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11:50 PM ET, August 16, 2010

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Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Life & Style exclusive: Danielle Staub fired from The Real Housewives of New Jersey!  —  Life & Style has exclusively learned that controversial Jersey girl Danielle Staub has not been asked to return for season three of the hit Bravo show The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
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The Huffington Post:
Danielle Staub FIRED From ‘Real Housewives Of New Jersey’  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Danielle Staub, best known for her sex tape, boob job revision and publicity stunt lesbian relationship has been fired from ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey.’ Life & Style's press release follows:
Amber James / PopEater:
Danielle Staub Fired?  ‘Real Housewives’ Star Reponds  —  Exclusive: Danielle Staub is firing back at reports claiming she's been let go from Bravo's ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey.’ Staub, who is known for her controversial on-screen catfights, insists we haven't seen the last of her.
Discussion: D*ana's Dirt and Amy Grindhouse
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Rejoice! Danielle Staub Gets the Boot From Jersey Housewives
Discussion: NBC New York and Crushable
Amy Larocca / New York Magazine:
What Are You Looking At?  —  Amid a perpetual storm of attention, Katie Holmes stays almost preternaturally calm.  —  Katie Holmes has not lived the typical Hollywood story.  She's a Catholic schoolgirl from Toledo, Ohio, who went to L.A. for the first time when she was 16 …
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New York Magazine:
What Are You Looking At?  —  She's often with you on set, right?  —  Her first set was Lions for Lambs, when she was 9 months old, and now she's 4 and she's so creative and she's so bright and so special.  Whatever she wants to do, I know she's going to be amazing at it.
Karen Nickel Anhalt / People.com:
Tom Cruise Calls Suri His Fountain of Youth
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Katie Holmes: I'm Still Starstruck by Tom Cruise
Discussion: The Frisky
Oliver Jones / People.com:
Michael Douglas Has a Tumor in His Throat  —  The Oscar-winning actor, 65, will under go eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy.  His doctors expect the Wall Street star to make a full recovery, according to the spokesperson.  —  “I am very optimistic,” Douglas said in a statement.
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson in Car Crash  —  Mel Gibson acclimated back into L.A. life by getting into a car accident yesterday ... this according to law enforcement sources.  —  Sources tell TMZ it happened at 8:35 PM in Malibu.  Gibson, we're told, lost control of his car and ended up striking the rocky hillside on Malibu Canyon Road.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Rooney Mara Gets Coveted Lisbeth Role In ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’  —  UPDATE: Sony Pictures Entertainment has issued a press release on Mara.  I've included it after Deadline's story break.  —  EXCLUSIVE: Ending one of the most drawn out and closely watched casting searches …
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Mike Moody / Digital Spy:   Rooney Mara lands ‘Dragon Tattoo’ lead
Telegraph:
Marilyn Monroe film to star Angelina Jolie  —  Author Andrew O'Hagan has said that his novel The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe will be turned into a film starring Angelina Jolie as the screen siren.  —  George Clooney will play Frank Sinatra, Mr O'Hagan said.
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Mark Gray / People.com:
Jesse James and Kat Von D Get Cozy in Las Vegas  —  Is Jesse James ready to move on?  —  The motorcycle mogul, whose divorce from Sandra Bullock was finalized in June, was spotted having dinner with fellow tattoo enthusiast and LA Ink star Kat Von D in Las Vegas Saturday night.
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Neil Patrick Harris' Twins: It's A...  Break out the blue...and the pink: Neil Patrick Harris is gonna get the best of both worlds.  —  A source tells E! News that the late-breaking Emmy nominee is expecting a boy and a girl with longtime partner David Burtka this October.
TMZ.com:
Adrianne C — I Was ‘Molested’ Outside Star Wars Expo  —  Former “America's Next Top Model” champ Adrianne Curry called police in Orlando this weekend ... claiming an allegedly drunk man reached up her skirt and “molested” her outside of a Star Wars convention.
TMZ.com:
George Clooney — Did He Put a Ring On It?  —  George Clooney might finally be ready to take the plunge with hottie girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis — cause she was spotted flaunting what looks to be a giant engagement ring ... emphasis on “looks like.”  —  The notoriously single star was dining …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Snooki's New Boyfriend Revealed; He Turned ‘Guido’ For Pint-Sized Star  —  Snooki's got a new man — and only RadarOnline.com has the exclusive details of who he is and their hot hook-up.  —  EXCLUSIVE: Snooki's New Boyfriend Revealed; Turned ‘Guido’ For Pint-Sized Star
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Snooki's New Man Opens Up, “I Don't Care About The Cameras”
Us Weekly:
Jenny McCarthy: I'm “Enjoying” Single Life “Tremendously”  —  After parting ways with Jim Carrey four months ago, Jenny McCarthy says she's still single — and loving it!  —  “I'm enjoying it tremendously!”  McCarthy, 37, told UsMagazine.com of single life at Saturday's 4th Annual Midsummer Night's Dream …
Lindsay Lohan / TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Early Release  —  Turns out Lindsay Lohan will indeed be getting out of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital ... as early as this week, according to sources familiar with the situation.  —  Our sources say Lindsay's doctors have not written their final report …
TMZ.com:
Steven Slater Gets Reality TV Show Offer  —  TMZ has learned JetBlue's most famous beverage slinger Steven Slater has a reality show offer on the table ... and the hook — helping people quit their jobs.  —  According to well-placed industry sources ... Stone Entertainment …
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TMZ.com:
Steven Slater Hires Hollywood PR Honcho
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Shhhh!  One of TV's Best-Loved Couples Is Getting Married...See the Final Three!  —  Ugh.  Who cares whether George Clooney is engaged (newsflash: he's not) when a fictional character on a make-believe show is about to get hitched?!  —  Priorities people!
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and TV Fanatic
Tyra.com The August Issue:
My life's mission is to expand the definition of beauty - EVERY kind of beauty!  This is one of the reasons I created “America's Next Top Model” just 8 years and 15 Cycles ago...since then we've challenged all different stereotypes of beauty with race, weight, height and beyond.
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Marco / X17 Online:
Tyra Banks Apologizes For Controversial America's Next Top Model Promo
Discussion: omg!
 
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