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1:45 PM ET, October 8, 2010

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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 …
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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PopEater:
Anderson Cooper Blasts New Vince Vaughn Trailer  —  Anderson Cooper won't be seeing ‘The Dilemma.’  —  In a discussion with Ellen DeGeneres, Cooper took issue with the movie's trailer, in which Vince Vaughn's character uses the word “gay” in a derogatory fashion, although he never named the actor or the actual film.
Us Weekly:
Anderson Cooper Upset at Use of “Gay” in Vince Vaughn Trailer
Discussion: Perez Hilton
The Huffington Post:   Anderson Cooper Takes On Vince Vaughn Movie's Use Of ‘So Gay’ (VIDEO)
Us Weekly:
Gwyneth Paltrow “Shocked” After Director Offers Sex for Role  —  For Elle's annual Women in Hollywood issue, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson and Hilary Swank grace three different November covers and open up about their past showbiz struggles and where women stand today.
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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 …
ComingSoon.net:
First Look at Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe  —  Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company announced today that principal photography has started on My Week with Marilyn for 7 weeks at Pinewood Studios and on location in and around London.  Michelle Williams plays the iconic Marilyn Monroe alongside …
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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 Scott 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.
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.”
Discussion: TheFABlife and Urlesque
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PopEater:   Lindsay Lohan Denied Phone, Twitter Access in Rehab
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 …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
SHOCKER: MPAA Gives Ryan Gosling-Michelle Williams Drama ‘Blue Valentine’ NC-17  —  EXCLUSIVE: In a surprising development, the MPAA ratings board has slapped an NC-17 rating on Blue Valentine, the Derek Cianfrance-directed drama that is creating Oscar buzz for the performances of Ryan Gosling and Michelle Willams.
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Russell Brand Is in the Clear for Paparazzo Incident - Sort of  —  He's off the hook - well, almost.  —  A month after a photo-op gone awry at Los Angeles International Airport, prosecutors said they have no plans to charge Russell Brand for his aggressive run-in with a paparazzo - but he'll still have to make an appearance in court.
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E! Online:   Russell Brand Avoids Charges, but Not Court, for Paparazzi Problem
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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Daily Mail:
Sarah Jessica Parker is looking Sexy in the City in nude dress at New York City Ballet gala  —  Sarah Jessica Parker put on a little red carpet performance of her own as she gave a twirl in her stunning nude dress at the New York City Ballet 2010 fall gala last night.
PopEater:
A Curvy Halloween as Rachael Ray Dresses Up as Jessica Rabbit  —  Rachael Ray is serving up quite a spicy dish on an upcoming edition of her talk show, dressing up as iconic 'toon Jessica Rabbit for a Halloween episode.  —  The TV cook transformed herself into the cartoonishly-curvy star …
Hollywood Reporter:
Ryan Seacrest in talks to launch cable network  —  EXCLUSIVE: Teaming with CAA, AEG on joint venture  —  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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Perez Hilton:
Ryan Seacrest To Start His Own Cable Channel!
Discussion: X17 Online
PopEater:
Taylor Swift's Ex-Manager: Victim of a Conspiracy?  —  Since 2007, Taylor Swift's former manager has quietly waged a war with the singer's parents, who he claims cheated him out of millions by firing him just before she achieved major commercial success, THR, Esq reports.
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.
Roger Ebert / Roger Ebert's Journal:
Secretariat was not a Christian  —  Andrew O'Hehir of Salon is a critic I admire, but he has nevertheless written a review of “Secretariat” so bizarre I cannot allow it to pass unnoticed.  I don't find anywhere in “Secretariat” the ideology he discovers there.  In its reasoning, his review resembles a fevered conspiracy theory.
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Andrew O'Hehir / Salon:
“Secretariat”: A gorgeous, creepy American myth
Discussion: The Wrap, Big Hollywood and Movieline
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.
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
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Olsen's Boyfriend to Pop the Question  —  Fashion designer, mini-mogul . . . bride-to-be?  —  A source tells the new Us Weekly (out now) that Ashley Olsen's boyfriend of two years, Justin Bartha, is looking at engagement rings and planning to propose.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed!
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 …
TMZ.com:
Jealous Woman Attacks Kim Kardashian  —  Kim Kardashian got drenched by a drink and Khloe almost lost her big fat wedding ring last night ... after a jealous woman went nuts in NYC.  —  The Kardashian clan was at Juliet last night, when a male fan asked for a pic with Kim.
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.
Cele|bitchy:
Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson to star in sitcom together  —  Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson were married for about five years, from 1998-1993.  They have an adopted child together, son Quinton, now 22, and although they were estranged for some time they've recently mended fences.
Discussion: Hollywood.com
Jon / Egotastic!:
Jessica Alba Pictures From GQ Are Unfairly Hot  —  These are the ridiculously sexy Jessica Alba pictures from our friends at GQ UK magazine that we saw screen capped earlier in the week from the smoking hot promotional video.  Yeah, that video.  Perhaps the sexiest we've ever seen Jessica Alba …
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 …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
 
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