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12:05 PM ET, August 21, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Spencer Hocking Sex Tape Starring Heidi Montag  —  TMZ has learned Spencer Pratt is currently shopping what he claims is a sex tape featuring himself and his soon-to-be ex-wife Heidi Montag.  —  We're told Spencer has contacted the Rolls-Royce of porn — Vivid Entertainment — and is asking for a meeting.
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Us Weekly:
Justin Long: “Exposing Myself” to Christina Applegate Was “Weird”  —  When Justin Long learned he would be doing full-frontal nudity in Going the Distance, he never imagined he'd be doing it in front of his childhood crush, Christina Applegate.  —  “I was sort of exposing myself to someone I grew up watching.
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The Superficial:   Drew Barrymore is Wasted
INF Daily:
Drew Barrymore & Justin Long Glow While Promoting Going the Distance
Discussion: Perez Hilton and omg!
New York Times:
Facebook Feels Unfriendly Toward Movie It Inspired  —  LOS ANGELES — At the New York Film Festival next month, Hollywood will unleash “The Social Network,” a biting tale of the Silicon Valley giant Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg.  —  Now Facebook must decide whether to bite back.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Dean McDermott “Proud” to Become an American Citizen!  —  The United States can now call Dean McDermott one of its own!  —  Born in Toronto, Canada, the actor and reality star was officially sworn in as an American citizen along with 3000 others in downtown Los Angeles on Friday.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and PopEater
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 …
National Enquirer:
TOM CRUISE NEW BROMANCE  —  New BFF's TOM CRUISE and ZAC EFRON get some chopper time together.  —  High School Musical heartthrob Zac Efron, 22, has forged a friendship with Tom Cruise - not unlike the one Tom had with HIS Color of Money costar, the late Paul Newman.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Zac & Tommy Are BFFs!
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
Michael Williams / People.com:
Vienna Girardi's New Man Revealed  —  Vienna Girardi has Tweeted about him and stepped out with him, but the Bachelor star's new man has remained a mystery ... until now.  —  “John Sala is in college studying biochemical engineering,” a rep for Girardi reveals to PEOPLE.
Discussion: PEOPLE TV Watch and PopEater
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Demi Lovato's Gift to Family: a New House  —  They say it's better to give than receive - and Demi Lovato was living that maxim this year.  The teen star gave her family a gift on her 18th birthday.  —  “I just bought a house,” Lovato tells PEOPLE of a Mediterranean style home she purchased outside of L.A. …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: New Jersey Housewives Come To Blows On Reunion Show  —  If you thought the infamous table-flipping scene between Teresa and Danielle on the Real Housewives of New Jersey was explosive — well, you haven't seen anything yet!  —  PHOTOS: The Hottest Stars From Reality TV
Dirk Smillie / Forbes:
The Highest-Paid Authors  —  Times may be tough for book sellers, but for Stephen King, James Patterson and Stephenie Meyer, the money keeps rolling in.  —  Publishers are feeling the heat, with hardcover sales weak and the rise of e-books promising to upend their business models.
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Jim Carrey Will Star With Penguins For Fox  —  Who doesn't love penguins?  Hollywood may not be sure how popular Jim Carrey is these days as a regular guy in live action motion pictures, but the world sure loves the little tuxedoed guys.  Everyone from Jack Black to Owen Wilson to Ben Stiller …
Press Association:
Orlando ‘really excited’ over baby  —  Heartthrob Orlando Bloom said that he was “really excited” at the prospect of becoming a father after it was revealed his new wife Miranda Kerr is expecting their first child.  —  The actor, who was in Munich to start filming The Three Musketeers …
Mike Ryan / Vanity Fair:
Is Piranha 3-D the Most Bloody Movie Ever?  (And 24 Other Urgent Questions)  —  Piranha 3-D opens in theaters today.  Despite the lack of press screenings—not a single one in New York and a limited few in Los Angeles—the initial reviews have been (shockingly) good.
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ComingSoon.net:
Googled Book Planned for Film Adaptation  —  Ken Auletta's bestseller Googled: The End of the World as we Know it is being planned for adaptation into a feature film, reports Deadline.  —  Rights to the book, which saw release late last year, have been purchased by Groundswell Productions …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Fantasia To Move In With Married Lover; In Talks For Another Reality Show  —  Fantasia Barrino and her married lover Antwaun Cook are planning to move in together - despite the fact that her family does not approve.  —  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that the couple …
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: INF Daily, omg! and PopEater
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The Huffington Post:
Jennifer Aniston & Jon Stewart Remember 90's Date (VIDEO)
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENT: Madonna Sued Over ‘Material Girl’ Clothing Line; Read The Lawsuit  —  Superstar Madonna has been slapped with a lawsuit over the junior clothing line that she designed with her daughter Lourdes Leon, RadarOnline.com has learned.  —  Clothing company LA Triumph is disputing …
Discussion: StyleList
Stuart Levine / Variety:
NBC renews ‘Last Call’ for 10th season  —  Daly also hosts Peacock's New Year's Eve festivities  —  It's not the last call for “Last Call With Carson Daly.”  —  “I really feel that ‘Last Call’ has hit its stride.  It took 10 years, but it feels brand new and great,” said Daly.
Discussion: Just Jared and EW.com
 
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Jay A. Fernandez / Risky Business:
Syracuse & Addario making ‘Imaginary Enemies’ at DreamWorks Animation (exclusive)
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: 12 Duggar Children Get Chicken Pox At The Same Time!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
DailyFill.com:
PIC: See Britney Spears and Her “New BFFs” on Glee
Discussion: PopEater
Amy Chozick / Wall Street Journal:
Revenge of the TV Writers
New York Post:
Baldwin's star re-'Born'
Discussion: Perez Hilton and New York Magazine
Us Weekly:
Carrie Underwood: Elevators, Bathrooms Used to Freak Me Out
TMZ.com:
Joe Perry — The Steven Tyler Shove Was an Accident
 Earlier Picks: 
Cele|bitchy:
Kendra Wilkinson: “I will 100% have liposuction”
Fay Schlesinger / Daily Mail:
William and Kate are already engaged and will marry next year …
Discussion: The Frisky
 

 
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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