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2:55 PM ET, August 13, 2010

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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 …
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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 …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Prosecutor: Lindsay Lohan Likely To Be Released Early From Rehab  —  Lindsay Lohan is likely to be released early from court-ordered rehab, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.  —  PHOTOS: Sexy Stars Who Have Done Jail Time  —  Danette Meyers, the prosecutor …
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.
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Incoming! Aniston Stands Up To O'Reilly
Discussion: Gabby Babble, PopEater and OK! Magazine
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
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).
TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ Back-Up Plan — Shania Twain  —  “American Idol” sources tell TMZ ... the Jennifer Lopez deal isn't dead yet, but if it does flatline ... “Idol's” next choice is country star Shania Twain.  —  Shania was a hit on “Idol” this past season when she served as guest judge and mentor.
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Jill Serjeant / Fan Fare:
Shania Twain for “American Idol”? Judge auditions drag on
Discussion: X17 Online, omg!, TMZ.com and Gossip Cop
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.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Kelsey Grammer and New Girlfriend Expecting a Baby  —  Kelsey Grammer and girlfriend Kayte Walsh  —  Kelsey Grammer is going to be a dad for the fifth time.  —  The actor, 55, and his new girlfriend, Kayte Walsh, 29, are expecting a baby together, her father told the Daily Mail and Grammer's rep confirmed Thursday.
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.
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 …
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!
Discussion: Starcasm
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds Buy $2.8 Million L.A. Home  —  Scarlett Johannson and Ryan Reynolds have more than just a two-year wedding anniversary (in September) to celebrate: they've also got a deluxe new love nest!  —  The Hollywood couple recently purchased a two-bedroom …
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 …
INF Daily:
Rihanna Performs at Madison Square Garden; Bonds With Fans  —  Rihanna rocked New York City last night with her “Last Girl on Earth” concert at Madison Square Garden.  Not only did she give a rousing performance for New Yorkers, but some major celebrities were in attendance.
Discussion: X17 Online
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
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.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and ETonline
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Julianna Margulies Has No Plans to Cheat on Her Husband, Today  —  Infidelity is a big part of Julianna Margulies's fictional world as the betrayed spouse on The Good Wife.  Thankfully, there's been no such high drama in almost three years of real-life marriage to lawyer Keith Lieberthal.
Discussion: coverawards.com
The Sun:
CopyKate girl, Owen?  —  OWEN WILSON and co-star RACHEL McADAMS are becoming more than just colleagues, according to sources on the set of their new movie Midnight In Paris.  —  Funnyman Owen and Rachel, who appeared in GUY RITCHIE's Sherlock Holmes, have been openly flirting between takes …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Woman Claims The Hoff Bashed Her; He Says They've Never Even Met!  —  As if David Hasselhoff doesn't have enough problems.  —  A woman claiming to be the former Baywatch beefcake's girlfriend is planning to sue the actor for domestic abuse - but in an interesting twist, he says he's never even met her!
Michael Schneider / Variety:
CBS loves Hewitt for ‘Valentine’ TV film  —  ‘Ghost Whisperer’ actress will star with Betty White  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt is back at CBS — and she's bringing along media superstar Betty White.  —  Hewitt and White are set to star in the “Hallmark Hall of Fame” movie “The Lost Valentine …
Discussion: From Inside the Box and TV Squad
Michael K / Dlisted:
Chippy D Is A Role Model To Our Youth (UPDATE: No, She's Not)  —  UPDATE: Carlton Jordan says 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!  —  And the fake Chippy D is asking for “dirt” on me for writing this post.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
New York Post:
TV comedy ‘The Office’ is coming to China, Ricky Gervais reveals  —  British funnyman Ricky Gervais is about to start work on a Chinese version of “The Office,” the comedian wrote on his blog Thursday.  —  “I have some amazing news ... We are about to start work on developing a Chinese ‘The Office.’ How cool is that?”
Discussion: PopEater and TV Squad
The Smoking Gun:
Snooki Gets Defeated By Snooky The Underwater Cat In Trademark Bid  —  Popular Tags  —  Buster … Government officials have rejected “Jersey Shore” cast member Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi's application to trademark her nickname so she can slap it on books.  —  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office …
E! Online:
Kendra on Baby No. 2: “I Want to Try by Next Summer!”  —  Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett is a busy bunny.  She's finishing up her book tour (where she def isn't promoting the other Playboy Mansion tell-all) and is also filming for the third season of her E! reality show Kendra.
Steven Avalos / PopEater:
Brigitte Bardot Fights Planned Biopic: 'I'm Not Dead!'  —  Iconic French film actress Brigitte Bardot is furious over plans to produce a film based on her life.  Kyle Newman, producer and director of the project, has tapped his wife, actress Jaime King, for the unauthorized role.  “A film about my life?
Discussion: Celebritology 2.0 and Guardian
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC pulls ‘Mad Men’ spoof after Emmy rivals irked  —  Exclu: An Emmy promo spoofing AMC's acclaimed drama “Mad Men” backfired on NBC.  —  The network aired the first of three “Mad Men"-style promos Wednesday night which featured Emmy host Jimmy Fallon in the role of Don Draper and Christina Hendricks playing her character Joan Harris.
Gina McIntyre / Hero Complex:
Did ‘Star Wars’ become a toy story?  Producer Gary Kurtz looks back  —  Here is a longer version of my story on Gary Kurtz that appears in Thursday's Calendar section.  —  “Star Wars” was born a long time ago, but not all that far, far away.  In 1972, filmmakers George Lucas and Gary Kurtz were toiling on …
Discussion: The Wrap, Movieline and IGN
 
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Aly Semigran / Hollywood Crush:
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ABC To Adapt British Spy Drama ‘MI-5’
Michelle Castillo / msnbc.com:
Ke$ha — from band geek to life of the party
Discussion: Socialite Life
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: ‘Bones’ breaks off talks with The Situation
Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ winner announced
PopWatch:
This week's cover: Harry Potter secrets! …
Discussion: /Film, io9 and coverawards.com
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RADAR:
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Fox News:
Pop Tarts  —  EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: Paul 'Pee Wee Herman …
Discussion: Dlisted and The Superficial
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Josh Kelley: Why I Relocated My Family From L.A. to Utah
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Cocaine, Prostitution & Death Threats …
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