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Jody Thompson / Daily Mail:
‘Help us mutiny’: Johnny Depp pays surprise visit to London primary school dressed as Jack Sparrow after letter from girl, 9 — It's not every day a Hollywood heart-throb pitches up in your classroom. — But these Greenwich schoolgoers left the rest of Britain's children - if not parents …
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Johnny Depp Makes Girl's Dream Come True with School Visit
Johnny Depp Makes Girl's Dream Come True with School Visit
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BBC:
Pirate Johnny Depp makes surprise school visit
Pirate Johnny Depp makes surprise school visit
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PopEater:
Johnny Depp Visits Schoolgirl as Captain Jack Sparrow
Johnny Depp Visits Schoolgirl as Captain Jack Sparrow
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Peter Dominiczak / This Is London:
Captain Jack Sparrow to the rescue as Johnny Depp helps London schoolgirl
Captain Jack Sparrow to the rescue as Johnny Depp helps London schoolgirl
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Just Jared:
Anderson Cooper Slams Vince Vaughn's Use Of 'That's So Gay' — Anderson Cooper has spoken out against Vince Vaughn's pejorative use of “that's so gay” the trailer for his new film, The Dilemma. — In the film, Vince plays a man who learns that his best friend's wife is having an affair.
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TMZ.com:
‘Two and a Half Men’ — Kid Scores MASSIVE Contract — While most 16-year-olds are scrounging around for minimum wage jobs ... the kid from “Two and a Half Men” just locked up a brand new contract worth $300,000 per episode ... TMZ has learned. — Angus T. Jones — who plays Charlie Sheen's …
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Daulerio / Deadspin:
Brett Favre's Cellphone Seduction Of Jenn Sterger (Update) … 02:30 PM — 6,092 — 4 — By Adam Dachis … Thuuz Lets Sports Fans Know Which Games Were Great (or Not) — Sports fanatic or not, you can't catch every game. Thuuz helps you make the difficult choices by ranking games …
X17 Online:
X17 EXCLUSIVE - FIRST PHOTOS OF BRAD PITT ARRIVING IN HUNGARY WITH THE TWINS — Brad Pitt was snapped with twins Knox and Vivienne at the VIP terminal at the Ferihegy Airport in Budapest, Hungary this morning, and these are the first photos of the trio arriving to join mom Angelina Jolie as she shoots her latest project.
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Michelle Ward / People.com:
Brad Pitt Arrives in Hungary to Join Angelina Jolie and Kids
Brad Pitt Arrives in Hungary to Join Angelina Jolie and Kids
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James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ryan Seacrest, CAA, AEG teaming for cable channel — Exclu: Are you ready for the Ryan Seacrest channel? — The reality producer, radio personality and “American Idol” host is in early talks with talent agency CAA and entertainment company AEG about jointly launching a new cable network.
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People.com:
Oksana Grigorieva Claims Mel Gibson Wielded Gun After Hitting Her — As the drama surrounding Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva continued, the Russian-born musician is going into greater detail about the domestic violence she says she suffered at Gibson's hands.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jersey Shore's Angelina Punches Limo Driver! — A hired driver learned that lesson the hard way recently when she punched him in the head after he insulted her mother, Angelina's mother told RadarOnline.com exclusively. — PHOTOS: Top 10 Bikini Clad Reality Stars
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Adam Buckman / Fancast News:
Max Weinberg: Open Heart Surgery Influenced My Decision To Leave Conan — Why did bandleader Max Weinberg decide not to follow Conan O'Brien to TBS? — Blame it on the irresistible lure of the Garden State. In the final analysis, this lifelong Jersey boy says he just couldn't pull …
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E! Online:
Katherine Heigl Admits She Has an “Image Problem” — While ungrateful is a word often linked with Katherine Heigl here in Hollywood (tho we do want to give her props for her fab work with animals), the Life As We Know It star addressed her “image problem” this morning—at least, that's what the New York Times called it.
