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Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Documentary? Better Call It Performance Art — CASEY AFFLECK wants to come clean. — His new movie, “I'm Still Here,” was performance. Almost every bit of it. Including Joaquin Phoenix's disturbing appearance on David Letterman's late-night show in 2009, Mr. Affleck said in a candid interview …
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Casey Affleck Admits Joaquin Phoenix Documentary Isn't Real — Casey Affleck's much-hyped new documentary, 'I'm Still Here,' which follows a drugged-out, self-imploding Joaquin Phoenix as he tries to break into hip-hop, isn't real, Affleck admitted in a Thursday New York Times article.
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ArtsBeat, The Playlist, Oh No They Didn't! and New York Magazine
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Sacha Baron Cohen Set To Play Singer Freddie Mercury In GK Film — EXCLUSIVE: Whether it's Marvin Gaye, Janis Joplin, Phil Spector or a host of others, enough announced music pics stall that it's hard to find one worth worth getting excited about.
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National Enquirer:
JESSICA SIMPSON BABY SECRET — There's a wonderful baby secret behind JESSICA SIMPSON's recent weight gain! — Gorgeous Jessica - who packed on 15 pounds in two months - is sporting a happy glow because she's actively trying to conceive with her hunky boyfriend of only four months, Eric Johnson, reveal sources.
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Celebrity Dirty Laundry, www.bricksandstonesgossip.com and The Superficial
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Lupe / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Heidi & Spencer Have Been Secretly Living Together All Summer - Trashed Rental House — Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag may have had a much-photographed reunion in Costa Rica but RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that the two were secretly living together all summer and had left their rental house in disrepair.
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
PHOTO: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Make Up and Make Out
PHOTO: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Make Up and Make Out
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Airbrushing Controversy Surrounds Gabourey Sidibe Elle Cover — Elle magazine is denying accusations that it digitally lightened the skin of Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe, who is appearing on one of the October issue's four celebrity covers. — The controversy is the second …
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Amy Grindhouse and Oh No They Didn't!
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Ben Leach / Telegraph:
Elle magazine in Gabourey Sidibe skin lightening controversy
Elle magazine in Gabourey Sidibe skin lightening controversy
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TMZ.com:
Bob Barker Collapses at Gun Range — Bob Barker was rushed to a hospital earlier today after the “Price Is Right” legend fainted at an L.A. area shooting range ... TMZ has learned. — A witness tells us 86-year-old Barker had been shooting when he went down. We're told Barker was conscious when help arrived.
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Perez Hilton, Starpulse and Bumpshack.com
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Blows Up Over ‘Filthy’ Sex Doll — Kim Kardashian claims she's been violated by an inflatable sex doll ... one that looks suspiciously like her ... and even shares her first name — and now the real Kim is out for revenge. — It's all over the “Kinky Kim Filthy Love Doll” …
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Allie Is Wired, Celebrity Gossip … and The Hollywood Gossip
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Bravo Has Had It With Michaele and Tareq Salahi — Michaele and Tareq Salahi's fifteen minutes of fame may be up now that I've learned the publicly annoyed Bravo has decided not to invite the White House party crashers back to tape another season of ‘The Real Housewives Of DC.’
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Paul Chi / People.com:
Kelly Preston Marvels at Her ‘Terrific’ Pregnancy — Even with her late-fall due date swiftly approaching, Kelly Preston is not slowing down - with the glowing mom-to-be visiting Canada for one final public appearance before giving birth to a baby boy. — “It's been very easy and so wonderful …
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Hollybaby
Allison Hope Weiner / Hollywood Reporter:
Witnesses in Mel Gibson case threatened — Exclusive: Allegedly ignored by Gloria Allred; almost run over — Two potential witnesses in the Mel Gibson/Oksana Grigorieva criminal investigation have told authorities at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department that their lives were threatened …
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RADAR, Movieline and Perez Hilton
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Oksana Grigorieva Will Sue Mel Gibson
Oksana Grigorieva Will Sue Mel Gibson
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The Hollywood Gossip, Perez Hilton and Gossip Cop
Mark Healy / GQ:
Million-Dollar Baby — Slumdog Millionaire earned $400 million and introduced the world to the very talented (and very hot) Freida Pinto. Predictably, Woody Allen and Julian Schnabel were among the first to call — After a while, even Freida Pinto got a little tired of Slumdog Millionaire.
