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1:45 PM ET, August 20, 2010

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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 …
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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 …
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?
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 …
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 …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Taylor Swift and Kanye West to Reunite on VMAs?  —  Kanye West and Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards  —  Chelsea Handler promised fireworks when she hosts MTV's Sept. 12 VMA Awards, but who knew she would light the fuse so quickly?  —  Speaking to Ryan Seacrest …
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Amanda Melillo / New York Post:
Kanye, Taylor reunion?
Discussion: Starpulse and Hollywood Reporter
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 …
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Christy Lemire / Associated Press:
Review: ‘Piranha 3D’ is bloody awesome
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 and EarSucker
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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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.
Heat Vision:
‘Iron Man’ writers nab ‘TMNT’ gig  —  Art Marcum and Matt Holloway have signed on to pen the new feature film installment of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” which Platinum Dunes is producing for Paramount.  —  Paramount and Nickelodeon picked up the rights to the comic book characters for around $60 million last year.
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Paramount Hires Marcum & Holloway For Fast-Tracked Big Franchise ‘Ninja Turtles’
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Splash Page
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
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 …
Fay Schlesinger / Daily Mail:
William and Kate are already engaged and will marry next year royal cousin tells magazine  —  A cousin of Prince Charles has claimed Prince William is already engaged to Kate Middleton and the pair have invited him to their wedding.  —  Prince Julius Eduard von Anhalt, the Duke of Saxony …
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.
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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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 …
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).
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Demi Lovato Wishes She'd Kept Relationship with Joe Jonas a Secret  —  Silence is golden: That's one lesson Demi Lovato has taken away from her brief high-profile romance with Joe Jonas.  —  After going through a very public breakup last spring, Lovato now says she wishes she'd kept her relationship with her Camp Rock 2 costar quiet.
Discussion: Ministry of Gossip
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
Jo Piazza / PopEater:
Is Justin Bieber the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Proactiv?  —  The zit erasing medicine Proactiv realized a long time ago that celebrities make us want to buy things.  Somehow they were able to convince a stable of celebs to shill for their skin cleansing line despite the fact …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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.
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.
 
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Access Hollywood:
Snap! Janice Calls Foul Over Tyra's Apology
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Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Fans Expose Robsten's Posh L.A. Love Nest
Discussion: Perez Hilton and AceShowBiz.com
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Scoop: Will ‘Lost’ boy Josh Holloway join NBC's ‘Rockford Files’ reboot?
Dave McNary / Variety:
Gyllenhaal to star in vibrator comedy
 Earlier Picks: 
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Katy Perry: I Won't Wear Latex to My Wedding
PopEater:
Scarlett Johansson Gets Wild for Dolce & Gabbana
Discussion: X17 Online
Pamela McClintock / Variety:
Paramount finally opens ‘Case 39’
Discussion: Inside Movies and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Madonna Accused of ‘Material Girl’ Theft
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Cibrian's Ex: We Both “Know the Truth” About Affair
Associated Press:
Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel stike a pose in pages of J.Crew's fall …
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Jed Lipinksi / Salon:
Why I got the male Brazilian wax
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From Mediagazer:

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

Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 128 journalists and media workers, all but five of them Palestinian, have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in the year since the October 7 attack

 
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