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12:40 PM ET, August 4, 2011

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Paul Bentley / Daily Mail:
To Catch a Predator host busted cheating on his wife ‘had a SECOND mistress - a Vegas stripper’  —  To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen, who was caught a month ago cheating on his wife with a young blonde television reporter, has also secretly been dating a Las Vegas stripper, it has been reported.
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Dsiegel / The National Enquirer:   EXCLUSIVE! PREDATOR CHRIS HANSEN CHEATED ON HIS MISTRESS TOO!
Walsten / RADAR:
To Catch A Cheater! Chris Hansen Busted For Second Affair
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Bossip
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian Copying Will and Kate's Wedding Cake  —  Royal ripoff!  —  When Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries cut their wedding cake on August 20, the sugary treat (a 10-tier white cake with chocolate-chip icing and black-and-white decorations) might look a little familiar.
Discussion: omg! and Hollyscoop
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omg!:   Kim Kardashian Picks a Wedding Day Fragrance!
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Demi Lovato: “I Wouldn't Credit My Meltdown” to Joe Jonas  —  Demi Lovato's problems extend much further than her 2010 split with Joe Jonas.  Though the 18-year-old singer was forced to see her ex daily during the Camp Rock 2 tour, Lovato tells ELLE's September issue that the pain of their breakup …
Discussion: X17 Online and Digital Spy
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Nojan Aminosharei / ELLE.com:
Into the Fire  —  She was a squeaky-clean disney dream, the one parents were happy to see on their tween's iPod.  Then Demi Lovato hit the skids.  Now, channeling the languid fall style of her brat-pack-era namesake, she discusses her ordeal with a spectacular honesty—setting the tone for a bold new career.
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Jeff Jensen / Inside Movies:
‘Man of Steel’ Revealed: Your first look at Henry Cavill in his Superman suit!  —  Look!  Up on the Web!  It's a bird!  It's a plane!  It's Henry Cavill as Superman!  Warner Bros. this morning released the first official image from Man of Steel, director Zack Snyder's now-shooting reboot …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Emma Stone Wows in Sexy Black Mini Dress  —  Emma Stone has been on a killer style streak, stepping out in a slew of unique looks while promoting her three (yes, three) new movies: Friends With Benefits, Crazy, Stupid, Love and The Help.  —  PHOTOS: Emma Stone's style evolution
Discussion: INF Daily
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TMZ.com:
‘Police Academy’, NFL Legend Bubba Smith Dead — Dies at 66  —  Former NFL great Charles “Bubba” Smith — who later starred in the “Police Academy” movies — was found dead today in his Los Angeles home.  He was 66 years old.  —  Law enforcement officials tell TMZ …
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TMZ.com:
Val Kilmer Accused of Being a Deadbeat Dad  —  Val Kilmer's ex-wife claims the actor has stiffed her on child support payments ... according to documents obtained by TMZ ... and now she's going after his property in order to get what she claims is rightfully owed.
Discussion: Starpulse and The Hollywood Gossip
Christine Haughney / New York Times:
Actress Says She Can't Be Evicted Because She Moved Out  —  The day after court records revealed that Faye Dunaway would be joining the masses of New Yorkers braving housing court for a landlord-tenant showdown, it was time for the Oscar-winning actress to share her side of the story.
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Bachelorette Ashley's Sister: ‘I Made a Big Mistake’  —  More than 9 million viewers tuned in to The Bachelorette season finale Monday night and watched Ashley Hebert get engaged to the man of her dreams, New York construction manager J.P. Rosenbaum.  —  But they also saw Hebert's sister …
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Arienne Thompson / USA Today:
‘Bachelorette’ couple says no to TV spotlight
Discussion: Celebuzz and The Marquee Blog
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Kate Bosworth goes back to Coldplay, after alleged 2009 affair with Chris Martin  —  These are some new photos of Kate Bosworth leaving a Coldplay concert last night in LA. She's with a friend that, for my purposes, I'm assuming is gay.  Because seriously, what straight guy is going to take Kate Bosworth …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Us Weekly:
Kelly Osbourne Slams Christina Aguilera: She's a “Fat Bitch!”  —  Kelly Osbourne has never been a fan of Christina Aguilera, but the 26-year-old took their feud to a new level during a recent episode of E!'s Fashion Police.  —  After Joan Rivers, 78, said Aguilera looked “stuffed into” …
Us Weekly:
Carey Mulligan, Marcus Mumford Engaged After Five Months!  —  Childhood pen pals in London, actress Carey Mulligan and singer Marcus Mumford lost touch long ago, but a recent reunion renewed more than friendship.  —  After five months together, the Mumford & Sons singer, 24, popped the question to the Never Let Me Go star, 26.
Stephanie / X17 Online:
JUSTIN BIEBER TAKES CEE LO GREEN'S WORDS TO HEART  —  Justin Bieber dropped some major bucks while on a shopping spree at Armani Exchange in LA, on Monday.  Check out all those bags his security guard has to carry — no wonder he needs a beer!  —  We couldn't help but notice “The Biebs” …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Vanity Fair:
Revealed!  The 2011 International Best-Dressed List  —  For the first time as a member of the British royal family, Kate Middleton makes her way onto the International Best-Dressed List—her inaugural appearance came in 2008, and a whirlwind of fashion successes since has earned her a nod this year.
The Superficial:
Hugh Hefner Planking  —  Because this is not at all a cover story to disguise his death, Hugh Hefner's latest girlfriend Anna Sophia Berglund managed to talk him into “planking” last night because sometimes it's nice to know there's still a refuge of youth and vigor in the penis you hop onto whenever your number's called.
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
Vlada Gelman / TVLine:
How I Met Your Mother Preview: Kal Penn's Role, Barney's Love Hexagon, Robin's Act of Violence  —  Cobie Smulders fans take heart: How I Met Your Mother executive producer Craig Thomas says Season 7 is “very much a Robin season.”  Thomas and fellow EP Carter Bays spilled some key intel …
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Crushable
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Kate Wears Custom Hat for Zara Phillips's Wedding  —  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is a master at recycling looks from her own closet, but when it comes to her hats, it seems this royal is happy to splurge.  —  At the wedding of Prince William's cousin Zara Phillips to Mike Tindall …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Lindsay back on wrong foot  —  Lindsay Lohan is back to what she does best, partying late and falling over in public, according to spies at LA's Chateau Marmont.  Fresh off her all-weekend party with Paris Hilton, La Lohan was back in vintage form at the celebrity hangout on Monday night.
Walsten / RADAR:
MLB Could Question Tobey Maguire Over A-Rod's Poker Ties  —  Spider-Man star and underground card shark Tobey Maguire attended a top secret high-stakes poker game, alongside New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, Star is reporting exclusively via RadarOnline.com.
Discussion: The National Enquirer
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney's ‘Order of the Seven’ Lands Director (Exclusive) … While Universal and Relativity jockey over their rival Snow White movies, Disney is quietly making moves on its own revisionist Snow White feature, a live-action project now called The Order of the Seven.
 
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