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1:15 PM ET, August 9, 2010

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People.com:
Sandra Bullock Wins Teen Choice Award  —  Sandra Bullock didn't walk the blue carpet at the Teen Choice Awards, but that doesn't mean she wasn't there.  —  The actress, 46, surprised the crowd at L.A.'s Universal Amphitheater on Sunday, when she accepted the award for choice movie actress …
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PopEater:
Vampires Dominate 2010 Teen Choice Awards  —  Bloodsuckers struck another vein at the Teen Choice Awards with ‘The Twilight Saga’ ruling Sunday's ceremony with 12 wins, including choice fantasy movie and villain, while ‘The Vampire Diaries’ sucked up seven surfboard-shaped trophies at the taped ceremony …
Us Weekly:
PIC: Sandra Bullock Accepts Teen Choice Award in T-shirt
Discussion: Hollywoodnews.com
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Rod Stewart to Be a Dad - Again  —  Congrats are in order for Rod Stewart: The rock legend and father of six - who said last fall that he was hoping for one more child - and his wife, Penny Lancaster, are expecting a baby.  —  “We were thrilled and delighted to be able to tell Alastair …
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THE AGONY OF ZAC EFRON  —  WOULD YOU BELIEVE THE CHARLIE ST. CLOUD STAR HAS BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN POISON OAK ON HIS NETHER REGIONS?  TURNS OUT, BEING THE NICEST ACTOR IN HOLLYWOOD IS TORTURE.  —  Zac Efron refuses to shake my outstretched hand.  “Oh, dude, I can't,” he says.  “I've got a bad case of poison oak.”
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Bryan Alexander / PopEater:
Jennifer Aniston: No Need to Wait for Mr. Right to Start a Family
Aljean Harmetz / New York Times:
Patricia Neal, an Oscar Winner Who Endured Tragedy, Dies at 84  —  Patricia Neal, the molasses-voiced actress who won an Academy Award and a Tony but whose life alternated surreally between triumph and tragedy, died at her home in Edgartown, Mass., on Sunday.  She was 84 and lived in Manhattan and Martha's Vineyard.
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Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
Actress Patricia Neal dies, aged 84
Discussion: omg! and PopEater
Reuters:
Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal dies aged 84
Kate Sheehy / New York Post:
Naomi Campbell's diamond testimony ‘false,’ ex-agent will say  —  It's about to get very ugly for beautiful Naomi Campbell.  —  The cantankerous catwalker, who insisted under oath last week that she did know who sent her “dirty-looking pebbles” that turned out to be infamous blood diamonds …
Discussion: Bossip.com and New York Magazine
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Bruno Waterfield / Telegraph:
Mia Farrow disputes Naomi Campbell's account of ‘blood diamond affair’
Discussion: People.com, iVillage and Gone Hollywood
omg!:   Mia Farrow: Campbell said gift was ‘huge’ diamond
Matthew Weaver / Guardian:
Mia Farrow's ‘blood diamond’ testimony at war crimes trial: live updates
Discussion: newsfeed.time.com and Gawker
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
'Inception's' Cillian Murphy eyeing role in 'I'm.mortal' (exclusive)  —  Cillian Murphy, one of the key players in “Inception,” is in final negotiations to star with Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake in Fox and New Regency's “I'm.mortal,” Andrew Niccol's latest sci-fi drama.
Eunice Oh / People.com:
FIRST LOOK: Justin Bieber's Book Cover Revealed  —  His debut album was all about My World.  Now, Justin Bieber wants to share more of his Story.  —  The pop star's first book, Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story, will hit bookstore shelves in October but PEOPLE.com has a first look …
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Style News:
EXCLUSIVE: Justin Bieber Named The New Face of Proactiv
Discussion: coverawards.com
Troy Hooper / Real Vail:
Newly released reports shine more light on Sheen case  —  Newly released police reports in the Charlie Sheen case allege the actor's wife Brooke Mueller suffered serious head trauma as a result of a “huge fight” with the actor two or three months before his arrest in Aspen.
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
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Us Weekly:
Report: Sheen's Wife Suffered Serious Head Trauma Before Xmas Spat
Discussion: TMZ.com and Perez Hilton
Scott Larson / People.com:
Birthday Boy Maddox Jolie-Pitt Satisfies a Need for Speed  —  From left: Maddox, Zahara and Pax Jolie-Pitt  —  He still has a way to go before he can get a driver's license, but Maddox Jolie-Pitt, who turned 9 on Aug. 5, hit the race track during a belated birthday celebration with his family on Saturday.
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Brad & Angie Throw A Go-Kart Birthday Party For Maddox
New York Post:
Katy Perry rips ex on new album  —  Katy Perry trashes her ex-boyfriend Travis McCoy in a song on her upcoming album, “Teenage Dream.”  —  The pop singer dated McCoy on and off throughout 2008 while McCoy was the lead singer of the band Gym Class Heroes.  Perry and McCoy broke up shortly after New Year's 2009.
TMZ.com:
Battle Over Marlon Brando's Ashes  —  TMZ has learned that a war is raging over the remains of legendary Hollywood actor Marlon Brando — ashes that are allegedly being held hostage by a woman who used to date Marlon's son.  —  The ashes are currently in the possession of a woman named Donna Lopez Geon …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
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INF Daily:
Snooki & The Jersey Shore Cast Play on the Boardwalk  —  Of all the things we hate about Snooki - and there are a lot of things - what we find most disgusting is her mouth.  Not just the horrible stuff that comes out of it - it's more superficial than that.  It's the horrible shape that makes it look like a little constipated tulip.
Discussion: omg!, Perez Hilton and Digital Spy
Dave McNary / Variety:
Goldenberg lights ‘Lantern 2’  —  Warner signs scribe to pen comic hero sequel  —  Warner Bros. is moving ahead on a second “Green Lantern,” hiring Michael Goldenberg ("Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix") to write the screenplay for the sequel.  With the first pic's June 17 release date …
Us Weekly:
PIC: Brody Jenner Shaves an ‘A’ into His Hair for Avril  —  That's one way to show someone how much you care!  —  Hills alum Brody Jenner — who debuted a mohawk just last week — was spotted in L.A. Saturday with the letter ‘A’ shaved into the right side of his head.
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