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TMZ.com:
Jillian Michaels Sued — ‘Potentially Lethal’ Diet Product  —  “Biggest Loser” star Jillian Michaels was just slapped with another multi-million dollar lawsuit over her weight loss products — and this time, it's about a detox supplement that allegedly “might kill you.”
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Us Weekly:
Jillian Michaels Reveals She Had a Nose Job  —  Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels admits that being constantly teased about her appearance led her to go under the knife.  —  “In eighth grade, I weighed 175 pounds and my nose was the size of a softball,” Michaels, 36, tells the new issue of Parade's Healthy Style.
Kate Meyers / PARADE Magazine:
8 Things You Need To Know About Jillian Michaels
Discussion: Queerty
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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Fashion:
Julia Roberts  —  ELLE's September cover girl opens up  —  On her family with husband Danny Moder: “The children became the shooting stars of him, of that thing we have.  How lucky we are that we love each other so much that we burst into three pieces.”  —  On her acting skills: “I have no acting technique.
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Eunice Oh / People.com:
Why Julia Roberts Refuses to Get Botox
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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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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 …
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Trouble for Angelina Jolie at home  —  In a slew of uncharacteristically personal interviews, Angelina Jolie has been telling the world what a “happy home” she has, and how she makes a point of spending concentrated time with her six children, bragging that she makes them bacon and eggs every morning.
Discussion: Dlisted and Crazy Days and Nights
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Us Weekly:   Angelina Jolie Buys Son Pax a Manicure Kit
TMZ.com:
MJ Death Mansion for Sale — Fans Already Calling  —  The Holmby Hills mansion where Michael Jackson overdosed on Propofol and died is back on the market for a cool $28 mil — but the owners are asking for roughly $10 million less than they did before MJ kicked the bucket.
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TMZ.com:
Ex-UFC Star in Bloody Street Fight — Caught on Tape
Discussion: Right TV and The Blemish
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Davis Guggenheim Drops Justin Bieber Pic  —  Even though Justin Bieber these days might be a bigger deal than global warming, An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim has dropped out of directing the young singer's 3D concert film for Paramount Pictures.  Guggenheim withdrew last night.
omg!:
Hollywood Reacts To Overturning Of Calif. Gay Marriage Ban  —  “YEAHHHHH!!!!!  #PROP8UNCONSTITUTIONAL MOVING FORWARD!!!!!!!!”  Ricky Martin, who announced he was gay in March, Tweeted on Wednesday following the announcement that Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8 violated civil rights.
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TMZ.com:
Ellen on California Gay Marriage Ruling — ‘Equality Won’
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Maggie Grace In ‘Lockout’ Mode With Luc Besson  —  EXCLUSIVE: Frenchman Luc Besson has built Europacorp by hatching moderately priced thrillers, and populating them with casts, writers and directors he works with over and over.  Maggie Grace, last seen as the kidnapped teenager …
Discussion: The Playlist
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
Exclusive: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace to Star in ‘Lock Out’
Discussion: FirstShowing.net and Inside Movies
Deadspin:
‘Brett Favre Once Sent Me Cock Shots’: Not A Love Story  —  Here's another reason Brett Favre should stay retired this time: Turns out The Daily Line's Jenn Sterger has kept a ridiculously disturbing (but HILARIOUS) secret about her interactions with The Gunslinger while they were both part of the Jets organization.
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Amy Adams Joins Viggo Mortensen For ‘On The Road’ Trip  —  EXCLUSIVE: Francis Ford Coppola has been working for 30 years to turn Jack Kerouac's seminal Beat Generation novel On the Road into a movie.  It is starting to look like it was worth the wait.  Amy Adams and Viggo Mortensen are joining …
New York Magazine:
Will Dustin Hoffman Rescue Little Fockers?  —  Well-placed Universal and agency sources both say that the studio is exploring an unexpected option to fix its troubled Meet the Parents sequel Little Fockers — it's looking into whether Dustin Hoffman might consider a last-minute reprise …
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.
Marie Claire:
GIVEAWAY-A-DAY  —  Enter for a Chance to Win a Gift a Day from French Connection!  —  LATEST BLOG ENTRIES  —  Plus, check out what other sites and stories we've been clicking on today.  —  Soften and firm your, um, assets!  08/04/10  — Why We Heart the New Gap 1969 Jeans
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 …
Daily Mail:
Lily Allen ‘expecting her first child with boyfriend Sam Cooper’  —  Pop singer Lily Allen and boyfriend Sam Cooper are expecting their first child, it was revealed today.  —  A recent scan revealed the chart topper, 25, was three months' pregnant, she told The Sun.
People.com:
Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Arrested for Shoplifting  —  Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's daughter was arrested for allegedly shoplifting Wednesday at a Manhattan beauty store.  —  Caroline Giuliani, 20, a student at Harvard University who lives in N.Y.C. with her mother …
DailyFill.com:
Neil Patrick Harris: Vanessa Hudgens Delivers In Rent!  (VIDEO)  —  Vanessa Hudgens leads an all-star cast in a new production of Rent!  Do you think she's right for the role of Mimi?  —  In this video from Entertainment Tonight, Vanessa Hudgens talks about her upcoming performance in the musical “Rent.”
Us Weekly:
Lamar: Khloe Kardashian Already Has a Baby Name Picked Out  —  Khloe Kardashian isn't pregnant - yet!- but she and husband Lamar Odom already have a baby name picked out.  —  “Boy, it would be Luke Joseph.  The girl is on her,” Odom, 30, told UsMagazine.com at the Power Balance Goes …
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com and Perez Hilton
Eunice Oh / People.com:
Sean Penn and Robin Wright Finalize Their Divorce  —  Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn in 2007  —  After a few false starts, Sean Penn and Robin Wright's divorce is finally behind them.  —  The former couple have reached a private agreement on child support, spousal support …
Discussion: PopEater, Bitten and Bound and EW.com
Nicole LaPorte / The Daily Beast:
Salahi Accuses Whoopi of ‘Abuse’  —  After her appearance on The View to promote The Real Housewives of D.C., Michaele Salahi claims that co-host Goldberg verbally attacked her, prompted by the “White House crashers” controversy last year.  —  Whatever you do, don't call Michaele and Tareq Salahi White House party crashers.
Discussion: Gawker and E! Online (AU)
Us Weekly:
Jake Pavelka: “No,” I'm Not “Gay”  —  Bachelor Jake Pavelka is single again and looking for love — with a gal, not a guy.  The reality star debunked unsubstantiated rumors that he is gay during a Wednesday appearance on The View.  —  The topic came up as he and The View's female panel chatted …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
NBC Buys ‘Zombies Vs. Vampires’ Spec  —  EXCLUSIVE: This a title that would certainly score big with the Comic-Con crowd.  NBC has closed a deal for Zombies vs. Vampires, a spec script by Jake in Progress creator/executive producer Austin Winsberg.  I hear NBC bought preemptively the project …
 
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