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11:30 AM ET, August 12, 2011

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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.
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Us Weekly:
Warrant Singer Jani Lane Dies at 47  —  The music has stopped for Warrant's Jani Lane.  —  On Thursday, the heavy metal singer was found dead in his room at a Comfort Inn in Woodland Hills, Calif., the Associated Press confirms.  Police officers told the AP that the cause and circumstances of the rocker's death are not yet known.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Michael K / Dlisted:
R.I.P. Jani Lane
Discussion: The Stir
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.
Ann Oldenburg / USA Today:
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ crowns a winner  —  And it's Melanie Moore.  —  The Marietta, Ga. college student beat out runner-up Sasha Mallory, 23, and third-place finisher Marko Germar, 22, to pick up the title of “America's Favorite Dancer” and a $250,000 cash prize.
Discussion: Extra and OK! Magazine
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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
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
Source: Jennifer Lopez “Would Never” Go Back to Marc Anthony  —  Uh-oh, do we already smell a reconciliation between exes Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, who were photographed yesterday in the Hamptons?  —  Even though reps say the get-together was only a chance for the split couple …
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Jennifer Garner will not allow Jennifer Lopez to get anywhere near Ben Affleck
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 …
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
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
Alex Campbell / Indianapolis Star:
Email rendezvous entangles state Rep. Phillip Hinkle  —  Lawmaker calls encounter set up with young man on Craigslist a ‘shakedown’  —  Emails shared with The Indianapolis Star suggest that state Rep. Phillip Hinkle — responding to a local posting on Craigslist — offered a young man $80 plus tip …
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay and Queerty
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?
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 …
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 …
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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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.
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.
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 …
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Emily / X17 Online:
STALKER ARRESTED AT SHARON STONE'S HOME
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
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Us Weekly:
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Emily / X17 Online:
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Glee’: Season 3 Spoilers and What the Cast Wants to See (Video)
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
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Discussion: Us Weekly
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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