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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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Crazy Days and Nights and In Case You Didn't Know
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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The Huffington Post:
Robert Pattinson: I Dream Of ‘Beating The S**t’ Out Of Paparazzi
Robert Pattinson: I Dream Of ‘Beating The S**t’ Out Of Paparazzi
Discussion:
Celeb Dirty Laundry and Socialite Life
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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I'm Not Obsessed, Pink is the New Blog and E! Online
MyFox Atlanta:
Rapper Gucci Mane Arrested in Atlanta — DECATUR, Ga. - DeKalb County Police say Radric Davis, also known as Gucci Mane, was arrested by the DeKalb County Fugitive Squad Friday. — Davis was arrested while visiting his probation officer at the Georgia Department of Corrections Probation Office …
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Hip-Hop and R&B Music …, Bossip, hithiphop.com, The Young, Black … and Crunk + Disorderly
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TMZ.com:
‘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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X17 Online and TV Squad
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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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The FABlife, Hollywood.com and BuzzFocus.com
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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Celebs.com, The Blemish and Crazy Days and Nights
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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 …
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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X17 Online and Celebrity Scandals
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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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Celebrity Baby Scoop, PopEater, Hollywood Hiccups, The Hollywood Gossip and Hollybaby
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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The FABlife, Screen Rant, Hollywood Crush, Oh No They Didn't!, Celebrity-Mania.com, Movieline and The Playlist
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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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Perez Hilton and Movieline
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.
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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MTV Movies Blog, Hollywood.com, Just Jared, The Playlist and Up and Comers
Us Weekly:
Kim Cattrall: Dating Is “Difficult” After Writing Sex Book — Her alter ego Samantha Jones has a full dance card, but in real life Kim Cattrall is having some trouble in the dating department. — “I'm trying; it's very difficult,” the Sex and the City star, 54, told Ellen DeGeneres on an episode of her show airing Friday.
Discussion:
Celebrity Gossip … and I'm Not Obsessed
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Russell Brand is pissed that Katy Perry still drinks, smokes & parties — There have been several completely unshocking reports regarding the state of Katy Perry and Russell Brand's marriage. What shocks me is that Dame Helen Mirren isn't listed as Reason #1 for “Why Russell and Katy Won't Last” but that's a story for another time.
Discussion:
Celebrity Gossip … and The FABlife
Robert Seidman / TVbytheNumbers:
TV Ratings Thursday: ‘Bones,’ ‘Rules,’ ‘The Mentalist’ Up; ‘Idol,’ ‘CSI’ Down; ‘Outsourced’ Hits Low; ‘Vampire Diaries,’ ‘Nikita’ Down … Of course Fox won the adults 18-49 ratings on Tuesday night, but American Idol's 6.1 adults 18-49 rating was down 9% vs. last Thursday and down 9% versus …
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Rickey.org and mjsbigblog
Maggie Coughlan / PopEater:
Fake Middleton Looking Plastic in London — There's a good chance Kate Middleton is up to her ears in preparations for her April 29 wedding to Prince William. — But while Middleton is reportedly stressing out over her upcoming nuptials, a pint-size plastic version of the soon-to-be princess …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Katherine Heigl to Produce, Star in HBO Movie … Katherine Heigl is returning to television — with an HBO telefilm. — The former Grey's Anatomy actress-turned-big screen leading lady will produce and star in Craig Wright's adaptation of The Knitting Circle, HBO Films confirmed Friday.
Discussion:
Hollywood.com
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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Eater National and Videogum