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1:15 PM ET, December 30, 2010

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TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Racial, Gay Slurs in Twitter Feud  —  So much for anger management ... Chris Brown just unloaded an offensive, scathing Twitter attack on a former member of the R&B group B2K ... and it had to do with comments about Rihanna.  —  Brown got into it with singer Raz B …
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The Huffington Post:
Chris Brown In Homophobic Twitter Rant?  —  What's Your Reaction: … UPDATE: Ricky Romance, Raz-B's brother, got himself into the middle of the scrum last night, as well.  He sent out threatening tweets and posted a video on WorldStarHipHop and YouTube threatening the singer and alleging that he is gay.
Jett Wells / PopEater:
Chris Brown and Raz-B Get Into a Homophobic War of Words Online  —  Chris Brown and Raz-B engaged in a nasty tit-for-tat of homophobic and other insensitive put-downs on Twitter this week after the former B2K singer called out Brown over the abuse incident with ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
Discussion: Buzz Foto, Queerty and Pop2it
Chris Brown / TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — Death Threat in Raz B Twitter Feud  —  Chris Brown's Twitter feud with former B2K singer Raz B took a violent turn last night — when Raz's brother posted a video threatening to put a “mother f**king pistol” in Brown's mouth.  —  The threat came after a scathing exchange between Brown …
Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
TWITTER LOOP: RAZ-B CALLS OUT CHRIS BROWN, OMARION CHIMES IN
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Snooki's New Year's Eve Ball to Drop in New Jersey  —  Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi will drop inside a ball on New Year's Eve in a location where she has fallen before: The Jersey Shore.  —  Although it was reported earlier this month that the MTV reality star would ring in 2011 in New York City's Times Square …
Discussion: Inside TV and OK! Magazine
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TMZ.com:
Snooki's Ball to Drop at Jersey Shore  —  Snooki's going down in a familiar place on New Year's Eve — TMZ has learned her ball drop will happen on the Jersey shore instead of Times Square.  —  The giant ball (pictured above) — with a lit “Snooki” sign attached — just showed up in Seaside Heights …
Bryan Alexander / Hollywood Reporter:
'Jersey Shore's' Snooki Denied New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Times Square … 2010 will not end with the sight of Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi dropping out of a ball on New Year's Eve in Times Square.  —  The co-producers of Times Square New Year's Eve said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter …
Discussion: The Marquee Blog
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Snooki ‘Hamster’ Stunt Banned From Times Square on New Year's Eve?
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Brett Favre Fined $50,000 for Failing to Cooperate in Photo Scandal Investigation  —  Brett Favre, who was accused in October of sending graphic photos and sexy text messages to a female Jets employee in 2008, was let off the hook by the National Football League Wednesday …
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TMZ.com:
NFL Fines Brett Favre — $50,000 in Sexting Scandal
Discussion: omg!, Digital Spy and Celebs.com
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: J.Lo's Husband Marc Anthony Hit With $3.4M In Unpaid Tax Bills  —  The husband of superstar Jennifer Lopez has been slapped with demands for $1.8 million in unpaid taxes, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  PHOTOS: J.Lo & Family Celebrate Her Birthday In Cabo
Amber Portwood / TMZ.com:
New ‘Teen Mom’ Audio — Gary's Cover-Up Call  —  Amber Portwood's baby daddy, Gary Shirley, desperately tried to get his other chick to cover up another alleged Amber beating that occurred just two weeks ago ... according to a recording obtained by TMZ.  —  The audio — recorded Dec. 15 …
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Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Child Services Brings Daughter Back To Teen Mom Amber Portwood
Discussion: PopEater, TMZ.com, Examiner and Starcasm
TMZ.com:
David Beckham: I Didn't Have Sex With That Prostitute  —  David Beckham swears under oath, he never had sex with the prostitute who claims she had a threesome with him in 2007.  —  Beckham filed a declaration in his $25 million lawsuit against Irma Nici and the publishers of “In Touch Weekly,” which ran the story.
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Locks Down Kanye for Music Video  —  Kanye West teamed up with Kim Kardashian and Hype Williams for a music video shoot in L.A. yesterday — but it wasn't for his own album ... it was all for Kim's upcoming single.  —  Sources connected to the video tell us ... Hype …
Sara Hammel / People.com:
French Model Who Suffered from Anorexia Dies at 28  —  French model and actress Isabelle Caro, whose anorexia-ravaged body was featured in a shocking 2007 advertising campaign, has died.  —  The young woman's acting coach, Daniele Dubreuil-Prevot, revealed Caro died on Nov. 17, at the age of 28, according to reports.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
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Associated Press:
Isabella Caro, model in anti-anorexia campaign, dies
Michael K / Dlisted:
Double The Awwwwws  —  And here's Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka putting their double dose of BABY!!!! on display in the pages of People Magazine for all of us to coo and awww (or hiss at if you've tested positive for a slobber allergy) at!
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Julie Jordan / People.com:
Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka: Thrilled to Be Raising Twins
Perez Hilton:
NPH Wants To Setup A Playdate With Elton John's Kiddie  —  Neil Patrick Harris ain't the only famous papa of twins anymore.  —  Upon hearing the news that Sir Elton John and David Furnish had a baby boy via surogate, similar to how Neil and his partner welcomed their twins …
Discussion: X17 Online
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People.com:
Elizabeth Hurley: Elton John Will Be a ‘Wonderful’ Dad
Discussion: Us Weekly
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Candace Cameron Bure Reveals Her Battle with Bulimia  —  As a child star of the hit series Full House, Candace Cameron Bure had to weather life's most awkward stages - baby fat and all - on national television.  —  Now 34, she's never been in better shape.  Her secret?
Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Exclusive: Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye Will Cameo in ‘Thor’  —  Everyone knows that Jeremy Renner will play Hawkeye in Joss Whedon's “The Avengers,” but that's not the first time we'll see the Oscar-nominated “Hurt Locker” star drawing the bow and arrow.  —  Renner will first appear as Hawkeye …
Us Weekly:
Rupert Everett Bashes Jennifer Aniston's “Tasteless” Career  —  Rupert Everett isn't a fan of The Bounty Hunter.  Or The Switch.  Or pretty much anything else Jennifer Aniston has starred in.  —  During an interview with BBC Radio 4, the 51-year-old British actor claimed that no matter …
Ben Todd / Daily Mail:
Keep it under your hat but Gordon Ramsay's had a £30,000 hair transplant  —  Take a vicious and very public family feud, mix in a large helping of financial woes, and you have the perfect recipe for Gordon Ramsay tearing his hair out.  —  So it should perhaps come as ­little ­surprise …
 
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How Forbes came to dominate Google Search results via Forbes Marketplace, a “parasite” SEO affiliate business in which Forbes only owns a minority stake

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