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4:40 PM ET, February 9, 2010

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The Superficial:
Michael Jackson preferred an audience while pissing in jars  —  So apparently Michael Jackson liked to pee in jars while people watched.  Why not?  TMZ reports: … I don't know about you, but this is the first news item about Michael Jackson that actually makes him sound normal to me.
Discussion: omg! and TMZ.com
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TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson - 'That's How He Peed'  —  It seems Michael Jackson's longtime doctor, Arnold Klein, was telling the truth about Michael's propensity to pee in bottles ... based on the L.A. County Coroner's autopsy report and a strange item found by the foot of the bed.
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Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Jennifer Aniston On Gerard Butler, Turning 41 & A Charity Close To Her Heart  —  Jennifer Aniston,Movies,Gerard Butler,Sheryl Crow,Jason Bateman,Billy Bush,Courteney Cox,Paparazzi  —  Jennifer Aniston opened up to Access Hollywood's Billy Bush about her star-studded 41st …
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Jen Aniston Explains Her Affection for Gerard Butler  —  Why is Jennifer Aniston so fond of her Bounty Hunter costar and frequent party buddy Gerard Butler?  It's not rocket science.  The guy's fun to be around and doesn't take himself too seriously.  —  “We just had so much fun [making the movie] together, you know.
Molly / PopSugar:
It's a Wrap For Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler's Mexico Bikini Time!
Deadline.com:
It's A Bird!  It's A Plane!  It's Chris Nolan!  He'll Mentor Superman 3.0 And Prep 3rd Batman  —  EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is trying to ready its DC Comics stalwart Superman to soar again on the Big Screen, and the studio has turned to Chris Nolan to mentor development of the movie.
Kyle Buchanan / Movieline:
EXCLUSIVE: Second Season of Jersey Shore to Shoot in South Beach  —  The producers of MTV's breakout hit Jersey Shore have been dealing with a season two conundrum over the last month — and it wasn't just the cost of reuniting the show's cast members, who currently command five-figure appearance fees …
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RADAR:
Snooki's New Boyfriend Revealed  —  The Queen of the Jersey Shore, the loveable little Snooki, has a new boyfriend, and the first pictures of them show the love birds smooching, of course.  Emilio Antonio is Snooki's new man, and he is definitely the “juicehead” she's been looking for.
Variety:
‘24’ headed to the bigscreen  —  Fox TV, film studios team on feature adaptation  —  Twentieth Century Fox's film and TV studios are conspiring to finally bring hit television series “24” to the bigscreen.  —  The film side has hired scribe Billy Ray ("State of Play," “Flightplan") to pen the script for the feature version.
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Lynette Rice / Hollywood Insider:
Breaking news: '24′ movie inching closer to reality
Discussion: EW.com, The Playlist and Movieline
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne — The Tooth Has Set Him Free  —  Lil Wayne mouthed off to the judge in his weapons possession case — and it actually won him his freedom ... at least temporarily.  —  Lil was scheduled to be formally sentenced today ... to begin serving 1 year in jail, but it didn't happen …
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Rap-Up / Hip-Hop and R&B Music, News …:
LIL WAYNE SAYS GOODBYE TO HIS FANS
Discussion: Rap Radar
TMZ.com:
K-Fed Goes Commando for Weight Loss Show  —  It takes a lot of guts to pose in just a pair of skimpy camouflage underwear — but that's exactly what Kevin Federline did for his first appearance on VH1's “Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp.”  —  A 232-pound Federleezy took the “before” …
Tim Walker / Telegraph:
Calvin Klein says Kate Moss was ‘difficult’  —  With her earnings a fifth of what they were two years ago — she had to get by on a paltry £1million last year — Kate Moss has just taken another blow to her amour-propre, courtesy of Calvin Klein.  —  Kate Moss was ‘difficult’, says Calvin Klein
TMZ.com:
Beyonce's Dad — Destiny's Child?  —  Beyonce Knowles has a new half-brother — if you believe Alexsandra Wright.  —  Wright — who filed a paternity suit against Mathew Knowles back in October — gave birth last Thursday to a baby boy.  The name ... Nixon.  Priceless.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Nancy Kerrigan's Father's Death to Be Treated as a Homicide  —  An assault, compounded with an already-compromised medical condition, led to the death of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan's father, Daniel Kerrigan, according to the Middlesex, Mass., District Attorney - who also announced Tuesday …
Discussion: Just Jared and EW.com
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TMZ.com:
Death of Nancy Kerrigan's Dad - Homicide
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
Style News:
Anne Hathaway On Her “Weird Features” and Surprising Style Icons  —  Courtesy InStyle  —  Anne Hathaway looks as unequivocally gorgeous and radiant as ever on the March cover of InStyle—though she's probably the only person out there who doesn't see it: “I think I've got really weird features.
PopSugar:
First Photo - Meet Tom and Gisele's Son Benjamin!  —  The Brazilian magazine Quem got its hands on the first photos of Gisele Bunchden and her son Benjamin, taken during a trip out in Boston at the end of January.  So far this is the only image out of little Benjamin, who's looking so cute at just 2 months old!
Variety:
Heigl in the ‘Money’  —  Actress' interest revives Columbia, Lakeshore project  —  Katherine Heigl is attached to star in “One for the Money” for Columbia Pictures and Lakeshore Entertainment.  —  Col and Lakeshore were eager to reteam on another Heigl project after their recent collaboration …
NY Daily News:
'Late Show's' Biff Henderson falls off stage and into hospital after David Letterman throws him ball  —  Outside David Letterman's Show Stage Door: W53St Ed Sullivan Theater.  'Late Night's' Biff Henderson is taken to hospital after a tumble.  —  Biff!  Bam!  Boom!
Simon Perry / People.com:
Newlywed Katie Price (aka Jordan) Wants Kids Right Away  —  British model and reality-TV star Katie Price - aka Jordan - made quick work of tying the knot with marital-arts fighter Alex Reid.  Now, she hopes a baby will follow in short order, too.  —  “Me and Alex so want kids - well …
Marcus Barnes / Daily Mail:
Rihanna goes back to her roots with Caribbean-themed new video for Rude Boy  —  She's one of the Caribbean's most famous female exports and Rihanna has decided to pay homage to her West Indian roots in her new video.  —  The promo for the 21-year-old's new single Rude Boy is just as racy …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift's First Kiss Details Revealed!  —  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.  Get the latest Flash player.  —  What's the first thing Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift had to do when they started shooting Valentine's Day?
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Tiger & Elin's Wedding Pastor Predicts: It Will Work Out  —  The Rev. Ricky Kirton, the pastor who performed the marriage of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, has a message for the troubled couple: “Forgive each other.  Be there for each other, and it will work out.”
Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan Plays a Fashionable Jesus  —  Lindsay Lohan is on the cover of another magazine, this time it's French fashion magazine Purple.  —  Since it's supposed to be more of an edgy magazine or something, Terry Richardson shot Lindsay as Jesus with her outstretched arms and a crown of thorns.
 
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