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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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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, Movieline, Celebrity Dirty Laundry and FemaleFirst
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, Sound of the City and ArtsBeat
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
We'll Do It Taped! MTV Didn't Want a Live Lindsay
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omg! and The Blemish
Us Weekly:
Surprise! Lindsay Lohan Resurfaces at VMAs, Jokes About Struggles
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Yeeeah!, Perez Hilton and Hollywoodnews.com
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Lady Gaga Sings for Cher (and Her Fans) at the VMAs
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Style News, Cele|bitchy, Bumpshack.com and Celebrity Gossip …
PopEater:
Lady Gaga Shocks as Usual on 2010 VMAs White Carpet
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Perez Hilton, INF Daily, omg!, Federal Eye, X17 Online, Celebrity VIP Lounge, Right Celebrity and DailyFill.com
Jennifer Armstrong / PopWatch:
Chelsea Handler's VMA opening: How'd she do?
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Right Celebrity and Movieline
Chris Richards / Click Track:
Drama lacking at MTV's Video Music Awards
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Pink is the New Blog and Celebritology 2.0
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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Starcasm, www.bricksandstonesgossip.com, Celebrity Dirty Laundry, EarSucker and I Need My Fix
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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! and Celebuzz Latest Stories
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Why Lady Gaga Refused To Tour With ‘Grade-A Disaster’ Kanye West
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National Enquirer
TMZ.com:
PETA — Gaga's Meat Dress is a Maggot Magnet
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Neon Limelight, Ministry of Gossip, Bumpshack.com and Celebuzz Latest Stories
PopEater:
Cher Turns Back Time With Outfit at VMAs, Then Steps Aside As Gaga Previews New Song
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X17 Online, Reuters and The Huffington Post
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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Celebrity Gossip …, Hollywood Life, In Case You Didn't Know and Gossip Cop
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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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E! Online:
The Taylor Swift-Kanye West Duet That Never Was
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X17 Online, The Blemish and ImNotObsessed.com
Us Weekly:
Kanye West Gets Boos, Cheers at VMAs
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CONCRETELOOP.COM, Perez Hilton, DailyFill.com and omg!
Kyle Anderson / MTV Newsroom:
Kanye West's New Song Gives A Toast To The A—holes: Wake-Up Video
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Examiner
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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Reuters
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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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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 …
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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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
Kat Lay / News of the World:
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood gives up cocaine after smoking meringue by mistake — ROCKER Ronnie Wood has confessed he was once so hooked on drugs he mistakenly smoked MERINGUE instead of crack cocaine. — The Rolling Stones guitarist - who had a £3,000-a-day freebase coke habit in the 1980s …
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PAPERMAG and Crazy Days and Nights
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘True Lies’ Series In The Works With James Cameron Producing — EXCLUSIVE: After smashing box-office records with Titanic, James Cameron segued to television with a primetime series. Now, after topping Titanic's record haul with his new box-office mammoth Avatar, Cameron is returning …
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Movieline, /Film and Gossip Cop
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
