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4:40 PM ET, September 15, 2009

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Maggie Murphy / People.com:
Kanye's Backstage Clash with Taylor Swift's Mom  —  Minutes after Kanye West stormed the stage as she accepted her Video Music Award, a teary-eyed Taylor Swift pulled herself together to perform her award-winning song, “You Belong With Me,” atop a cab parked in front of Radio City Music Hall.
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Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blog:
ABC's Moran removes tweet with Obama swipe at Kanye  —  ABC News reporter Terry Moran caused quite a commotion tonight on Twitter after writing the following: “Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a “jackass” for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won.  Now THAT'S presidential.”
Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
OBAMA CALLS KANYE ‘JACKASS’  —  ABC's Terry Moran set the Twitter-sphere all aflutter when he wrote:  —  We've reached out to Moran and will update this post when we learn more.  —  Now, an ABC spokesperson explains to POLITICO what happened:  —  “In the process of reporting on remarks …
TMZ.com:
Obama Caught on Tape Calling Kanye ‘Jackass’  —  TMZ has obtained the audiotape of President Barack Obama calling Kanye West a “jackass” for hijacking Taylor Swift's acceptance speech during the VMAs.  —  The audio was recorded just before Obama went on camera to do an interview with CNBC.
Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Kanye West Apologizes to Taylor Swift
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Kanye West: I'm Just Ashamed
Discussion: coverawards.com
Contactmusic.com:
JOE JACKSON: ‘KANYE SHOULD BE BANNED FROM AWARDS SHOWS’
Discussion: Gabby Babble and Bossip.com
X17 Online:
Taylor To Kanye: It's Not Too Late To Apologize Personally
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM
Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin Debuts Wavy New Hairdo!  —  Hair ye, hair ye: Kate Gosselin has a new hairdo!  —  The 34-year-old mom of eight — whose asymmetrical hairdo has been widely buzzed about — showed off a wavy new look on her second day guest co-hosting ABC's The View Tuesday.  —  “Isn't it cute?” she said.
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Just Jared:   Kate Gosselin's New Haircuit Makes Waves
Us Weekly:
Christian Siriano: Kate Gosselin Is Trying to “Rock My Look”
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TMZ.com:
Patrick Swayze Dies
Mary Green / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Takes Zahara to Ethiopia  —  Angelina and Zahara  —  It turns out that Angelina Jolie's recent goodwill mission in Kenya was also a homecoming for one member of the Jolie-Pitt family.  —  While Jolie, 34, and Brad Pitt, 45, were “on a trip to Kenya with their children …
TMZ.com:
Jessica Simpson — Coyote Took My Doggy  —  The dog Nick Lachey gave Jessica Simpson as a sign of their once undying love may have met a violent and tragic demise.  —  Daisy, Jessica's beloved “carmel colored” Malti-Poo, was snatched right in front of her eyes by a coyote last night.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and popbytes
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Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson's Dog Snatched by Coyote?  —  Jessica Simpson says her “heart is broken” over her missing 5-year-old maltipoo Daisy.  —  On her Twitter page, she writes: “A coyote took my precious Daisy right in front of our eyes.  HORROR!  We are searching.  Hoping.  Please help!”
Amy Odell / New York Magazine:
Lady Gaga Performs Virtually Naked at Marc Jacobs's After-Party  —  Lady Gaga was supposed to take the stage at Hiro for Marc Jacobs's after-party, thrown in conjunction with V magazine, at 11:15 last night.  Determined to get as close to Gaga and her pantslessness as possible …
Discussion: Queerty
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
‘Jay Leno Show’ premiere gets strong start  —  Based on preliminary ratings, NBC's “The Jay Leno Show” is off to a strong start.  —  Leno pulled a 12.1 preliminary metered-market household rating and 19 share for the debut of his high-wire-act 10 p.m. comedy show.
Daily Mail:
‘The man who raped me is a famous celebrity,’ reveals Katie Price  —  Glamour model Katie Price has sensationally claimed that the person who raped her is a well-known celebrity.  —  Two weeks ago, she revealed she was raped ‘more than once’ when she was younger.
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X17 Online:
Katie Price Claims The Man Who Raped Her Is A Famous Celeb!
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Daily Mail
KATY Perrykissed / New York Post:
Katy likes this Brand of kiss  —  Russell Brand— and she liked it.  —  The MTV Video Music Awards host was spotted making out with Perry at  —  Lady Gaga's after-party at Avenue — after joking onstage that he had the hots for her.  —  The voracious womanizer was seen admiring Perry's cleavage …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Russell Simmons' Meltdown  —  Usually when there's the name Ronson and a meltdown in the same sentence you expect to see Lindsay Lohan's name somewhere too, but this time it was Russell Simmons that had a fit - at Charlotte Ronson's show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Friday.
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Helen Hunt eyed as ‘Parenthood’ replacement  —  Maura Tierney dropped out of the role last week  —  Helen Hunt has been approached to join NBC's upcoming drama series “Parenthood,” taking over the role played in the pilot by Maura Tierney.  —  The Oscar and Emmy winner is said to be considering the offer …
Saeed Ahmed / CNN:
Malaysian woman, 107, fears hubby No. 22 will leave her  —  (CNN) — Afraid that her husband will leave her for a younger woman, a 107-year-old Malaysian woman is looking to marry again — for the 23rd time.  —  Wok Kundor has been happily married for four years to her husband, a man 70 years her junior.
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
 
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TMZ.com:
Diddy Explodes on Hip-Hop Cop
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X17 Online:
David Beckham's Golf Skills Aren't Exactly Up To Par
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TMZ.com:
‘Top Model’ Arrested — Not Very PC
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Top Model Gossip
OK! Magazine:
CHACE CRAWFORD TALKS GIRL GOSSIP TO OK!
Discussion: X17 Online
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Bea Arthur Remembered at R-Rated Tribute
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