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10:00 AM ET, August 9, 2012

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Kristen Stewart / TMZ.com:
Cops: Randy Travis Threatened to SHOOT, KILL Troopers  —  Threatened to SHOOT, KILL ... Cops Say  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Randy Travis threatened to shoot and kill the troopers who arrested him for drunk driving last night ... this according to the Grayson County Sheriff's Office.
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Alex Steinman / NY Daily News:
Randy Travis arrested for DWI; buck naked in car crash, threatened troopers: report
Discussion: OK! Magazine and TMZ.com
Michael K / Dlisted:   Randy Travis Caught Drunk And With His Chonies Off
KABC-TV:
George Pennacchio  —  More: Bio, Facebook, Twitter, Home Page, News Team  —  BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) — Joan Rivers was escorted out of Costco in Burbank by police after the store complained that the comedienne made an unannounced and unauthorized in-store appearance Tuesday.
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Joan Rivers / TMZ.com:
In Anti-Costco Protest  —  Cops were called to an L.A. Costco yesterday — after comedian Joan Rivers HANDCUFFED herself to a shopping cart during a one-woman protest against the wholesale store ... comparing the place to “Nazi Germany” ... and we got video of the entire debacle.
Discussion: Dlisted, VH1 Celebrity and PerezHilton
Daniel Jacobson / Gossip Cop:
Source: Kristen Stewart Drops Out of Cali  —  Kristen Stewart is dropping out of the upcoming movie Cali, a source exclusively tells Gossip Cop.  —  We've reached out for a comment from the actress' camp, but have not heard back.  —  Gossip Cop is told that Amber Heard has been asked to join the cast …
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Showblitz:
Warner Bros. approaching Ben Affleck for ‘Justice League’ directing job  —  With Christopher Nolan declaring himself out of the running for JUSTICE LEAGUE, Warner Bros. has approached another of its go-to directors in Ben Affleck, who's expected to discuss the project with studio brass in the coming days …
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Variety:
WB eyeing Ben Affleck to direct ‘Justice League’  —  Thesp also mulling offer to topline Greg Berlanti's ‘Replay’  —  With Christopher Nolan declaring himself out of the running for “Justice League,” Warner Bros. has approached another of its go-to directors in Ben Affleck …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Alastair Taylor / The Sun:
Amy Winehouse's ex Blake fights for his life after drink and drug cocktail  —  Lost love ... Blake Fielder-Civil and Amy Winehouse on their wedding day in 2007  —  AMY Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil was on a life-support machine last night after collapsing following a cocktail of drink and drugs.
Discussion: msnbc.com and Daily Mail
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Starpulse:   Amy Winehouse's Ex Blake Fielder-Civil Reportedly Fighting For His Life In A Coma
Daniel Miller / Hollywood Reporter:
Olympics 2012: Ryan Lochte Fielding Multiple Reality Show Offers, Says Agent (Exclusive)  —  “Two different reality show concepts have been offered and one additional is being discussed,” the swimmer's agent Erika Wright tells THR.  —  First there was the diamond American-flag grill Olympic …
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Us Weekly:
Ryan Lochte: I'd Compete Against Michael Phelps on Dancing with the Stars!
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Shia LaBeouf in Talks for Lars von Trier's ‘Nymphomaniac’ (Exclusive)  —  The Danish director will begin filming the two-part erotic drama in September and will release two cuts of the project, one more sexually explicit.  —  Shia LaBeouf has set his sights on Danish director Lars von Trier's …
Discussion: Hollywood.com
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Super Slim Jennie Garth Talks “Adult Adolescence” Post-Split  —  It's been less than five months since Peter Facnielli filed for divorce from Jennie Garth, his wife of 11 years — and the Beverly Hills, 90210 actress is looking shockingly slimmer.  —  During a media tour in New York City August 7 …
Dan Snierson / Inside TV:
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Frankie Muniz to guest on 'Don't Trust the B— in Apt. 23' — EXCLUSIVE  —  James Van Der Beek won't be the only TV star playing himself on the season 2 premiere of ABC's Don't Trust the B— in Apt. 23: EW has learned that Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Frankie Muniz will pop …
Discussion: AfterElton.com
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Us Weekly:
Want to See a Dawson's Creek Reunion Happen? Sign the Petition!
Maggie / RADAR:
Kim Kardashian's Mom, Kris Jenner, Brokered Sex Tape Sale  —  Kris Jenner was willing to do whatever it took to catapult the Kardashian family name into stardom, and one family insider exclusively reveals she even spearheaded the sale of daughter Kim Kardashian's infamous sex tape in 2007.
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Smash’ scoop: ‘Rescue Me’ actor is Debra Messing's new love interest — EXCLUSIVE  —  With Debra Messing's Smash character having smashed her marriage with an affair last season, who will woo Julia Houston's heart next?  —  Actor Daniel Sunjata is joining the NBC musical drama's second season to play Messing's love interest.
Discussion: TV Fanatic
In Touch Weekly:
Ashley Hebert & J.P. Rosenbaum Recreate Jolie-Pitt W Cover  —  The couple invited In Touch into their new Princeton, N.J. home.  —  Just like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Bachelorette couple Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum can't wait to have kids!  —  The engaged pair invited In Touch …
Discussion: Us Weekly
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Suzy Byrne / omg!:
‘The Bachelorette’ lovebirds Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum recreate memorable Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt cover
Discussion: PerezHilton
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘ALF’ Movie Lands at Sony Animation With ‘Smurfs’ Producer (Exclusive)  —  Jordan Kerner, who produced last year's Smurfs movie, has boarded the hybrid live-action/CGI feature, which is planning to retain actor Paul Fusco as the voice of the furry extraterrestrial.
Discussion: Gawker
Dominic Patten / Deadline.com/hollywood:
Donald Faison In 'Kick-Ass 2′ Talks  —  EXCLUSIVE: Kick-Ass 2 is very close to getting its Dr. Gravity.  Donald Faison is in negotiations to join the sequel in the role of the baseball bat wielding masked character who fights alongside Kick-Ass.  The Scrubs alumni will be joining …
Discussion: AfterElton.com and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Liberty Ross — I Want to Work It Out With My Cheating Husband  —  I Want to Work it Out  —  With My Cheating Hubby  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Liberty Ross — the wife of director Rupert Sanders who cheated on her with Kristen Stewart — has already seen a divorce lawyer ... TMZ has learned ... but her goal is reconciliation.
 
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NME:
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Daniel D'Addario / The New York Observer:
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TMZ.com:
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Jennifer Lopez / TMZ.com:
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