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6:05 PM ET, August 26, 2010

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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Exclusive: Bristol Palin Is Coming to Dancing With the Stars  —  It's the Dancing With the Stars casting that no one saw coming!  —  We can report to you exclusively that Sarah Palin's 19-year-old daughter Bristol Palin has been cast on the 11th season of DWTS, set to premiere Sept. 20, according to sources.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
The Rumored “Dancing With The Has-Beens” Cast Is A Mess  —  Bristol Palin, The Hoff, Mop Head, The Situation and Ceiling Eyes all sitting in a room together wearing enough sequins to make Johnny Weir's sparkly fart bubbles feel inadequate.  No, I did not just to describe a scene to you from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan.
Discussion: New York Magazine
entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Linsday Lohan cashing in on post-incarceration interest  —  Lindsay Lohan is making bank, but not at the box office.  —  A source tells FOX411.com that the deals her mother Dina Lohan is making for her involving post-rehab interviews and product placement are keeping the actress solvent …
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: More Legal Woes For Lindsay Lohan — Trial Date Set Over Wild Car Chase
X17 Online:   X17 EXCLUSIVE - Lindsay's Assistant Picks Up Meds Less Than 48 Hours …
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Will Forte Is Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’  —  It looks like MacGruber has accidentally detonated his last explosive device for now.  Will Forte, the longtime “Saturday Night Live” cast member who portrayed that incompetent adventurer, among a wealth of other eccentric characters …
Us Weekly:
Mariah Carey Speaks Out on Pregnancy  —  Is she, or isn't she?  —  Mariah Carey — rumored to be expecting her first child with husband Nick Cannon — won't say yet.  —  “I appreciate everyone's well wishes.  But I am very superstitious,” she wrote on her website Wednesday.
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Vicky / Mariah Carey Connection:
Mariah Sends Us A Message About Pregnancy Rumors: Exclusive
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Just Jared:
Blue Power Ranger David Yost: I'm Gay  —  David Yost, who played the Blue Ranger on the hugely successful kids series Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, recently admitted that he was discriminated against over his sexuality.  —  The actor, now 41, says he quit the show because he was harassed.
Discussion: Queerty and Gawker
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TMZ.com:
Blue Power Ranger: I Quit Show Over Gay Insults
Discussion: Movieline
one forty plus:
Huffington Post FULL OF S**T?  (Yes!)  —  Ahh, Huffington Post, the internet Death Star.  The world's first spectator banking website.  Come watch a site's intelligence move in and out like bellows of accordion depending on whether or not there's ad dollars to be sucked out of any willing orifice.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Picks 'Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner To Co-Star With Tom Cruise In ‘Mission: Impossible 4’  —  BREAKING: Paramount Pictures has chosen Jeremy Renner to infuse new blood in its Mission: Impossible franchise.  Renner, the Oscar-nominated star of The Hurt Locker …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: Glee's Naya Rivera Threw Dog Food And Eggs At Co-Star's Car Before Keying It  —  It's almost like Glee star Naya Rivera took Carrie Underwood's song Before He Cheats too literally when she took not a Louisville slugger to her ex's car, but keyed the luxury vehicle.
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Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
WHAT CONAN O'BRIEN CAN AND CAN'T SAY AT THE EMMYS  —  EXCLUSIVE: Memo to Conan O'Brien: Watch your mouth at the Emmys.  —  If O'Brien wins Sunday in the outstanding variety, music or comedy series category for his aborted “Tonight Show” — a distinct possibility, given the strong Hollywood …
TMZ.com:
Spencer to Heidi — We Need Couples Counseling!  —  TMZ has learned ... Spencer Pratt still believes there's a chance to save his marriage to Heidi Montag as long as they get some “relationship counseling” — and sources close to the couple tell us Heidi is totally on board.
Star:
Miley & Liam Split!  Plus: His Flirty Night with An Older Woman  —  Earlier today Liam Hemsworth confirmed that he ended his relationship with Miley Cyrus — and Star can report that the Aussie hunk is already moving on!  —  As we report in our Sept. 6 issue, on sale today, Liam, 20 …
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Kevin Winter / People.com:
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth Split
TMZ.com:
Gary Busey to the Rescue in Highway Crash  —  Gary Busey is being hailed a highway hero — after the actor witnessed a collision in Malibu earlier this week ... and rushed to the scene to help out a 21-year-old man who was injured in the wreck.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us Gary called 911 …
Michael Slezak / PopWatch:
This week's cover: The ultimate Sexy Beast is...  When EW.com launched its ultimate Sexy Beast tournament on July 19, we were simply looking to have a little summertime fun: Take 64 of the hottest vampires, werewolves, aliens, mutants, monsters, and machines ever to grace the pop-culture landscape …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Jim Carrey Film ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’ Finds Buyer And Gets December 3 Release  —  EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment have acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to I Love You Phillip Morris.  Written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, the fact based film stars Jim Carrey …
Rich Juzwiak / Jezebel:
How A Kid-Lit Favorite Is Really About Trash Television  —  Katniss Everdeen is not here to make friends — she's here to win.  In fact, her livelihood depends on it.  —  Katniss is the reluctant heroine of Suzanne Collins' increasingly beloved Hunger Games trilogy, a young-adult book series …
Discussion: The Awl and Crazy Days and Nights
PopEater:
‘Cake Boss’ Co-Star Arrested for Sexual Assault  —  ‘Cake Boss’ co-star Remy Gonzalez — brother-in-law of bakery owner Buddy Valastro — was arrested in New Jersey on charges of sexual assault, TMZ reports.  —  Gonzalez has been in the Morris County Jail since his Aug. 18 arrest.
Justin Harp / Digital Spy:
Facinelli ‘proud to be named worst vampire’  —  Peter Facinelli has declared that he is proud that a Rolling Stone writer called him the Twilight series' “worst vampire”.  —  The Insider reports that film critic Peter Travers criticised Facinelli's character Carlisle Cullen by asserting that he was …
Michelle Shephard / Toronto Star:
Third terror suspect was ‘Canadian Idol’ contestant … OTTAWA— Two people were arrested Wednesday afternoon and a third terrorism suspect- one who moonwalked across a Montreal stage during an audition for Canadian Idol - was detained early Thursday, the Star has learned.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Dlisted
Anya / People.com:
Zac Brown, Wife Expecting Baby No. 4 - a Girl!  —  Chalk one up for the pink team: Zac Brown and his wife Shelly are expecting their fourth child!  —  The Zac Brown Band country crooner will welcome another baby girl early next year, his rep reveals exclusively to PEOPLE Moms & Babies.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Channing Tatum planning ‘Ten Year’ reunion  —  EXCLUSIVE: Ensemble drama centers on friends reuniting  —  A new generation of talent is getting ready to tackle the high school reunion movie.  —  Channing Tatum is working with Jamie Linden and producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill on …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
J. Lo's a Country Club Diva  —  Are Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony turning into boring suburbanites?  The superstar duo recently moved into a huge new house in Hidden Hills, Calif., and according to a friend, the couple also interviewed to become members at the local Sherwood Country Club …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollywood Dame
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Tiger Woods's Golf Game Shines after Divorce  —  Coincidence?  —  After struggling for months, Tiger Woods jumped out to an impressive start Thursday in his first golf tournament since finalizing his divorce from Elin Nordegren.  —  At The Barclays in New Jersey, Woods made a staggering seven birdies …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywoodnews.com
New York Post:
Traci Johnson defends life with Tiki Barber  —  Tiki Barber's girlfriend, Traci Johnson, insists she and the ex-Giant didn't get together until he'd split with his wife of 11 years, Ginny, who was then pregnant with twins.  She writes on crushable.com: “I knew that Tiki didn't leave Ginny when she was eight months pregnant for me.
Discussion: Bossip.com, Cele|bitchy and BuzzFeed
 
