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6:40 PM ET, August 27, 2010

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New York Post:
Lindsay Lohan learns from Britney Spears  —  Linsay Lohan is ready to undergo a Britney Spears-style life transformation to get her career back on track.  —  The troubled starlet has handed the reins of her messy finances to Lou Taylor, the savvy, no-nonsense Nashville businesswoman who guided Spears back from the brink.
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — A Tid Bit Nipply  —  Feeling free and easy, and unrestrained Lindsay Lohan visited a probation office in Santa Monica this morning.  —  She's on the loose.  —  More Lindsay Lohan  — Lindsay Lohan Finds Her Inner Peace
Discussion: PopSugar and Backseat Cuddler
Nicole Eggenberger / OK! Magazine:
Michael Lohan to Open & Run His Own Rehab Center
The Superficial:   Lindsay Lohan is Britney Spears Now
TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton's BF Pulled Gun on Intruder  —  TMZ has learned ... the man who allegedly attempted to break into Paris Hilton's L.A. home this week was thwarted by Hilton's boyfriend ... who pulled a gun on the suspect before the dude could get inside.  —  Law enforcement sources confirm …
Eric Spitznagel / Vanity Fair:
Mary-Louise Parker Does Not Smoke Weed, but She Has Licked a Pot Lollipop  —  I can recall the exact moment I fell in love with Mary-Louise Parker.  It was during an Emmy roundtable last year hosted by The Hollywood Reporter, featuring Emmy-nominated actresses like Christina Applegate …
CBS News:
Levi: Wish I Didn't Say Sorry to Sarah Palin  —  In Exclusive Interview, Johnston Says It Made Him Sound Like Liar and He's “Never Lied about Anything”  —  (CBS/ AP) Levi Johnston has been tight-lipped since his second engagement to Bristol Palin ended roughly a month ago — about a week after they announced they were getting married.
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Joan Sedley / People.com:
Levi Johnston: Bristol Palin Loves the Limelight Just as Much as I Do  —  Back on the outs yet again with the Palin clan, Levi Johnston - would-be Hollywood star and new candidate for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska - says Bristol Palin is just as hungry for the limelight as he is.
Us Weekly:
Levi Johnston: I Regret Apologizing to Sarah Palin  —  If Levi Johnston could take back anything, it would be... posing for Playgirl?  His on-off, on-off relationship and engagement to Bristol Palin, mother of his son Tripp, 20 months?  —  Nope.  For Johnston, his biggest and only regret …
RADAR:
RADAR VIDEO INTERVIEW: Playmate Admits ‘I Made A Sex Tape With Heidi - And Spencer Stole It’  —  Playboy playmate Karissa Shannon is accusing Spencer Pratt of stealing her video camera containing the sex tape featuring herself and Heidi Montag, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Us Weekly:
Julio Iglesias Weds Girlfriend After 20 Years Together  —  Endless love, indeed!  —  After 20 years and five kids together, Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias has married Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger, the Associated Press reports.  —  Iglesias, 66, and Rijsnburger, 45 …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
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Elin Nordegren / People.com:   Julio Iglesias Marries Longtime Girlfriend
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson's Kids Get Schooled  —  Two of Michael Jackson's kids have taken a big step — leaving homeschool for one of the most exclusive private schools in the country.  —  TMZ has learned 13-year-old Prince and 12-year-old Paris started at The Buckley School in the San Fernando Valley on Wednesday.
PopEater:
Joey Lawrence Stabbed in Eye With Script During Rehearsal  —  Joey Lawrence tore his cornea while rehearsing for his show, ‘Melissa & Joey.’  —  The actor was hit in the eye with a script, causing the tear, he wrote on his Twitter account.  —  “Hey my tweet peeps.  Sorry for being AWOL.
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TMZ.com:
Joey Lawrence — Painful Script Ripped My Cornea
Discussion: TheFABlife, The Blemish and Crushable
INF Daily:
Katy Perry's Candy-Coated Performance on Today.  Why Isn't She Fat Yet?  —  Katy Perry must have a ridiculous amount of restraint.  If we were surrounded by as much candy as she has been lately, we'd be four times her size.  Those giant middle-finger waving gummy bears in her “California Gurls” video looked sooooo delicious.
