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12:45 PM ET, February 28, 2011

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Us Weekly:
James Franco Snubs His Own Party After Bombing at Oscars  —  James Franco couldn't wait to get out of there.  —  After the star severely disappointed many fans and critics as co-host of Sunday's Academy Awards, Franco bailed on his own after-party, held at L.A.'s Supper Club.
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
James Franco a ‘Disaster’ at Oscars; ‘Draft Billy Crystal’ Movement Begins  —  The reviews are rolling in for James Franco's hosting performance at last night's Oscars, and they aren't good: “Distracted and blasé,” writes The New York Times, while The Hollywood Reporter comes right out and says he straight-up “bombed.”
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog and Lost Remote
Tim Goodman / Hollywood Reporter:
83rd Annual Academy Awards: Television Review … In what could go down as one of the worst Oscar telecasts in history, a bad and risky idea — letting two actors host — proved out in spectacularly unwatchable fashion on the biggest of all nights for the film world.
Access Hollywood:
Anne Hathaway's ‘Amazing Adventure’ As Oscar Host
Discussion: MoeJackson.com
Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
Video: Franco, Hathaway open 2011 Oscars
Allie Merriam / PopSugar:
Natalie, Colin, Christian, and Melissa Win Big at the Star-Studded Oscars!
Discussion: FabSugar and BuzzSugar
msnbc.com:
Charlie Sheen demands 50 percent raise for ‘Men’  —  In an interview with NBC's Jeff Rossen that aired on TODAY Monday morning, the combative star of “Two and a Half Men” demanded a raise from approximately $2 million to $3 million per episode to come back to the set of the show.
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Chrisa / RADAR:
RADAR EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Charlie Sheen: I'm Not An Addict, The Show Will Be Back & My Father Is Wrong  —  Charlie Sheen takes aim at his screen legend father's recent comments comparing addiction to cancer, vows there will be another season of Two and a Half Men and states unequivocally …
Don Kaplan / New York Post:
Charlie Sheen set to sue CBS for $320M for ‘mental anguish’  —  It's Charlie's war now.  —  Swaggering actor Charlie Sheen plans to return fire at CBS, Warner Bros. and “Two and a Half Men” creator Chuck Lorre — by slapping them with a $320 million “mental anguish” lawsuit, The Post has learned.
omg!:
Charlie Sheen Demands a Raise and an Apology From CBS While “Licking My Feet”
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
ABCNEWS:
Charlie Sheen on Past Drug Use, CBS
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
Us Weekly:
ScarJo went to the Oscars with a guy named Joe!  —  Scarlett Johansson fans were scratching their heads when the actress, 26, walked Sunday's red carpet at the Oscars with a mysterious, handsome man in a tux.  —  The star's rep confirms to UsMagazine.com that her date was her agent Joe Machota.
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Scarlett Johansson / Starpulse:
Scarlett Johansson's Oscar Date Revealed
Discussion: Celebrity VIP Lounge
PopEater:
Melissa Leo Held in Suspense By Kirk Douglas Before Winning Best Supporting Actress Oscar  —  Melissa Leo had become the frontrunner for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in ‘The Fighter.’ But she still had to sit on the edge of her seat as Kirk Douglas kept stalling from reading the winner's name from the envelope.
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PopEater:
Mila Kunis Flashes Cleavage on Oscar Red Carpet  —  Mila Kunis wasn't nominated for an Oscar, but she'll be sure to make the best dressed lists thanks to a stunning lavender Elie Saab dress.  —  All eyes were on Kunis and her daring decolletage as she strutted her stuff on the red carpet.
Discussion: omg!, Associated Press and X17 Online
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X17 Online:
Natalie Portman Braves The Bitter Cold Day Before The Oscars
Discussion: PopEater and Perez Hilton
PopSugar:
Watch the Oscars Red Carpet on PopSugar Live Right Now!
Discussion: PopSugar UK
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Emma Roberts “Clearly Smitten” With Chace Crawford at Oscar Bash  —  New couple alert?  —  Hollywood's biggest awards were being handed out on the Oscar telecast, but Emma Roberts and Chace Crawford seemed a lot more interested in each other.  —  At the Elton John AIDS Foundations …
Discussion: PopSugar and I'm Not Obsessed
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez Go Public on Red Carpet  —  Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez hit the red carpet together at Vanity Fair's Oscar Party Sunday night looking super stylish in color-coordinated outfits, putting to rest any question of the pair's real relationship status.
Us Weekly:
Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Kiss, Go “Nuts” on Dance Floor  —  Twilight dance party!  —  Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart threw their hands in the air like they didn't care all night long at a Friday/Saturday pre-Oscar bash at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood.
omg!:
Lindsay Lohan Takes On First Role Since Rehab — On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Faux Infomercial  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Lindsay Lohan took on her first role since being released from rehab — on Sunday night's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!  After the Academy Awards” - and she made fun of her current court case during her appearance.
Robert Copsey / Digital Spy:
Lady GaGa confirms UK video premiere  —  Lady GaGa has confirmed details for the UK premiere of her latest music video.  —  The singer's promo for ‘Born This Way’ will be shown worldwide today, including an online unveiling in the UK at 4pm.  —  The star showed a still from the clip …
Discussion: X17 Online, omg! and Perez Hilton
 
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