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3:30 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 …
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 …
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.
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).
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
Just Jared:
Kanye West Debuts New Songs at NYC's The Box  —  Kanye West performs a dynamic concert for about 200 industry insiders at the Lower East Side hotspot The Box in New York City on Thursday night (August 12).  —  Guests were alerted about the secret show late Thursday evening.
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Drlaura / Dr. Laura's Blog:
My Apology  —  These are my opening comments from my radio program today:  —  I talk every day about doing the right thing.  And yesterday, I did the wrong thing.  —  I didn't intend to hurt people, but I did.  And that makes it the wrong thing to have done.
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
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 …
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!
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
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Justin Bieber Calls Kim Kardashian ‘Extremely Hot’ - and Really Nice  —  Hollywood's newest BFFs?  Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian.  —  After spending time together at a White House dinner and getting wet and wild for a fashion shoot, the teen singer says he and the reality star are keeping …
 
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Gina McIntyre / Hero Complex:
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Steven Avalos / PopEater:
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
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PopWatch:
This week's cover: Harry Potter secrets! …
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RADAR:
Former ‘Bachelor’ Winner Charged With DUI; See The Mug Shot
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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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NBC pulls ‘Mad Men’ spoof after Emmy rivals irked
 

 
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