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1:45 PM ET, August 18, 2011

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Alla Byrne / People.com:
Gwyneth Paltrow Saved a Life on Sept. 11  —  Gwyneth Paltrow is already an Oscar winner, cookbook author, mother of two and wife of a rock star - and now she can add lifesaver to her list of accomplishments.  —  Lara Lundstrom Clarke believes her life was saved by a chance encounter …
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Summers McKay / The Morton Report:
How Gwyneth Paltrow Saved My Life on 9/11  —  My true Sliding Doors moment.  —  Lara Lundstrom Clarke's life was saved by a Sliding Doors chance encounter with Gwyneth Paltrow on September 11, 2001.  —  It was one of those pristine blue-sky New York mornings, and Lara Lundstrom …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Celebrity Smack
The Superficial:
Gwyneth Paltrow ‘Saved a Life’ on 9/11 is One Way To Read This, I Guess  —  “I've brought organic gazpacho, terrorism.  Prepare to die.”  —  This story about Lara Lundstrom Clarke being “saved” by Gwyneth Paltrow on 9/11 is gaining a surprising amount of traction this morning …
Discussion: VladTV.com Video
Tony Radar / RADAR:
Bravo Execs Hold ‘Crisis’ Meeting At Adrienne Maloof's Mansion To Discuss Russell Armstrong Suicide  —  Bravo TV executives called a mandatory “crisis” cast meeting Wednesday, at Adrienne Maloof's mansion, to discuss the suicide of co-star Taylor Armstrong's estranged husband Russell, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
Discussion: Extra, Perez Hilton and Hollywood Life
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Us Weekly:
Russell Armstrong's Autopsy Results Released  —  The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has completed its autopsy of Russell Armstrong, the estranged husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong.  —  Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey told Us Weekly Wednesday …
Perez Hilton:
Russell Armstrong's Sister Reveals His Dark Past, Like The Day He Shot Her!  —  So, basically no one has any respect for the dead, huh?  Not even the guy's own family.  Sick.  —  Another person in Russell Armstrong's life has come forward to talk about the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star …
Bryan Lynn / ETonline:
Danielle Staub Reveals Her Own Suicidal Thoughts  —  Former Real Housewives of New Jersey star Danielle Staub is speaking out on the suicide of Russell Armstrong and says the pressures of being on a reality show also contributed to her contemplating suicide.
Walsten / RADAR:
Taylor Armstrong Planning Estranged Husband Russell's Memorial
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywood Life
Russell Armstrong / TMZ.com:
Asked for Xanax Before Death
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Lauren / X17 Online:
KARDASHIAN CLAN WORKS THE CAMERAS AT SEARS LINE LAUNCH PARTY  —  The Kardashian girls stunned at their Sears launch party Wednesday night!  —  Rocking animal prints, Khloe and Kim framed Kourtney's frilly pink frock, while Kendall and Kourtney Jenner wowed in black-and-white, form-fitting dresses.
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Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian's Wedding Day Advice for Kim  —  The last big Kardashian wedding was nearly two years ago — when Khloe wed Lamar Odom in L.A. in late September 2009.  —  With Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries tying the knot in less than three days (!), what does Khloe, 26, advise for her big sister?
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Kim gives guests the boot
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
David Letterman Gets Death Threat  —  A jihadist has marked David Letterman for death and ordered followers to “cut the tongue of the lowly Jew and shut it forever.”  —  The demand, part of a rant on the Shumukh al-Islam Web forum, claims the Late Show host - who is Protestant …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and Gawker
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Us Weekly:
David Letterman Receives Death Threat from Jihadists
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
Online jihadist calls for David Letterman's assassination
Celeste Katz / NY Daily News:
David Letterman A Terrorist Target
Discussion: Allie is Wired and Gawker
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Hudson: “I'm prouder of my weight loss than my Oscar!”  —  I've always wanted to like Jennifer Hudson more than I actually end up liking her.  Do you know what I mean?  She's got a great voice, she's an Oscar-winning actress, she's sympathetic and grounded and real.
Discussion: The Frisky and Us Weekly
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Christine / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
MAG COVER: JENNIFER HUDSON SHARES HOW SHE REALLY LOST HER WEIGHT IN ‘SELF’
Discussion: Digital Spy
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Most Beautiful Sound I Ever Heard  —  At the end of every day, I throw myself on top of my bed and stare at the water spot on my ceiling while trying to exorcise all the KardashianLohanStoddenFishsticks foolishness from my head so it doesn't follow me from my daymares into my nightmares.
Discussion: Starcasm
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Oh No They Didn't!:
Anderson Cooper has a giggle fit while Ridiculist-ing Gerard Depardieu
Discussion: The Daily What
Lisa Chudnofsky / MTV Remote Control Blog:
Open Rebuttal To A Certain Clothing Retailer Who Dissed Our ‘Sitch’  —  On Tuesday, Abercrombie & Fitch, the clothing company that made oodles of cash selling “Fitchuation” T-shirts to American youth, released a public statement offering “substantial payment” to MTV's “Jersey Shore” …
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Us Weekly:
Amber Tamblyn, 28, Engaged to David Cross, 47  —  Age ain't nothing' but a number!  —  Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star Amber Tamblyn, 28, is engaged to longtime love David Cross, 47, her rep tells Us Weekly.  —  This will be the first marriage for Tamblyn and the Arrested Development actor …
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Ridley Scott Ready To Direct New Version Of Seminal Sci-Fi Film ‘Blade Runner’  —  EXCLUSIVE: After revisiting his classic Alien with the upcoming 3D Fox film Prometheus, Ridley Scott is committing to direct and produce a film that advances his other seminal and groundbreaking science fiction film.
WWD:
Michael Kors and Lance Le Pere Tie the Knot  —  Michael Kors and his husband Lance Le Pere in Southampton … WEDDING BEAUS: Michael Kors and Lance Le Pere tied the knot on Tuesday in Southampton, N.Y. Southampton Mayor Mark Epley officiated in a private ceremony on Dune Beach.
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Alla Byrne / People.com:
Michael Kors Ties the Knot
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
'White Collar's Matt Bomer Joins Steven Soderbergh's ‘Magic Mike’  —  Matt Bomer, star of the USA series White Collar, has joined the ab-worthy cast of hunks who'll play male strippers in Magic Mike, Steven Soderbergh's next film.  So far, Soderbergh has cast Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey.
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Chelsea Settles: MTV's New Star Is Fabulous, Fashionable - and 324 Lbs.  —  There's a new reality TV starlet coming to Tinseltown in pursuit of a career in the fashion industry.  But this girl doesn't exactly fit the Lauren Conrad mold.  —  For starters, she weighs 324 lbs.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Meaghan Murphy / entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com:
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds take a hike!  —  They're just doing what comes naturally!  —  Hunky Ryan Reynolds joined pal Sandra Bullock and her baby son Louis on a hike though Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming over the weekend that set the rumor mill flying that the two are an item.
 
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