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12:40 PM ET, August 20, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Victim of Bad Diagnosis  —  TMZ has learned ... the doctors who have evaluated Lindsay Lohan at UCLA have concluded she does not suffer from the drug or psychiatric problems that were previously diagnosed.  —  Sources familiar with Lindsay's treatment at UCLA tell TMZ …
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TMZ.com:
Adderall May Have Unhinged Lindsay Lohan  —  Lindsay Lohan's Adderall dependence — the result of a medical misdiagnosis — may have been the reason she went off the rails.  —  As we first reported, the docs at the UCLA rehab facility believe Lindsay was misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit …
TMZ.com:
Piper Perabo Injured in Accident on TV Show Set
Us Weekly:
Source: Paris Hilton Flies Into Rage Over Kim Kardashian  —  Best Frenemies Forever!  —  Paris Hilton flew into a rage at Las Vegas hotspot Lavo on August 13 — when her childhood pal and protegee Kim Kardashian ignored and publicly mocked her, witnesses say in the new Us Weekly.  —  The icing on the cake?
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson Spends $7.2 Million Each Year On Living Expenses; Tells Court Oksana Only Deserves 1%  —  Scandal might have cost Mel Gibson his reputation, but not his lifestyle.  —  The foul-mouthed actor, who will soon learn if he'll be charged for allegedly punching …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Spencer Pratt Writing Tell-All About Ex Heidi Montag  —  Spencer Pratt is ready to tell his side of the story.  —  The Hills villain, 26, tells UsMagazine.com exclusively that he is penning a tell-all about his relationship with ex Heidi Montag, including new details …
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KROQ FM:
Kat Von D Opens Up About Jesse James, Corey Miller And More  —  The always funny and sexy Kat Von D woke up early again just for Kevin & Bean.  She talked about the latest season of LA Ink, airing Wednesdays at 10pm on TLC.  She mentioned how the show is getting back to its roots: tattoos.
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Miranda Kerr: Yes, I'm Pregnant!  —  Make room for another Victoria's Secret supermodel mommy.  —  Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom are expecting their first child together, the Australian model tells the Spanish edition of Vogue in its September issue.  —  “Yes, I am pregnant.
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Will one of these women be Spider-Man's love interest? (exclusive)  —  The narrowing down for the female lead in the upcoming Marc Webb-directed “Spider-Man” movie has begun.  —  Starting today and heading into the weekend, select actresses are meeting with Webb and new Spidey actor Andrew Garfield.
TMZ.com:
Montana Fishburne Threatens Sex Tape Partner  —  Montana Fishburne claims she got screwed by her sex tape partner ... over footage of some eXXXtra-curricular work they did on the side — and now she's hired some lawyers to clean up the mess.  —  TMZ has obtained several letters …
PopEater:
Seriously?!  Megan Fox Wears Stepson's Shirts  —  Megan Fox obviously isn't ashamed of hand-me-downs.  The actress has taken to transforming her wardrobe by borrowing T-shirts from hubby Brian Austin Green's 8-year-old son, Kassius.  And she's been doing it for years, according to the Daily Mail.
Discussion: X17 Online
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Paramount Hires Marcum & Holloway For Fast-Tracked Big Franchise ‘Ninja Turtles’  —  EXCLUSIVE: I hear that Paramount has hired the writing team of Art Marcum and Matt Holloway for close to $1 million to reimagine a new release of the live action feature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Splash Page
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Heat Vision:
‘Iron Man’ writers nab ‘TMNT’ gig
X17 Online:
Jennifer Aniston Gets Dolled Up For ... Jon Stewart?!  —  Who the heck gets dressed up like this for Jon Stewart?!  Well Jennifer Aniston just can't help but look good — she knows nothing less when it comes to public appearances (and even her everyday look is casual fab).
Discussion: PopEater
Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston Blasted for Using the Word “Retard”  —  Jennifer Aniston has come under fire for using the word “retard” during an interview.  —  On Live with Regis and Kelly Thursday, the Switch star, 41, was discussing dressing up as Barbra Streisand for the September issue of Harper's Bazaar when she let the word slip.
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Eclipse Director Likely to Helm the New Wolverine Movie  —  Insiders tell Vulture that it's come down to two directors vying to call the shots on Fox's sequel to Wolverine: Twilight: Eclipse director David Slade, and Robert Schwentke (Flightplan, The Time Traveler's Wife).
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Mariah Carey Still an Option for American Idol  —  American Idol could end up glittering next season after all.  —  Mariah Carey is still in negotiations to sign on as a judge, a source exclusively tells E! News.  —  “She wants it,” says the source.  “She's seen what America's Got Talent has done for …
