already going their separate ways.  —  Talk about nipping something in the bud!
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New York Post:
Kelsey Grammer ‘in love’ with young blonde  —  Kelsey Grammer is “deeply in love” with a young blonde just weeks after his divorce was filed.  —  The “Frasier” star, who's now starring in Broadway's “La Cage Aux Folles,” was spotted holding hands in town this weekend with the woman, who sources tell us is British and is called Kate.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘The Office’ Exclusive: Will one of these guys replace Steve Carell?  —  The Office's short list of possible replacements for Steve Carell just got a little longer.  —  Sources confirm to me exclusively that producers of the NBC hitcom have quietly reached out to rising comic-actors Danny McBride …
Sydney Morning Herald:
‘He told us how to have sex’: DiCaprio  —  Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio played a husband and wife in Revolutionary Road, directed by Winslet's then-husband Sam Mendes.  —  Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed Kate Winslet “freaked out” when they had to film love scenes for Revolutionary Road.
Heat Vision:
Elvis' granddaughter eyeing role in fourth ‘Mad Max’ film (exclusive)  —  Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is in talks to nab a role in “Fury Road,” the fourth installment of the “Mad Max” movies from writer-director George Miller.  —  Miller also is producing with Doug Mitchell.
Cele|bitchy:
Courtney Love: Frances Bean has ‘enough money to kill her’ & was offered Twilight lead  —  I first read this story on ONTD, which claimed in the title that Courtney Love said her estranged daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, would die by 22 if she spent her inheritance on drugs.
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Starpulse:   Courtney Love: 'It's Enough Money To Kill Her'
Catriona Wightman / Digital Spy:
Murphy: ‘Spears will 100% have Glee role’  —  Warning: This article contains spoilers that some readers may prefer to avoid.  Please click here if you wish to continue.  —  Glee creator Ryan Murphy has claimed that Britney Spears will be appearing on the show.
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Source: Kanye West to Perform on MTV Video Music Awards  —  A year after infamously interrupting Taylor Swift on stage, Kanye West is set to return to the MTV Video Music Awards, UsMagazine.com has learned.  —  A source tells Us West, 33, is performing on the show, airing Sept. 12.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Bumpshack.com
Pamela McClintock / Variety:
Witherspoon in tune with Peggy Lee  —  Actress circles Fox biopic, which Ephron will write  —  Reese Witherspoon and Fox 2000 are mounting an untitled biopic of singer Peggy Lee starring Witherspoon, with Nora Ephron writing and attached to direct.  —  Witherspoon — the driving force behind …
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Emma Roberts Wary of Doing a ‘Full-On Nude Scene’  —  Emma Roberts, Zoe Kravitz and Mary Elizabeth Winstead on the cover of W magazine  —  Emma Roberts has played everything from a cocaine-smuggler's daughter in Blow to a puppy-love-struck teen in the romantic comedy Valentine's Day …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and The Blemish
Michael K / Dlisted:
Bitches Go Crazy For McNuggets: THE MOVIE!  —  Remember that touching holiday story out of Toledo, Ohio from earlier this year about the insane McNuggethead who fisted a McDonald's employee in the head after they refused to serve her a box full of deep fried blended chicken gizzards because it was too early?
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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Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Fox picking up super-power project ‘Chronicles’ (exclusive)
Discussion: /Film and Bleeding Cool Comic Book
TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ Judges — Dangerous Strangers
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson Hired Private Investigators To Visit Key Witnesses
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywoodnews.com
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Channing Tatum To Star In, Produce 'The Contortionist's Handbook'
The Superficial:
Bar Refaeli and Naomi Campbell in Bikinis
Doree Shafrir / Hollywood Reporter:
Over-40 actresses dominate Sept. magazines
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Us Weekly:
Bachelor Pad's Gwen Doesn't Want Her Age Revealed
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Discussion: Gawker
Balk / The Awl:
Hungry America Gets Angry, Famous America Gets Silly
Us Weekly:
True Blood Star: I'll Always “Be Hungry” as Long as I'm an Actress
Bryan Alexander / PopEater:
Jennifer Aniston vs. Jason Bateman: Can Men and Women Be Best Friends (With No Sex)?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and MTV Movies Blog
Sean Michaels / Guardian:
Van Halen recording new album with David Lee Roth
Discussion: Celebrity Smack and Gawker
Us Weekly:
Levi Johnston to Run for Mayor of Wasilla
 

 
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Meghnad Bose / Columbia Journalism Review:
A profile of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year winner, an Afghan woman who works anonymously and covers the plight of women under Taliban rule

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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