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11:00 AM ET, August 19, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Aero Assault — Perry Shoves Steven Tyler Off Stage  —  TMZ has obtained video ... showing Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry hip-checking Steven Tyler off the stage and into a crowd at a concert in Toronto last night ... and it didn't look like no accident.  —  It all went down during a performance of …
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PopEater:
Kat Von D Confirms She's Dating Jesse James  —  After a few days of speculation, Kat Von D took to Twitter this afternoon to announce that she and Sandra Bullock's ex, Jesse James, are indeed dating.  Kat has since deleted the Tweet — but once it's out, there's no going back.
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Kat Von D Tweets - Then Deletes - She's Dating Jesse James  —  Kat Von D's fingers apparently spoke too soon.  —  After Tweeting Wednesday, “Yes, Jesse and I are dating,” the LA Ink star, 28, took down the message, though it was quickly spread and re-Tweeted by more than 100 people.
Rachel Maresca / Life and Style:
L&S Exclusive: SNL co-stars Fred Armisen and Abby Elliott are a couple  —  Life & Style can exclusively report that Saturday Night Live co-stars stars Fred Armisen and Abby Elliott are dating.  —  As revealed by Life & Style last week, Fred split from Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss in May after 10 months of marriage.
X17 Online:
Chelsea Handler To Host MTV Video Music Awards!  —  Comedienne Chelsea Handler of her own show Chelsea Lately will emcee the MTV VMA awards this year, broadcast live from Los Angeles on September 12.  Handler, 35, replaces English comic/actor Russell Brand.
Discussion: PopEater
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Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Chelsea Handler Will Host MTV Video Music Awards
Discussion: New York Magazine
Us Weekly:
Snooki Formally Charged With Annoying People  —  Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi could be found guilty of being annoying — so said prosecutors Wednesday in a Seaside Heights, NJ court hearing related to her July 30 boardwalk arrest, reports the Associated Press.  —  Adding a new, third charge …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollywood Life
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Us Weekly:
PIC: Jersey Shore Cast Gets Truckload of Condoms, Vodka, Tanner
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
X17 Online:
BREAKING NEWS - Lindsay Lohan's Attorney In Court NOW To Negotiate Early Release From Rehab  —  Lindsay Lohan's attorney Shawn Chapman Holley is at the Beverly Hills Courthouse right now, speaking with Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers and Judge Elden Fox to discuss the possibility …
Discussion: Reuters and TMZ.com
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TMZ.com:
Heidi to Spencer: Happy Valentine's Day, Sucker  —  Nothing says “I don't love you anymore” like getting a divorce on Valentine's Day ... just ask Heidi Montag.  —  TMZ has learned ... the divorce of Heidi and Spencer will become final on February 14, 2011.
omg!:
FIRST LOOK: Britney Spears Gleeks Out On ‘Glee’ Set  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Britney Spears has officially hit the set of “Glee.”  —  On Tuesday, the pop princess Tweeted a photo of herself (and pal/assistant Brett Miller) behind the scenes at McKinley High School.
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Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Shares Her First Pic on Glee Set!
Star:
Exclusive: Kenny Chesney Cheats with ESPN Reporter  —  With his longtime girlfriend back at home in Tennessee, Kenny Chesney enjoyed a steamy Mexican getaway with another woman!  —  In the Aug. 30 issue of Star, on sale now, we exclusively report that the country crooner enjoyed …
Paul Chi / People.com:
Nina Garcia's 3-Year-Old Eager to Play Older Brother  —  With her second child - another son - due in December, Project Runway judge and Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia says her 3-year-old son Lucas is ready to take on the role of older sibling.  —  “He's excited and he gets it …
Discussion: PopEater and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Idris Elba Is New Alex Cross In Relaunched James Patterson Film Franchise  —  EXCLUSIVE: Idris Elba has signed to play Dr. Alex Cross in Cross, a new installment of James Patterson's bestselling murder mystery series that will be directed by David Twohy.  Kerry Williamson wrote the script.