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Lizzy Davies / Guardian:
Gerard Depardieu calls Juliette Binoche ‘nothing’ in provocative interview
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Matt / Warming Glow:
Tori Spelling Has Never Looked So Good
Discussion: BuzzFeed
TMZ.com:
Octomom: I Was Born to Dance
Verena von Pfetten / Styleite:
WATCH: Martin Scorsese Directed A Chanel Commercial
Discussion: TheGloss and StyleList
Joshua Neuman / Heeb Magazine:
So Much for Controlling the Media
DailyFill.com:
Back To School! Kate Sends All Eight Kids Off To School
Discussion: INF Daily and Cele|bitchy
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Jesse Spero / omg!:
ROLL CALL: Sherri Shepherd After Seeing Matt Damon: ‘I Just Got Pregnant!’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Akon Accused of Pulling Out, Gives Birth to Lawsuit
Steven Avalos / PopEater:
Lady Gaga Waxworks to Debut At Madame Tussauds Locations Worldwide
Dave McNary / Variety:
Warner Bros. gets a ‘Wife’
TMZ.com:
Larry King, Ryan Seacrest — Radio Silence
Discussion: Gawker
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

Sam Tobin / Reuters:
Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against News Group Newspaper will go to trial in January 2026, with the parties' legal costs set to exceed £38M

 
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