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11:50 AM ET, July 9, 2011

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Lpons / Life and Style:
Life & Style exclusive: Rebecca Gayheart is pregnant with her second child!  —  After weeks of speculation, Life & Style can exclusively reveal that Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane are expecting their second child together!  —  “She's glowing — and so happy,” a friend tells Life & Style.
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Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart Expecting Second Child  —  Eric Dane has said that he became 100 times more attracted to his wife Rebecca Gayheart when she became a mother for the first time.  —  Looks like that number may be going up: The couple is expecting their second child, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
Discussion: PopEater, The Stir and LilSugar
Lauren / X17 Online:   REBECCA GAYHEART AND ERIC DANE EXPECTING SECOND CHILD
TMZ.com:
Hines Ward Busted for DUI  —  Hines Ward — star wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and reigning “Dancing With the Stars” champion — was arrested this morning for driving under the influence of alcohol ... TMZ has learned.  —  Ward was popped in Dekalb County, GA and held on $1,000 bond.
TMZ.com:
Betty Ford — Dead at 93  —  Betty Ford — former First Lady of the United States and wife of former President Gerald Ford — has died.  —  Ford, who struggled with her own alcohol issues, founded the Betty Ford Center near Palm Springs in 1982, one of the premiere rehab facilities in the world.
Discussion: Allie is Wired and omg!
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Enid Nemy / New York Times:
Betty Ford, Former First Lady, Dies at 93  —  Betty Ford, the outspoken and much-admired wife of President Gerald R. Ford who overcame alcoholism and an addiction to pills and helped found one of the best-known rehabilitation centers in the nation, died Friday in Palm Springs, Calif. She was 93.
Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Oprah Winfrey to Host the Oscars?  —  Clockwise from top left: Anne Hathaway, Billy Crystal, Hugh Jackman, Neil Patrick Harris and Oprah Winfrey (center)  —  She bid her talk show farewell in May, and ever since, Oprah Winfrey's loyal fans and followers have kept their eyes on their idol, waiting for her next move.
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Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Academy: No Talks With Oprah Winfrey About Hosting Oscars … The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hasn't zeroed in on Oprah Winfrey to host its 84th Academy Awards — despite reports that hit the web Friday that had Winfrey in talks to take on the high-profile gig.  —  “The camera loves Oprah.
Discussion: E! Online and Us Weekly
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Rob Lowe Transforms to Play Drew Peterson  —  This isn't the Rob Lowe you're used to seeing.  —  There's nothing pretty about the Parks and Recreation star in his new role as accused wife-killer Drew Peterson in Untouchable, a Lifetime thriller now shooting in Los Angeles.
Daniel Miller / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Thor’ Actor Ray Stevenson to Play Villain in ‘G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes’ (Exclusive) … Thor actor Ray Stevenson has been cast as villain Firefly in Paramount's G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes.  The action movie, to be directed by Jon M. Chu, begins shooting in Louisiana at the end of summer and is slated for release in August 2012.
DailyFill.com:
You can win a customized Hogwarts Acceptance Letter, an exclusive Harry Potter t-shirt and a free download of the Deathly Hallows Part 1!  —  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 comes out July 15, and it's definitely our most-anticipated movie of the year!
Discussion: Fan Fare, Digital Spy, Perez Hilton and omg!
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Claudia Puig / USA Today:
Young cast made ‘Potter’ movies magical
Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
Rapper Xzibit: ‘Planking Is Racist, Not Funny’  —  After ‘planking’ seemed to have swept over Hollywood faster than you can say ‘Kabbalah,’ there's one lonely adversary who's standing up against those that are laying down.  Rapper Xzibit took to Twitter to express his extreme disapproval of the trend.
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Casey Anthony Offered $1 Million For TV Appearance  —  Casey Anthony has been offered $1 million to appear on The Jerry Springer Show, Star magazine is reporting exclusively via RadarOnline.com.  And yes, there is a hitch: her parents, Cindy and George, plus her brother Lee must appear with her.
The Superficial:
Lightning Strikes Caylee Anthony Memorial Hours After Casey Sentenced  —  Because this story isn't f**ked up enough, lightning apparently struck the makeshift Caylee Anthony memorial just hours after Casey Anthony was sentenced yesterday for lying to police officers about her dead daughter because innocent people do that.
Discussion: Gawker and Orlando Sentinel
The Playlist:
Naomie Harris Will Play Moneypenny In ‘Bond 23,’ Javier Bardem & Ralph Fiennes Locked In  —  For the most part, the Daniel Craig-era of Bond has left behind many of the franchise's most familiar tropes; aside from Judi Dench as MI6 head honcho M, and the CIA agent Felix Leiter played by Jeffrey Wright …
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Us Weekly:
PIC: Exes Orlando Bloom, Kate Bosworth Hug It Out  —  The love's still there!  —  Exes Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth greeted each other with open arms when they saw each other in Brentwood, Calif. on Thursday.  —  Bloom, 34, gave Bosworth, 28, a friendly hug.  “They looked cordial,” an observer tells Us Weekly.
The Superficial:
Jennifer Aniston Made Justin Theroux Shave His Beard  —  When she wasn't talking about Brad Pitt again - that's how you know she has a movie coming out - Jennifer Aniston apparently found time to make Justin Theroux shave his beard off because the first rule of Ice Vagina Club is don't talk about Ice Vagina Club.
The Superficial:
Michelle Rodriguez is Banging The Dos Equis Guy  —  “Aye chi-papi, are those man balls?  I must stop drinking the beer.”  —  Here's Michelle Rodriguez and her new boyfriend Gianluca Vacchi who, okay, isn't the Dos Equis guy, but only because he's the Italian Santa Claus.  “I bringa you a present ina my sack.
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna and Hollywood Rag
Kiki Von Glinow / PopEater:
Octomom Brings 9 of Her Kids Along for Chaotic ‘TODAY’ Visit (Video)  —  It was more like an inside look at sheep herding than a sit down interview when Octomom, Nadya Suleman, brought her 2-year-old octuplets and nine-year-old daughter, Amara, to the ‘Today’ show as Ann Curry attempted …
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AceShowBiz.com:
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The Superficial:
By Jove, It's The Duchess's Knickers, It is!
Discussion: Gawker
Us Weekly:
PIC: See Chloe Sevigny as a Brunette
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Us Weekly:
PIC: Taylor Momsen, 17, Gives Female Fan a Lap Dance in Barcelona
Discussion: TV Fanatic
Nadia Mendoza / Daily Mail:
‘Gaga is sick and obsessed with her weight,’ explosive new book accuses singer of drug abuse and starving herself
Discussion: Popdust and Celebuzz
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
William & Kate: Canada ‘Exceeded Expectations’
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Gisele Bundchen thinks six months of breastfeeding should be a law
Discussion: INF Daily
Stephanie / X17 Online:
DAVID BECKHAM SNAPS A PIC OF PREG VICTORIA SUNNING HER BABY BUMP
Discussion: omg!
Stephanie / X17 Online:
MEGAN FOX IS OUT TO PROVE SHE'S BOTOX FREE
Discussion: Digital Spy and DailyFill.com
TMZ.com:
NeNe Leakes' Son — Popped for Shoplifting
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Justin Bieber and dad Jeremy enjoyed …
Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Danielle Staub: Heidi Montag Is “Not the Sharpest Tool in the Shed”
 

 
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The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

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Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
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