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12:05 PM ET, August 9, 2011

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Larry Celona / New York Post:
Singer Gavin DeGraw beaten, hospitalized  —  Pop singer Gavin DeGraw was viciously beaten by a pack of thugs on the Lower East Side early today — and then hit by a taxi as he stumbled off, police sources said.  —  The 34-year-old crooner — who's spent the summer opening for superstar rockers Maroon 5 …
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Gavin Degraw / TMZ.com:
Hospitalized After Brutal Attack  —  Singer Gavin DeGraw was hospitalized after he was viciously assaulted by multiple attackers late Sunday night in New York City ... TMZ has learned.  —  A source close to Gavin tells TMZ the singer — who lives in New York City — was outnumbered by several people during the attack.
NY Daily News:
Singer Gavin DeGraw brutally beaten then hit by cab after night out drinking in East Village  —  Pop singer Gavin DeGraw says he was brutally beaten after leaving an East Village restaurant early Monday - and then hit by a cab several blocks later, sources said.
People.com:
Gavin DeGraw Hospitalized After Assault
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Us Weekly:
Gavin DeGraw Hospitalized After Attack in NYC
Discussion: TMZ.com, Socialite Life and Pop2it
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Kenny Ortega Comes Full Circle To Direct ‘Dirty Dancing’ Reboot  —  EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has set Kenny Ortega to direct Dirty Dancing, the remake of the 1987 Emile Ardolino-directed film about a pampered young girl who summers with her upscale family at an establishment in the Catskills …
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Us Weekly:
Dirty Dancing Remake Is in the Works!  —  Get ready to have the time of your lives...again!  —  Lionsgate has announced plans to remake Dirty Dancing, the 1987 classic film that starred Jennifer Grey and the late Patrick Swayze.  —  The film company has tapped Kenny Ortega, who choreographed the original's iconic numbers, to direct.
Discussion: EarSucker
Jeff Sneider / Variety:
Lionsgate taps Ortega for ‘Dirty Dancing’
RADAR:
Teen Mom Star Jenelle Evans Arrested For Violating Probation - Again!  —  Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans has been arrested — again — for violating her probation, RadarOnline.com has learned.  —  Evans, 19, was taken into custody Monday night in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
Discussion: EarSucker, Hollybaby and Celebuzz
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Perez Hilton:
Teen Mom Arrested AGAIN!  Tests Positive For Opiates!  —  How far do one of these girls have to go to finally have MTV wise up and see that they are not doing these kids any favors by putting them on TV?  The more money and fame they garner, the more trouble they seem to get into!
Discussion: X17 Online
Arnold Schwarzenegger / TMZ.com:
I SURVIVED MARIA!  —  The Ultimate Dis?  —  On the surface it's the unkindest cut of all ... Arnold Schwarzenegger out bike riding Sunday in Santa Monica, wearing a shirt that says, “I survived Maria” — the woman whom he betrayed so badly.  —  But there's more to this story.
Liz Raftery / People.com:
Track Palin & Wife Britta Welcome a Girl: Report  —  Sarah Palin has become a grandmother for the second time, according to reporter Joe McGinniss, who is writing a book on the former vice presidential candidate.  —  Palin's eldest son, Track, and his wife, Britta, welcomed …
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Tony Radar / RADAR:
Kim Kardashian's Star-Studded Wedding Guest List  —  Kim Kardashian plans on making her wedding to Kris Humphries the biggest event of the year, and RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned some of the A-list celebs she's invited to ensure it's a hit.  —  “I know Jennifer Lopez and Justin Bieber are invited.
Daily Mail:
'Jennifer Aniston threw Brad Pitt out after he confessed his love for Angelina Jolie': New book lifts lid on split of the century  —  Jennifer Aniston ordered Brad Pitt to leave their Beverly Hills home after he admitted that he was in love with Angelina Jolie, according to a sensational new book.
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics! Brangelina Take The Kids To Wicked; Angelina Looks Scary Skinny
MTV:
Check out our photo analysis of Hathaway's Catwoman.  —  Now, in knowing how tight-lipped the “Dark Knight Rises” stars are sworn to be about the films, when we caught up with Hathaway as she promoted the upcoming movie “One Day,” we didn't expect her to offer any commentary about the photo — but she surprised us.
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TMZ.com:
Catwoman CRUSHES Camera
Details:
ASHTON KUTCHER IS SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS  —  FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, ASHTON KUTCHER HAS BEEN MAKING FRIENDS, FANS, AND FOLLOWERS AS AN ACTOR.  MORE RECENTLY, HE'S BEEN CHAMPIONING THE NEW DIGITAL TOOLS THAT ARE TRANSFORMING THE WAY WE INTERACT.  SOON HE'LL BE FILLING SOME SIZABLE SHOES AS THE NEW STAR OF TWO AND A HALF MEN.
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Eureka’ canceled, sixth season plans dropped — EXCLUSIVE  —  Whoa!  Big shock on Eureka.  —  Remember how Syfy ordered six episodes for a potential final season last week?  Well, tonight the network decided that not only is the series firmly going to end, but those final six episodes are not going to happen after all.
Dsiegel / The National Enquirer:
CRY OF THE BANSEHEES!  CATWALK CATFIGHT  —  Photography by: splash news online  —  JESSICA SIMPSON & NICOLE RICHIE are locked in an ugly feud on the set of their new reality show “Fashion Star,” insiders say.  —  The two act as “celebrity mentors” to aspiring designers on the upcoming NBCseries …
Discussion: Celeb Dirty Laundry
Cheezburger Network / The Daily What:
Nut Shot of the Day: A man in Chandler, Arizona, accidentally shot off his own manhood with his girlfriend's pink pistol.  —  A local news outfit hit the parking lot where the incident took place to ask random guys what they thought.  (Spoiler Alert: They did not care for it.)  —  [thanks cw!]
Discussion: Dlisted and Gawker
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl Are Moving in Together  —  Just as the new season of Bachelor Pad premieres Monday on ABC, one of the competing couples are moving on - and moving in - with each other.  —  Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl confirm to PEOPLE they are looking for a new home together in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack
Mirror.co.uk:
Geri Halliwell and Henry Beckwith split  —  ONCE again it's heartache for Geri Halliwell as Two Become One.  —  I'm sad to reveal the ex Spice Girl has split with boyfriend of two years, Henry Beckwith, following a “major row” three weeks ago.  The split has seen Geri lose over half a stone.
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 …
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Iangarland / Hollybaby:
Sarah Palin Is A Bad Mom Who Uses Her Kids, Levi Johnston's Sister Claims!
 
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