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6:55 PM ET, August 13, 2010

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PopEater:
Dina Lohan Felt ‘Ambushed’ By Matt Lauer: Friend  —  Matt Lauer put Dina Lohan in the hot seat on Friday, pressing the showbiz mom to defend daughter Lindsay Lohan and address long-hovering scrutiny for the way she raised the troubled starlet.  It was a tense 11 minutes of television …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Dina Lohan Blames Judge, Defends Lindsay  —  Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy  —  An argumentative Dina Lohan - placing the blame on the judge no longer on the case and staunchly defending the behavior of her daughter Lindsay Lohan …
omg!:
Lindsay Lohan's mother says actress will move East  —  NEW YORK - Lindsay Lohan's mom says the actress will be moving away from California and back to New York after she gets out of drug rehabilitation.  —  Dina Lohan, during an often tense interview with NBC “Today” show co-host Matt Lauer on Friday …
E! Online:
Michael Lohan's Inevitable Counterattack: “Dina Needs the Rehab”
Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
LIFE & STYLE EXCLUSIVE: MAD MEN'S ELISABETH MOSS AND SNL'S FRED ARMISEN - SPLIT!  —  Life & Style can report exclusively that SNL funnyman Fred Armisen and his wife, Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss, have separated after 10 months of marriage.  —  A source tells Life & Style, “Fred and Elisabeth separated in May.
Patrick Huguenin / NY Daily News:
Newsstand Junkie: Miley Cyrus is too wily for her parents Billy Ray and Tish  —  This week, reality TV stars are running amok.  The Kardashian sisters are “torn apart,” says Us Weekly.  Bachelorette Ali has been “BETRAYED” by Roberto, says In Touch.  Even English royalty aren't safe from trashy trouble.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Star: Miley Cyrus “insists” on getting D-cup implants  —  Star Magazine has a short little blurb this week that just disturbed the hell out of me.  According to their sources, Miley is “intent” on getting a boob job.  Not just any boob job, either.  She wants the gigantor implants, like a Playboy girl.
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
New York Post:
Split with Kelsey Grammer could net Camille $30M  —  Kelsey Grammer's estranged wife, Camille Donatacci, may be reeling after learning his new British girlfriend, Kayte Walsh, is pregnant just six weeks after she filed for divorce.  But Donatacci won't be hurting for money.
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Nicole / Nicole Richie official web site:
New Family Member  —  Introducing the new member of our family: Tabitha Jones Madden  —  One dark and lonely night, I heard a little puss puss cry from outside.  At first, I thought it was Joel.  But to my surprise, there she was.  A sad, and very hungry kitten.
Discussion: PetSugar
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Us Weekly:
Nicole Richie Welcomes New Member to Her Family
Oliver Coleman / OK! Magazine:
Don't Pardon Her French: Rihanna Sets the Record Straight on New Tattoo  —  After photos appeared of Rihanna's new tattoo — which reads “Rebelle Fleur” — Internet pedants claimed that it was “gibberish” because she got the French phrasing wrong.  —  Au contraire, says Rihanna.
The Superficial:
Hilary Swank in a Bikini.  Did Not See That Coming...  Apparently it's Random Celebrities in Swimwear Week, because here's Hilary Swank vacationing in Hawaii yesterday which I honestly would've never predicted if someone gave me a Ouija board and made me spend the night in an Indian graveyard.
Us Weekly:
Kara DioGuardi Found Out She Was Fired From Newspaper  —  How did Kara DioGuardi find out she was fired from American Idol?  —  “She read it the way you did and I did,” her dad, Republican senate candidate Joe DioGuardi, tells Capital Tonight (via The Hollywood Reporter).
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Wife Threatens to Sue Fantasia for Alleged Affair  —  She's “doing remarkably well” after her hospitalization, but now Fantasia Barrino may soon be facing another hurdle.  —  “[Paula Cook] has threatened via her lawyers to me to sue Fantasia,” the singer's lawyer, Gena Morris …
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Shoots Back at Bill O'Reilly Over Motherhood Comments  —  Jennifer Aniston has a few choice words for Bill O'Reilly, who criticized her recent comments about single motherhood.  —  “Of course, the ideal scenario for parenting is obviously two parents of a mature age.
Us Weekly:
Teri Hatcher Admits: “I May” Get Botox Again  —  Oops!  Teri Hatcher hasn't banned Botox after all.  —  On Monday, the 45-year-old star shared makeup- and Botox-free self-portraits on Facebook in an album entitled “Oy with the Botox,” wrinkling her brow to prove she's now filler-free.
PopEater:
Zsa Zsa Gabor Returns to the Hospital  —  Zsa Zsa Gabor has returned to the hospital after suffering a setback in her recuperation from hip replacement surgery, her publicist has announced.  John Blanchette says he does not know the nature of the complications.
Discussion: omg! and Reuters
Us Weekly:
Lea Michele: I'm “Proud of My Body, My Jewish Nose”  — Now that Glee has made her a household name, Lea Michele says she doesn't feel the need to change her appearance to fit in with the rest of Hollywood's leading ladies.  “I come from a big Italian family and the pressure …
Carlton Banks / Tabloid Prodigy:
Can you guess which ‘Jersey Shore’ star has a tiny dickus?  —  In last week's episode of MTV brain sewage Jersey Shore, a cast member was seen sporting an unimpressive morning wood.  —  HINT: It's not Snooki.  —  Answer after the jump!  —  It's the bulkiest one in the pack, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE COURT DOCUMENTS: Gay Folk-Hero Flight Attendant Still Hitched To Vegas Bride  —  Steven Slater, the folk hero flight attendant who went on a tarmac tirade, got hitched — to a woman — in Las Vegas as a teenager, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  But the marriage hit turbulence after just eight months!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Chippy D Is A Role Model To Our Youth (UPDATE: No, She's Not)  —  CORRECTION: Carlton Jordan and E! Online both say that this isn't Chippy D's real Twitter account.  This one is.  So the real Chippy D never Tweeted that she's a role model to our youth.  I f**ked up!  Apologies.
Discussion: E! Online and Oh No They Didn't!
Brandon Voss / Advocate:
Gurl Crush  —  She knows her sugary anthems and tart tweets aren't everyone's cup of iced tea, but Katy Perry has a sweet spot for marriage equality, gay bridesmaids, and mysterious drag queens.  —  When Katy Perry, the doe-eyed daughter of Christian pastors, chased her single “Ur So Gay” …
Discussion: Starpulse and Towleroad News #gay
Extra:
Nigel Lythgoe Knocks Down J.Lo Rumors  —  The speculation on who will be the next “American Idol” judge is reaching pitchy proportions!  The latest rumor is that Jennifer Lopez is no longer in contention due to her demands, but newly appointed “Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe says that's bunk.
DailyFill.com:
Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato Rock Good Morning America (VIDEOS)  —  Watch Joe and Demi sing a duet!  —  Taking the stage for a rockin' performance, the Jonas Brothers were spotted in New York City performing live on “Good Morning America” on Friday (August 13).
Discussion: INF Daily
TMZ.com:
DMX Stopped by Cops Hours After Release from Jail  —  Just hours after DMX was released from jail yesterday ... the rapper was pulled over by police while driving down Sunset Blvd in a rented Mercedes-Benz ... TMZ has confirmed.  —  X's manager tells TMZ the rapper left a recording studio around 11:20 PM …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
PopSugar:
Robert Pattinson Spotted Cuddling Up to Kristen Stewart on the Set of On The Road!  —  Robert Pattinson was the big draw at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards in LA, but he left California shortly after the show and headed to Canada to visit with Kristen Stewart and Tom Sturridge on the Montreal set …
Discussion: E! Online
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Warner Bros Next Movie Star: Bugs Bunny  —  EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has hired Elf scribe David Berenbaum to write Bugs Bunny, a live action/CG feature film designed to revive one of the studio's most iconic intellectual properties.  I'm told that Berenbaum, who also adapted The Spiderwick Chronicles …
 
