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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Sucking Face with His Opening Act  —  Justin Bieber was locked in a serious make-out session with the chick who stars in his “Baby” music video ... but the shocking part — it all went down in the back of a Honda!!!  And TMZ has the photos.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Michael Douglas Stays Mum at ‘Wall Street’ Premiere  —  Michael Douglas exuded a quiet but resolute presence Monday night as he walked the red carpet at the New York premiere of his new movie, ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.’ Sources close to the legendary actor tell me he is riddled with fear and finding it difficult to talk.
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Carlos Greer / People.com:
Michael Douglas Amazed by Support from Cancer Survivors
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollywood Reporter
Us Weekly:
Elisabeth Moss Files for Divorce From Fred Armisen After 11 Months  —  It's really over.  —  Elisabeth Moss filed divorce papers in Los Angeles Monday to end her brief marriage to Fred Armisen, Entertainment Tonight confirms.  —  The Mad Men actress, 28, wed the Saturday Night Live performer, 43, last October.
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Discussion: PopEater, Celebrity Smack and EW.com
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Gwyneth Paltrow Is In Negotiations to Guest on Glee!  And You Won't Believe Who She Would Be Playing...  As if the highly anticipated return of Fox's Glee tomorrow night weren't giddy-good enough, I can now confirm to you this fantastic casting news: Gwyneth Paltrow is in discussions to come on the show!
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Gwyneth Paltrow in Talks to Guest Star on ‘Glee’
Discussion: Socialite Life
Lindsay Lohan / TMZ.com:
Lohan Probation Revoked, Arrest Warrant Issued  —  Lindsay Lohan's probation has been revoked and a bench warrant issued for her arrest ... TMZ has learned.  —  Although the bench warrant was issued, it's being held — i.e., on hold — until Friday at 8:30 AM, when Lindsay is ordered to appear in court.
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TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson to Oksana: 'I'm a F**king Failure'  —  Mel Gibson blasted out an email to Oksana Grigorieva on March 1, 2010 — in which he told his baby mama that he is a “f**king failure.”  —  In the email — sent from Mel's iPhone nearly two months after their domestic incident — Mel writes, “I really am losing my grip.
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TMZ.com:
Oksana to Mel: ‘U Dint Do Anything’  —  Oksana Grigorieva sent Mel Gibson an email on March 1, 2010 ... telling him he had no reason to be hard on himself and professing her love for him ... at the very time she now claims she was in fear for her life.  —  Oksana's email was sent less …
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Tim Burton Finds His ‘Frankenweenie’ Cast  —  EXCLUSIVE: Tim Burton is going to familiar people to voice cast Frankenweenie, Burton's stop motion animated Disney feature based on his 1984 short about a man who reanimates his dog after it gets hit by a car.  Burton has set Winona Ryder …
TMZ.com:
‘O.C. Housewife’ Hubby Arrested for Domestic Violence  —  “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Tamra Barney's estranged husband was arrested this morning on suspicion of domestic battery, according to law enforcement sources.  —  TMZ obtained Simon Barney's mug shot.
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Perez Hilton:
Real Husband Of Orange County Arrested!
Discussion: RADAR
Lindsay Lohan / TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Gets Paid in ‘Milkaholic’ Lawsuit  —  Lindsay Lohan just milked E*Trade all the way to the bank — and it's all over a Super Bowl commercial that may have insinuated Lohan is a “milkaholic.”  —  TMZ has learned Lohan's $100 million lawsuit against E*Trade has been settled.
hellomagazine.com:
New love, new lease of life for radiant Kate Winslet as she hits red carpet with Louis  —  When it comes to her private life, Kate Winslet is usually quite reticent.  —  But this week the British actress was not shy in showing how smitten she is with her new man Louis Dowler.