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The Superficial:   Good Morning, Katy Perry
Sandra Ballentine / T Magazine:
All Dolled Up  —  Most fashionistas progress directly from playing with dolls to sticking pins in them, but even the cattiest divas won't mess with Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington.  To celebrate Fashion's Night Out on Sept. 10, Barneys New York commissioned the Brooklyn-based artist Andrew Yang …
Cele|bitchy:
Betty White fantasizes about Robert Redford, won't make jokes about pot smoking  —  This week's Star Magazine has a really nice interview with America's octogenarian darling, Betty White.  As we heard last week, Betty White recently landed a two book deal through which she'll write her memoirs.
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Betty White / Hollywood Reporter:
EXCLUSIVE: Betty White's note from Tina Fey
Discussion: People.com
Elin Nordegren / People.com:
Miley Cyrus ‘Laughing’ Off Breakup on Set  —  Miley Cyrus isn't sad about her recent breakup from Liam Hemsworth.  Quite the opposite: she's laughing it off - really.  —  Cyrus, 17, is busy at work on a new movie, LOL: Laughing out Loud, filming in Detroit.
The Superficial:
'I's Gonna Murry You in My Berkini.'  —  These are shots of Britney Spears and Jason Trawick scoping out the chapel at their hotel in Maui yesterday which seems to have set off the “Britney's Getting Married” alarm across the entire gossip circuit.  Now some of you might be wondering …
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna and Cele|bitchy
Ben Fritz / Company Town:
Blockbuster tells Hollywood studios it's preparing for mid-September bankruptcy  —  After dominating the home video rental business for more than a decade and struggling to survive in recent years against upstarts Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster Inc. is preparing to file for bankruptcy next month …
Daily Mail:
‘Gay men on board’: Jersey Shore cast return from their shopping trip to find sign taped to their car  —  They spend much of their time working out at the gym, tanning and perfecting their hair to make themselves irresistible to the local ‘Guidettes.’  —  But it seems someone was having …
New York Post:
Taylor Swift finds romance with Brit actor  —  Taylor Swift has been gallivanting around Maine with British actor Toby Hemingway.  Sources said Swift has been spending time with the “Black Swan” star as she prepares for the release of her upcoming music video, “Mine,” on tonight's live CMT special.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Contactmusic.com:
Lady Gaga - Lady Gaga Inspired By Drugs  —  Lady Gaga Inspired By Drugs  —  Lady Gaga says her experiences with drugs helped inspire her music.  —  Lady Gaga says taking drugs inspired her music.  —  The ‘Poker Face’ singer began using illegal substances after she dropped out of a music course …
X17 Online:
Newlywed Emily Blunt Has Already Removed Her Ring!  —  Emily Blunt has only been married to John Krasinski for about a month and a half and she's already removed her ring!  —  We hope it's just that she wanted to keep it safe at home while attending yoga class, and not a symptom …
Discussion: Gossip Cop
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
More Casting Intrigue On ‘Mission: Impossible’  —  UPDATE: I'm told that Kristen Kreuk will also test for the role.  EARLIER: Now that Jeremy Renner got the big male lead opposite Tom Cruise in the next Mission: Impossible, the focus of Paramount Pictures, director Brad Bird and producers Cruise …
Kim Kardashian / Kim Kardashian videos …:
Morning Mason!  —  I just cant get enough of Mason.  He's getting so big, so fast, I want to spend as much time with him as I can.  Seeing Kendall and Kylie growing up so fast makes me realize how precious these young years are!  —  See more of my personal pics here.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Vibe:
Fantasia Speaks On How ‘The Shade Issue’ Affected Her Press Coverage  —  Prior to her suicide attempt Fantasia Barrino naturally faced a barrage of negative press surrounding her affair with Antwaun Cook and the lawsuit his wife Paula filed against the former American Idol.
Cele|bitchy:
Enquirer: Gossip Girl's Blake Lively and Leighton Meester can't stand each other  —  There's a pretty interesting piece in this week's National Enquirer about how Gossip Girl co-stars Blake Lively and Leighton Meester are in a blood feud.  Supposedly Leighton is jealous over the recognition and fame that Blakes has been getting lately.
Jace Lacob / The Daily Beast:
Mad Men's Ice Queen  —  January Jones earned an Emmy nom for her brilliant portrayal of Betty Draper—so why do so many viewers despise the character?  Jace Lacob on TV's most misunderstood leading lady.  —  When Mad Men's Betty Draper slapped her ten-year-old daughter across the face this week …
Discussion: Jezebel and TheGloss
 
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