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2:50 PM ET, August 8, 2011

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TMZ.com:
Kanye: People Look At Me Like I'm Adolf Hitler  —  Call him Air Fuhrer ... because this weekend, Kanye West compared himself to both Michael Jordan and Adolf Hitler during a performance in England.  —  West was performing at the Big Chill music festival Saturday night …
K.Leavit / RADAR:
Justin Bieber Gets ‘Touchy-Feely’ With Girlfriend Selena Gomez  —  Forget those break up rumors.  Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez proved they are still very much together by attending the 2011 Teen Choice Awards as a couple.  —  2011 Teen Choice Awards Complete List of Winners
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Kate Goodacre / Digital Spy:
Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber lead Teen Choice winners
People.com:
Sean Kingston: 'I'm Feeling Blessed'
Discussion: The Stir and The Marquee Blog
TMZ.com:
Levi's Sister: Bristol Palin Is ‘EVIL’  —  Levi Johnston's little sister HATES Bristol Palin ... calling her “evil” and a “sociopath” in a new Playboy interview.  Oh, and she also gets naked.  —  19-year-old Mercede Johnston (above left) just WENT OFF about the entire Palin crew …
Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
Jane Lynch's Sue Sylvester cut from ‘Glee’ movie  —  LOS ANGELES — Sue Sylvester and her infamous track suits won't be lighting up the Glee 3-D movie screen.  —  Lynch's Sylvester did appear by video on all the tour stops and even showed up in person at a concert that was filmed for the movie.
Discussion: PopWatch and The Marquee Blog
Latina:
Zoe Saldana is Latina's September Cover Girl!  —  Stunning Afro-Latina actress Zoe Saldana graces the September 2011 cover of Latina magazine's fall style issue, available on newsstands August 16th.  The 33-year-old Dominican and Puerto Rican star of this month's Colombiana opens …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Celebuzz and Bossip
Marco / X17 Online:
TOM AND KATIE CHECK OUT THE OTHER KATY IN CONCERT  —  Tom Cruise and wifey Katie Holmes enjoyed a date night watching Katy Perry in concert at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.  Love those cheetah-spotted gray jeans!  —  Katie's stepson Connor cruised with his uber-famous parents to the show.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Amber James / Celebuzz:
Cute Kid Alert! Suri Cruise Takes Her Doll for a Walk (PHOTOS)
Discussion: Amy Grindhouse
INF Daily:
Kate Gosselin Hits Up Today, Announces She's Ready To Date Again, Lures Men With Cupcakes  —  Love her or hate her (and we know there are a lot of vociferous members of both sides of the debate), Kate Gosselin was back on the Today Show this morning, and in fine form.
Discussion: Washington Post, Digital Spy and omg!
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Which Twilight Star's Manicure Includes Pics of Her Man's Face?  —  Just because Katy Perry already decorated her fingernails once with hubby Russell Brand's face that doesn't mean someone else can't do it, too.  —  No, no one's getting Branded like Perry.
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Hollywood Life
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
J.Lo deal sparks ‘Idol’ envy  —  Jennifer Lopez's huge new deal with “American Idol” has prompted her fellow judge, rocker Steven Tyler, to urge Fox to bump up his own payday.  —  While J.Lo negotiates the finishing touches of a deal, said to be worth up to $20 million, to return to “Idol” …
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Mad Men’ season 5 first look: Jon Hamm directs Elisabeth Moss — EXCLUSIVE PHOTO  —  Peggy Olson in dolphin shorts?  Why, the fifth season of Mad Men must take the biggest time jump yet!  —  We kid.  Below is a first-look shot from the Mad Men set as Jon Hamm takes on his new role …
Molly Young / GQ:
Jesse Eisenberg is Blowing Up  —  The charming, fidgety former Mark Zuckerberg is breaking out in the new comedy 30 Minutes or Less.  But the real-life story the film is based on is no laughing matter  —  It's a crap day in Manhattan, gray and cold, with the kind of indecisive mist that turns …
Discussion: Just Jared
Charlie Sheen / TMZ.com:
Ashton SAVED My Career!  —  Charlie Sheen is extremely grateful that Ashton Kutcher replaced him on “Two and a Half Men” — telling TMZ, if Ashton hadn't taken his old spot ... Charlie would never have been able to kick-start his career.  —  According to Charlie, his funeral on the show …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and New York Magazine
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Lady Gaga Hits the Jersey Shore for Britney Spears  —  We're not sure any torch was passed, but two generations of pop phenoms exchanged some admiration when Lady Gaga took in Britney Spears' Femme Fatale show Saturday night in Atlantic City.  —  Brit-Brit got the ball rolling from the stage …
 
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Daily Mail:
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Reuters:
Anthony Quinn's son, Francesco Quinn, dies at 48
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack and Digital Spy
DailyFill.com:
Kristen Stewart Talks Motherhood
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Desperate Housewives Ending After 8 Seasons
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack
TMZ.com:
Big Boi from Outkast Arrested for Drug Possession
Young Hollywood / TMZ.com:
Royce Reed Suffers Seizure at Celebrity Softball Game
Discussion: Bossip and Hollywood Life
 

 
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Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Comcast plans to launch StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, later this month at a “vastly reduced price”

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An Australian court sentences ex-army lawyer David McBride to five years and eight months for stealing Afghanistan war docs and leaking them to Australia's ABC

 
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