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6:55 PM ET, February 25, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Academy Screws Renfro, In Memoriam  —  So in case you missed it, Brad Renfro was ignored during the “in memoriam” montage on the Oscars last night.  You're not gonna believe the statement the Academy gave TMZ.  —  The tape featured 98 movie types who died in the last year.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Why Brad Renfro Was Cut From Oscar Tribute Montage  —  Why was late actor Brad Renfro cut from the video tribute at Sunday's Oscars?  —  “It was really an editing decision because we can't fit everyone in,” a rep for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tells Usmagazine.com.
People.com:
Why Was Brad Renfro Missing from ‘In Memoriam’ Montage?
Discussion: TMZ.com and A Socialite's Life
OK! Magazine:
Britney's Visitations “Going Very Well”  —  While the rest of Hollywood was getting over their Oscar hangover on Monday morning, Britney Spears was enjoying the second visit from her two young sons in three days.  —  “It went very well,” a source close to the pop star tells OK! …
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E! Online:
More Mommy Time for Britney  —  After not seeing her boys for almost two months, Britney Spears has scored her second face-to-face visit in the past three days.  —  The embattled pop star received another in-home visit from one-year-old Jayden James and two-year-old Sean Preston on Monday, E! News has confirmed.
Discussion: PageSix.com and OH NO!!
Jana Winter / PageSix.com:
The Gig is Up, Paris and Benji  —  The gig is up, Paris Hilton and Benji Madden.  —  C'mon guys, what gives?  Stop trying to pretend that you're not a couple; stop walking separately, a few feet away from each other when we all know you're coming from and going to the same place.
Discussion: MollyGood, iVillage and poponthepop.com
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Paris Hilton Returning to Reality TV  —  Paris Hilton is returning to reality television.  —  “The show is going to be about her searching for a new best friend,” a source tells Usmagazine.com.  “Paris is tired of the haters and she's looking for someone new.  She's looking for someone new and cool who she can trust.”
Discussion: That Other Blog and Lifeline Live
TMZ.com:
Paris & Benji Get High Together
Discussion: E! Online
TMZ.com:
J.C.! Paris and Nicole Could Be Sister-in-Laws!
Ruth Laney / People.com:
Jamie Lynn Spears Passes Her GED Exam  —  Out of the spotlight after revealing her pregnancy, 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears is moving ahead with her life, passing her GED and thinking about college, a family friend tells PEOPLE.  —  The Zoey 101 star passed her high school equivalency exam …
MSNBC:
Tidbits: Aniston puts her eggs on ice  —  Plus: Love first, career second for Jessica Simpson; Keira likes fake boobs  —  Angelina Jolie may have secured the headlines over the weekend by finally revealing her much buzzed about baby bump, but Brad Pitt's former ladylove, Jennifer Aniston, quietly made preparations for her own brood.
People.com:
Gary Busey & Jen Garner's Red Carpet Run-In  —  Why did the actor interrupt an interview with the actress?  “It's about having fun,” he tells PEOPLE  —  Ryan Seacrest got some red-carpet help he may not have anticipated - or wanted - when Gary Busey interrupted an interview the E! …
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad
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Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Gary Busey Rambles, Deems Ryan Seacrest an “Innocent Champion of Honesty”
Discussion: Dlisted, PageSix.com and MollyGood
TMZ.com:
Alba to Seacrest — Suck on This!
Discussion: omg! and Gabby Babble
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Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Rep: Holmes Story “Completely Fake”
Discussion: Just Jared and A Socialite's Life
Matt Donnelly / PageSix.com:
Petra's Night With Penn  —  Newly single Sean Penn and supermodel Petra Nemcova slipped out of LA's Villa nightclub at 3:10 a.m. this morning — clearly Hollywood's hottest new item.  —  The pair followed up an appearance at a CAA event two days ago with a full-on assault of coupledom tonight at Elton John's Oscar Party (above).
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People.com:
Sean Penn Steps Out With Petra Nemcova  —  The actor is spotted with the model, who tells PEOPLE they met through her charity  —  Less than two months after he announced his separation from his wife of 11 years, Sean Penn hit Sunday night's Oscar party circuit with a new blonde beauty on his arm: model Petra Nemcova.
Discussion: omg!, iVillage and dailystab.com
Phil / Egotastic!:
Brooke Hogan's Bikini Boobs Take Flight  —  I'm not sure exactly what Brooke Hogan is trying to prove in these bikini pictures, but I think it's either A) She can fly, 2) Her breasts are real, 3) She is not actually a man.  Sadly, on all 3 counts, she fails.
Discussion: OH NO!! and Vh1 Blog
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Hollywoodtuna:   Brooke Hogan Bikini Pictures
Brenda Rodriguez / People.com:
Diddy: I'm Sending Sean John Baby Clothes to Jennifer Lopez  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs partied the night away on Oscar Sunday - but he still had some time to think about baby gifts for former girlfriend Jennifer Lopez.  —  On the red carpet at the Academy Award ceremony at the Kodak Theater …
Seriously? OMG! WTF?:
Joe Simpson is just so creepy  —  Doesn't Joe Simpson realize he cost Jessica Simpson her marriage by being the third wheel, is he trying to do the same to Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz?  Your kids need space like those shades you are wearing.
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Clandestine Time / Friends or Enemies:
worlds greatest a**holes
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and LAist
People.com:
VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg Chokes Up Over Oscar Montage  —  The first black Oscar host speaks up after she doesn't appear in Sunday night's clip  —  Whoopi Goldberg teared up on ABC's The View Monday morning after her cohosts pointed out that the Oscar winner (and first black Oscar host) …
Discussion: Dlisted, eGossip and Lifeline Live
 
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Phil / Egotastic!:
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Julian Schnabel on Son, 21, Dating Elle Macpherson, 44: “Not a Big Deal”
Daily Mail:
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James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
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Ryan Sabey / News of the World:
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TMZ.com:
PETA Rats Out Stone for Hideous Oscar Jewelry
NY Daily News:
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