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9:40 AM ET, August 12, 2011

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Lynn Hirschberg / Wmagazine.com:
Woman on the Verge  —  TWILIGHT'S KRISTEN STEWART ON GROWING UP, GETTING MARRIED, AND GIVING BIRTH—AS MILLIONS LOOK ON.  —  Lynn Hirschberg: Everyone knows you as Bella Swan, the heroine of the Twilight series, whose penultimate installment, Breaking Dawn Part 1, premieres on November 18.
Sesame Workshop / Facebook:
Sesame Workshop Statement on Bert and Ernie Petitions  —  Bert and Ernie are best friends.  They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves.  —  Even though they are identified as male characters and possess …
TMZ.com:
Ex-Warrant Singer Jani Lane — Dead at 47  —  Jani Lane — former lead singer of the rock band Warrant — was found dead at a hotel in L.A. Thursday evening ... TMZ has learned.  —  Lane's body was discovered at the Comfort Inn hotel in Woodland Hills, CA.  So far, no official cause of death has been released.
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan Forgot Her Bra, Also Something About Drugs  —  Yesterday, Lindsay Lohan basically confirmed she was caught on video buying drugs by trying to claim it was “a meteor and sea jasper” she was simply purchasing from a guy in sunglasses who carries plastic bags full of minerals in his pockets for barter.
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Celebslam:   Lindsay Lohan had a little oopsy
Marco / X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - LINDSAY IS A SHEER PLEASURE TO PHOTOGRAPH
Discussion: Extra
PopWatch:
This Week's Cover: Fall Movie Preview!  —  In this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly, the stars of November's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 discuss how they approached key scenes in the film, from the tense walk down the aisle to the pillow-shredding honeymoon, to the bloody, ghastly climax.
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Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Miranda Cosgrove's Mom Also Hurt in ‘Life-Threatening’ Bus Crash  —  Miranda Cosgrove escaped her tour bus crash Thursday morning with a broken ankle, but she wasn't the only one injured in the “life-threatening” accident.  —  “Miranda's mom was on the bus with her and got really beaten up by the crash …
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Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Ricki Lake Is Engaged  —  Ricki Lake has plenty to sing about - the original Hairspray star is engaged!  —  “Thrilled to share some happy news with you,” Lake, 42, Tweeted, along with a picture of her and her now-fiancé, Christian Evans.  —  Earlier this summer …
TMZ.com:
Sharon Stone — Deranged Man Detained Outside Her L.A. Home  —  An apparently deranged man was just handcuffed and taken away by cops outside Sharon Stone's Hollywood Hills mansion, after he was banging at her gate, claiming he killed Osama bin Laden.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us the man …
Discussion: Starpulse and Digital Spy
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Emily / X17 Online:
STALKER ARRESTED AT SHARON STONE'S HOME
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Stuart Levine / Variety:
USA renews final season of ‘In Plain Sight’  —  Cabler decides to end McCormack drama series  —  EXCLUSIVE: USA Network is giving one last hurrah to “In Plain Sight” before saying goodbye.  —  Cabler is renewing the Mary McCormack starrer for a fifth and final eight-episode season, which will air in spring 2012.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Johnny Depp is terrified that Kate Moss will tell-all in her alleged memoir  —  I'm doing this story just because I wanted to spend ten minutes looking up old photos of Johnny Depp and Kate Moss.  Sigh... the 1990s.  So much fun.  I wish there were more couples like that these days.
