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‘Jersey Shore’ — ENTIRE Cast Signs for Season 4 — Snooki ... The Situation ... and the rest of the “Jersey Shore” crew have FINALLY signed their contracts for Season 4 ... and will head to Italy in May. — So far, it's unclear how much cash each castmember will rake in per episode …
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Jenna Mullins / E! Online:
TV Update: MTV Greenlights Two Jersey Shore Spinoffs
TV Update: MTV Greenlights Two Jersey Shore Spinoffs
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Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
JWoww: I'm ready to be a mom
JWoww: I'm ready to be a mom
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Lisa de Moraes / Washington Post:
Bravo officially pulls plug on ‘Real Housewives of D.C.’ — Farewell, “Real Housewives of DC”: From left, Catherine Ommanney, Stacie Turner, Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Michaele Salahi (Adam Olszweski - BRAVO) — Ta-ta self-edit-gene-lacking Cat Ommanney! — Bye-bye, modeling agency matron Lynda Erkiletian!
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People.com:
Michaele Salahi: There Can't Be a Real Housewives of D.C. Without Me — There are two big shut downs in D.C. this week. But it's Bravo's cancellation of Real Housewives of D.C. after just one season that has former star Michaele Salahi pointing fingers. — And she's pointing at herself.
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Washington Post:
The TV Column: ‘Real Housewives of D.C.’ won't be back for second season — ( Stephen Boitano / BRAVO ) - Michaele and Tareq Salahi on “The Real Housewives of D.C.” — Ta-ta, royalty-canoodling Cat Ommanney! — Bye-bye, modeling-agency matron Lynda Erkiletian!
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George Gurley / ELLE.com:
Boy Wonder — And so begins the post-vamp career of Rob Pattinson, modern matinee idol—and one refreshingly cheeky Brit — How to explain the phenomenon of Rob Pattinson? One could focus on his looks (Byronic, smoldering, perfect), zeroing in on the cheekbones (razor-sharp, perfect) …
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Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Robert Pattinson Wants to ‘Beat the (Bleep)’ Out of the Paparazzi
Robert Pattinson Wants to ‘Beat the (Bleep)’ Out of the Paparazzi
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Ben Affleck Circling Big ‘Great Gatsby’ Role — EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck is in talks to play the role of Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby, the Baz Luhrmann-directed 3D adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald literary classic at Warner Bros. Now, Affleck will have to work to fit this in.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Ben Affleck Eyeing Role in Baz Luhrmann's ‘Great Gatsby’ … Ben Affleck is in talks to join Baz Luhrmann's all-star adaptation of The Great Gatsby, which the Australian director is making for Warner Bros. — Leonardo DiCaprio is pegged to play the wealthy and mysterious Jay Gatsby …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Hailee Steinfeld in Talks to Star in Indie ‘Romeo & Juliet’ (Exclusive) … Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar-nominated for the Coen Bros' True Grit, is in negotiations to star as Juliet in a new Romeo and Juliet movie. — Carlo Carlie, an Italian director perhaps best known for the 1992 festival foreign film Flight …
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Linda Ge / Up and Comers:
Hailee Steinfeld replaces Lily Collins in Carlo Carlei's “Romeo and Juliet”
Hailee Steinfeld replaces Lily Collins in Carlo Carlei's “Romeo and Juliet”
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — HANDPICKED By Victoria Gotti — Lindsay Lohan beat out Blake Lively AND Sienna Miller for her new role as Victoria Gotti — and TMZ has learned ... Victoria herself made sure that happened. — Sources close to the production tell TMZ, producers were considering both Blake …
Anthony Miccio / The FABlife:
Amanda Seyfried Throws Parking Ticket At Cop After Riding Hood Premiere — Diva alert! Amanda Seyfried displayed some serious star cojones in London following the UK premiere of Red Riding Hood, returning a parking ticket to the police officer who just placed it on her car.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Ben Stiller Turns Fox's ‘Walter Mitty’ Reboot From Daydream To Reality — EXCLUSIVE: Ben Stiller is in talks with 20th Century Fox to play the title role in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty after the previous script was finally dumped and a new approach and screenwriter was put on the project.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Twin Touchdown! NFL Icon Peyton Manning & Wife Welcome Boy & Girl — NFL superstar quarterback Peyton Manning and his wife Ashley Manning are the proud new parents of twins, RadarOnline.com has learned. — The 35-year-old Indianapolis Colts signal-caller and his wife welcomed …
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E! Online:
Nikki Reed Virtually (and Officially) Dating American Idol's Paul McDonald — John Shearer/WireImage.com; Mark Davis/PictureGroup via AP IMAGES — It's official, kids. Nikki Reed is calling American Idol's Paul McDonald her “boyfriend,” a well placed source tells us.
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Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
Latest ‘American Idol’ result revealed
Latest ‘American Idol’ result revealed
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Fishsticks Paltrow Loves Hot Dog Buns, Hates Hot Dogs — Now, I haven't read Fishsticks Paltrow's Ode To My Perfect Life (No Poors Allowed), because I can feel bad about my diet for free by calling my mother up and telling her what I had for lunch. But Eater must've been behind …
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People.com:
Tina Fey's Pregnancy Won't Be Part of 30 Rock Storyline — Those 30 Rock fans who want to see Tina Fey's Liz Lemon character become a mom will have to keep waiting. — The NBC show has already wrapped its current season and Fey's pregnancy won't factor into the storyline or postpone production …
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Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Tina Fey To Host SNL! And Will 30 Rock Pull a Parks and Rec With Her Pregnancy?
Tina Fey To Host SNL! And Will 30 Rock Pull a Parks and Rec With Her Pregnancy?
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Hamish Anderson / ELLE.com:
In The Minajerie: Nicki Minaj — Powerfully sexy, rapier sharp, and dressed to attract every eye (and camera lens) on the planet, Nicki Minaj is redefining what it means to be a rapper, one fashion spectacle at a time — Midway through her platinum-selling debut album, Pink Friday …
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Possibly Knocked Up Nicole Richie Heads To The Gym In Biker Chick Gym Attire - Pics! — Nicole Richie is rumored to be knocked up again. The other day her shirt happened to cling to her midsection in a way that made the whole interweb wonder. Of course that seems to be the reaction to simply finding out a female celeb has a torso.
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TMZ.com:
Matt Lauer Jockeying for $25 MILLION Payday — Matt Lauer is not seriously interested in leaving NBC — unlike his co-host Meredith Vieira — but he is bucking for a massive raise to $25 million dollars per year. — Sources connected with NBC tell us all the talk about Matt leaving NBC's …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
As Dave Franco Joins ‘21 Jump Street,’ Will Johnny Depp Make A Cameo? — We've certainly gotten an eyeful lately of actor/soap star/Oscar host James Franco. We even met his grandmother in that Funnyordie.com spot where she deemed moviegoers too squeamish to watch 127 Hours “a bunch of pussies.”
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Targets His First Post-Office Movie (Updated) … UPDATE, NOW WITH MORE HEAT: Sources tell Heat Vision that Schwarzenegger and Lionsgate are far along in the dealmaking process and a tentative late August start date is being eyed. Dealmaking could still fall apart over money …