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9:05 AM ET, July 29, 2010

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PopEater:
George Clooney's Girlfriend Caught in Cocaine Scandal in Italy  —  George Clooney's girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis has been implicated in a cocaine scandal surrounding two nightclubs in Milan, Italy, RadarOnline.com reports.  It's been alleged that Canalis was doing cocaine in one of the nightclubs in 2007.
Michael K / Dlisted:   Elisabetta Canalis Implicated In Italian Cocaine Scandal!
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Elisabetta Canalis implicated in Italian cocaine & hooker scandal
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Lindsay Refuses to Leave Jail Until She Gets Hair Done  —  In the clearest sign yet that Lindsay Lohan will get out of jail this week, several top stylists as well as hair and makeup people that Lindsay loves in Los Angeles have been put on call from midnight on Thursday through the entire weekend.
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Lindsay Lohan / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Jail Comfort Food: Twizzlers  —  Lindsay Lohan is coping with incarceration with the help of a Hershey's snack.  —  “She's good,” her attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, said after visiting the actress at the women's jail on Wednesday.  “She's eating some Twizzlers.”
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — 'She's a Little Upset Right Now'
Discussion: The Superficial, X17 Online and omg!
Daily Mail:
Inception hunk Tom Hardy admits: 'I've had sexual relations with men'  —  Hollywood heart-throb Tom Hardy has revealed he had a string of gay flings as a teenager.  —  The 32-year-old Inception star, who is engaged to British actress Charlotte Riley, 28, and also has a two-year-old son with a former girlfriend
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Guillermo Del Toro And James Cameron Ready To Climb ‘Mountains Of Madness’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Since he left The Hobbit, Guillermo del Toro's next film has been a hot topic of conversation.  I'm hearing he will next direct At The Mountains Of Madness, an adaptation of the HP Lovecraft tale …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Jon Hamm: “I don't have the marriage chip”  —  Hello, Lover.  Do you need to be slapped?  Here, let me help you.  Do you need to be spanked?  I could definitely help with that too.  Anyway... Jon Hamm is the cover boy for this week's Parade Magazine.  The photo shoot... well, I'm never going to complain about photos of My Hamm.
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David Hochman / PARADE Magazine:
Jon Hamm: ‘I Stopped Believing in a Storybook Existence a Long Time Ago’
Star:
Angelina & Brad: The Photos That Will Tear Them Apart!  —  While promoting Salt, Angelina Jolie has been photographed looking picture perfect in destinations around the globe — whether she's leading her brood through a Tokyo airport or looking breathtakingly beautiful in a crimson dress at her Moscow movie premiere.
Michelle Tauber / People.com:
Did Simon Monjack Drain Brittany Murphy's Finances?  —  The sad saga of Brittany Murphy is growing even more grim.  —  Six months after the 32-year-old actress's death in December from pneumonia, anemia and multiple-drug intoxication, new allegations are surfacing about her controversial husband …
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Catherine Donaldson-Evans / PopEater:   Brittany Murphy's Husband May Have Spent Most of Her Money
TMZ.com:
‘American Idol’ Interested in Jessica Simpson  —  Jessica Simpson has had “several meetings” with the brass at “American Idol” in the hopes of taking over Simon Cowell's judging duties ... and sources involved tell TMZ there's “mutual interest.”  —  We're told “Idol” is expected …
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Steve McPherson resigned amid alleged sexual harassment probe  —  Exclu: Steve McPherson resigned from ABC as the company conducted an internal sexual harassment investigation of the executive, according to a source.  —  ABC pointedly did not deny allegations of inappropriate conduct were involved.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE NEW AUDIO: Mel Gibson's 30 “Terrorizing” Telephone Calls To Oksana In 24 Hours  —  WARNING: This audio may not be reproduced.  —  Mel Gibson made up to 30 “terrorizing” phone calls to his ex-lover, Oksana Grigorieva, on the same night she walked out on their volatile three-year relationship …