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Us Weekly:
Snooki Can't Trademark Her Nickname
Jane Levere / PopEater:
‘Man Vs. Wild’ Star: Zac Efron Is Welcome to Join Me
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Just Jared:
Kanye West Debuts New Songs at NYC's The Box
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Justin Bieber Calls Kim Kardashian ‘Extremely Hot’ - and Really Nice
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Woman Claims The Hoff Bashed Her; He Says They've Never Even Met!
New York Post:
TV comedy ‘The Office’ is coming to China, Ricky Gervais reveals
Discussion: PopEater and TV Squad
 Earlier Picks: 
Gina McIntyre / Hero Complex:
Did ‘Star Wars’ become a toy story? Producer Gary Kurtz looks back
Discussion: /Film, The Wrap, I Watch Stuff, Movieline and IGN
INF Daily:
Rihanna Performs at Madison Square Garden; Bonds With Fans
Discussion: X17 Online
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Julianna Margulies Has No Plans to Cheat on Her Husband, Today
Discussion: coverawards.com
Michael Schneider / Variety:
CBS loves Hewitt for ‘Valentine’ TV film
Discussion: From Inside the Box and TV Squad
Steven Avalos / PopEater:
Brigitte Bardot Fights Planned Biopic: 'I'm Not Dead!'
Discussion: Celebritology 2.0 and Guardian
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Paramount Hires 'Step Up 3D's Jon Chu To Direct Justin Bieber Pic
Michelle Castillo / msnbc.com:
Ke$ha — from band geek to life of the party
Discussion: Socialite Life
The Sun:
CopyKate girl, Owen?
 

 
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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

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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