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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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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.
Ben Leach / Telegraph:
Elle magazine in Gabourey Sidibe skin lightening controversy — Elle magazine has been criticised after internet rumours suggested Gabourey Sidibe's skin had been lightened on its front cover. — The 27-year-old is one of four celebrities to appear on four separate covers for its 25th anniversary issue.
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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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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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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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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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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:
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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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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Oksana Grigorieva Will Sue Mel Gibson
Oksana Grigorieva Will Sue Mel Gibson
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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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BS ALERT! BREATHE HEAVY: JASON PROPOSED TO BRITNEY IN HAWAII
BS ALERT! BREATHE HEAVY: JASON PROPOSED TO BRITNEY IN HAWAII
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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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E! Online:
LeAnn Rimes Accused of “Bad Parenting” by Eddie Cibrian's Ex — Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player. — Everyone loves a catfight. But clearly no one more so than Eddie Cibrian's former and current loves …
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“Bridalplasty” Brides Plan Weddings And Compete For Plastic Surgery Prizes — Posted by: Jessica Wakeman Filed In: Entertainment — E! has tapped into women's two most important goals in life — looking pretty and getting hitched — for a new reality show called “Bridalplasty.”
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James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
E! orders plastic surgery bridal competition
E! orders plastic surgery bridal competition
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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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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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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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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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TMZ.com:
VH1 Star Nails ‘Big Brother’ Star in Reality Sex Show — TMZ has learned ... four ex-reality stars from CBS, MTV and VH1 have agreed to get butt ass naked for an X-rated, uncensored TV show ... and three of them even have sex. — Sources close to the production of Playboy TV's reality show …
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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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Us Weekly:
What Nick Cannon Now Says About Mariah's Pregnancy — Nick Cannon is still playing coy on wife Mariah Carey's pregnancy. Asked if she's expecting, he told UsMagazine.com Wednesday at the America's Got Talent finale in L.A.: “Who knows?” — So she might be? — “You never know!” he teased.
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