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2:00 PM ET, August 29, 2011

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TMZ.com:
Jay-Z — I Refuse to Clap for Chris Brown  —  It was the standout performance of the MTV VMAs — Chris Brown dancing his face off — but while everyone from Kanye to Bieber stood up and cheered ... Jay-Z refused to even crack a smile.  —  Of course, Jay is the man who discovered Rihanna — and they're still VERY tight.
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Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Beyoncé & Jay-Z Expecting a Baby  —  Leave it to Beyoncé to steal the spotlight at Sunday's Video Music Awards.  —  But it wasn't one of the pop diva's signature show-stopping performances that had people talking.  Instead, it was Beyoncé's burgeoning belly bump, swathed in an orange gown.
Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Beyonce Is Pregnant!  —  Sasha Fierce is gonna be a mama!  —  Beyonce made a huge announcement outside L.A.'s Nokia Theater at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards: She's pregnant!  —  The Grammy-winning superstar, 29, covered up her bod in a gorgeous, loose-fitting red gown by Lanvin …
Us Weekly:
Kelly Rowland: Beyonce “Will Be an Incredible Mom”  —  According to Kelly Rowland, being a mother is Beyonce Knowles' destiny.  —  “I think she'll be an incredible mother, because she's always been motherly,” the 30-year-old “Motivation” singer told Us Weekly of her Destiny's Child pal at Sunday's House of Hype VMAs afterparty.
Discussion: X17 Online
Us Weekly:
Pal: Beyonce “Couldn't Wait to Tell the World” About Pregnancy
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Bossip
MTV:
Beyonce Reveals Pregnancy On VMA Stage
Just Jared:
Beyonce: Pregnant with First Child!
TMZ.com:
Matthew Fox Detained — Accused of Assaulting Woman  —  Matthew Fox was detained by cops in Cleveland, Ohio Saturday night after allegedly assaulting a woman outside of a bar ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources at the scene tell us ... the “Lost” star allegedly tried to enter a party bus …
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TMZ.com:
Matthew Fox Accuser — I Punched Him In Self-Defense  —  The woman who punched Matthew Fox in the face this weekend tells TMZ ... she HAD to let her fists fly because the actor struck first and she needed to defend herself.  —  TMZ spoke with Heather Bormann ... who tells us she was driving …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Lady Gaga Took Male Alter-Ego to the Limit By Using Male Restrooms  —  Strange songstress Lady Gaga prompted many jaws to drop during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night when she channeled her foul-mouthed, whisky-drinking, chain-smoking male alter-ago, Jo Calderone.  —  “She left me!
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack
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Lauren / X17 Online:
ADAM LEVINE SILENT ON TWITTER AFTER VMAS  —  Maroon 5 frontman and The Voice coach Adam Levine started a Twitter feud with MTV before the Video Music Awards on Sunday, but post-show he's got nothing to say!  —  The feud started on Saturday with this exchange:
Discussion: omg!
omg!:
Perry Wins Top Honor at VMAs; Winehouse, Spears Get Touching Tributes; Beyonce Announces Pregnancy?
Discussion: X17 Online and DailyFill.com
Tyler / DailyFill.com:
2011 MTV Video Music Awards: The Show, The Winners
Discussion: X17 Online and Celebrity Scandals
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian: Why Kris Humphries Bailed on the VMAs  —  Where's Kris?  —  Kim Kardashian was without her better half at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards in L.A. Instead of hubby Kris Humphries (they got hitched Aug. 20 and just got back from a quickie honeymoon in Italy) …
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Kim Kardashian / New York Post:
K&K welcome to NYC  —  Kim Kardashian will be in monogrammed …
Discussion: X17 Online
Sarah Bull / Daily Mail:
The bride (and bridesmaids) wore white: First look at Kim Kardashian's stunning wedding dress …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Socialite Life
Darren Franich / EW.com:
Justin Bieber to Selena Gomez: 'My snake's name is Johnson.'  —  In the midst of an otherwise boring pre-show, Justin Bieber swung in for a quick one-on-one interview with his girlfriend, Selena Gomez.  Gomez asked him to describe his outfit.  Bieber: “I have a snake.  I have red pants.
Discussion: Dlisted, The Blemish and Gawker
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The Superficial:   VMAS: Justin Bieber Brought A Snake Named Johnson. Really.
Access Hollywood:
'Punk'd' Is Back! Justin Bieber Pranks Taylor Swift In First New Episode
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Beyoncé Pregnancy Affects ‘A Star Is Born’  —  EXCLUSIVE: I've learned that Warner Bros was hoping to start production on Clint Eastwood's musical remake of A Star Is Born as early as February 2012.  But now insiders tell me it “could push” because Beyoncé announced her pregnancy tonight at MTV's VMAs.
TMZ.com:
Hilary Duff Banked $100K ... For NOT Appearing in Movie  —  A preggo Hilary Duff scored a GIANT golden parachute after getting dumped from the new “Bonnie and Clyde” movie — a severance deal worth $100,000 ... all for doing nothing.  —  Sources close to production tell TMZ …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Chelsea Handler Got Caught Doing The Bad S**t  —  Yes, Chelsea Handler's nostrils look like they work most nights sucking up what's ever good and she's got the sweats that a bitch usually gets when the last line has been snorted up and her dealer isn't answering his main line, but that doesn't mean s**t!
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Stephanie / X17 Online:
GWEN SHOWS OFF HER ROCKIN' 41-YEAR-OLD BIKINI BOD
Discussion: PerezHilton
MTV:
Chris Brown Levitates, Dances To Nirvana At VMAs
Discussion: Queerty
People.com:
Kendra Wilkinson: I'm Back to Being Me After Battling PPD
Discussion: Hollybaby
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Martyn Palmer / Daily Mail:
'It's trendy to hate Americans right now...some people deny that's racist!':  The world according to Zoe Saldana
Discussion: Big Hollywood and Cele|bitchy
PopSugar:
Video: Beyoncé Performs “Love On Top” And Announces Pregnancy at 2011 VMAs!
Discussion: Wizbang Pop!
The Superficial:
VMAS: All This Should've Died In The Hurricane, But Noooooooo
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

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

 
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