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7:30 AM ET, August 14, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Robert Pattinson — Passes on Blasting Kristen Stewart for Cheating Scandal  —  Passes on Blasting Kristen  —  for Cheating Scandal  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  The interview just aired ... and RPatz pretty much came to one conclusion — he needs a publicist asap.  But like we told you, he still did NOT bash Kristen.
Discussion: Socialite Life, X17 Online and omg!
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Us Weekly:
Jon Stewart Consoles Heartbroken Robert Pattinson — with Ice Cream!  —  Jon Stewart called in some serious reinforcements to help console his Monday night Daily Show guest, Robert Pattinson: Ben and Jerry.  —  For the Twilight star's first television appearance since news …
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Taylor Swift Buys Home Near the Kennedys on Cape Cod  —  After getting a taste of the Kennedy lifestyle this summer, Taylor Swift apparently feels she could get used to it.  —  The Nashville-based singer, 22, who is dating Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s son Conor, 18, has bought a house in Hyannis Port …
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Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
Taylor Swift ‘buys $5m Cape Cod mansion’... across the street from the Kennedys
Discussion: OK! Magazine
TMZ.com:
Jean-Claude Van Damme — I Had an Affair with Kylie Minogue ... in 1994  —  JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME  —  I Had an Affair With  —  Kylie Minogue ... in 1994  —  The movie “Street Fighter” will now be known for more that just being one of the worst movies of all-time …
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Joyce Chen / NY Daily News:
Jean-Claude Van Damme admits to affair with Kylie Minogue while shooting ‘Street Fighter’ almost 20 years ago  —  Real street-fighting men don't kiss and tell.  Maybe he's still in character as a bad guy from his ‘The Expendables 2,’ villainous turn.  —  Jean-Claude Van Damme attends …
Discussion: Daily Mail, The Blemish and Gawker
omg!:
Why Did Prince William & The Queen Miss The Olympics Closing Ceremony?  —  Prince Harry and Duchess Catherine cheered on a host of British pop and rock stars at the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremonies on Sunday night in London, but notably absent were Prince William and The Queen.
Discussion: PerezHilton and X17 Online
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Open Post: Hosted By The Spice Girls' Closing Ceremony Performance
Discussion: Stereogum and Gawker
Rebecca Merriman / Entertainmentwise:
One Direction's Zayn Malik ‘Asks Dancer For Her Number’ At Olympic Closing Ceremony
Discussion: Crushable
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Confirmed: Zach Galifianakis Marries Quinn Lundberg!  —  Zach Galifianakis is now a happily married man!  —  The Hangover actor, 42, and Quinn Lundberg, 29, tied the knot in Vancouver, Canada August 11, a source confirms to Us Weekly exclusively.  “The wedding ceremony was held at UBC Farm at 4 p.m.,” the source says.
People.com:
Kristin Chenoweth Leaves The Good Wife After Injury  —  After sustaining an injury on the set of The Good Wife last month, Kristin Chenoweth is leaving her recurring role on the hit CBS series as she continues to recover.  —  “It is with deep regret to inform everyone that due to my injuries …
Kenny G / TMZ.com:
Files for Divorce  —  Kenny G has filed for divorce from his wife, TMZ has learned — this after his wife filed for legal separation back in January.  —  In the court docs — filed Thursday in L.A. by Kenny's disso-queen attorney Laura Wasser — the musician cites “irreconcilable differences” …
The Superficial:
Katy Perry's Bikini Fell Off  —  Lots of big news happening in the past 24 hours, so let's jump right to the most momentous before moving on to boring people whose names I won't mention.  (Jennifer Aniston.)  Here's a most likely drunk Katy Perry going down a water slide at Raging Waters Sunday …
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Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics! Katy Perry Hits Up The Movies While John Mayer Chills At Beach Party
Discussion: PerezHilton
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan's In A Bikini, Too  —  Lindsay Lohan has been doing a respectable job of showing up in swimwear whenever somebody more famous than her does, so here she is in Malibu yesterday in case you're really in the mood for freckles.  Which is literally the only thing I could think of to say that wasn't …
Discussion: DrunkenStepfather
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Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Gave ‘Single Girl’ a Life in Full (Sex, Sex, Sex)  —  Helen Gurley Brown, who as the author of “Sex and the Single Girl” shocked early-1960s America with the news that unmarried women not only had sex but thoroughly enjoyed it — and who as the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine spent …
ComingSoon.net:
Exclusive Mel Gibson Interview: A Candid and Rare Conversation  —  Mel Gibson may have his critics but he is, if nothing else, a born survivor.  The American-born Australian-raised actor/filmmaker has been a part of the Australian and American film industries for some thirty years.
People.com:
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Go to the Gym Together  —  The couple that sweats together ... stays together.  —  Blake Lively, 24, and beau Ryan Reynolds, 35, were spotted Sunday getting in a weekend workout at a local gym near the five-bedroom home they moved into together in Bedford, N.Y.
Discussion: PopSugar
TMZ.com:
Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller Arrested — Ex-UFC Fighter Busted in Church ... BUCK NAKED  —  BUCK NAKED  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  3:37 PM PT — Naked is in ... TMZ just obtained Jason Miller's mug shot after his crazy naked arrest today in an Orange County church ... and he's wearing the paper suit reserved for naked arrestees.
Discussion: The Blemish
TMZ.com:
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Pulls Off Ladies' Pantyhose ... Deal  —  ‘FIFTY SHADES OF GREY’  —  Pulls Off Ladies' Pantyhose  —  ... Deal  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Forget carrying it in your purse — now you can keep “Fifty Shades of Grey” where it matters most ... near your special lady place …
Michael Prieve / Socialite Life:
Michael Phelps In A Speedo In A Tub For Louis Vuitton Speedo [PHOTO]  —  Annie Leibovitz has photographed the 27-year-old Michael Phelps for a new Louis Vuitton campaign.  —  Phelps is featured partially submerged in a tub of water while wearing his swimming goggles on his head and sporting a Speedo.
Andrea Mandell / USA Today:
Jennifer Garner cherishes ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’  —  LOS ANGELES - America's most relatable celebrity mom, Jennifer Garner, has just made an unremarkable solo entrance at her favorite watering hole, Tavern, where the actress recently shared an anniversary dinner with her husband, Ben Affleck.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Jeff Mackey / peta.org:
Will ‘Turncoat’ Gaga Be PETA's Next Target?  —  Lady Gaga has plenty of fans—especially in the gay community, which she has embraced so fervently.  Gay Gaga fans at PETA loved her all the more when she came out against fur, telling Ellen DeGeneres, “I hate fur and I don't wear fur.”
 