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
READ THE THREATENING LETTER JOE FRANCIS' LAWYER SENT OVER ‘PIRANHA 3D’  —  How mad is “Girls Gone Wild” mogul Joe Francis at Jerry O'Connell's coke-snorting, kid-filming character who loses his penis to ravenous fish in this weekend's “Piranha 3D”?  —  “I believe Mr. O'Connell may lose more than his penis …
Discussion: Cinematical, Movieline and 24 Frames
AceShowBiz.com:
Hilary Duff Flaunts New Orange Brown Hair  —  After having a honeymoon in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the 22-year-old beauty made a visit to Byron and Tracey hair salon and dyed her hair to an orange brown color.  —  Newly-wed Hilary Duff has been spotted with a new hair color.
Ian S. Port / All Shook Down:
Updated: Man Dives onto Stage in Suicide at Thursday's Swell Season Concert  —  A man jumped from a roof onto the stage at the Swell Season concert at Mountain Winery in Saratoga tonight in an apparent suicide, according to news reports and witnesses.  —  Several witnesses say that the man climbed …
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Carla Gugino could be a bad bad mother  —  EXCLUSIVE: Carla Gugino has returned to “Entourage” this season to bust Hollywood tail as a hard-nosed agent.  We could soon be watching her on the screen busting more than that.  —  Gugino is in talks to star as the title character in “MILF.”
Discussion: The Playlist and The Wrap
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Tim Burton Reunites With ‘Ed Wood’ Scribes For ‘Addams Family’ And ‘Big Eyes’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Tim Burton has reunited with his Ed Wood screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski on a pair of projects.  They will write The Addams Family, the stop-motion animated film that Burton …
Amanda Melillo / New York Post:
Kanye, Taylor reunion?  —  Was Chelsea Handler joking about getting Kanye West and Taylor Swift together at this year's MTV “Video Music Awards”?  —  Handler, who is hosting the “VMAs” this year, went on Ryan Seacrest's radio show yesterday to talk about her upcoming gig and said …
Discussion: Starpulse and Hollywood Reporter
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Cibrian's Ex: We Both “Know the Truth” About Affair  —  The love triangle has come full circle.  —  When Us Weekly recently asked Brandi Glanville, 37, about reports that she hooked up with estranged husband Eddie Cibrian, 37, after he'd already left her for LeAnn Rimes …
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Dr. Laura's dinner with gay, black friends  —  Career, naked pics, Howard Stern: She sounds off to THR … The Hollywood Reporter: Are your sponsors and affiliates under constant attack, or only when controversy erupts?  —  Laura Schlessinger: Only when things erupt.  Otherwise, we're all happy campers.
english.eastday.com:
Cops confirm that, at bottom, patient stitched  —  Police in southern Shenzhen City confirmed a patient's claim that her anus had been sewn by a midwife suspected of taking revenge during the patient's labor because she failed to receive a good tip.  —  A medical report by the police showed …
Discussion: !! omg blog !! and Gawker
Dave McNary / Variety:
Gyllenhaal to star in vibrator comedy  —  Actress tops Victorian-era indie ‘Hysteria’  —  Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy will star in indie romantic comedy “Hysteria,” centered on the invention of the vibrator in Victorian Era England.  —  “Hysteria,” penned by Stephen Dyer and Jonah Lisa Dyer, is directed by Tanya Wexler.
 
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Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Fans Expose Robsten's Posh L.A. Love Nest
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
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Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Katy Perry: I Won't Wear Latex to My Wedding
PopEater:
Scarlett Johansson Gets Wild for Dolce & Gabbana
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Pamela McClintock / Variety:
Paramount finally opens ‘Case 39’
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TMZ.com:
Madonna Accused of ‘Material Girl’ Theft
Associated Press:
Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel stike a pose in pages of J.Crew's fall …
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Brothers & Sisters: Stephen Collins Set to Romance a Walker!
Jed Lipinksi / Salon:
Why I got the male Brazilian wax
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Us Weekly:
How Britney Spears Behaved on Glee Set
 

 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who has mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, readies a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

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

Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer expects Google's share of the US search ad market to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, Apple, and others make gains

 
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