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2:30 PM ET, August 22, 2012

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Prince Harry / TMZ.com:
Prince Harry — Naked Photos of Las Vegas Rager Leaked  —  During Vegas Rager  —  Prince Harry put the crown jewels on display in Vegas this weekend ... getting BARE ASS NAKED during a game of strip billiards with a room full of friends in his VIP suite.  —  It all went down Friday night during …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Prince Harry “in Trouble” After Shocking Naked Photos Surface  —  Naughty spare heir!  —  Prince Harry is in hot water after TMZ posted naked photos of the single British royal, 27, partying in a Las Vegas hotel room last weekend.  —  “This is a mess,” a source close to Harry tells Us Weekly.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Prince Harry Caught Partying Naked in Las Vegas (VIDEO)  —  It looks like what happens in Vegas no longer stays in Vegas - if you're royal.  —  Prince Harry, currently vacationing in the Nevada playground, was caught in a compromising position - two, actually - during what is being described …
Discussion: Telegraph
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Avril Lavigne Engaged to Nickelback's Chad Kroeger  —  Whoa, Canada!  —  Avril Lavigne and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger's relationship has been so quiet that few even knew they were dating.  Now, after a six-month courtship, the Canadian rockers are engaged to be married, Lavigne's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Avril Lavigne Shows Off 14-Carat Engagement Ring  —  Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger's engagement may have been a surprise to the world at large, but the Canadian rockers are a perfect match, according to friends and family.  —  “They have the same values and really understand each other,” a family source tells PEOPLE.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Avril Lavigne Is Engaged To The Singer From Nickelback (This Is Your Cue To Laugh Until You Cry)
Discussion: Twirlit
The Superficial:   Avril Lavigne & Chad Kroeger Are Engaged. Of Course, I Totally Knew That Was Gonna Happen
Perez Hilton:
Avril Lavigne & Nickelback's Chad Kroeger Are ENGAGED!
Discussion: omg! and Just Jared
Boston Herald:
Kennedy mom: Taylor Swift crashed wedding  —  By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa with Megan Johnson  —  Taylor Swift crashed the Kennedy wedding in Boston over the weekend and did not leave after being twice asked to do so, the mother of the bride, Victoria Gifford Kennedy, told the Track yesterday.
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Jacqueline Laurita: My Son Has Autism  —  Jacqueline Laurita had tried for years to have another baby, so when she finally welcomed son Nicholas three years ago, the proud mom celebrated his every achievement.  —  But then, at around 18 months old, Nicholas began regressing with his speech and motor skills …
TMZ.com:
LL Cool J — TAKES DOWN Intruder in His House  —  LL COOL J  —  TAKES DOWN  —  Intruder in His House  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  8:53 AM PT — LL beat the living CRAP out of the intruder ... who's being described as a transient ... reportedly breaking the man's nose and jaw.
RADAR:
Adult Film Star Says He Had 3-Way With Kim Kardashian And Another Woman  —  Veteran porn actor Julian St. Jox says he had a three-way sex romp with a then 20-year-old Kim Kardashian at a Los Angeles swingers' party in September of 2001, in this exclusive story from the new issue of Star magazine.
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Vanessa Marcil Files to Divorce Carmine Giovinazzo After Two Years  —  Two years after swapping vows with CSI: NY actor Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Marcil has pulled the plug on their union.  —  Filing divorce papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Marcil, 43, cited irreconcilable differences …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
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TMZ.com:   Ex-'90210' Star Vanessa Marcil Files for Divorce
In Touch Weekly:
NeNe Leakes: Meet My Secret Granddaughter!  —  Proud grandmother NeNe Leakes exclusively reveals to In Touch her 2-month-old granddaughter Bri'asia — who she's kept under wraps until now!  —  NeNe tells the new issue of In Touch — on newsstands now — about her shock when she discovered …
TMZ.com:
Michael Strahan To Join “Live” with Kelly Ripa  —  To Join “Live”  —  With Kelly Ripa  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Michael Strahan was picked to partner with Kelly Ripa on her morning syndicated show ... this according to staffers at ABC in New York City.
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Heidi Klum / Us Weekly:
Whoa!  Heidi Klum, 39, Tweets Perfect Bikini Bod  —  What a view!  —  Heidi Klum found herself some time to relax on Monday and decided to share it with her Twitter followers.  The 39-year-old Project Runway host tweeted a sexy snapshot of herself stretched out on a ledge overlooking the ocean, wearing a tiny black bikini.
Discussion: Socialite Life and Starpulse
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Glee, Once, Castle, Revenge, Grey's, HIMYM, Gossip Girl and More!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com  —  Question: Any scoop on Once Upon a Time?  —Rae
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan Skips Town After Jewelry Theft Because That's Not At All Suspicious  —  Yesterday, we found out that Lindsay Lohan was questioned by the police after attending a house party Sunday night that, surprise, ended in the owner's jewelry being stolen.
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Josh Grossberg / E! Online:
NEWS/Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Are Officially Divorced  —  Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, Dave Allocca/StarTraks  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' five-year marriage is officially over.  —  The couple's divorce case was closed on Monday after a New York judge signed off on the final judgment …
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Divorce Is Finalized
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Ellen DeGeneres in Talks to Return for ‘Finding Nemo’ Sequel (Exclusive)  —  DeGeneres voiced Dory in the 2003 animated classic, which is still Pixar's highest-grossing original film.  —  Ellen DeGeneres is in negotiations to reprise her role in Disney/Pixar's planned Finding Nemo sequel.
TMZ.com:
IN ‘IDOL’ TALKS  —  Kanye West is negotiating with producers to become an “American Idol” judge ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to the production tell TMZ, “Idol” honchos reached out to Kanye recently about filling one of the open judging spots ... and Kanye expressed interest.
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Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Rihanna, Chris Brown, Drake to Reunite at VMAs After Violent Bar Brawl
Discussion: Bossip
NY Daily News:
Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld play innkeeper as Jake Gyllenhaal hits the Hamptons for a screening
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jennifer Still / Digital Spy:
Michael J Fox sitcom heads to NBC after ‘dramatic outbidding’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Josiah Kamau / People.com:
Justin Theroux ‘Beaming’ During Night Out with Pals
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PopSugar
Suzy Byrne / omg! from Yahoo!:
Jennifer Hudson's son is a ‘Smash’ on the set
Patrick Goldstein / Los Angeles Times:
The Big Picture: Wanted: a few good mavericks
Discussion: FishbowlLA and The Wrap
Paul Thompson / Daily Mail:
Why I'll NEVER go naked on film, by Blake Lively
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
Dominic Patten / Deadline.com:
‘2 Broke Girls’ Kat Dennings Back In ‘Thor 2’
Discussion: Hollywood.com
 Earlier Picks: 
Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
ABC Sees a Contender in Jimmy Kimmel
Natalie Portman / Us Weekly:
PIC: Natalie Portman Gets Naked in Sexy Dior Ad
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
The Superficial:
January Jones Has A New Boyfriend
Celebslam:
Jonah Hill and Michelle Trachtenburg are fighting. Um, okay.
Discussion: Yeeeah!
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Kourtney Kardashian: “I Gained Nearly 45 Pounds” During Pregnancy
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Celeb Gossip …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The New York Times Company:
The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the Agora Center for Research, a Ugandan newsroom sitting between activism and investigative reporting, posting its work on various social media sites

 
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