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10:25 AM ET, September 5, 2011

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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Eddie Murphy In Talks To Host 84th Oscars  —  EXCLUSIVE: This Tuesday, a confab is scheduled for Oscar producer Brett Ratner to tell the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences whom he wants to host the Oscars.  I've learned that Ratner will offer one name to Academy President Tom Sherak: Eddie Murphy.
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Humor Mill:
EXCLUSIVE- Eddie Murphy To Host Academy Awards!  —  We just heard a serious rumor- and after calling several inside sources that have confirmed- we can state that comedian and actor Eddie Murphy will host the 84th Annual Academy Awards on February 26, 2012!  —  As you may already …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Lucci unloads on soap-killer  —  “All My Children” star Susan Lucci unleashes her fury about the cancellation of the long-running ABC soap in a blistering epilogue just added to the paperback edition of her book, “All My Life: A Memoir.”  —  Lucci, who has played Erica Kane since 1970 …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Ronson, Wife Remember the Late Amy Winehouse at Wedding  —  Mark Ronson spent one of the happiest, most momentous days of his life minus one very special friend: the late Amy Winehouse.  —  The musician and superstar producer, who produced Winehouse's classic Back to Black album …
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack and Dlisted
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Us Weekly:
Mark Ronson Weds in South of France  —  Nice way to start September!  —  Superstar music producer Mark Ronson wed model-actress Josephine de la Baume in Aix de Provence, France on Saturday.  —  Photos at the Daily Mail reveal that the bride and groom were equally stylish for the big day …
TMZ.com:
$40,000 Wedding Gift To Kim Kardashian  —  Pauly D wasn't invited to Kim Kardashian's extravagant wedding — but that didn't stop him from giving her a gift that is valued at $40,000 ... kind of.  —  Sources close to the “Jersey Shore” star tell TMZ ... he was approached by Kim to DJ an event …
TMZ.com:
For Anti-Army Rap  —  A proud military veteran is demanding an apology from Soulja Boy — after the rapper posted a video saying, “f**k the army troops.”  —  Soulja ignited a wave of controversy this week over his new song, “Let's Be Real” — which includes the lyrics:
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Western wedding for Laurens  —  In what some say is America's answer to the royal wedding, David Lauren married Lauren Bush last night in a stunning ceremony overlooking the Rocky Mountains.  —  Lauren Bush, from now on known as Lauren Bush Lauren, wore an intricately embroidered Victorian …
Discussion: People.com and Hollywood Life
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate's Wedding Dress: A Giant Summer Hit  —  The Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress, with the Duchess (inset)  —  It's standing room only at the Palace.  —  Six weeks after it went on display - and with only one month left for the public to get a glimpse - more than 350,000 have filed …
Perez Hilton:
Is Alyson Hannigan PREGGERS?!  —  ZOMG!  This could be WONDERFUL news!  —  The lovely Alyson Hannigan was spotted with her husband Alexis Denisof and their adorable daughter, Satyana, at the Malibu Chili cook-off last night , with what looks to be a pretty noticeable baby bump under a loose-fitting shirt!
Kurt Angle / TMZ.com:
ARRESTED FOR DWI  —  Wrestling legend Kurt Angle was arrested early this morning on charges of driving under the influence ... TMZ has learned.  —  Angle was busted by Virginia State Troopers and taken to Warren County Jail.  He posted $2,000 bond and was released at 3:31 AM.
Discussion: Starpulse and Gossip Cop
FemaleFirst:
Colin Farrell enjoys kissing scenes but admits getting any closer to female co-stars can be a “bit uncomfortable”.  —  Colin Farrell thinks kissing scenes are “great”.  —  The ‘Fright Night’ actor loves getting the chance to lock lips with his female co-stars, though he admits the experience can be “strange”.
Dr. Keith Ablow / Fox News:
Don't Let Your Kids Watch Chaz Bono On ‘Dancing With the Stars’  —  Chaz Bono, the “transsexual” woman who underwent plastic surgery and takes male hormones in an effort to appear to be a man, and who asserts she is a man, will appear on the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars”, according to ABC, the network which airs the show.
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