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Katherine Heigl Admits To Image Problem
Katherine Heigl Admits To Image Problem
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Kelly Osbourne / Star:
TA-TA, TATTOOS! — Kelly Osbourne shed pounds, and now she's losing her tattoos! — The former reality TV star has been reinventing herself ever since her stint on Dancing With The Stars, which helped her drop some extra weight. She's no longer Ozzy's foul-mouthed, full-figured daughter …
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Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
Ozzy Osbourne “Disgusted” By Anti-Gay Church Using His Music — Ozzy Osbourne sounds ready to bite somebody's head off. — The British rock god released a statement saying he was “disgusted” by a Kansas-based church's choice to play his music on the steps of the United States Supreme Court today.
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TMZ.com:
Juliette Lewis — ‘Banged Up’ in Hit-and-Run Crash — Juliette Lewis was hospitalized last night after she was “broadsided” by a hit-and-run driver in Burbank, CA ... this according to the actress' rep. — The actress was being driven home from an event for her movie “Conviction” …
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Next Hot Female Role: Noomi Rapace In Hunt For Ridley Scott's 3D ‘Alien’ Prequel — Now that Rooney Mara got the Lisbeth Salander role in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Emma Stone got the Gwen Stacy role in Spider-Man and Sandra Bullock is in talks for Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity …
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TMZ.com:
Toni Braxton — Bankrupt Again, May Owe $50 Mil — Toni Braxton has filed for bankruptcy again — claiming she owes somewhere between $10 million and $50 million in unpaid debts all over the country ... including DMVs in TWO different states. — Braxton — who sold more than 40 million albums …
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X17 Online:
Halle Berry Takes New Boyfriend Olivier Martinez To Meet Her Parents! — Halle Berry stepped out with her new boyfriend, Frenchman Olivier Martinez, today, after he arrived in LA just yesterday from France. The pair jumped in Oli's vintage Aston Martin and headed to a hip West Hollywood art gallery.
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Tim Adler / Deadline.com:
Julia Ormond And Dougray Scott Round Out Cast Of ‘My Week With Marilyn’ — EXCLUSIVE: Julia Ormond is playing Vivien Leigh after Catherine Zeta-Jones dropped out, and Dougray Scptt is playing Arthur Miller. Filming starts today in London on the feature, which is shooting for 7 weeks at Pinewood and on location in and around the city.
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PopEater:
Hudson, Paltrow Star in Elle's Women in Hollywood — Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow are featured in Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood edition this month. — Joining the two beauties in this month's issue is two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank. — The actresses …
Gus Garcia-Roberts / Riptide 2.0:
Miami Police Department Thinks Jay-Z Looks Like a Gangbanger — Jay-Z is on the cover of this month's Forbes. But the Miami Police Department still thinks he looks like your typical member of a street gang. — The department's website is currently featuring a large mural-esque banner …
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Perez Hilton:
Teen Mom Dating A Registered Sex Offender! — We have to assume that she won't be going out with him again. — Amber Portwood of MTV's Teen Mom went on a date with a guy named Chris, whom she met at a Wal Mart parking lot, and who seemed a bit “off” at the time. — Now we know why.
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NY Daily News:
Caitlin Sanchez, voice of Nickelodeon hit ‘Dora the Explorer,’ claims she was exploited by producers — The little girl who gave voice to the lovable “Dora the Explorer” cartoon character claims in a lawsuit that she was pressured into signing a dubious, complicated contract and then ripped off for millions of dollars.
TMZ.com:
Judge to Tila Tequila: C'mon ... You Love Sex Tapes — Tila Tequila's love of publicity ... and possibly sex tapes ... just bit her in the butt in court. — Tila's lawyer, Alan Gutman, just asked an L.A. County Superior Court judge for an injunction, prohibiting the release of one of her sex tapes.
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New York Post:
Rehab cuts Lindsay Lohan's phone, e-mail, Twitter use — Tweet — While in rehab at the Betty Ford Center, Lindsay Lohan is also getting therapy for her addiction to e-mail and Twitter. Sources tell us she's “only allowed to use her phone for two hours a day, and only to keep in touch with family and close friends.”
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Annie Barrett / PopWatch:
‘Brighton Beach’ reality series is a go for Lifetime — Lifetime really is working on a reality show about Russian-American Brooklyn neighborhood Brighton Beach, a source at the show has confirmed to EW.com. It's coming to your TV sometime next year — or just as soon as Marlon Wayans …
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