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1:55 PM ET, August 4, 2010

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Bazaar.com:
Jennifer Aniston: The Barbra Streisand Cover Shoot  —  Cover girl Jennifer Aniston like you've never seen her before: as Barbra Streisand, America's original funny girl.  See more of Aniston's most influential beauty moments, and how her red-carpet style has evolved.
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Perez Hilton:
You're A Funny Girl, Miz Aniston!  —  Breathtaking!  Truly, a stunning photoshoot!  —  Sometimes its hard to remember how truly extraordinary Jennifer Aniston is.  She keeps doing these stoopid movies that stop us from taking her seriously, but damn, now we remember why everyone fell in love with her to begin with.
Discussion: omg! and X17 Online
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Glee’ exclusive: Carol Burnett is Sue's mom!  —  This is so utterly perfect, I'm shocked we didn't think of it first: Comedy legend Carol Burnett has been tapped to play Sue Sylvester's Nazi-hunting mother on Glee, sources confirm to me exclusively.  —  I'll give you a moment to process …
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Bristol Palin to Levi Johnston: 'It's Over'  —  And just like that, they were off again.  “It's over.  I broke up with him,” Bristol Palin tells PEOPLE exclusively of her second try at an engagement to Levi Johnston, father of her 19-month-old son Tripp.  —  Palin, 19, says the relationship soured …
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Star:
Exclusive: LeAnn Rimes Betrayed By Eddie Cibrian!  —  After their extramarital affair was exposed — and they ditched their respective spouses for each other — LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian have made public proclamations aplenty about their great love for one another — and they're even moving in together.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
‘Real Housewives’ Tired of Being ‘Used’ By Bravo  —  If you think being the star of a hit TV series with millions of viewers will make you rich, think again.  Just ask the ladies of Bravo's ‘Real Housewives’ franchise.  —  “All the ladies have had enough of being used by Bravo and plan …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Crushable and Famecrawler
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — No Sharp Objects in Rehab  —  Good news and bad news for Lindsay Lohan — TMZ has learned the actress is definitely allowed to receive gifts during her stay at the UCLA rehab facility ... but the bad news — no balloons!  —  According to employees at the UCLA Medical Center …
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Lindsay Lohan Gets Rehab Visit from Mom, Sister
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TMZ.com:
DJ AM Sued Over Sickening ‘Foul Odor’
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X17 Online:
Ali Fedotowsky Shows Off Her Bling And Her Hubby-To-Be  —  Bachelorette sweetheart Ali Fedotowsky and her fiance Roberto Martinez were spotted lunching and shopping in Beverly Hills today, and the reality TV stars couldn't seem to get enough of the attention as they smiled and showed off the rock on Ali's finger.
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Us Weekly:
Bachelorette Ali on Kids With Roberto: “Not Yet”
Us Weekly:
Ex Bachelorette: Chris Handled Rejection “Like a Man”
Shruti Dhalwala / People.com:
Lamar Odom Wants Kids with Khloé Kardashian Soon  —  She's kept fans guessing about pregnancy rumors - even coyly saying she was “just fat” - but Khloé Kardashian will soon be sporting a real baby bump if her husband gets his way.  —  “We would love to be able to raise children together …
OK! Magazine:
COVER STORY: Jen's Stealing Brad Back!  —  On what would have been her 10th wedding anniversary with Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, gorgeous and glowing in a little black dress, bantered with Jay Leno before millions of Tonight Show viewers.  “It was an emotional day for her,” a source tells OK! about the July 29 anniversary.
Rolling Stone:
Sex, God and Katy Perry: The New Issue of Rolling Stone  —  How did a fire-and-brimstone-preacher's daughter become America's sexiest pop star?  —  By  —  Get a look at sexy photos from our new Katy Perry cover story here. … The other day, Katy Perry was Googling herself again.
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Us Weekly:
Topless Katy Perry Wears Just Fishnets in Racy Pic
Anthony Benigno / NY Daily News:
Kanye West picks one lucky teen to follow on Twitter, bringing overnight fame to Steven Holmes  —  Kanye West is only following one fan on Twitter — but the lucky person he picked isn't too excited about it.  —  Steven Holmes, a teenager from Coventry, England, suddenly found himself …
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Mary Griffin / Coventrytelegraph.net:
Exclusive: Student shocked by fame over Twitter link to Kanye West
Discussion: PopEater and Starcasm
National Enquirer:
MAD MEL SECRET GAL PAL  —  You won't believe what top female superstar is secretly aiding MEL GIBSON in his time of crisis!  —  BRITNEY SPEARS is reaching out to comfort Mel Gibson - leaving prayers for the scandal-plagued actor on his voice mail, insiders told The ENQUIRER.
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CNN:
Source: Wyclef Jean to announce he'll run for president of Haiti  —  (CNN) — Wyclef Jean will announce exclusively on CNN's “Larry King Live” Thursday night that he intends to run for president of Haiti, a source close to the Haitian-American recording artist said Tuesday.
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Starpulse:
Gisele Bundchen:' I Think As Mothers We Are All Just Trying Our Best'  —  Gisele Bundchen is adamant she didn't mean to offend new mothers with her recent comments about breastfeeding, insisting she was just sharing her “opinions” on the deeply personal subject.
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TMZ.com:
Lawyer to Prince: Show Me Your Symbol ... $$$  —  Prince is getting dragged into court by high powered attorney Ed McPherson — who claims his purple highness owes him a royal fortune ... nearly $50,000 for services rendered.  —  According to the lawsuit, Prince hired McPherson to represent …
Ben Todd / Daily Mail:
Harry Potter and the City millionaire's daughter (and her hellraiser past)  —  If you're an eligible young actor worth £42million, you might well worry about gold diggers.  —  But Daniel Radcliffe has little to fear on that front.  For the young lady he has been seen with of late is used to a little luxury herself.
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actresses  —  Despite everything that's gone wrong personally for Sandra Bullock, financially she's been on fire.  —  LOS ANGELES — Life can be hard for actresses in Hollywood.  Good roles are few and far between, and their paychecks are usually smaller than their male co-stars'.
People.com:
Who Taught Chelsea Clinton How to Dance?  —  Where did Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky learn the Dancing with the Stars-like moves they displayed on their wedding day?  They had some professional help.  —  Maksim Chmerkovskiy, a pro dancer on DWTS, choreographed the couple's first dance, PEOPLE reports in this week's issue.
TMZ.com:
Lawyers to Rachel: Keep Tiger Out of Your Mouth  —  Tiger Woods' mistress #1 Rachel Uchitel is not becoming his wife #2 — but TMZ has learned Tiger's camp did reach out to her recently.  —  Despite recent reports, sources close to Rachel tell us she and Tiger are not getting married …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox nabs film rights to ‘29: A Novel’  —  Studio hopes to turn book into ‘event movie for women’  —  Fox is going young with “29: A Novel,” picking up screen rights to Adena Halpern's comedic tome, with John Davis attached to produce.  —  Halpern's novel centers on a 75-year-old woman obsessed with remaining young.
Dustin Rowles / Pajiba:
Exclusive: Quentin Tarantino a Possibility to Direct “The Shadow”  —  The Hollywood Cog has been a little low key around here of late, not really because he/she' lacking for news — he/she's in a position to know much more than what we actually report — but because breaking news weeks or months …
 
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