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Ashlee Simpson / Ashlee Simpson:
Since when did a woman's weight become newsworthy... I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister's weight. A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read …
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Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson: Stop Talking About Jessica's Weight — Ashlee Simpson-Wentz says people should leave her older sister Jessica alone. — “I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister's weight,” Ashlee, 24, writes on her blog after photos appeared of Jessica, 28 …
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Simpson's Former Trainer Defends Her Curves — Jessica Simpson showed off her noticeably fuller figure over the weekend — and the singer's former personal trainer is defending her new curves! — Hollywood trainer and author of “The 5 Factor Diet,” Harley Pasternak, tells “Extra” the county star is healthy.
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TMZ.com:
Details in Mystery Travolta Extortion Doc — We've now gotten to the bottom of the mystery document that was the basis for the alleged extortion plot in the John Travolta case. — Sources connected with the investigation tell us John Travolta told EMT workers he wanted to fly his son …
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A Few Thoughts and the Inauguration Category: News and Politics — Jay_eh here. I wanted to share with everyone in the ibeatyou and MySpace communities my experiences at the inauguration last week, so I put together a little video. — Before I get to the video, I want to clear some things up that have been bothering me lately.
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TMZ.com:
Jessica Alba Was Right ... We Were Wrong
Jessica Alba Was Right ... We Were Wrong
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Josh Rottenberg / EW.com:
Joaquin Phoenix's rap career: An elaborate hoax? — Two people close to Joaquin Phoenix tell EW that the actor's recent attempt to reinvent himself as a rapper is not what it appears to be. — Ever since the actor announced he was ditching his career in movies to try to make it as a rap artist …
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Simon Cable / Daily Mail:
The beer shampoo and strawberry toothpaste that keeps Catherine Zeta-Jones looking youthful … She might be the face of Elizabeth Arden cosmetics, but Catherine Zeta- Jones is happy to use her own homegrown beauty secrets. — Such as rubbing honey and salt on her skin to beat wrinkles …
TMZ.com:
Even Shauna Can't Walk in Those Heels — After years of wear and tear on her body and psyche, those Hollywood Blvd. Lucite stripper heels have finally taken their toll on Shauna Sand. — With her Frenchie husband Romain at her side, the 37-year-old good mother of three rested her tanned …
Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Lara Croft to return to the big screen — Warners, Dan Lin in early development on reboot — Lara Croft could soon be going on a new big-screen mission. — Warners Bros. and producer Dan Lin are in early development on a a reboot of “Tomb Raider,” the popular video game action franchise.
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy: Behind Their Breakup — Chelsy Davy and Prince Harry — After five years of dating, what caused Prince Harry and girlfriend Chelsy Davy to finally call it quits last week? — Those close to the prince believe time and distance may have pulled the 24-year-old royal …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Paula Abdul Storms Out of American Idol Audition — Paula Abdul's wacky antics returned on Tuesday's American Idol. — Miffed because the other three judges didn't ask her what she thought of 19-year-old contestant Julissa Veloz, Abdul walked out of an audition in Jacksonville, Fla.
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People.com:
Caught in the Act! — • It's winter - but Carmen Electra still wants that sun-kissed glow. The starlet popped into the Ole Henricksen spa at Los Angeles's Sunset Plaza for a tropical tan. The process involves an exfoliation scrub, tropical rain rinse and a spray tan.
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People.com:
PHOTOS: Kelly Clarkson in Her New Music Video — Kelly Clarkson already released her latest song “My Life Would Suck Without You” to radio stations - and now the pop star is readying the music video. — In still photos from the video, the singer looks sexy and svelte in an open tailored jacket and leather pants.
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Bossip.com:
Exclusive* Kelly Rowland Fires Manager Mathew Knowles, Relationship with Beyonce Said To Be “Strained” — A highly placed source in Kelly Rowland's camp exclusively tells Bossip she fired manager Mathew Knowles yesterday. The well positioned source tells Bossip a big argument went down and at the end …
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Fox assembles ‘A-Team’ — Carnahan, Scotts join remake set for 2010 — Twentieth Century Fox has assembled a creative team to transform 1980s TV series “The A-Team” into a summer 2010 film. — Studio has set Joe Carnahan to direct and Ridley Scott to produce, with Tony Scott exec producing through their Scott Free banner.
Roy Edroso / Runnin' Scared:
Voice of Bart Simpson Robo-Calls for Scientology — We aren't usually much troubled by celebrities' affiliations with Scientology. Hell, Celine was a Nazi collaborator, and we still love his books. And we're not such fans of Look Who's Talking Too that Kirstie Alley's and John Travolta's religious beliefs would spoil it for us.
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Desperate Housewives,’ ‘House,’ ‘Battlestar,’ ‘Lost,’ ‘Brothers & Sisters,’ ‘Scrubs,’ ‘Heroes,’ ‘Daisies,’ ‘Ugly Betty,’ and more! — Question: Your scoop about the lack of Cameron and Chase in the 100th episode of House really killed me.
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Alba schools Fox's O'Reilly — Plus: Simpson won't spin weight loss; Anderson finds trailer-park love — Jessica Alba is setting the record straight: Sweden was neutral during World War II. — Alba and Fox TV show host Bill O'Reilly traded punches last week after the presidential inauguration.
Amy Keith / People.com:
Backstreet Boy Nick Carter Celebrates His 29th Birthday — Nick Carter turns 29 — Tiers of tasty cupcakes. Check. Rock star blow out. Yep. All of your closest pals. Of course! Nick Carter got exactly what he wished for at his 29th birthday bash. After all, he is Mr. I-Want-It-That-Way.
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