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2:15 PM 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.
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DailyFill.com:
Kristen Stewart Covers W Magazine's Fashion Issue  —  She's not exactly known as a fashion icon, but K-Stew looks stunning on W Magazine's new September Fashion Issue.  —  She's one of the hottest stars on the planet, and Kristen Stewart showed off her glamorous side for the September 2011 issue of W magazine.
Discussion: X17 Online and Hollywood Life
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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Jani Lane / TMZ.com:
Vodka, Pills at Death Scene  —  Investigators found a half-empty bottle of vodka and prescription medication in the hotel room where Jani Lane died yesterday ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources tell us paramedics were called to the Comfort Inn in Woodland Hills, CA yesterday around 5:15 PM.
Discussion: msnbc.com, Egotastic! and Celebs.com
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: TMZ.com, Perez Hilton and Bumpshack.com
Michael K / Dlisted:
R.I.P. Jani Lane
Discussion: The Stir
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Garner will not allow Jennifer Lopez to get anywhere near Ben Affleck  —  Immediately after Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony split, Us Weekly published a great cover story all about what down in the last weeks of Jennifer and Marc's marriage.  One of the best stories involved Jennifer's mom …
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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 …
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Derek Hough: I Will Be Back on Dancing With the Stars  —  While casting for the new Dancing with the Stars season won't be officially announced until Aug. 29, one person who will definitely be on the show is three-time champ Derek Hough.  —  “I will be back!”  Hough tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: HollywoodNews.com and AOL TV
Us Weekly:
Corey Feldman: Pedophilia Is Biggest Problem in Hollywood  —  Sick, sad and twisted.  —  Corey Feldman experienced the highs and lows of being famous and underage.  In an interview with ABC's Nightline that aired Wednesday, the 40-year-old former child star said that pedophiles were “like vultures” in the entertainment industry.
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Steven Baker / ABCNEWS:
Pedophilia: Hollywood's ‘Big Secret,’ Actor Says
Discussion: Dlisted and The Scoop
Brandon Voss / Advocate:
Rose McGowan's Own Little L Word  —  Conan the Barbarian's Rose McGowan was raised by drag queens, has a lesbian posse, and gets twitchy in straight crowds.  Is it any wonder that she's a better marriage equality activist than her gay friends?  —  Since her 1995 breakthrough role …
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!
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gawker
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: 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?
Nadia Mendoza / Daily Mail:
Look away dad!  Hulk Hogan is embarrassed by daughter Brooke's naked photoshoot and uses his hands to cover up her modesty  —  Most children are embarrassed when their fathers dance awkwardly after Christmas dinner or bring out the baby pictures for potential suitors.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and INF Daily
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 …
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Emma Roberts and beau Chord Overstreet were practically inseparable - and beyond adorable - at a private dinner she hosted for Westward by Emily and Meritt for Kate Spade New York at L.A.'s Petit Ermitage Hotel, a source tells us.
Jody Thompson / Daily Mail:
Pregnant Sam Taylor-Wood and Aaron Johnson spotted in his'n'hers outfits as she shows off bump for first time  —  They raised eyebrows when they got together because of the 23-year age gap and critics said it would never last - but Sam Taylor-Wood and fiancé Aaron Johnson showed …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Patti Stanger Warns Jennifer Aniston 'Something's Not Right' About Justin Theroux  —  Jennifer Aniston and her boyfriend Justin Theroux are hot and heavy, but the ultimate Millionaire Matchmaker has a warning for America's favorite friend: Watch out, because “something's not right there.”
TMZ.com:
Adam Sandler: I Did NOT Dine and Dash!  —  Adam Sandler is being accused of stiffing a small Massachusetts restaurant, but it looks to us like the restaurant owner is a publicity hound.  —  Here's the low down.  Adam is filming a movie in Peabody, MA.  Last month, Adam's company …
Discussion: Videogum and Anything Hollywood
TMZ.com:
Gary Shirley Dropped $5,000 on 11-HOUR Stripper Bender  —  “Teen Mom” baby daddy Gary Shirley went on a MARATHON strip club session earlier this summer ... TMZ has learned — dropping $5,000 on 11 hours of boob-filled butt-flossy awesomeness.  —  We're told Gary made it rain …
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
 
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Perez Hilton:
Brit Brit Being Honored With A TRIBUTE At The 2011 Video Music Awards!
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The Sun:
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Elise / INF Daily:
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Alex Campbell / Indianapolis Star:
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Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
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Celebslam:
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Johnny Depp is terrified that Kate Moss will tell-all in her alleged memoir
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: The Real Reason Why Ali Fedotowsky Delayed Her Wedding
 

 
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

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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