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New York Post:
Magician David Blaine expecting first child — Tweet — David Blaine will perform his most amazing trick yet and turn himself into a father next year. At a recent rooftop cancer benefit hosted by ASmallWorld.com mogul Patrick Liotard-Vogt, the illusionist/endurance expert gushed …
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PopEater
TMZ.com:
AEG — Don't Blame Us for Dr. Murray! — AEG is finally lashing back at Katherine Jackson's lawsuit over the death of her son Michael Jackson — claiming it had nothing to do with the hiring or supervision of Dr. Conrad Murray. — In a statement released through AEG's lawyers …
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The Hollywood Gossip, omg! and Perez Hilton
Style News:
Jennifer Hudson: ‘I Lost 20 More Pounds!’ — Martin Roe/Retna — Since she revealed her amazing body transformation in April, Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has lost an additional 20 lbs. “I didn't expect to go as far as I did!” the Weight Watchers spokesperson told PEOPLE in New York City …
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www.bricksandstonesgossip.com, Bossip, PopEater, Hollywood Life and Perez Hilton
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Britney Spears on Engagement Report: ‘Bull—!’ — Nope, Britney Spears isn't walking down the aisle again - at least not anytime soon. — Responding to an online report that boyfriend Jason Trawick recently popped the question during their Hawaiian getaway, the pop star's Web site warns fans with a “BS ALERT!”
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Cassie / Britney Spears:
BS ALERT! BREATHE HEAVY: JASON PROPOSED TO BRITNEY IN HAWAII
BS ALERT! BREATHE HEAVY: JASON PROPOSED TO BRITNEY IN HAWAII
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New York Post:
Annette Bening has a secret — Tweet — What does Annette Bening have to hide? — Reporters at the Deauville Film Festival in France — where Bening was promoting “The Kids Are All Right,” the movie in which she plays a lesbian mother — were shocked when organizers warned them not to ask …
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The Corsair, Cele|bitchy and Perez Hilton
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Judge orders bond hearing for T.I. — Rap star T.I. has been ordered to appear before a federal judge in Atlanta and explain why his probation should not be revoked because of his recent arrest in Los Angeles. — The summons was signed Thursday by U.S. District Judge Charles Pannel Jr. …
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Perez Hilton, TMZ.com and The Young, Black …
Dave McNary / Variety:
Warner Bros. to make live-action ‘Pinocchio’ — Dan Jinks to produce, Bryan Fuller will pen script — Warner Bros. is looking to bring “Pinocchio” to life in a live-action feature through producer Dan Jinks with Bryan Fuller tapped to script. — Nick Nantell, vice president of development …
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EW.com
Perez Hilton:
GQ Gives The Guys Of Jersey Shore A Gym Makeover! — GQ is giving the guys of Jersey Shore a makeover, and we've got the photos here! — Check out the first BEFORE photo, followed by the AFTER photos to see the transformation. — What do U think of GQ's transformation of the Jersey Shore boys?
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Heat Vision:
Denton, Hendricks, LaPaglia lend voices to ‘All-Star Superman’ (exclusive) — James Denton, Christina Hendricks and Anthony LaPaglia are lending their pipes to Warner Bros.' “All-Star Superman,” the animated adaptation of one of the most acclaimed comics of the past decade.
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Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Jennifer Garner Signs On for The Odd Life of Timothy Green — Disney is determined to get Peter Hedges's next film, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, off the ground by early next year, and might just do so now that Jennifer Garner is attaching herself to the project, insiders tell Vulture.
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FirstShowing.net, MovieWeb, The Playlist and Hollywood Reporter
Cele|bitchy:
US: Justin Timberlake is ‘absolutely obsessed’ with Mila Kunis — This week's US Weekly has a story suggesting that Justin Timberlake is cheating on his longterm girlfriend, Jessica Biel (again) with his adorable co-star, Mila Kunis. Only US just suggests that something could be happening between …
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Allie Is Wired and Hollywood Dame