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Accuser Recants Allegation Against Elmo Puppeteer — Updated The man who accused Kevin Clash, the voice and puppeteer of the “Sesame Street” character Elmo, of an underage sexual relationship has recanted that claim, his lawyer said on Tuesday. The reversal came a day after the claim was first published by the gossip Web site TMZ.
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Voice of Elmo's Email to Accuser — ‘I Keep Talking About Sex with You’ — ‘I Keep Talking About Sex with You’ — EXCLUSIVE — Kevin Clash — the man who voices Elmo — had an email exchange with his accuser in 2010 in which he apologized for constantly talking about sex …
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Sesame Street Accuser — Recants Underage Sex Allegations Against Elmo Voice Actor Kevin Clash — SESAME STREET ACCUSER — RECANTS — Underage Sex Allegations — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — The man who claims he had a sexual relationship with Kevin Clash — the voice of Elmo …
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Janeane Garofalo's ‘marriage’ no joke — Janeane Garofalo was married for 20 years and didn't even know it, until she needed to get divorced Saturday. — She explained at a New York Comedy Festival reunion for “The Ben Stiller Show” that she married a writer on the series — Rob Cohen …
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Jay Bulger / GQ:
Rihanna: Obsession of the Year — In 2012, men straight lost their minds over this woman—Chris Brown's crazy neck tattoo, Brown and Drake's nightclub riot. She drove the rest of us wild, too. And that was all before Rihanna dropped the sexiest, most outrageous album of the year
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Rihanna goes pantsless for GQ's ‘Men of the Year’ cover: tacky or sexy? — Rihanna covers the December issue of GQ Magazine, which incidentally is the “Men of the Year” issue. Usually GQ puts a group cover of some of their nominees/winners for the Men of the Year on the cover, then does a pictorial with the whole list.
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Sarah / People.com:
Tamera Mowry-Housley Welcomes Son Aden John Tanner — He's finally here! — Tamera Mowry-Housley delivered a son, Aden John Tanner Housley, on Monday, Nov. 12 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, PEOPLE confirms. — This is the first child for the Tia & Tamera star, 34 …
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Justin Bieber — Do I Go Back To Selena Gomez, Or Bang Supermodels? — Or Bang Supermodels? — EXCLUSIVE — Justin Bieber met Selena Gomez for a chit-chat Sunday at a NYC hotel ... but they are still officially single ... TMZ has learned. — Sources connected with the former couple tell TMZ …
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Joss Whedon's ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Pilot Adds Two Agents (Exclusive) — Elizabeth Henstridge and Iain De Caestecker have joined Ming-Na and Clark Gregg in ABC's Marvel TV pilot. — Elizabeth Henstridge and Iain De Caestecker — ABC has found two more agents for its Joss Whedon pilot, S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Shannen Doherty Calls Cops — After Twitter Fan Threatens Suicide — CALLS COPS — After Twitter Fan Threatens Suicide — EXCLUSIVE — Shannen Doherty went above and beyond the call of duty to help a possibly suicidal fan Sunday night ... working with police from across the country …
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Ariel Winter's Mom — She Attacked Me and Said 'I'll Make You Pay' — ARIEL WINTER'S MOM — She Attacked Me and Said — “I'll Make You Pay!” — EXCLUSIVE — Ariel Winter's mom told the guardianship judge when she confronted her daughter about her relationship with an 18-year-old boy …
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Children Send Santa Claus Their Holiday Lists Early — Santa Claus can look forward to receiving something special himself this Christmas - six handcrafted letters from Angelina Jolie and her children from the heart of rural Kent, England.
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Nicole Kidman: Tom Cruise Divorce Was a ‘Shock to My System’ — For Nicole Kidman the giddy highs of her relationship with Tom Cruise and the sting of their breakup remain major milestones in her life. — “I fell madly, passionately in love,” Kidman, who was 23 when she married Cruise in 1990, tells DuJour magazine.
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Camille Grammer: Time (and Lots of Sex!) Will Help Adrienne Maloof — Camille Grammer has been through the kind of hellish time that Adrienne Maloof is experiencing these days. But it's nothing a little time and a new man can't fix, Grammer says. — “She is staying strong.
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PICS: Keira Knightley Poses Topless, Addresses Anorexia Rumors — Keira Knightley has no qualms about taking her top off! — The 27-year-old actress appears nearly nude on the December cover of Allure, wearing only a Chanel jacket and Tom Ford tuxedo pants. The Anna Karenina star also poses topless in the accompanying article.
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
PICTURE: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson Wow at Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Premiere — The night Twilight fans have been waiting for is finally here. — On Monday, Nov. 12, Twihards stormed the Nokia Theater at LA Live to watch their favorite stars walk the red carpet at the world premiere …
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Katy Perry, John Mayer “So Affectionate” at Pal's Star-Studded Bash — Katy Perry is once again living a teenage dream with John Mayer. — The recently divorced “Wide Awake” singer, 28, got super flirty with her on-again musician beau, 35, during a recent night out in Hollywood.
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Bella Heathcote / gq.com.au:
Chris Hemsworth — This was the year when this one-time soap star's hard work paid off. As he prepares to reprise his breakout role as Asgardian superhero Thor, GQ's Man of the Year tells how success began to smile on him once he stopped trying to force it.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Lindsay Lohan Is A Survivor! — Lindsay Lohan's new publicist dumped Barbara Walters for Jay Leno, because she didn't want to answer any questions about her personal life (insert jackoffasoftdickwhilerollingyoureyes.gi f here). But we all know that the real reason Lindsay Lohan went …
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