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4:35 PM ET, March 1, 2011

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TMZ.com:
Christina Aguilera and Boyfriend — Arrested  —  Christina Aguilera was arrested early this morning along with her boyfriend in West Hollywood, TMZ has learned.  Christina was popped for public intoxication and her boyfriend was arrested for driving under the influence.
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Christina Aguilera and Boyfriend Arrested: Report  —  Christina Aguilera was reportedly arrested for public intoxication early Tuesday morning, according to TMZ.  —  The singer was said to be with her boyfriend, Matthew Rutler, who was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence.
TMZ.com:
Christina Aguilera Released from Custody  —  Christina Aguilera's been released from custody by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.  —  As we first reported, Christina was arrested for public intoxication at 2:45 AM this morning in West Hollywood — and her boyfriend Matt Rutler was busted for DUI.
TMZ.com:
Christina and BF — Poppin' Bottles Before Arrest
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
CBS' Les Moonves Breaks His Silence on Charlie Sheen … NEW YORK - CBS Corp. president and CEO Leslie Moonves said Tuesday that he doesn't know if Two and a Half Men will be back in the future, but said there is no near-term financial pain for CBS.  —  He added that he wished star Charlie Sheen …
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ABCNEWS:
Inside Charlie Sheen's World: Star Says Life With ‘Goddesses’ Is ‘Perfect’  —  Actor on ‘Winning’ Relationships, Vow to Protect Family, and Feud With Chuck Lorre  —  Despite being suspended from his job and engaging in a public war of words with CBS and the producers of “Two and a Half Men …
Kelly Fisher / PopEater:
Charlie Sheen: 'I'm Entertained as Hell'  —  Another day, another dose of Charlie Sheen.  The ‘Today Show’ aired the second half of Sheen's interview with NBC's Jeff Rossen this morning, and this time we got a look inside his new life with his two live-in girlfriends: a porn star he calls “Rach” and a model he calls “Natty.”
Charlie Sheen / TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen's Ex Goes to Cops Over Kids  —  TMZ has learned Brooke Mueller has gone to the cops to wrestle physical custody of her two kids away from Charlie Sheen.  —  Brooke went to the Beverly Hills Police Department a short time ago to ask for help in getting the kids …
Discussion: The Superficial
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Source: Anne Hathaway, James Franco “Hate Each Other”  —  No winners here!  —  A source tells Us Weekly that Anne Hathaway, 28, and James Franco grew to “hate each other” as they rehearsed to host the Oscars Feb. 27.  —  “She had to provide all the energy — he was just phoning it in,” says a second insider.
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
The Full Lawsuit: Katie Holmes Sues American Media for $50M for Libel  —  Updated at 11:20 am PST and Updated with Lawsuit at 12:13 pm PST:  —  Katie Holmes has sued American Media Inc., owner of the Star tabloid, for libel, and is seeking damages of $50 million.
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TMZ.com:
Katie Holmes Sues Star Magazine  —  Katie Holmes just filed a $50 million libel lawsuit against the publishers of “Star” magazine after a recent cover insinuated she's a drug addict.  —  The centerpiece of the lawsuit is the headline, “ADDICTION NIGHTMARE - Katie DRUG SHOCKER!
Cele|bitchy:   Katie Holmes to sue the publishers of Star Magazine for $50 million
Cathy Horyn / On the Runway:
Natalie Portman Condemns Galliano  —  The actress Natalie Portman, who has an endorsement contract with Dior for its Miss Dior Cherie fragrance, has strongly condemned its chief designer, John Galliano, for anti-Semitic remarks after a video surfaced of Mr. Galliano appearing to deliver a tirade in a Paris bar.
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Miles Socha / WWD:
Dior Ousts Galliano in Wake of Anti-Semitic Allegations
Discussion: Queerty and Just Jared
Michael K / Dlisted:
Natalie Portman Never Wants To See Galliano's Cartoon Villain Face Again
Discussion: Fashionista
People.com:
Melissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner Split  —  Looks like the prairie just got a little lonelier.  —  Melissa Gilbert, 46, has separated from her husband of 16 years, Bruce Boxleitner, 60, a rep for the actress confirms.  —  Wed in 1995 after a stormy courtship, the couple have one son …
Discussion: PopEater
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Us Weekly:
Melissa Gilbert Splits From Second Husband
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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Sarah Bull / Daily Mail:
‘I have to start building my way back up’: Lindsay Lohan breaks her silence in first post-rehab interview
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Blaine Zuckerman / People.com:
Meredith Baxter: Ex-Husband David Birney Hit Me  —  They were costars on the romantic, early '70s sitcom Bridget Loves Birney, man and wife from 1974 to 1989, and they had three children together.  —  But Baxter, 63, who came out as a lesbian in 2009, says her relationship with Birney, 71, was far stormier than it appeared.
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Does Vanessa Hudgens Have a New Beau?  —  Just a few weeks after Zac Efron showed PDA with actress Teresa Palmer, his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens has stepped out with someone new, too.  —  According to a source, Hudgens, 22, looked “smitten” last week with her Journey 2 …
The Superficial:
Justin Bieber Motorboated Selena Gomez  —  Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party together Sunday night where they apparently stepped into a photo booth and “won” as the saying goes.  Scope out the bottom left photo (here) and tell me that's not the Canadian Messiah getting …
Joseph Barracato / People.com:
Beyoncé: Self-Confidence Is Sexy  —  How does Beyoncé keep hubby Jay-Z enticed?  She makes herself feel sexy first.  —  “Put on good music and something that makes you feel great,” the singer tells the U.K. edition of Cosmopolitan for its April issue, sharing her tips for feeling sensual.
Discussion: Just Jared
Daily Mail:
The ‘wolf child’ delighted to be named the world's hairiest girl - because it makes her more POPULAR at school  —  Her nicknames may include ‘wolf girl’ and ‘monkey face’.  —  But 11-year-old Thai girl Supatra Sasuphan today insisted that she was after being officially recognised as the world's hairiest girl.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Josh Brolin, Tim Burton Teaming to Develop ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ for Warner Bros.  —  Tim Burton and Josh Brolin are teaming up to bring The Hunchback of Notre Dame to the big screen.  —  Warner Bros. is developing the project with the duo and is bringing on board scribes Kieran and Michele Mulroney …
Us Weekly:
Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Usher Urged to Return Millions to Qaddafi  —  Music industry insiders want Mariah Carey, Beyonce and Usher to open up their wallets!  —  RollingStone.com reports that the trio of Grammy winners are being urged to give back the millions of dollars they earned performing for the family members of Muammar Qaddafi.
 
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