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
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Discussion: Hollywood.com
TMZ.com:
Elton John — Hey Loser, I Didn't Steal Your Dumb Lyrics
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J. Harvey / Dlisted:
Twihards Holding MoMA Under Siege
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TMZ.com:
VH1 — We're PULLING Chad Johnson's Reality Show
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J. Harvey / Dlisted:
Headbutt Your Wife, Lose Your Job
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Yeeeah!
X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - PARIS JACKSON SHOWS OFF HER MORE MATURE SIDE
RADAR:
Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend Caught Cheating: See The Photos!
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics! Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves Show Off Their Hot Bodies On Vacation in Ibiza!
Discussion: Yeeeah! and DrunkenStepfather
X17 Online:
MILA KUNIS AND ASHTON KUTCHER HAVE A ROMANTIC DINNER DATE IN THE VALLEY
Discussion: PerezHilton
omg!:
Twiggy Cyrus!  —  Miley Cyrus chopped off her hair on Sunday night …
Discussion: Dailyfill and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Bruce Jenner — Usain Bolt is DELUSIONAL
 

 
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Eve Batey / Vanity Fair:
The relationship between Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. casts renewed scrutiny on the ethical line between all journalists and subjects

New York Times:
X capitulates in Brazil and could return next week, as the company's lawyers say it took down some accounts, paid fines, and named a new formal representative

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
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