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3:40 PM ET, March 8, 2010

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Kerry Lauerman / Salon:
The story behind Oscar's “Kanye moment”  —  We talk to the two filmmakers whose personal fight became one of the ceremony's weirdest moments … People are already saying you “pulled a Kanye.”  What happened?  —  BURKETT: What happened was the director and I had a bad difference …
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Marc Schneider / PopEater:
Elinor Burkett Provides Oscar Night's ‘Kanye’ Moment  —  Maybe it went semi-unnoticed because they were accepting one of the night's lower profile awards, but the personal tiff between ‘Music by Prudence’ producer Elinor Burkett and director-producer Roger Ross Williams spilled over on stage …
Ari Karpel / Advocate:
Sean Hayes: I Am Who I Am  —  Step back, Jack: The man who played TV's iconic and over-the-top sidekick steps out of the shadow of his famous character to speak for the first time about living openly, his contribution to the gay movement, and his much-anticipated Broadway debut.
Access Hollywood:
Farrah Fawcett, Bea Arthur Absent From Oscar ‘In Memoriam’ Montage  —  Farrah Fawcett,Oscars,Deaths,Awards Season,Celebrities  —  Every year, Hollywood honors the memories of stars who have recently passed during the Academy Awards' annual “In Memoriam” montage - but a couple were conspicuously missing during Sunday's broadcast.
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Things That Should Be Illegal: Leaving Farrah Fawcett And Bea Arthur …
Discussion: RADAR
Us Weekly:
Farrah Fawcett Snubbed in Oscar Tribute
Discussion: Digital Spy
Lindsey / Hollywood Life:
New Couple Alert!  Jamie Foxx & Stacey Dash Make A Hot Item!  —  It's HollyLove for Jamie Foxx and Stacey Dash!  Do you think they look good together?  —  Jamie Fox, 42, has a new woman!  Actress Stacey Dash, 44 — who you probably know as Alicia Silverstone's quirky best friend Dionne in Clueless …
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PopEater:
Best Dressed: 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party  —  A-list stars like Hilary Swank, Katy Perry and Amy Adams attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at the Sunset Tower Hotel on March 7, 2010, in West Hollywood, California.  Showing lots of skin, the stars stepped out in their best dresses …
Discussion: X17 Online, CONCRETELOOP.COM and omg!
PopSugar:   See Stars Celebrate and Party Inside the Famous Vanity Fair Oscar Bash!
Ted Casablanca / E! Online:
What's George Clooney's Secret Sauce?  —  George Clooney, all cute at the Oscars with shaggy hair and sparkly GF (for the moment), was hiding a secret on the red carpet.  And no, it wasn't a wedding ring, dream on!  —  Instead, still über-hunky Mr. C. was hauling around a different kind of silver accoutrement...
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X17 Online:
George Clooney Floating On Air At The Oscars
Discussion: omg! and Reuters
Hollywood Reporter:
John Hughes script stirring up interest  —  Late writer-director's ‘Grisbys’ making rounds in Hollywood  —  He passed away in August, but the film legacy of John Hughes may not be over.  —  The late writer-director — who was given an Oscar tribute Sunday — has an unproduced screenplay …
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PopEater:
John Hughes Oscar Tribute Reunites Key Members of the Brat Pack
Discussion: omg! and Inside Movies
Us Weekly:
Charlize Theron Defends Her Oscar Dress  —  Charlize Theron wasn't so chic at Sunday's Academy Awards ... according to fashion critics.  —  Bloggers ripped on her amethyst and lilac bustier gown with rose and draped detail, created specially for her by John Galliano for Dior.
Brian Orloff / Style Watch:
What You Didn't See on the Oscars  —  The Academy Awards ran over three hours long - and was studded with stars.  But even still, there was plenty you didn't see on the ABC telecast.  From what deejay Joel Madden was spinning to Jake Gyllenhaal's surprising “news,” find out what you missed from inside Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.
NY Daily News:
Mo'Nique was rude to Barbara Walters during Oscar special: source  —  Barbara Walters assures us that she and “Precious” star Mo'Nique got along famously during their interview for Walters' final Oscar special, airing Sunday.  But, privately, Babwa is said to be grumbling that their get-together was a horror show.
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Us Weekly:
Mo'Nique: Winning an Oscar Won't Change My Life
Discussion: The Blemish
PopEater:
Miley: Liam and I Are ‘Deeper Than Normal People’  —  Miley Cyrus didn't walk the red carpet at the Oscars with her boyfriend and ‘Last Song’ co-star Liam Hemsworth, but the pair does open up about each other in the latest issue of Teen Vogue.  “I think we're both deeper than normal people,” Miley tells the magazine.
Discussion: Litely Salted and Amy Grindhouse
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Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Confirms She's Dating Liam Hemsworth
David Germain / Associated Press:
Bigelow and “Hurt Locker” win big at Oscars  —  The Iraq war drama nabs five Academy Awards, including a historic best director win  —  The Iraq War drama “The Hurt Locker” won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow.
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Brooke Burke Is the New Co-Host of Dancing with the Stars  —  The search is over!  —  Brooke Burke is set to co-host Dancing With the Stars alongside Tom Bergeron, it was announced Monday on Good Morning America.  —  Burke, who partnered with Derek Hough to win on Dancing's seventh season …
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Marco / X17 Online:
Brooke Burke Lands DWTS Hosting Spot
Discussion: omg!
PopEater:
What You Didn't See: Best Oscars 2010 Twitpic Photos  —  Between all the amazing tributes and awards, celebrities took time to have fun with their famous friends (and idols) at the 2010 Academy Awards.  Uploading backstage photos to Twitter, stars shared the fun stuff we didn't see on TV.
Dean Piper / Mirror.co.uk:
A Madge moment  —  I meet my idol after her vodka meltdown  —  In an encounter I will literally remember until the day I die, this week I got to press the flesh with the-one-and-only Queen of Pop... Madonna.  —  The scene was LA's newest exclusive private member's club, Soho House …
TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne in Protective Custody  —  Lil Wayne just got a judge to agree to place him in protective custody while he serves 1 year in jail for a gun conviction.  —  The judge asked Wayne, before sentencing, if he wanted to make a statement but Lil just shook his head no.
Discussion: Associated Press
 
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