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1:45 PM ET, August 8, 2011

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K.Leavit / RADAR:
Justin Bieber Gets ‘Touchy-Feely’ With Girlfriend Selena Gomez  —  Forget those break up rumors.  Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez proved they are still very much together by attending the 2011 Teen Choice Awards as a couple.  —  2011 Teen Choice Awards Complete List of Winners
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Kate Goodacre / Digital Spy:
Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber lead Teen Choice winners
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online and Perez Hilton
People.com:
Sean Kingston: 'I'm Feeling Blessed'
Discussion: The Marquee Blog and The Stir
TMZ.com:
Levi's Sister: Bristol Palin Is ‘EVIL’  —  Levi Johnston's little sister HATES Bristol Palin ... calling her “evil” and a “sociopath” in a new Playboy interview.  Oh, and she also gets naked.  —  19-year-old Mercede Johnston (above left) just WENT OFF about the entire Palin crew …
Marco / X17 Online:
TOM AND KATIE CHECK OUT THE OTHER KATY IN CONCERT  —  Tom Cruise and wifey Katie Holmes enjoyed a date night watching Katy Perry in concert at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.  Love those cheetah-spotted gray jeans!  —  Katie's stepson Connor cruised with his uber-famous parents to the show.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Amber James / Celebuzz:
Cute Kid Alert! Suri Cruise Takes Her Doll for a Walk (PHOTOS)
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
AceShowBiz.com:
Rebecca Black Appeared at Katy Perry's L.A. Concert
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack
TMZ.com:
Kanye: People Look At Me Like I'm Adolf Hitler  —  Call him Air Fuhrer ... because this weekend, Kanye West compared himself to both Michael Jordan and Adolf Hitler during a performance in England.  —  West was performing at the Big Chill music festival Saturday night …
Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
Jane Lynch's Sue Sylvester cut from ‘Glee’ movie  —  LOS ANGELES — Sue Sylvester and her infamous track suits won't be lighting up the Glee 3-D movie screen.  —  Lynch's Sylvester did appear by video on all the tour stops and even showed up in person at a concert that was filmed for the movie.
Discussion: PopWatch and The Marquee Blog
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Lauren / X17 Online:
STARS ARE FULL OF GLEE FOR THE SHOW'S 3D MOVIE PREMIERE
Discussion: omg!
TMZ.com:
Big Boi from Outkast Arrested for Drug Possession  —  Big Boi, rapper for the popular group Outkast, was arrested in Miami today on charges of drug possession ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to the Miami-Dade County Corrections Department, Mr. Boi (real name Antwan Patton) …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
J.Lo deal sparks ‘Idol’ envy  —  Jennifer Lopez's huge new deal with “American Idol” has prompted her fellow judge, rocker Steven Tyler, to urge Fox to bump up his own payday.  —  While J.Lo negotiates the finishing touches of a deal, said to be worth up to $20 million, to return to “Idol” …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Which Twilight Star's Manicure Includes Pics of Her Man's Face?  —  Just because Katy Perry already decorated her fingernails once with hubby Russell Brand's face that doesn't mean someone else can't do it, too.  —  No, no one's getting Branded like Perry.
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Hollywood Life
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Mad Men’ season 5 first look: Jon Hamm directs Elisabeth Moss — EXCLUSIVE PHOTO  —  Peggy Olson in dolphin shorts?  Why, the fifth season of Mad Men must take the biggest time jump yet!  —  We kid.  Below is a first-look shot from the Mad Men set as Jon Hamm takes on his new role …
The Daily Beast:
Hollywood Hacker Breaks His Silence  —  Long before the Murdoch empire's phone-hacking scandal, Anthony Pellicano was the private eye that stars feared (and used) most.  In his first interview since going to prison, he reveals new details on spying for Schwarzenegger, clearing Cruise's name—and why he dumped Michael Jackson.
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Lady Gaga Hits the Jersey Shore for Britney Spears  —  We're not sure any torch was passed, but two generations of pop phenoms exchanged some admiration when Lady Gaga took in Britney Spears' Femme Fatale show Saturday night in Atlantic City.  —  Brit-Brit got the ball rolling from the stage …
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Mila Kunis: I Love Funny Guys (And Not Just Justin Timberlake)  —  Everyone wants to know what turns Mila Kunis on.  Well, you can start by making her laugh.  —  “Humor is an amazing quality to have,” the actress, 27, tells British Glamour when asked about attractive qualities in a man.
Reuters:
Anthony Quinn's son, Francesco Quinn, dies at 48  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Francesco Quinn, a son of the late actor Anthony Quinn, has died of an apparent heart attack while jogging near his home in Malibu, California, according to media reports on Sunday.
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack and Digital Spy
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Katie Nicholl / Daily Mail:
Amy threw a £15,000 dress from Alexander McQueen on the barbecue
Discussion: TheGloss and Tabloid Prodigy
Mikey O'Connell / From Inside the Box:
‘Gossip Girl’: Connor Paolo says ‘Revenge’ marks the end of Eric van der Woodsen
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Ivanka Trump's Baby is ‘An Angel,’ Says Her Aunt
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Daily Mail:
Talk about dirty dancing!  Rihanna gives an old man the time of his life with raunchy stage antics in Barbados
Katie Nicholl / Daily Mail:
Rihanna's styling bill is a hair-raising £14,000 a week
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DailyFill.com:
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Desperate Housewives Ending After 8 Seasons
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack
Young Hollywood / TMZ.com:
Royce Reed Suffers Seizure at Celebrity Softball Game
Discussion: Bossip and Hollywood Life
 

 
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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

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the Agora Center for Research, a Ugandan newsroom sitting between activism and investigative reporting, posting its work on various social media sites

 
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