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5:00 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.
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 …
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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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Glee's Naya Rivera Keyed Mark Salling's Lexus in Jealous Fit  —  Hell hath no fury like a Cheerio scorned.  —  Though a source tells the new Us Weekly Glee costars Mark Salling, 28, and Naya Rivera, 23, were never an exclusive couple, Salling's dates with other women this summer caused …
RADAR:
Glee's Mark Salling Denies Co-Star Naya Rivera Vandalized His Car …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Picks 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, will star alongside Tom Cruise …
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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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: /Film and The Playlist
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
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 …
Discussion: Dlisted, The Blemish and Starpulse
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.
Liz Hoggard / This Is London:
Drew Barrymore: People should shut up about my wild past, I'm proud of it  —  Drew Barrymore won't meet my eye.  She talks in a monotone, her hands plucking nervously at the micro plaits in her hair.  She usually comes across as the sunniest person you could hope to meet.  Not today.
Dave McNary / Variety:
Warner Bros. gets a ‘Wife’  —  Steve Carell to produce, star in romantic comedy remake  —  Warner Bros. is seeking “A Boyfriend for My Wife,” setting up a remake of the 2008 Argentine romantic comedy with Steve Carell's Carousel Prods. as a starring vehicle for the actor.
TMZ.com:
Octomom: I Was Born to Dance  —  Octomom Nadya Suleman may have been a stranger to the rhythm method in the past, but now she's embracing it for a shot at “Dancing with the Stars.”  —  Octomom's legal eagle, Jeff Czech, tells TMZ, “Nadya is in top physical shape.  She has been working out for months.
Joshua Neuman / Heeb Magazine:
So Much for Controlling the Media  —  I have some good news and some bad news.  —  The good news is that Heebmagazine.com will continue to provide trenchant analysis of world events, cultural critique of all that is Jewish and Goyish and countless photos of scantily-clad Israeli models under …
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
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 …
Discussion: X17 Online and DailyFill.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
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
TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton Suspect Charged — Felony Burglary  —  The man who allegedly tried to break into Paris Hilton's home this week was just charged with one felony count of attempted residential burglary with a person present ... this according to the L.A. County District Attorney.
TMZ.com:
Larry King, Ryan Seacrest — Radio Silence  —  Larry King and Ryan Seacrest have been secretly plotting to relaunch Larry's radio career ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources tell TMZ ... Ryan is talking to Larry about producing/distributing a new Larry King syndicated radio show, as part of a mega-media deal Seacrest is creating.
Discussion: Gawker
Jesse Spero / omg!:
ROLL CALL: Sherri Shepherd After Seeing Matt Damon: ‘I Just Got Pregnant!’  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans  —  “OMG!!  I'm on set @30 Rock next to Tina Fey & MATT DAMON is sitting behind me!  I went over & said hi - think I just got pregnant!
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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Verena von Pfetten / Styleite:
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James Hibberd / Reuters:
“Jersey Shore” Producer Eyes Southern Spin-Off
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DailyFill.com:
Back To School! Kate Sends All Eight Kids Off To School
Discussion: INF Daily and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Akon Accused of Pulling Out, Gives Birth to Lawsuit
Steven Avalos / PopEater:
Lady Gaga Waxworks to Debut At Madame Tussauds Locations Worldwide
Bernard Zuel / Sydney Morning Herald:
Not so shiny: Plenty of drama for Buffy creator Joss Whedon
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Tim Adler / Deadline.com:
Simon Cowell's Third UK Cheating Scandal
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