People.com:
So You Think You Can Dance Has a Winner!  —  From left: Marko Germar, Sasha Mallory, Melanie Moore and Tadd Gadduang  —  Despite strong performances by all four finalists, head judge Nigel Lythgoe predicted that the winner of So You Think You Can Dance on Thursday night …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gawker
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
‘Death Of A Salesman’ Coming To Broadway With 'Spider-Man's Andrew Garfield In Stellar Cast  —  EXCLUSIVE: Next spring, there will be two Spider-Mans on Broadway.  When Mike Nichols directs Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revival of Death of a Salesman, The Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield …
Emily / X17 Online:
JESSICA ALBA LIGHTS UP HOLLYWOOD  —  Looks like Jessica Alba is already in nesting mode!  —  The very pregnant actress hit the streets of Los Angeles with a pal to get a little bit of shopping done.  Jessica looked super comfy in a gray zip-up and sweatpants combo as she picked up a lamp from a local shop.
Discussion: iVillage and Digital Spy
TMZ.com:
Dougherty Gang Member — XXX Photo Shoot  —  Just days before the Dougherty Gang allegedly robbed a Georgia bank last week — the lady of the bunch stripped down to her birthday suit for a hardcore XXX photo shoot.  —  29-year-old Lee Grace Dougherty — a sometime professional exotic dancer …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: The Real Reason Why Ali Fedotowsky Delayed Her Wedding  —  Don't expect a save-the-date anytime soon!  —  A source tells Us Weekly that Ali Fedotowsky does not regret recently delaying her wedding to Roberto Martinez.  (The couple have been engaged since May 2010.)
Discussion: The Stir, Perez Hilton and AOL TV
Lynette Rice / Inside Movies:
Third ‘Bridget Jones’ movie is finally a go — EXCLUSIVE  —  It's finally time to re-open the diary: Bridget Jones is returning to the big screen.  —  EW has confirmed exclusively that Working Title Films, the production company responsible for the first movie released in 2001 and the second …
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Exclusive: Smallville's Erica Durance Strikes a Spark With One of Charlie's Angels  —  Charlie's Angels executive producer Al Gough wasn't kidding when he said the other day, “We'd obviously love to have any [Smallville alumni] come on the show.”  In fact, it now seems he may have been holding out when he said that.
Discussion: TV Fanatic
Celebslam:
Hey there Hilary Duff  —  Hilary Duff looks really good in a sports bra  —  Here's some pics of Hilary Duff's latest ad campaign for the women's activewear company Danskin.  Hilary told the company: … Note to self: Hilary Duff enjoys taking hikes alone in the woods.
Hamish Bowles / Vogue.com:
Kate Moss: Kiss Me, Kate  —  Ikram Goldman: On Timeless Style and Her New Flagship Store  —  I have a confession to make.  In the beginning, I did not understand the Kate Moss phenomenon.  Call me old-fashioned, but after a decade of Amazonian supermodels pulsing with glamorous, bosomy life …
People.com:
Suri Cruise Watches Katie Holmes on So You Think You Can Dance  —  Katie Holmes on So You Think You Can Dance Aug. 10 and Suri Cruise (inset)  —  It was a pretty special night out - even for the 5-year-old who has everything.  —  On Wednesday night in Los Angeles, Suri Cruise attended …
Discussion: Hollybaby and PopSugar
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Paula Abdul Demands Staffers Call Her “Warrior,” “Gift”  —  Straight up: Anyone interested in getting hired as Paula Abdul's assistant should get ready to tend to a kooky list of daily demands.  —  Among the 49-year-old X Factor judge's requests, according to an insider?
 
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Us Weekly:
5 Things You Don't Know About Glee's New Star LaMarcus Tinker
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Jane Kaczmarek Joins New NBC Comedy Series ‘Whitney’
Discussion: From Inside the Box, AOL TV and TVLine
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Glee’: Season 3 Spoilers and What the Cast Wants to See (Video)
Discussion: TV Fanatic and Perez Hilton
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Puppy tongue  —  Adriana Lima's 21-month-old daughter …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Perez Hilton:
Hands Off Ladies! Michael Lohan Is Taken!
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Us Weekly:
NEW PIC: Owen Wilson, Girlfriend Show Off Adorable Son Ford, 9 Months
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Ryan Gosling Is Such A Loving Father To Your Child
Discussion: Videogum
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
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