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3:40 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: X17 Online and omg!
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.
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Eddie Cibrian Denies Affair With Ex Brandi Glanville  —  Eddie Cibrian is on the defensive about a tabloid magazine's new report that he's cheating on girlfriend LeAnn Rimes — with none other than future ex-wife Brandi Glanville.  —  Cibrian, 37, took to Twitter on Wednesday, blaming Glanville for the new affair story.
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 …
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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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Gets Rehab Visit from Mom, Sister
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com
TMZ.com:
DJ AM Sued Over Sickening ‘Foul Odor’
Discussion: Gone Hollywood and Perez Hilton
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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The Superficial:
Wyclef Serious About That Whole President Thing  —  Wyclef Jean is apparently really going to run for president of Haiti despite controversies surrounding his Yéle Haiti charity which may or may not include paying his mistresses a salary.  So in other words he's ready for politics.  TIME reports:
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TMZ.com:
Oksana's Former Lawyer to Meet with Investigators  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ L.A. County Sheriff's deputies have contacted Oksana Grigorieva's former lawyer ... because they want to know if Oksana said anything inconsistent or incriminating during her mediation with Mel Gibson.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywoodnews.com
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National Enquirer:   MAD MEL SECRET GAL PAL
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: PopEater
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Us Weekly:
Bachelorette Ali on Kids With Roberto: “Not Yet”
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Alicia Keys' Husband Owes Millions To Tax Authorities  —  Alicia Keys' new husband, hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz, owes millions in taxes, RadarOnline.com has learned.  —  Read The Tax Documents Here  —  Superstar songbird Keys - who just married Beatz in Corsica before celebrities …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Sandra Rose
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Laura Kalnicky / Life and Style:
Alicia Keys' dream wedding
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
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
GAWKER PAYS TO SETTLE ‘MCSTEAMY’ COPYRIGHT SUIT  —  A legal battle on the cutting edge of celebrity media and copyright law has ended with gossip blog conglom Gawker Media agreeing to pay actors Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart and take down a homemade threesome video featuring the couple.
New York Post:
Szohr, Westwick still hot for each other  —  Seems Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr still have feelings for each other.  The “Gossip Girl” stars were caught kissing at Isakaya Ten in Chelsea on Monday night.  “They sat at a corner table in the back, trying to be very private,” said a witness.
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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Us Weekly:
Topless Katy Perry Wears Just Fishnets in Racy Pic  —  No Daisy Dukes or bikini tops in sight!  —  Inside the new issue of Rolling Stone, Katy Perry poses topless, wearing nothing but fishnet stockings.  The “California Gurls” singer is only slightly more dressed on the cover (wearing lingerie) and other interior shots.
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Rolling Stone:
Sex, God and Katy Perry: The New Issue of Rolling Stone
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Exclusive: JWoww Before Hitting the ‘Jersey Shore’  —  Before JWoww hit it big on MTV's ‘Jersey Shore,’ she auditioned for another reality-based show.  Only PopEater has her application questionnaire for the show (which, sorry, must go nameless).  A Polaroid snapped at the audition …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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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Us Weekly:
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Michael Weinfeld / Associated Press:
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
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James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox buys Diablo Cody pilot
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Sean Penn in talks to play famed literary editor
 

 
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
A look at the tense relationship between Biden and The NYT, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, lack of trust, and his refusal to give the paper an interview

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