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12:10 PM ET, August 19, 2010

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Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Chelsea Handler Will Host MTV Video Music Awards  —  She's already the rare woman on the roster of late-night comedy hosts, and now Chelsea Handler, the star of the E! network series “Chelsea Lately,” is about to join another mostly male club.  On Wednesday, she was officially announced …
Discussion: The Wrap and New York Magazine
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Us Weekly:
Chelsea Handler to Host This Year's MTV VMAs!  —  MTV's censors better get ready: Chelsea Handler will host this year's Video Music Awards!  —  MTV announced Wednesday that the raunchy comedian and Chelsea Lately host, 35, will emcee the big show, broadcast live from Los Angeles on September 12.
X17 Online:
Chelsea Handler To Host MTV Video Music Awards!
Discussion: PopEater
Mike Bruno / PopWatch:
Chelsea Handler explains why she's perfect for the VMAs hosting gig
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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.
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
SNL's Fred Armisen: Splits From Elisabeth Moss, Now Dating Coworker
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 …
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ABCNEWS:
Celebrity Spa Owner Gabriela Perez Accused of Stealing From A …
Discussion: PopSugar and Just Jared
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
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.
PopEater:
Kim Kardashian Oils Up in Bikini Calendar Photos  —  Kim Kardashian isn't shy about her bodacious bod.  Last night, she previewed her 2011 calendar by making her Twitter background a photo from the shoot.  In the photo, Kardashian is shown all oiled up, laying on her back and wearing a skimpy bikini.
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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Kourtney and Kim's weight war
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
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: TV Fanatic and Oh No They Didn't!
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!
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: TMZ.com and Reuters
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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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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
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.
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 …
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:
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 …
Todd McCarthy's Deep Focus:
Up in the Basement  —  Many people consider the idea of getting paid to watch movies a laughable luxury, the prospect of attending daytime screenings a dream job as compared to showing up at an office.  So what about the notion of seeing 70 films in two weeks, beginning at 9 in the morning and finishing up at 7 p.m. or later?
Discussion: The Wrap, Movieline and The Playlist
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 …
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 …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Lopez is in the market for a slave (assistant)  —  This story is too good to be true.  It's about a fading celebrity and her diva ways, and because it's about one Ms. Jennifer Lopez, I am willing to take this as gospel.  According to Life & Style's Scene Queens, J.Lo is in the market for a new personal assistant.
Discussion: Dlisted
Jordan Robertson / Associated Press:
Cameron Diaz tops list of riskiest celeb searches  —  SAN FRANCISCO - If you're looking for Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts or Jessica Biel online, look out!  —  The movie stars top the latest list of the most dangerous celebrities to search for online, according to new research by computer-security software maker McAfee Inc.
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
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 and Lemondrop.com
 
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
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Irina Aleksander / New York Observer:
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Us Weekly:
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From Mediagazer:

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends early access to Sora after ~20 artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals as “PR puppets”

Voice of America:
A Russian court sentences journalist Nika Novak, who has been a freelance reporter at RFE/RL, to four years in prison for her work with foreign media outlets

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