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2:20 PM ET, September 4, 2010

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Daniel Sperling / Digital Spy:
Taylor Lautner wins RV company payout  —  Taylor Lautner has settled a lawsuit against an RV company that failed to deliver a $300,000 (£194,000) vehicle for a recent movie shoot, his lawyer has confirmed.  —  Attorney Robert Barta told The AP that the 18-year-old star received a $40,000 …
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Lautner Wins $40,000 Settlement  —  Taylor Lautner would be $40,000 richer today — if he weren't donating the money to charity.  —  The Twilight actor, 18, reached a settlement with McMahon's RV Friday after the California-based company failed to deliver a trailer to the set of Abduction by June 21.
Michael Slezak / PopWatch:
Kara DioGuardi not returning to ‘American Idol’: It's (finally) official  —  Kara DioGuardi will not return for American Idol's 10th season, Fox announced in a press release this evening.  The word arrived via email at 8:11 p.m. ET on the Friday before the Labor Day weekend …
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Kara DioGuardi Is Leaving American Idol  —  After weeks of speculation about whether she will stay or go, Kara DioGuardi is leaving American Idol, Fox announced Friday.  —  DioGuardi's move follows the departures of both longtime Idol judge Simon Cowell and new judge Ellen DeGeneres.
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Official: Kara DioGuardi leaving ‘American Idol’  —  Fox announced Friday what media reports have speculated for weeks: Kara DioGuardi is leaving “American Idol.”  —  “I felt like I won the lottery when I joined ‘American Idol’ two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave 'Idol,” DioGuardi said in a statement.
TMZ.com:
White House Crasher Goes Naked for Playboy  —  Michaele Salahi is about to crash another party — the one in your pants — because TMZ has learned the “Real Housewives of D.C.” star is taking it all off for Playboy magazine.  —  And not just artsy “top half” naked — we're talking full-frontal, birthday suit naked.
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TMZ.com:
White House Crasher Hands Over Party Dress
Discussion: TheFABlife and Luxist
RADAR:
AUDIO: Kendra On Montana Fishburne's Sex Tape: That's What Happens When A Girl Turns 18!  —  She should know.  —  Kendra Wilkinson says that the sex tape made by actor Laurence Fishburne's daughter Montana is “what happens when a girl turns 18.”  —  PHOTOS: Sex Tape Celebs
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Laurence Fishburne / Contactmusic.com:
Laurence Fishburne - Fishburne Rules Out Reunion With Dad
The Superficial:
Kendra Wilkinson: ‘Laurence Fishburne Needs to Support His Daughter Doing Porn’
Discussion: The Blemish
Whitney English / E! Online:
Jennifer Aniston Cozies Up to Former Fling  —  Jennifer Aniston is not one to be photographed with Lindsay Lohan's leftovers and let the story sit around too long.  —  After dining with LiLo ex Harry Morton Wednesday at The Sunset Tower Hotel, Jen was papped last night having a romantic dinner date …
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TMZ.com:
Jen Aniston — Dinner or Date?
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Right Celebrity
TMZ.com:
Robert Schimmel Dies  —  Comedian Robert Schimmel died last night in a Phoenix hospital from injuries he sustained in a car accident last week.  He was 60 years old.  —  As TMZ first reported, Schimmel was the passenger in a serious car accident after his daughter, who was driving at the time, swerved to avoid an accident.
Discussion: omg!
kanYe West:
DEVIL IN A NEW DRESS  —  thanks for the track its tight.  peace  —  The Rap Thread: News, Reviews, Rants, Opinions Vol 7.  Death to Swizz Beats!!!  September 4, 2010
TMZ.com:
T.I. and Tiny — His and Hers Mug Shots  —  TMZ has obtained the mug shots taken by T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle — right after they were arrested on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood late Wednesday night.  —  As we first reported, the newlyweds were arrested around 10:18 PM after cops …
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Us Weekly:
Did Jason Sudeikis Break Jennifer Aniston's Heart?  —  Saturday Night Live's Jason Sudeikis is finally ready to open up about why he broke Jennifer Aniston's heart — sort of.  —  In the October issue of Vanity Fair, the comedian — who first costarred with Aniston in The Bounty Hounter earlier this year …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Eric Spitznagel / Vanity Fair:
Jason Sudeikis on Nudity, Drinking with the Cast of Mad Men …
Discussion: Movieline
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Stroller Accident — No Harm, No Foul  —  An eyewitness to the alleged Lindsay Lohan “hit-and-run” tells TMZ ... the photogs who sold the after-the-fact video are lying.  —  The eyewitness — a photographer — says Lindsay was leaving her apartment building Wednesday …
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
It's the Pitts: Is Hilary Duff Moving to the 'Burgh?  —  Here's hoping she assimilates better than Sienna Miller.  Which, granted, is a pretty low benchmark.  —  Hilary Duff may be bound for Pittsburgh, as her brand new hubby Mike Comrie has signed a one-year deal to play with the city's Penguins hockey team.
Marianne Garvey / E! Online:
Taylor Swift Under Attack Again!  —  Hey Chris Robinson—pick on someone your own size!  —  The moody rocker (and Kate Hudson ex) is the latest star to verbally attack the country cutie, publicly calling her “horrible” and knocking her talent.  —  Robinson, 43, took issue with Swift, 20 …
Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian has never been the kind of girl who backs down from a fight — which is why the reality star is addressing the “haters” she caught writing “hateful comments” about her online.  —  “I am a little confused as to why people who ‘hate’ me so much follow my every move and know every …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Perez Hilton
Ken Lee / People.com:
Chris Klein Completes Four Days in Jail  —  Chris Klein has owned up to his mistakes.  —  The actor has served 96 hours behind bars on his own accord for his second drunk-driving arrest and has also completed two months in a live-in rehab facility.  —  Klein, 31, personally appeared Friday …
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Marco / X17 Online:
Victoria Beckham Joins Twitter, Tweets Photo Of Her Dog With Painted Nails
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Celebslam:
Kelsey Grammer is being played like a fiddle
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TMZ.com:
Candy Spelling: My Stalker Wants to Move In
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
‘Hunger Games’ Director Derby Down To 3
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Scribe For Ludlum's ‘Osterman Weekend’
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Paramount Reacts To Film Extra Seriously Hurt By ‘Transformers 3’ Stunt Gone Wrong
Celebslam:
The Jersey Shore house is about to get hit by a hurricane
 Earlier Picks: 
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Dina Manzo: Danielle Crossed the Line Between Real Life and Entertainment
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com
Laura Schreffler / Hollywood Life:
EXCLUSIVE!  Robert Pattinson Is Freaking Out About GF Kristen …
Discussion: Gossip Cop
Celebslam:
Just shut up and look pretty
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Us Weekly:
Jersey Shore's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro says he doesn't regret hooking …
Canadian Press:
Bosnian police believe they have located a girl filmed hurling puppies into a river
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From Mediagazer:

Paul Vieira / Dow Jones Newswires:
Netflix, Disney, and other US streaming companies ask a Canadian court to block imposition of a fee of 5% of sales to help finance local news and other content

Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Germany's government pledges to add a 30% film/TV production tax incentive, effective as early as January 2025; Australia raised its rebate to 30% on July 1

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
At the half-year mark, Hollywood media giants have had double-digit stock price declines, except Disney and Fox, and will likely stay underwater in 2024

 
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