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8:30 AM ET, February 25, 2008

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Gary Busey Crazy?  Yes or No?  —  One of the more interesting red carpet moments was when Gary Busey interrupted Ryan Seacrest and his interview with Jennifer Garner and Laura Linney.  Poor Jen looked quite scared so we're wondering if she'll reconsider walking with Ben next time around.
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Gary Busey harasses stars on red carpet  —  Gary Busey lived up to his reputation by strangely crashing Ryan Seacrest's interviews on the Academy Awards red carpet.  —  While Seacrest was interviewing Jennifer Garner and Laura Linney on the live E! pre-show broadcast, Busey repeatedly interrupted.
MSat / Cele|bitchy:
Red Carpet moments - Gary Busey and Ryan Seacrest are nuts  —  Since E! Channel lost Melissa and Joan Rivers, the network has been struggling to find the right commentators to attend Red Carpet events.  Last year, the network had Izaac Mizrahi as a guest commentator, and the designer …
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
omg!:
The Oscars red carpet is really red  —  The best word to describe the red-carpet fashion at the Academy Awards: red.  —  Katherine Heigl, Helen Mirren, Miley Cyrus, Julie Christie, Ruby Dee, Anne Hathaway and Heidi Klum were among the stars in red gowns Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com and PageSix.com
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People.com:
Oscars Red Carpet: What You Didn't See  —  Patrick Dempsey's hair support, Miley Cyrus's lipstick routine and more from outside the Kodak Theatre  —  • John Travolta and Kelly Preston, hitting the red carpet at the same time as Miley Cyrus - creating a logjam.
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New York Times:
‘No Country for Old Men’ Wins Oscar Tug of War  —  HOLLYWOOD — “No Country for Old Men,” Joel and Ethan Coen's chilling confrontation of a desperate man with a relentless killer, won the Academy Award for best picture on Sunday night, providing a more-than-satisfying ending for the makers of a film that many believed lacked one.
Discussion: Towleroad and Gawker
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Hellomagazine.com:
Neck-and-neck finish sees Viggo triumph in our Oscar poll
Discussion: omg!
New York Post:
KATE & JUSTIN  —  JUST because Kate Hudson hasn't been snapped by the paparazzi with a man by her side recently, it doesn't mean she's alone.  Our source says Hudson has been secretly seeing Justin Timberlake for the past year.  “Kate is very private and refuses to be seen with him in public,” an insider said.
New York Post:
HOTEL HELL  —  IT looks like rehab didn't have much effect on Amy Winehouse, who is once again spiraling out of control.  The British pop sensation spent the hours before the Brit Awards in London the other day trashing her room at the Riverbank Plaza Hotel, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage, according to The Sun.
X17 Online:
Britney's Reunion - A Look Back  —  Britney's first visit with her sons in nearly six weeks may not have been as personal as she might have liked - but she looked so happy that we can't resist taking another look!  —  All the action started shortly after 8 AM, when we caught Kevin bundling …
Nturitz / PageSix.com:
New Couple: Sean Penn and Petra Nemcova  —  Sean Penn and Petra Nemcova have turned up at Elton John's Oscar party, just a night after appearing together at the CAA party.  —  Sean is hitting the town with Petra just two months after announcing the end of his 11-year marriage to Robin Wright Penn.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and OH NO!!
Daily Mail:
Katie Holmes talks about her ‘amazing’ Tom, motherhood and how being famous got her into trouble at church  —  Best known for being Mrs Tom Cruise, actress Katie Holmes, 29, first garnered fame as Joey in the hit television show Dawson's Creek.  —  Her big-screen credits include Batman Begins …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Lindsay Lohan Is An Award Winning Actress!  —  Lindsay Lohan and “I Know Who Killed Me” swept the Razzies today winning 8 awards!  Lindsay personally took home Worst Actress and Worst Screen Couple (with herself).  She has a lot to be proud of!  Congratulations Lindsay!
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BBC:
Lohan and Murphy top Razzies
 
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