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8:45 PM ET, December 21, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Suspect in Criminal Battery Case  —  Lindsay Lohan is a suspect in a criminal battery investigation and the alleged victim — a staff member at Betty Ford — wants Lindsay prosecuted ... this according to law enforcement sources.  —  The Palm Desert Police Department …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — The Chick Touched Me First  —  Lindsay Lohan claims she did NOT strike first in a physical altercation with a female staff member at the Betty Ford Clinic ... but she did push back ... this according to sources close to LiLo.  —  Lindsay is telling people close to her …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Moved To Secret Location To Finish Rehab Stint After Clash With Staffer  —  Lindsay Lohan has been moved to a new location after a clash with a Betty Ford Center staffer who tried to reprimand the Mean Girls stars after she returned late to the sober house one night, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
TMZ.com:
Lohan ‘Victim’: Lindsay Was Violent, Drinking
Discussion: Us Weekly
Whitney English / E! Online:
Final Straw Alert?! Lindsay Lohan Accused of Attacking Rehab Staffer
Discussion: Pop2it, Socialite Life and Us Weekly
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Reynolds Told Pals Scarlett “Treated Him Badly”  —  Ryan Reynolds didn't feel like such a superhero when the cameras weren't rolling on the set of Green Lantern, which was shot last spring.  —  An insider on the comic book flick tells the new Us Weekly that its hunky star …
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Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Heidi Montag reveals her scars a year after surgery  —  Heidi Montag was seeking perfection when she famously underwent 10 plastic surgery procedures in November 2009.  Now a year later, Heidi reveals her operation-room battle wounds for the first time to Life & Style.
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PopEater:
Heidi Montag: 'I'm Always Going to Feel Like Edward Scissorhands'
Sara Wilson First / The Huffington Post:
Dr. Drew: Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Split Will Be ‘Nuclear’  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are headed for an epic breakup.  The recently-separated Eva Longoria has a classic case of love addiction.  Miley Cyrus is acting out right now because of her parents' divorce.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Dr. Drew Has Some S**t To Say About Brangelina  —  It's a slow week and the flu is f**king me not-so-gently and refusing to stop, so now seems like a good time to read what Dr. Drew has to say about what will happen when the holy duality of Brangelina breaks into a million pieces.
The Superficial:
Dr. Drew: 'Angelina Jolie's a Heroin Addict'  —  Wait.  What was I talking about?  — Oh, right, Dr. Boobs.  —  With a new talk show about to debut on HLN, Dr. Drew needed to make a bunch of bold, headline grabbing statements, so here he is telling The Huffington Post that Angelina Jolie …
RADAR:
Brad And Angelina Heading Toward Nuclear Split, Says Dr. Drew
Anne Marie Cruz / People.com:
Bret Michaels and Kristi Gibson Are Engaged - Finally!  —  It's no longer only a tease: Bret Michaels asked his on-off girlfriend of 16 years, Kristi Gibson, to marry him on Monday night's finale of his VH1 reality show, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It - and she said yes!  —  The first thing they did afterwards?
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TMZ.com:
Paris Hilton Evacuated after Knife Found on Plane  —  Paris Hilton and other passengers on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Maui were taken off the plane at LAX, after a passenger on the plane found a 4-inch serrated knife in a seat pocket.  —  The passenger brought the discovery …
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The Superficial:
Cameron Diaz is Still in a Bikini  —  Cameron Diaz continued her Mexico vacation yesterday so here's another round of bikini shots to start your morning off.  Although I should probably warn you there's not going to be a set of Megan Fox pics to soften the blow, these are actually slightly better than the first set.
TMZ.com:
50 Cent's House Burgled ... By Closeted Wine Drinker  —  50 Cent's ridiculous 52-room Connecticut mansion was broken into this morning — according to law enforcement, TWO men were arrested ... one of whom cops found drinking wine inside a closet.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William's Cousin Zara Phillips Is Engaged  —  Prince William and Kate Middleton will soon have another royal wedding to attend - one that isn't their own.  —  William's cousin Zara Phillips, 29, is now engaged too, after her boyfriend, England rugby player Mike Tindall …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com, Perez Hilton and Luxist
Us Weekly:
Steven Tyler: Idol Judge Jennifer Lopez Is “Ridiculous” and “Street”  —  Are Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez set to be American Idol's next Paula and Simon?  Not so much.  —  Earlier this month at the Kennedy Center Honors, the Aerosmith frontman, 62, gushed to UsMagazine.com of his fellow judge …
Daily Mail:
Broody Katy Perry admits she and new husband Russell Brand are planning ‘lots of children’  —  They've barely been married for two months.  —  But it looks like Katy Perry and Russell Brand could be embarking upon a new chapter in their life in the not too distant future - starting a family.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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Marco / X17 Online:   Katy Perry Looks Merry And Bright In Holiday Spread
Scarlett Newberry / PopEater:
Gwyneth Paltrow: Not Being With My Kids Is ‘Really Hard on Me’  —  Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow loves acting, but it has to be a pretty compelling part to take her away from her favorite role: mom to daughter Apple and son Moses.  Playing troubled alcoholic country superstar Kelly Canter …
TMZ.com:
Prince Von A-hole Hospitalized — Eye GLUED Shut  —  Prince Von A-hole is about to undergo a surgical procedure to re-open one of his eyelids ... after dude accidentally grabbed a nail glue bottle instead of his eye drops ... and sealed his peeper shut.  —  A rep for Zsa Zsa Gabor's hubby tells us Von …
Shania Twain:
Engagement Announcement From Shania!  —  Seasons greetings to all!  —  I've spent much time over the course of this past year, learning about others who have suffered loss in their lives and taken inspiration from how they've managed to overcome it.  I'm learning that grief and the suffering of loss …
E! Online:
Source: Zac Efron Getting “Chummy” With Costar  —  Since our talented colleagues broke the news last week that Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens had called it quits, we have learned that Kellan Lutz isn't the only person Zac has been palling around with in New Orleans.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Oops!  ‘Teen Mom’ Amber Regrets Getting Huge Tattoo  —  Headline-making ‘Teen Mom’ star Amber Portwood made a dramatic gesture last week by getting an enormous portrait of her 2-year-old daughter Leah tattooed on her torso.  But with all that ink barely dry, friends tell me she's already regretting it!
Discussion: Pop2it, TheFABlife and Perez Hilton
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Hollywood's Highest-Grossing Actors  —  The stars who earned the most at the box office in 2010.  —  LOS ANGELES — 2010 has been a banner year for Leonardo DiCaprio.  Two of his films, Shutter Island and Inception, were among the 15 highest-earning movies at the global box office.
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Scream Real Loud: ‘Pee-wee Herman Show’ Coming Back to HBO  —  Like a self-perpetuating argument composed of the phrase “I know you are but what am I?,” the Möbius strip that is “The Pee-wee Herman Show” continues to cycle forward and wrap around itself.
Larry David / New York Times:
Thanks for the Tax Cut!  —  THERE is a God!  It passed!  The Bush tax cuts have been extended two years for the upper bracketeers, of which I am a proud member, thank you very much.  I'm the last person in the world I'd want to be beside, but I am beside myself!  This is a life changer, I tell you.
Discussion: PopEater, The Wrap and PopWatch
Celebslam:
Woody Harrelson is a huge racist  —  Woody Harrelson on the set of Rampart in Downtown L.A. (12/12)  —  I don't know why the media has never reported on this, but in his free time, Woody Harrelson likes to dress as a cop and beat up black people.  I know, right?  I was shocked when I found out, too.
 
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