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12:00 AM ET, August 9, 2011

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Gavin Degraw / TMZ.com:
Hospitalized After Brutal Attack  —  Singer Gavin DeGraw was hospitalized after he was viciously assaulted by multiple attackers late Sunday night in New York City ... TMZ has learned.  —  A source close to Gavin tells TMZ the singer — who lives in New York City — was outnumbered by several people during the attack.
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Larry Celona / New York Post:
Singer Gavin DeGraw beaten, hospitalized  —  Pop singer Gavin DeGraw was viciously beaten by a pack of thugs on the Lower East Side early today — and then hit by a taxi as he stumbled off, police sources said.  —  The 34-year-old crooner — who's spent the summer opening for superstar rockers Maroon 5 …
Discussion: People.com and New York Magazine
Arnold Schwarzenegger / TMZ.com:
I SURVIVED MARIA!  —  The Ultimate Dis?  —  On the surface it's the unkindest cut of all ... Arnold Schwarzenegger out bike riding Sunday in Santa Monica, wearing a shirt that says, “I survived Maria” — the woman whom he betrayed so badly.  —  But there's more to this story.
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 …
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Walsten / RADAR:
Sarah Palin's A Grandma, Again!
Iangarland / Hollybaby:
Sarah Palin Is A Bad Mom Who Uses Her Kids, Levi Johnston's Sister Claims!
JOE McGINNISS:
Sarah's a Grandma Again
Discussion: Gawker
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.
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Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin: My Kids Are “Begging” Me to Remarry
Randee Dawn / The Clicker:
Kate's ‘Plus 8’ want her to start dating
Discussion: The Stir, msnbc.com and PopWatch
Liz Raftery / People.com:
Sinead O'Connor Sports Dark Look in Ireland  —  Sinead O'Connor in Bray, Ireland, on Aug. 7  —  Nothing compares to ... who?  —  Look closely - that's none other than Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, performing as a backup singer at a summer music festival in Bray, Ireland, over the weekend.
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Project Runway All Stars’: Angela Lindvall to Host; Isaac Mizrahi, Georgina Chapman Will Serve as Judges … Model and actress Angela Lindvall will host Lifetime's Project Runway All Stars, with fashion designers Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman as judges and Marie Claire editor-in-chief Joanna Coles in the Tim Gunn mentor role.
Discussion: afterelton.com, TVgasm and The Clicker
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Lesley Messer / People.com:
Project Runway All Stars Cast Revealed
Discussion: fashionologie
Jessica / INF Daily:
Pics!  Brangelina Take The Kids To Wicked; Angelina Looks Scary Skinny  —  Angelina Jolie's emaciated frame has been a topic for analysis for a long-ass time.  She's never normal sized, her body's always a variation of thin and crazy scary deathly thin.  And from the looks of it, she's nearing the scary place once again.
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: Celebuzz and Bossip
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Us Weekly:
Zoe Saldana: I Had a Mental Breakdown After Avatar
Daily Mail:
'Jennifer Aniston threw Brad Pitt out after he confessed his love for Angelina Jolie': New book lifts lid on split of the century  —  Jennifer Aniston ordered Brad Pitt to leave their Beverly Hills home after he admitted that he was in love with Angelina Jolie, according to a sensational new book.
Discussion: Pop2it and Socialite Life
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 …
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RADAR:
Kanye West Compares Himself To Hitler During Concert
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 …
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” …
Sarah Brumfield / Associated Press:
‘Wire’ actress pleads guilty in drug case  —  BALTIMORE - An actress who played a Baltimore drug gang assassin in HBO's “The Wire” pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to distribute heroin, caught by a wiretap in a joint federal-state drug probe of an alleged drug gang.
Discussion: The Wrap and Gawker
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl Are Moving in Together  —  Just as the new season of Bachelor Pad premieres Monday on ABC, one of the competing couples are moving on - and moving in - with each other.  —  Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl confirm to PEOPLE they are looking for a new home together in Los Angeles.
Liz Thomas / Daily Mail:
Explosive Jackie O tapes ‘reveal how she believed Lyndon B Johnson killed JFK and had affair with movie star’  —  Jackie Onassis believed that Lyndon B Johnson and a cabal of Texas tycoons were involved in the assassination of her husband John F Kennedy, ‘explosive’ recordings are set to reveal.
Discussion: New York Post, RADAR, The Stir, Pop2it and Gawker
Daily Mail:
What split?  Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber put break-up rumours to bed as they kiss at Teen Choice Awards  —  They arrived separately, giving ammunition to reports they had gone their separate ways.  —  But Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez put rumours of a split to bed last night as they shared …
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Pink is the New Blog
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Therealthedailywhat / The Daily What:
Yo-Yo Master of the Day: Shinji Saito reclaims his 2A Division crown …
Discussion: Deadspin and New York Magazine
Claire Noland / Los Angeles Times:
Francesco Quinn dies at 48; actor, son of movie legend
Discussion: Pop2it and AOL TV
Lauren / X17 Online:
NEW HUNGER GAMES PHOTOS RELEASED
Discussion: omg!
Lauren / X17 Online:
ANTI-DRUGS POSTER FEATURING AMY WINEHOUSE CAUSES CONTROVERSY
Daily Mail:
Ain't no party like a Scientology party: Juliette Lewis and John Travolta invite cameras …
Discussion: Crushable
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Us Weekly:
PIC: Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner Reunite!
Charlie Sheen / TMZ.com:
Ashton SAVED My Career!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and New York Magazine
Molly Young / GQ:
Jesse Eisenberg is Blowing Up
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Which Twilight Star's Manicure Includes Pics of Her Man's Face?
Discussion: OK! Magazine and Hollywood Life
Marco / X17 Online:
TOM AND KATIE CHECK OUT THE OTHER KATY IN CONCERT
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans

Neal Mohan / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan argues that creators should be eligible for Emmys, as the awards “should reflect what viewers are actually watching on their TV screens”

Max Tani / Semafor:
Hunterbrook Media's publisher failed to disclose its ownership stake in a rival to a company that was recently the subject of a critical Hunterbrook article

 
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