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12:20 PM ET, August 8, 2011

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Reuters:
Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez win big at Teen Choice  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country sensation Taylor Swift and actress/singer Selena Gomez caught major waves at the Teen Choice awards on Sunday, with Swift scooping up six surfboard trophies including one for Ultimate Teen Choice.
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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
People.com:
Sean Kingston: 'I'm Feeling Blessed'
Discussion: The Marquee Blog
Kate Goodacre / Digital Spy:
Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber lead Teen Choice winners
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online and Perez Hilton
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) …
Jonathan Friedman / Malibu Patch:
Malibu Actor Francesco Quinn Dies  —  Francesco Quinn, an Italian-born actor and a son of Oscar winner Anthony Quinn, died Friday night of an apparent heart attack near his home in the La Costa neighborhood of Malibu.  He was 48.  —  Fireball Tim Lawrence, a Malibu Patch blogger who knew Quinn …
Discussion: Extra, Us Weekly and TMZ.com
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Anthony Quinn's son, Francesco Quinn, dies at 48
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack and Digital Spy
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 …
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.
Daily Mail:
Talk about dirty dancing!  Rihanna gives an old man the time of his life with raunchy stage antics in Barbados  —  Is there nothing Rihanna will not do on stage?  —  The 23-year-old singer yet again pushed the boundaries of her stage performance by pulling an older man on stage and jumped …
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 …
Amber James / Celebuzz:
Cute Kid Alert!  Suri Cruise Takes Her Doll for a Walk (PHOTOS)  —  Suri Cruise played “mommy” on Sunday morning, pushing her baby doll in pink a stroller while shopping at the Brentwood Country Mart with Katie Holmes.  —  Wearing a white dress, the five-year-old tot upped the cuteness …
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Ivanka Trump's Baby is ‘An Angel,’ Says Her Aunt  —  Ivanka Trump and daughter Arabella Rose, on July 19  —  While handbag designer Vanessa Trump and her husband, Celebrity Apprentice advisor Donald Trump Jr., await the arrival of their new son in eight weeks, their two children are already getting …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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” …
Discussion: !! omg blog !! and Bossip
Mikey O'Connell / From Inside the Box:
‘Gossip Girl’: Connor Paolo says ‘Revenge’ marks the end of Eric van der Woodsen  —  Have we seen the last of one of the Upper East Side's most angst-ridden teens?  —  Connor Paolo, who's played Eric van der Woodsen for four seasons of “Gossip Girl,” says his commitment to new ABC thriller …
 
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