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Daily Mail:
Drew Carey is half the man he used to be as he debuts new slimline look  —  Wow - what a difference a few months make!  —  Drew Carey stepped out yesterday in Los Angeles and showed off a new super-slim look.  —  The comedian, who is the host of the U.S. version of The Price Is Right …
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Drew Carey: How I Lost 80 Lbs.  —  Drew Carey has been known as a loveable, teddy-bear type as far back as his long-running sitcom The Drew Carey Show.  But, he says, being big was a burden - and he had to make a change.  —  “It sucks being fat, you know,” Carey, 52, said Wednesday at the CBS …
Discussion: I Need My Fix and Twirlit
Us Weekly:
Drew Carey Drops 70 Lbs; “I Got Sick of Being Fat”  —  Drew Carey has dropped a reported 70 lbs. — and he tells UsMagazine.com he couldn't feel better.  —  “I just got sick of being fat,” he told Us Wednesday at the 2010 CBS Summer Press Tour Party in Beverly Hills.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Love Hewitt Has a New Guy!  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt has a new guy, the new Us Weekly reports.  —  She is seeing actor/director Alex Beh, 27.  —  “She's so into him,” a pal tells Us of the actress, 31, who split from her Ghost Whisperer costar Jamie Kennedy, 40, in March after a year of dating.
Mel Gibson / TMZ.com:
Oksana's Smoking Gun in Brutality Allegation  —  Sources connected to Oksana Grigorieva tell TMZ that there are “third party witnesses” who will tell L.A. County Sheriff's investigators they saw Mel Gibson punch Oksana on January 6 during the blowout at her home.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywoodnews.com
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Mel's Final Message To Oksana — 'I Haven't Got A Voice Left'  —  A drained Mel Gibson delivered the biggest understatement of his recorded rants when he left Oksana Grigorieva a final message, telling her: “I haven't got a voice left.”  —  Slurring his words …
Discussion: Dlisted, The Insider and Cele|bitchy
National Enquirer:
PALIN FURY: BY LEVI BETRAYED!  —  SARAH PALIN's future son-in-law LEVI JOHNSTON is embroiled in a NEW baby scandal, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.  —  In the wake of handsome Levi Johnston's announcement that he's engaged to Palin's oldest daughter Bristol, one of his old girlfriends …
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TMZ.com:
Troy Aikman — I'm Doing ‘Dancing with the Stars’  —  Following in the rhinestone capezios of his former Dallas Cowboys teammate Emmitt Smith — legendary QB Troy Aikman told us last night that he's officially on board for the next season of “Dancing with the Stars.”
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Dallas Morning News:
Troy Aikman not appearing on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
Discussion: From Inside the Box
Tara Wallis-Finestone / NBC Los Angeles:
Courtney Love Latest Name Floated to Replace Cowell on “Idol”  —  Rock star Courtney Love Cobain is in discussions to replace “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell, NBCLA has learned exclusively.  —  Sources close to Love tell NBCLA that the discussions are in the early stages, but they are serious.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Pop Crunch
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Chris Klein Extends His Stay in Rehab  —  Following his second DUI arrest, actor Chris Klein voluntarily checked into a treatment facility, and after more than 30 days, has decided to extend his stay, according to his rep.  —  “Chris, along with his support team, has decided to extend his treatment.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Heidi And Spencer Still Together  —  While Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are keeping a low profile publicly since their separation, a pal tells RadarOnline.com that privately, the two are still seeing each other.  —  PHOTOS: Sexiest Reality TV Stars
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.
omg!:
Chelsea warning: NY town abuzz pre-Clinton wedding  —  RHINEBECK, N.Y. - Never mind that the details about Chelsea Clinton's wedding are being guarded like state secrets.  The postcard-pretty town of Rhinebeck is ready for its close-up.  —  The former first daughter and her parents …
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Courtney Hazlett / msnbc.com:
Obama not invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding
Discussion: TMZ.com and Hollywood Life
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Rehab Officials Come-a-Callin'  —  Lindsay Lohan's already preparing for the next stage of her sentence — 90 days in rehab — by meeting with multiple reps from rehab facilities.  —  TMZ has learned the rehab officials visited Lindsay at Lynwood Correctional Facility last weekend.
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.”
Vlada Gelman / The Ausiello Files:
‘How I Met Your Mother’ scoop: Rachel Bilson returns!  —  Rachel Bilson will reprise her role as the titular mama's roommate, Cindy, on CBS' How I Met Your Mother, series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas confirm.  —  Bilson will appear in the show's sixth season premiere this fall …
PopWatch:
This week's cover: ‘Eat Pray Love’ star Julia Roberts dishes on scarfing pizza  —  Think noshing on delectable Neapolitan pizza sounds like the perfect day's work?  According to Julia Roberts, it gets old after a while.  In this week's cover story, the star of Eat Pray Love talks about carrying …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Amy Fisher To Star In Four Porn Movies  —  Amy Fisher has signed a deal to star in four porn movies, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  The Long Island Lolita is taking her shot at hardcore fame, and will produce and star for Dreamzone Entertainment.
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 …
TMZ.com:
Michael Lohan — The Song I Wrote for Lindsay  —  The private meetings and public pleas didn't work ... but Michael Lohan may have found a way to reach his daughter — through the majesty of song ... a song he wrote and produced ... and then got a friend to perform.
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
Len Wiseman in negotiations to direct ‘Total Recall’ remake  —  Len Wiseman is in negotiations to direct “Total Recall,” Columbia's remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action movie directed by Paul Verhoeven.  —  The studio and producer Neal Moritz are aiming for a contemporized adaptation …
Discussion: The Playlist and New York Magazine
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sasha Grey eyes role in ‘I Melt With You’  —  Three other actors also joining low-budget drama  —  Sasha Grey, the adult-film star who toplined Steven Soderbergh's “The Girlfriend Experience,” is in negotiations to join the cast of “I Melt With You,” the low-budget drama being directed by Mark Pellington.
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.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney's Girlfriend Implicated In Italian Cocaine Scandal
INF Daily:
Heidi Klum & Betsey Johnson at the Project Runway Premiere Party  —  INF Daily was lucky enough to be invited to attend the big party for Project Runway's season 8 premiere last night.  Held on the swanky pool deck of the Empire Hotel in Manhattan, the party featured all 18 …
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Why Rachel Uchitel Ran From Rehab — Dad's Death  —  The issue that drove Rachel Uchitel to run away from rehab had nothing to do with Tiger Woods — instead it was an intense talk about her father's death.  —  Sources closely connected to the production of “Celebrity Rehab” …
 
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Madonna Scouts Movie Locations in the French Riviera
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