Discussion: Socialite Life
WXYZ-TV:
Aretha Franklin's son severely beaten in Detroit  —  DETROIT (WXYZ) - Eddie Franklin, son of Aretha Franklin, was severely beaten late Monday in Detroit.  The incident happen at a gas station at Plymouth Rd. and Evergreen Ave.  —  A witness says three suspects, two males and one female may have been responsible for the attack.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and PopEater
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Mike Householder / Associated Press:
Aretha Franklin's son severely beaten in Detroit
Discussion: Spinner
People.com:
Kings of Leon Singer Caleb Followill Is Engaged  —  Sorry, ladies: two members of the Kings of Leon are now officially off the market.  —  Lead singer Caleb Followill popped the question to his girlfriend, Lily Aldridge, the band's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  And should he want to get a jump start …
Celebslam:
Halle Berry is good at dressing  —  Halle Berry is rather attractive  —  Halle Berry attended the Swarovski Elements “22 Ways To Say Black” charity auction in New York last night wearing a dress that I'm pretty sure was made for her daughter.  That thing's so tight, I think it might actually be sprayed on.
Us Weekly:
VIDEO: The Situation Bombs on DWTS!  —  The Situation can't dance.  —  He was one of the lowest-ranking celebs on the Dancing With the Stars premiere Monday night.  —  The Jersey Shore star (real name: Mike Sorrentino) had only five days of training because he had to finish shooting his hit MTV show.
Vicki Hyman / New Jersey Online:
Joe Giudice reports to jail; serving 10 days for driving with a suspended license  —  Joe Giudice, husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey' table-tipper Teresa Giudice, reported to the Morris County jail this morning to begin serving a 10-day sentence for driving with a suspended license.
Howard Breuer / People.com:
Girl, 15, Pleads Guilty to Killing Mom in Her Sleep  —  A 15-year-old California girl accused of participating in the stabbing death of her mother last year because of a dispute over the teen's boyfriend pleaded guilty to murder.  —  Prosecutors say Tylar Witt, who was 14 at the time …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Jesus Martinez / DrunkenStepfather:
Christina Aguilera's Nipples in a See Through of the Day  —  I don't know where these are from, but I ripped them off a site that posted them along with the Christina Aguilera's Tits on Entourage Finale Clip so assume they are new enough...and new or not who really gives a f**k …
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag
Doug / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Jersey Shore's J-WOWW Offered $400,000 For Playboy  —  Playboy is putting the “Wow” in J-WOWW.  —  RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that there is a $400,000 offer from the mag for the Jersey Shore star to pose naked.  We've also learned that the deal is not final …
Matt Soergel / Florida Times Union:
Leonard Skinner, Lynyrd Skynyrd inspiration, dies at 77  —  Leonard Skinner, the no-nonsense, flattopped basketball coach and gym teacher whose name is forever linked with Jacksonville's legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd, died in his sleep early Monday morning.  He was 77.
Discussion: ArtsBeat, EW.com, PopEater, Spinner and Neatorama
TMZ.com:
The Quaids: We're Victims of a Corpse Conspiracy  —  Randy and Evi Quaid claim they've been targeted in a diabolical scheme to steal property that rightfully belongs to them ... and they insist the mastermind is using a dead person to carry out the plot.  —  Long story short …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Michael K / Dlisted:
Behold, The Great Beauty Has Returned!  —  The last time I caught up with the graceful silicone orchid that is Pete Burns, he was on his death bed and about to float down the eternal stream to heaven on his inner tube lips.  Well, (NSFL) drop a log on the catwalk, because Pete Burns is back in a BIG way!
Dave Karger / EW.com:
Annette Bening and Julianne Moore both to be campaigned as Best Actress  —  Move over, Thelma and Louise: Now there's Nic and Jules.  From Focus Features comes official word that the distributor will be campaigning both of its stars of The Kids Are All Right—Annette Bening and Julianne Moore—as Best Actress.
Brian Clark / Movieline:
Kill Time at Work with NSFW Howl Obscenity Game  —  Oscilloscope has posted a new user-generated game connected to Friday's release of Howl that tells you just how obscene you are.  The experimental biopic stars James Franco as Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, whose famous poem of the same name provoked an obscenity trial in 1957.
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Steven Spielberg Makes Hollywood Crazy to Read about the Robopocalypse  —  Not Necessarily a Killer Robot  —  As a director, Steven Spielberg has warned us about invasion from aliens, technology, and Nazis.  But now Vulture hears that he's intrigued by another threat: robots.
 
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