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2:40 PM ET, July 10, 2010

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Flo / RADAR:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Mel Gibson's Explosive Racist Rant — Listen To It Here  —  WARNING: This audio may not be reproduced or republished.  —  Mel Gibson was caught on tape spewing a vile, hate-filled racist rant and RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained the audio proof.
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
WME Dumps Mel Gibson As Agency Client Because “He Used The N-Word”  —  4:20 PM UPDATE: I've just learned that WME Entertainment actually fired Mel Gibson the day before his longtime Hollywood agent Ed Limato's death last weekend.  I'm told what happened is that the news media reported last week …
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Tape of Mel Gibson's Outburst Hits the Web
Discussion: Celebritology 2.0
The Superficial:
Candice Swanepoel is Topless and Other News (Plus The Mel Gibson Audio!)
Discussion: Gone Hollywood and Amy Grindhouse
Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Shocking Tape of Mel Gibson's Alleged N-Word Rant Released
Us Weekly:
Jessica on Turning 30: “I Thought I'd Be Married and Have Babies”  —  Jessica Simpson won't be alone when she turns 30 this Saturday — she's on the romantic Italian isle of Capri with brand-new man Eric Johnson — but it's not exactly how she imagined the birthday.
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It looks serious!  Jessica Simpson goes jewellery shopping in Capri with her new boyfriend  —  She's not had the best of luck with men.  —  But could things be getting serious between Jessica Simpson and her new boyfriend Eric Johnson?  —  The star, who celebrates her 30th birthday on Saturday …
Drew McWeeny / Hitfix:
EXCLUSIVE: Edward Norton is not the Hulk in ‘The Avengers’... but he'd like to be  —  In two weeks, the San Diego Comic-Con gets underway, a mecca for fans of pop culture of all types, and the ultimate sweet spot for any company will be showing up with a comic-book movie and giant movie stars.
Comic-Con International:
Important Notes About Attending Programs and Events at Comic-Con  —  Other Schedules: COMING SOON!  —  Seating in all event rooms at Comic-Con is on a first-come, first-served basis.  Because of the sheer number of attendees, simply having a badge does not guarantee a seat in programs and events …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and me
TMZ.com:
Ryan Seacrest Drops a $10,000 Tip  —  Talk about spreading the wealth ... TMZ has learned Ryan Seacrest dropped more than $50,000 on a super-fancy dinner in Sardinia last night ... including a $10,000 tip!  —  Our top sources in Sardinia — yeah, we've got those — tell us Seacrest …
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com
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Vin / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: That's Amore! …
Discussion: American Idol and poponthepop.com
TMZ.com:
LiLo's Friend: Smoke-Free Jail Will Kill Her  —  Lindsay Lohan's close friends are concerned that LiLo won't survive a single day in jail without the one thing she can't live without ... cigarettes.  —  As TMZ previously reported, the jail where Lindsay is extremely likely to do time is the same …
TMZ.com:
‘Gossip Girl’ Mom Free to XOXO Anyone She Wants  —  Kelly Rutherford from “Gossip Girl” can kiss her epic divorce battle goodbye — because TMZ has learned her split with hubby Daniel Giersch is 100% official.  —  According to documents filed last week in L.A. County Superior Court, Kelly …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie: “I Was Never Teased” as a Kid  —  Was Angelina Jolie a magnet for schoolyard bullies?  —  No way.  —  “I was actually quite a cool kid,” the actress tells Parade magazine.  “I was never teased.  I never had any trouble from anybody.”  —  PHOTOS: Old modeling photos of Angelina pre-fame
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Dotson Rader / PARADE Magazine:
‘Salt’ Star Angelina Jolie on Life With Brad, Her Religious Beliefs and More
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and ImNotObsessed.com
Access Hollywood:
50 Cent Launches Twitter Campaign Against Diddy  —  Diddy,50 Cent,Twitter,Hip Hop,TV One  —  50 Cent is back on the attack — and he's taking aim at Diddy.  —  50 Cent and Rick Ross had their war of words over a year ago, but the G-Unit boss' animosity hasn't died, it's been redirected at Diddy.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
Fans of Miley Cyrus Question Her New Path  —  YOU might think that it would be worried, overprotective mothers who would rebel against the overt sexualization of the teenage star Miley Cyrus, who became a pop phenomenon as Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel hit show.
Discussion: TheGloss and Gawker
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
‘Wicked’ Ready To Cast Movie Spell?  Authors Meet With Filmmakers  —  EXCLUSIVE: The smash hit stage musical Wicked it taking its first formative steps toward the movie screen.  I'm told the musical's producer Marc Platt, book writer Winnie Holzman and songwriter Stephen Schwartz have begun meeting with filmmakers.
 
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