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New York Post:
Zac Efron & pals blow $2,000 on vodka and lap dances  —  Squeaky-clean heartthrob Zac Efron and two of his pals spent more than $2,000 on lap dancers and vodka at a top New York strip club.  —  The Disney-produced “High School Musical” prodigy showed up at Flashdancers Gentlemen's Club …
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Trent / Pink is the New Blog:   Zac Efron Promotes ‘Charlie St. Cloud’ While Shirtless
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Is 'Lost's Damon Lindelof Boarding ‘Alien’?  —  EXCLUSIVE: Damon Lindelof has taken his first big solo screenwriting job since concluding the ABC series Lost.  I'm been told that he closed a deal to do rewrite work on 20th Century Fox's Alien prequel, which the studio hopes Ridley Scott will direct as his next assignment.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr Expecting Their First Child  —  Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr sure can keep a secret!  —  Not only did the lovebirds recently pull off a totally under-the-radar wedding, but a source tells the new issue of Us Weekly that the Victoria's Secret model …
Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
Justin Timberlake Directs Hilariously Bad Commercial  —  Great human genius Justin Timberlake can do it all: dance, sing into an Autotune apparatus, and now, direct a commercial for his very own tequila brand.  “I'm cool.  I'm cool.  I am cool,” thought Justin, while directing the following commercial.
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Marco / X17 Online:
Justin Timberlake Directs Not-So-Subtle Tequila Commercial
Discussion: PopEater
Brett Martin / GQ:
Introducing Pantless Saturdays!  —  Come summer, even your easy-fit workweek chinos can seem heavy, stiff, and constricting.  Maybe that's why New York's most discerning dressers have moved on from casual Fridays.  Here, the stars of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World show us how to beat the heat while letting it all hang out
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sony lands Meryl Streep-Tina Fey comedy  —  THR EXCLUSIVE: Stanley Tucci directing pic  —  Sony has picked up “Mommy & Me,” the comedy package featuring Meryl Streep and Tina Fey as a mother-and-daughter duo to be directed by Stanley Tucci.  —  CAA circulated the project around town earlier …
TMZ.com:
Casey Affleck Challenges Harassment Accuser's Case  —  Casey Affleck and his attorneys are firing back at the woman who claims he sexually harassed her while filming a Joaquin Phoenix documentary — and they allege she attempted to extort the producers of the project.
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and omg!
Perez Hilton:
Another Baby On The Way For Levi Johnston?!  —  Seriously?!  AGAIN, you dumbass??  —  Someone needs to steralize this douche!  —  The National Enquirer is reporting that Bristol Palin's baby daddy, Levi Johnston may have impregnated another girl while he and Sexy Sarah's daughter were separated …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Uchitel Runs Away From Celebrity Rehab  —  Rachel Uchitel told producers “I quit” and ran away from the set of Celebrity Rehab 4 — ditching the show for a swanky hotel after an intense day of filming drove her over the edge, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Rycroft Is Pregnant!  —  Melissa Rycroft is pregnant, the new issue of Us Weekly reports exclusively!  —  “It was a shock.  We weren't even trying,” says Rycroft Strickland, who capped off an emotional 2009 — in which she was publicly dumped on The Bachelor before rebounding …
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Katy Perry Foresees Russell Brand As a ‘Perfect Baby Daddy’  —  She may have fallen in love with his funny side, but Katy Perry was even more attracted to another aspect of Russell Brand.  —  “I think in marriage, when you're picking a partner, one of the things to keep in mind is, ‘Would they be a good baby daddy?’ ”
Discussion: Hollywood Life
 
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Steve Coogan Joins ‘My Idiot Brother’
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PopEater:
Video: ‘Inception’ Gets Mashed-Up With ‘Toy Story 3’
Discussion: Perez Hilton and ImNotObsessed.com
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Howard Bragman talks celebrity ‘Coming Out’ …
 

 
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