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12:10 AM ET, August 14, 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 …
E! Online:
Michael Lohan's Inevitable Counterattack: “Dina Needs the Rehab”  —  Break out the mittens, Lucifer: Michael Lohan has a point.  —  And not a bad one, at that.  —  “I think Dina needs the rehab for her denial, lies and other ‘things,’” Lindsay Lohan's ever-estranged father told E! …
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
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
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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Michael K / Dlisted:   And She Deserves Every Single Cent!
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Are Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge Getting Back Together?  —  A reconciliation between Jamie Lynn Spears and former boyfriend Casey Aldridge may be in the works, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  The couple, who split at the beginning of the year, “are working on things between them,” according to the source.
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.
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: Associated Press, omg! and Reuters
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.
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 …
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).
Carlton Banks / Tabloid Prodigy:
Bethenny Frankel crying in every episode of ‘Bethenny Getting Married’  —  Bethenny Frankel of Bravo's Real Housewives of New York cried on every episode of her spin-off show, Bethenny Getting Married.  The reality series followed a pregnant Frankel as she struggled to balance her career, wedding and motherhood.
Discussion: Crushable
TMZ.com:
Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston Strike Custody Deal  —  TMZ has learned ... Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston have reached a settlement in their custody case.  —  Under the deal, filed with an Alaska Superior Court, Bristol will get primary physical custody of Tripp.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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.
Us Weekly:
Idol Producer: We Haven't Ruled J.Lo Out Yet  —  American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe is denying rumors that Jennifer Lopez's high demands have cost her a judging gig on the hit Fox show.  —  “Hello?  These people don't know Jennifer Lopez,” he tells Extra.  “She's a wonderful woman,” he said.
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Brian De Palma Toys With Toyer Again  —  Six years ago, reports surfaced that Brian De Palma would next be directing the diabolical Gardner McKay novel and stage play Toyer, which follows a “serial lunatic.”  The Toyer doesn't murder or rape his beautiful female victims, he “toys” with them …
Discussion: The Wrap and The Playlist
TMZ.com:
More Evidence Slater Concocted JetBlue Blowup  —  A passenger on Steven Slater's JetBlue flight tells TMZ there was no evidence of any altercation between Slater and a passenger before the now-famous flight attendant got on the loud speaker and then got on the slide.
Discussion: omg!
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 …
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
 
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Jane Levere / PopEater:
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Just Jared:
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TMZ.com:
DMX Stopped by Cops Hours After Release from Jail
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Justin Bieber Calls Kim Kardashian ‘Extremely Hot’ - and Really Nice
PopSugar:
Robert Pattinson Spotted Cuddling Up to Kristen Stewart on the Set of On The Road!
Discussion: E! Online
Gina McIntyre / Hero Complex:
Did ‘Star Wars’ become a toy story? Producer Gary Kurtz looks back
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INF Daily:
Rihanna Performs at Madison Square Garden; Bonds With Fans
Discussion: X17 Online
Brandon Voss / Advocate:
Gurl Crush  —  She knows her sugary anthems and tart tweets …
Discussion: Starpulse and Towleroad News #gay
Michael Schneider / Variety:
CBS loves Hewitt for ‘Valentine’ TV film
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)
Discussion: E! Online and Oh No They Didn't!
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE COURT DOCUMENTS: Gay Folk-Hero Flight Attendant Still …
Discussion: Starcasm and Towleroad News #gay
The Sun:
CopyKate girl, Owen?
 

 
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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:
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