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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Taylor Swift a ‘Wreck’ Before Performing Kanye Song — On Sunday night, Taylor Swift once again found herself in the company of the man that made her cry. Not only was the young Taylor seeing Kanye West for the first time since the rapper's infamous ambush at last year's VMAs …
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Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
Chelsea Handler panned as VMA host — Comedian among 'worst in show's history,' writes N.Y. Times — When MTV announced last month that E!'s Chelsea Handler would be hosting this year's Video Music Awards, it was met with some surprise. So how did she do Sunday on one of music's most star-studded nights?
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Perez Hilton, PopWatch, Los Angeles Times, TV Squad, Movieline, Pink is the New Blog, Celebrity VIP Lounge, Pop Crunch and The Marquee Blog
Us Weekly:
Michael Lohan on Lindsay's VMAs Comeback: “My Prayers Were Met” — Michael Lohan totally loved his daughter Lindsay's comeback skit at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. — Recently out of rehab, the actress made a surprise appearance in a pre-taped segment that poked fun at her SCRAM bracelet and troubles with alcohol and drugs.
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The Superficial, X17 Online, ImNotObsessed.com, Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Movieline and FemaleFirst
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Source: Kanye West, Taylor Swift Call Truce Backstage at VMAs — The Kanye-Taylor war is officially over! — Before each of their talked-about performances, Kanye West and Taylor Swift secretly met backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, a source tells UsMagazine.com.
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INF Daily, Perez Hilton, ImNotObsessed.com, omg! and PopEater
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Lady Gaga Sings for Cher (and Her Fans) at the VMAs
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Bumpshack.com, Cele|bitchy, Celebrity Gossip … and Style News
Chris Richards / Click Track:
Drama lacking at MTV's Video Music Awards
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Celebritology 2.0
Jon Caramanica / New York Times:
At MTV Awards, Taylor vs. Kanye Part 2
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MTV Buzzworthy Blog, Pink is the New Blog and ArtsBeat
Kyle Anderson / MTV Newsroom:
Kanye West's New Song Gives A Toast To The A—holes: Wake-Up Video
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Examiner
PopEater:
Lady Gaga Explains Why She's Been Wearing Meat — Following her triumph at the MTV VMAs, Lady Gaga sat down with Ellen DeGeneres and revealed the reasoning behind her latest clothing fabric of choice. Yes, we're talking about the meat. The positively squeamish DeGeneres, who is vegan …
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I Need My Fix, Celebrity Dirty Laundry, EarSucker and www.bricksandstonesgossip.com
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Us Weekly:
Lady Gaga Accepts VMA Award Covered in Meat — Raw-raw-ah-ah-ah! — When Lady Gaga accepted her award for Video of the Year at the VMAs Sunday, the “Bad Romance” singer turned heads with her meaty ensemble. — “I never thought I'd be asking Cher to hold my meat purse,” Gaga, 24, giggled as she picked up her moonman.
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What Would Tyler Durden Do, Oh, The Scandal!, Celebuzz Latest Stories and The Huffington Post
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Why Lady Gaga Refused To Tour With ‘Grade-A Disaster’ Kanye West
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National Enquirer
PopEater:
Lady Gaga Shocks as Usual on 2010 VMAs White Carpet
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PopEater:
Cher Turns Back Time With Outfit at VMAs, Then Steps Aside As Gaga Previews New Song
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The Huffington Post and X17 Online
Bennett Marcus / New York Magazine:
Courtney Love Covers Lady Gaga, Curses at Fans at Don Hill's
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Dlisted and Bumpshack.com
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
JLo Getting Overall Fox Deal Along With $12M ‘American Idol’ Judging Job — But Her Most Diva Demands Were Refused — EXCLUSIVE: I've learned that Jennifer Lopez had been negotiating for a guaranteed “go” motion picture and TV pilots at Fox to accompany an asked-for $15 million American Idol judging paycheck.
PopEater:
Joaquin Phoenix vs. David Letterman Rematch Set — The last time Joaquin Phoenix appeared on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman,’ the interview was testy and awkward, and helped add yet another wrinkle to Phoenix's bizarre transformation from respected actor to amateur rapper.
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hellomagazine.com:
Rod and Penny open up about their pregnancy battle with HELLO! and reveal baby's sex — Music legend Rod Stewart and his lovely wife Penny Lancaster are over the moon. — As they joyfully revealed on hellomagazine.com, the couple are expecting a sibling for their four-year-old Alastair.
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Celebrity Baby Scoop and The Huffington Post
Lynn Hirschberg / Wmagazine.com:
Michelle Williams & Ryan Gosling: Heart to Heart — MICHELLE WILLIAMS & RYAN GOSLING TALK ABOUT MESSY SEX, BAD BODY ART, AND THE LONG ROAD TO THEIR NEW FILM, BLUE VALENTINE. — Lynn Hirschberg: Michelle, you're in Toronto making a movie called Take This Waltz, with Seth Rogen and directed by Sarah Polley.
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X17 Online, PopSugar, Hollywood Crush and dailystab.com
TMZ.com:
Heidi and Spencer — Reunited and it Feels So Bad — Heidi and Spencer, please ... just divorce already. We got these photos, which were taken yesterday just north of Los Angeles, and the rat we're smelling is really beginning to stink. — Although Heidi insists she's divorcing Spencer …
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Cele|bitchy, Hollywood Life and Celebrity Dirty Laundry
Olivia Barker / USA Today:
The Nate Berkus TV formula: Style plus substance — NEW YORK — Clad in dark jeans and black patent-leather sneakers, Nate Berkus bounces out from backstage at his new eponymous talk show, beaming at his audience and glad-handing the front row. — But Berkus, wrapped in a snug gray Mister …
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Bumpshack.com and TV Squad
TMZ.com:
Montana Fishburne Seeks Inpatient Professional Help — Montana Fishburne — aspiring sex tape star and daughter of Laurence Fishburne — is checking herself into an inpatient facility that specializes in anger management, behavioral problems and mental illnesses ... sources tell TMZ.
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The Superficial and Bossip
Us Weekly:
Will.i.am Slammed for Blackface VMA Performance — Back in black? — When Black Eyed Peas bandleader Will.i.am joined Nicki Minaj during the VMA pre-show Sunday, outraged fans slammed the 35-year-old rapper for appearing in blackface. — “Will.i.am. wearing blackface!? What a racist!” fakeart123 tweeted.
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Dlisted, Cele|bitchy, Allie Is Wired, AceShowBiz.com, Hollywood Dame and IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com
Anita Gates / New York Times:
Kevin McCarthy, Actor, Dies at 96 — Kevin McCarthy, the suave, square-jawed actor who earned accolades in stage and screen productions of “Death of a Salesman” but will always be best known as the star of the 1956 science fiction movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” …
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Cinematical, The Dish Rag, Associated Press, The Awl and Movieline
