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7:40 PM ET, August 8, 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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Kristen Stewart / TMZ.com:
Randy Travis — BUCK NAKED During Drunk Driving Arrest  —  BUCK NAKED  —  During DWI Arrest  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  7:54 AM PT — Sources tell TMZ ... Travis was BUCK NAKED when cops arrived to the crash scene.  It's unclear why Travis was not wearing clothes.
Alex Steinman / NY Daily News:
Randy Travis arrested for DWI; buck naked in car crash, threatened troopers: report
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Michael K / Dlisted:   Randy Travis Caught Drunk And With His Chonies Off
The Superficial:   Randy Travis Arrested For Naked DUI Crash
Alison Schwartz / People.com:   Randy Travis Arrested for DWI in Texas: Report
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Kourtney Kardashian Introduces Daughter Penelope Disick!  —  And Penelope makes four!  —  Kourtney Kardashian introduces adorable daughter Penelope Scotland Disick — with pages of exclusive photos — in the new issue of Us Weekly, out now.  —  PHOTOS: Kourtney's pregnancy style
NY Daily News:
Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt's sister Felicity have secretly tied the knot, and plan to have a formal wedding later  —  Elsewhere: Gary Clark Jr. finds harmony with model Nicole Trunfio; Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds add fencing at Westchester home  —  Stanley Tucci and Felicity Blunt …
Kristen Stewart / TMZ.com:
Joan Rivers HANDCUFFS Herself to Shopping Cart in Anti-Costco Protest  —  CUFFED to Shopping Cart  —  In Anti-Costco Protest  —  EXCLUSIVE VIDEO  —  Cops were called to an L.A. Costco yesterday — after comedian Joan Rivers HANDCUFFED herself to a shopping cart during a one-woman protest …
Discussion: Dlisted, PerezHilton and VH1 Celebrity
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Ktla-Ltv / ktla.com:
Joan Rivers Escorted From Costco After Protest
Discussion: msnbc.com and Gawker
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’
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Lindsay lands Gaga vid gig  —  Lindsay Lohan's already landed the next role in her acting comeback: starring in an upcoming Lady Gaga music video off the singer's anticipated album, “ARTPOP,” sources say.  —  Gaga and Lohan have become fast friends and made headlines by hanging out at the Chateau Marmont last month.
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ROLL CALL: Lindsay Lohan Lands Role In Lady Gaga Video (Report)
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Suzy Byrne / omg!:
‘The Bachelorette’ lovebirds Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum recreate memorable Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt cover  —  Remind you of anything?  —  “The Bachelorette” couple Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum channel their inner Brangelina in a new photo shoot for In Touch magazine.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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In Touch Weekly:   Ashley Hebert & J.P. Rosenbaum Recreate Jolie-Pitt W Cover
Brett Malec / E! Online:
NEWS/Brad Pitt Buys Son Maddox a Motorbike for His 11th Birthday
PopWatch:
This Week's Cover: ‘Twilight’ Exclusive — Director Bill Condon on the scandal.  Plus: Fall movie preview!  —  It's been — let's just say —an eventful couple of weeks for Team Twilight.  Bella and Edward may find eternal, immortal bliss in Breaking Dawn — Part 2 (out Nov. 16), but costars and …
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Breaking Dawn Director Asks For ‘Respect’ For Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart
Discussion: PerezHilton
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 …
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian — I'm Honored to Be The Perfect Bitch  —  I'm Honored to Be  —  The Perfect Bitch  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kim Kardashian is thrilled to be the inspiration for Kanye West's new song, “Perfect Bitch” ... TMZ has learned.  —  Kim is telling friends, “I'm honored.
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 …
Us Weekly:
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, but there's one prize he's yet to claim: a Mirror Ball trophy.  —  At the OMEGA House “Spotlight On Swimming” event in London August 7, the 27-year-old athlete spoke with Us Weekly about possibly following in the footsteps …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and PopSugar
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Us Weekly:   Ryan Lochte: I'd Compete Against Michael Phelps on Dancing with the Stars!
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Reese Witherspoon to Star in Romantic Comedy ‘The Beard’ (Exclusive)  —  The actress will produce the film with Peter Chernin.  —  Reese Witherspoon is heading back into romantic comedy territory with The Beard.  —  Chernin Entertainment has dipped into its discretionary fund to pick up the project, a spec script by Becca Greene.
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Breaking News: Kristin Cavallari, Jay Cutler Welcome Son Camden Jack  —  K-Cavs is officially a mama!  —  Kristin Cavallari and fiance Jay Cutler welcomed a baby boy Wednesday morning, she announced on Twitter.  —  “We are thrilled to welcome Camden Jack Cutler into the world,” the former Hills star, 25, wrote.
Evan Lambert / People.com:
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Still Talking for Suri's Sake: Source  —  The end of their marriage came quickly but, so far, not bitterly for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.  —  As their daughter Suri, 6, spends time with each of them separately, the exes have worked out a “civilized routine,” …
Discussion: Hollyscoop
 
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Daniel D'Addario / The New York Observer:
Thomas Roberts at the Wedding: MSNBC Anchor Plans for Same-Sex Nuptials, Pushes Equality Stories
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Us Weekly:
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Kristen Stewart / TMZ.com:
Terrorist Threat Targets Madonna Concert in Russia — Americans Warned
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Joss Whedon to Write and Direct ‘Avengers 2’
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
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People.com:
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Movie Producers Considering Surprising Screenwriters (Exclusive)
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