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12:25 PM ET, September 11, 2009

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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Paula Abdul Stunned At Being Replaced On American Idol  —  Paula Abdul was stunned at being permanently replaced on American Idol by Ellen DeGeneres, RadarOnline.com has learned.  “Privately, Paula is very upset.  She's never going to admit it publicly but this stung,” said a source close to the Fox situation.
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Travis Loller / The Huffington Post:
‘Ellen’ Sued For THOUSANDS Of Copyright Infringements  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Some of the world's largest recording companies are suing “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” claiming producers violated their copyrights by playing more than 1,000 songs without permission.
Oren Yaniv / NY Daily News:
Semenya, forced to take gender test, is a woman ... and a man  —  (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo ImagesGetty Images) Original Filename: 90065429.jpg  —  Tests show that controversial runner Caster Semenya is a woman ...and a man!  —  The 18-year-old South African champ has no womb or ovaries …
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Mike Hurst / DailyTelegraph:
Caster Semenya has male sex organs and no womb or ovaries  —  WORLD athletics is in crisis over the gender of Caster Semenya after tests revealed the South African world champion has no womb or ovaries.  —  The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is ready to disqualify Semenya …
Discussion: Guardian, Jezebel, Rod 2.0:Beta and Queerty
Bucky Turco / ANIMAL:
Aural Messes: Lindsay Lohan's Voicemail Life  —  In the spring of 2008, LiLo made the unfortunate decision to post her private information — including her cellphone number — on Facebook which was soon snatched up and passed around by approximately half the internet population.
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Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Lindsay Lohan Talks Media Scrutiny & Dad's …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Cancer Forces Maura Tierney Off New Show  —  Having revealed in July she was undergoing surgery for removal of a breast tumor, Maura Tierney has now withdrawn from her upcoming series Parenthood, say trade reports.  —  The star's spokeswoman told the Hollywood Reporter that the former ER actress …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Maura Tierney drops out of ‘Parenthood’  —  Actress has scheduling conflicts with cancer treatments  —  Maura Tierney has pulled from NBC's upcoming drama series “Parenthood” because of a scheduling conflict between the show's production and her breast cancer treatments.
Access Hollywood:
Aaron Eckhart & Jennifer Aniston: ‘Love’ Is In The Air  —  Love Happens,Jennifer Aniston,Aaron Eckhart,Movies,Billy Bush  —  Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston sit down with Access' Billy Bush to chat about their great working relationship on the set of their new movie, “Love Happens.”
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Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Christina Milian Is Pregnant!  —  Christina Milian is pregnant with her first child, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.  —  The singer, 27, wed music producer The-Dream, 27, on Sept. 4 at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.  Us first reported their engagement two months ago.
BBC:
Jackson tribute concert postponed  —  The tribute concert for Michael Jackson set to take place in Vienna this month has been rescheduled for London's Wembley Arena in June 2010.  —  Jackson's brother Jermaine said that too many top artists had been unable to perform at the event.
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TMZ.com:
Mortgage Co. to La Toya — Pay Up or ‘Beat It’  —  La Toya Jackson is days away from losing her Las Vegas home — unless she comes up with enough cash to pay the mortgage by the end of the month.  —  According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, La Toya owes $745,670.27 on her swanky condo …
Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin Gives Hailey Glassman a Tour of His Hometown  —  Jon Gosselin gave 22-year-old girlfriend Hailey Glassman her first tour of Wernersville, Pa., on Thursday.  —  The two had breakfast at a local diner in the morning and later borrowed a friend's '68 Chevelle to drive around sightseeing.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Open Post: Hosted By Kathy Gosselin
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
People.com:
SNL's Casey Wilson Is ‘Phat, Not Fat’  —  Casey Wilson is laughing off reports that she was fired from Saturday Night Live for being too fat.  —  “I had an amazing time on SNL, and these rumors are completely untrue,” Wilson, 28, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement.
OK! Magazine:
PHOTOS: Dannielynn Birkhead Turns 3  —  Settling into their new house in Louisville, Ky., Larry Birkhead and his daughter Dannielynn, who turned 3 on Sept. 7, are living proof that love can triumph over tragedy.  After her mother, Anna Nicole Smith, died of drug-related complications …
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Natalie Cole Returns to the Stage in Hollywood  —  Four months after undergoing kidney transplant surgery, Natalie Cole made an energetic return to the stage Wednesday, belting out more than a dozen songs at a comeback concert in Hollywood.  —  “I really do have to say ... it really is a miracle time.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Vince Mancini / FilmDrunk.com:
LONG OVERDUE: TWILIGHT PORN PARODIES  —  Cinematical discovered these, so I'll let them take it away...  Aw, how cute, this was written by a girl, wasn't it?  Allow me to explain: these are marketed to guys.  We'll buy them because we like Jenna Haze.  She's got spunk, and more importantly, likes getting spunked on.
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Jenni Miller / Cinematical:
The Inevitable ‘Twilight’ Porns
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jamie Kennedy called naked Jennifer Love Hewitt a “pear ass”  —  At times, Jennifer Love Hewitt seems to give off a Jessica Simpson vibe, doesn't she?  Hewitt and Simpson are basically cut out of the same cloth - both are in love with love, both date men who seem douchey, like John Mayer …
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
NORM: LaToya Jackson's condo in default  —  LaToya Jackson appears to be on the verge of joining the celebrity foreclosure list.  —  A Las Vegas condo she purchased in 1996 for about $260,000 is in default with an unpaid balance of $750,000, according to documents filed in the Clark County recorder's office.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Dlisted
 
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