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8:55 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
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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The Huffington Post:
John Mayer & Jennifer Aniston BACK TOGETHER?  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Are John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston back on?  Mayer seemed to indicate they might be when he spoke in front of a crowd of 18,000 at his concert on Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl in LA.  —  “I believe in second chances!” he said.
X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - Lindsay's Assistant Picks Up Meds Less Than 48 Hours After Lohan Leaves Rehab!  —  I know Lindsay Lohan has already paid her debt to society after going to jail (followed by some time in rehab at UCLA), but it's been less than two days and the 24-year-old is back behind …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Midnight Maserati Run
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: More Legal Woes For Lindsay Lohan — Trial Date Set Over Wild Car Chase
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 …
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.
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TMZ.com:
Heidi Montag Sends Mixed Messages on Sex Tape
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.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jersey Shore's Snooki: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me!  —  Snooki, 22, (who is seen on Jersey Shore on MTV Thursdays at 10 P.M.) shares the 25 things you don't know about her in the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now).  —  1. I was treasurer of my class.  —  2. I loved acting in plays in my English class.
Discussion: From Inside the Box and Movieline
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James Hibberd / Reuters:
“Jersey Shore” Producer Eyes Southern Spin-Off
Discussion: INF Daily, TV Squad and PEOPLE TV Watch
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Picks 'Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner To Co-Star With Tom Cruise In ‘Mission: Impossible 4’  —  BREAKING: So Paramount Pictures won't be screen-testing any young actors to star opposite Tom Cruise after all.  I've learned that the studio has just chosen Jeremy Renner to infuse …
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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DailyFill.com:
The Reason Miley Cyrus And Liam Hemsworth Split
Discussion: X17 Online
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 …
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, Gawker, Dlisted and The Wrap
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
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 …
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TMZ.com:
Michael Bay's Lawyer: Apologize, Or Else!
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Albert Brooks Plays Badass Role In ‘Drive’  —  This is a seminal year for Albert Brooks.  After completing an ambitious science fiction novel 2030: The Real Story of What Happens To America and setting it to be published next May by St. Martin's Press, Brooks has signed on for his first screen turn as a truly dangerous badass.
Discussion: The Playlist
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.
People.com:
Hot New Couple?  Glee's Dianna Agron & Alex Pettyfer  —  When it comes to dating rumors surrounding the Glee cast, it seems like the show's stars are only associated with each other.  But in the case of Dianna Agron, it looks like she's found a match in a costar from a different project.
Discussion: PopEater
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: Hollywoodnews.com and The Playlist
Matt / Warming Glow:
Tori Spelling Has Never Looked So Good  —  One of my favorite things on the Internet is the epic feud that happened between FilmDrunk and the simple-minded owners of a Neverending Story-themed van.  It's the first thing I thought of when I saw this “Beverly Hills, 90210″-themed trailer that's supposedly in Prague.
Discussion: BuzzFeed
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.
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.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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 …
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
 
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DailyFill.com:
Taylor Momsen's “Late Show” Appearance
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
Judge: Chris Brown Doing a ‘Great Job’
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
The Kardashians Conquer Beverly Hills
Discussion: Perez Hilton
X17 Online:
Buffy Reunites With Her Sister Dawn!
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Everett Collection / People.com:
Happy Birthday! Macaulay Culkin Turns 30
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
The Huffington Post:
Nadja Benaissa Found GUILTY In HIV Spreading Trial
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Kelly Osbourne's Fashionable New TV Job
Discussion: PopWatch and CocoPerez
Mirror.co.uk:
Jay-Z wants to have children, after chat with Chris Martin
 Earlier Picks: 
Lizzy Davies / Guardian:
Gerard Depardieu calls Juliette Binoche ‘nothing’ in provocative interview
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Movieline
DailyFill.com:
Back To School! Kate Sends All Eight Kids Off To School
Discussion: INF Daily and Cele|bitchy
Jesse Spero / omg!:
ROLL CALL: Sherri Shepherd After Seeing Matt Damon: ‘I Just Got Pregnant!’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
J. Lo's a Country Club Diva
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollywood Dame
 

 
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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