TMZ.com:
Aniston, Cher — Alleged Victims in Credit Card Scheme  —  TMZ has learned ... the U.S. Secret Service just closed in on a woman accused of operating a serious credit card scheme ... and many of the alleged victims are major Hollywood mega-stars.  —  According to an affidavit filed …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Makes Lunch for the Kids  —  Getting meals ready for one's kids is never an easy job.  For Angelina Jolie, charged with feeding six hungry mouths, it can get particularly hectic.  —  The actress and mom says she loves preparing food for her brood but knows all about the pitfalls …
TMZ.com:
Sharon Murphy — ‘Disturbed’ by Simon's Bed Report  —  Sharon Murphy is lashing out at the L.A. County Coroner's report on Simon Monjack's death — especially the part that references her sharing a bed with Simon.  —  TMZ broke the story ... according to the final report …
New York Post:
HBO working on a show about porn business  —  Following in the risqué footsteps of HBO's “Hung” and Showtime's “Secret Diary of a Call Girl,” HBO has a show in the works about the pornography business.  “Entourage” and “Boardwalk Empire” executive producers Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson …
Heat Vision:
Seth Rogen enrolls in ‘Boo U.’  —  DreamWorks Animation has handed Seth Rogen its lead ghost post.  —  The “Funny People” star, who voiced the blobby B.O.B. in “Monsters vs. Aliens” and the martial arts-trained Mantis in “Kung Fu Panda,” has been cast to voice a lead character in the studio's “Boo U.”
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘True Blood,’ 'Grey's Anatomy,' ‘Bones,’ ‘Smallville,’ ‘Chuck,’ and more!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: We already know that Booth met someone during Bones' time jump.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and TV Fanatic
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Oscar Talk For Noomi Rapace; She's Up For ‘Sherlock Holmes 2’ & ‘Mission Impossible 4’  —  Oscar season officially begins September 1st.  And already I hear Hollywood types everywhere discussing the films from Stieg Larsson book The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, they're wondering aloud …
Oh No They Didn't!:
Jen Aniston looking so f**king sexy  —  John Travolta + Kesha + Monkey = Jennifer Aniston  —  Source: Myself had than on the pc + MAO
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
Kim Kardashian / Kim Kardashian videos …:
I Hate Kourtney!  —  JUST KIDDING!  It's so funny how ridiculous this is.  I am so proud of Kourtney!!  She had Mason less than a year ago and is at her skinniest.  She looks amazing and is an inspiration to new moms everywhere!!!  —  We have such different bodies …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Us Weekly
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Jon Hamm, Eva Longoria Parker to Add Sizzle to Emmys  —  A strong and silent ad executive, a desperate housewife and a geeky but lovable science whiz have been added to Emmys' golden list.  —  Nominees Jon Hamm (Mad Men) and Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), along with Housewives' Eva Longoria Parker …
Robin Marantz Henig / New York Times:
What Is It About 20-Somethings?  —  ROW 1, left to right: Annie Ling, Jen Davis, Latoya Ruby Frazier, Elizabeth Weinberg.  ROW 2: Dru Donovan (1,2,4); Marvin Orellana (3).  ROW 3: David Wright, Latoya Ruby Frazier, Jen Davis, Annie Ling.  —  Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long to grow up?
Discussion: Jezebel, Lemondrop.com and TresSugar
Leila Cobo / Billboard.Biz:
Coming Soon: New Albums From Don Omar, Shakira, Juanes Among Others  —  The Latin marketplace is preparing for a hectic fall release schedule that includes albums by some of the genre's top selling names.  The lineup:  —  Don Omar, Oct. 5  —  Don Omar's new studio set, Don Omar Presents …
RADAR:
PHOTO: More Heartache For Laurence Fishburne — This Time It's Soft Porn  —  Laurence Fishburne's fatherly woes are about to get worse: his porn star daughter Montana has posed nude on the cover of As Is magazine.  —  But unlike her adult videos where she was au natural, it looks like the magazine has touched up her derriere.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Alex Aja Goes From ‘Piranha 3D’ To ‘Cobra: Space Pirate’  —  Director Alexandre Aja has emerged from the Piranha 3D fish tank determined to next sink his teeth into Cobra—The Space Pirate.  While not well known in America, the Buichi Terasawa-created Japanese manga was turned into an animated series …
Discussion: The Playlist and The Wrap
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Teen Mom's Farrah Opens Up About Death of Sophia's Dad  —  Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham opens up to the new issue of Us Weekly about the death of 18-month-old daughter Sophia's dad, Derek Underwood.  —  “It's getting easier,” says Abraham, 19, of Underwood, who died in a car accident …
Discussion: Crushable and The Hollywood Gossip
 
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Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered

Olesia Safronova / Bloomberg:
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