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5:10 AM ET, September 24, 2011

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Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Kim Delaney Booted Off Stage at Liberty Medal Award Ceremony  —  Kim Delaney looked disoriented and disheveled at the Liberty Medal Award ceremony.  —  What's wrong with Kim Delaney?  —  The star of Lifetime's “Army Wives” was kicked off stage at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center Thursday night …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
LiLo causes bad Dream scene  —  Lindsay Lohan got her claws out in a confrontation with the Indian model wife of millionaire hotelier Vikram Chatwal, just days after the troubled starlet and Chatwal were spotted kissing at his home in New York.  —  Lohan rudely confronted stunning Priya Sachdev …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Lindsay Lohan Adds “Gold Digging Wife Attacker” To Her Illustrious Resume
Discussion: The Superficial and Hollywood Rag
Crabby Abbey / RADAR:
Teen Bride Courtney Stodden Talks Wedding Night: ‘I Was Aroused For 24 Hours Straight’  —  Teen bride Courtney Stodden and her 51-year-old actor hubby, Doug Hutchison stopped by the offices of RadarOnline.com Thursday for a spellbinding interview.  —  Fielding probing questions …
TMZ.com:
TMZ Live — Bristol Palin's Heckler: I'm Ashamed of Myself  —  (4:15) A heckler rips Bristol Palin — calling her mom a “whore” ... so she goes after him for being gay.  —  (7:45) The heckler — Stephen Hanks — is on the phone ... and he's ashamed for acting out.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
PIC: Jennifer Aniston Spends $450,000 on Painting  —  He bids, she buys!  —  Jennifer Aniston was the winning buyer at Christie's glitzy “Artists for Haiti” auction in NYC on Thursday — where beau Justin Theroux did the bidding on her behalf.  —  PHOTOS: How Jen's edgy new beau is just like Angelina
Discussion: Hollywood Life and ARTINFO
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TMZ.com:
“X Factor” Dong Dancer: I Wasn't Naked!  —  The Parents Television Council may be off base — because the contestant who dropped trou on “The X Factor” last night tells TMZ, he wasn't naked ... he was wearing a g-string.  —  The singer — Geo Godley — tells us, his outfit was nothing worse …
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James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘X Factor’ hit with FCC complaint over nude contestant
Discussion: The Daily What
TMZ.com:
‘X Factor’ — Parents Org to File FCC Complaint Over Dong-Exposing Contestant
Discussion: X17 Online and AOL TV
Daily Mail:
‘We had a beautiful relationship’: Naomi Watts opens up about her romance with tragic Heath Ledger  —  Naomi Watts has opened up about her ex Heath Ledger saying the late actor was a ‘very special soul’ who ‘made a great impact on my life.’  —  The 43-year-old actress …
Discussion: Socialite Life and PerezHilton
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Naomi Watts Opens Up About “Beautiful” Romance With Heath Ledger
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins Split 1 Week Before Abduction Premiere  —  Maybe Lily Collins' dad Phil Collins can console her with one of his classic ballads?  —  The actress, 22, has split with her Abduction costar Taylor Lautner, a source confirms to Us Weekly.
Discussion: Pop2it, Hollywood Life and tooFab.com
TMZ.com:
Vesta Williams — Prescription Pills Found at Death Scene  —  Multiple bottles of prescription pills were found in the El Segundo, CA hotel room where R&B singer Vesta Williams died ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  —  We're told “several bottles” were discovered — some empty.
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J. Dakar / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
R&B SINGER VESTA WILLIAMS HAS DIED AT 53
Discussion: L.A. NOW and TMZ.com
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Wanda Sykes: I Had a Double Mastectomy  —  Wanda Sykes being outrageous - that's expected.  But for the actress-comedian to be serious?  That's rare.  Even when the issue is personal.  —  In this case, it was also health-related, when she admitted for the first time …
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omg!:
Wanda Sykes Reveals Breast Cancer Battle; Underwent Double Mastectomy
Discussion: X17 Online and Digital Spy
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Wanda Sykes: I Had a Double Mastectomy
Curtis Sittenfeld / New York Times:
A Long Day at ‘The Office’ With Mindy Kaling  —  In the last few months, Twitter followers of the writer and actress Mindy Kaling have been treated to these observations:  —  “re: kombucha, at its best, it tastes like drinking delicious wine coolers with phlegm in it.  At its worst, phlegm.”
Discussion: New York Magazine and Splitsider
Michael K / Dlisted:
Fight!  Fight!:  Jonah Hill vs. Matthew Morrison  —  Everybody who is making an #itgetsbetter video for bullied gay teens need to immediately rewrite their script and speak directly to recently de-chunked Jonah Hill, because he needs our sympathies and support during this very difficult time.
Discussion: Holy Moly!, The Blemish and Splitsider
TMZ.com:
Melissa Etheridge Fighting Ex Lover Over EVERYTHING  —  If Melissa Etheridge says tomato, Tammy Lynn Michaels says tomato — well, this probably has more impact when you say it ... but the two former lovebirds are about to engage in a lesbian battle royale in court.
Michael K / Dlisted:
When Your Wax Figure Is Less Waxy Than You Are  —  On the left is a wax-covered inanimate object that is full of chemicals and will melt into a puddle of bad decisions if it is put under the sun, and on the right is a wax-covered inanimate object that is full of chemicals and will melt …
 
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Mark Harris / New York Magazine:
Jonah Hill on Moneyball, Idolizing Joe Pesci, and Being All Grown Up
Discussion: Digital Spy
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New York Magazine:
Warner Brothers Wants Brad Pitt for Doug Liman Film After His Luna Craters
Discussion: The Moviefone Blog and /Film
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Tareq Salahi ‘Betrayed’ By Michaele & Neal Schon; Would He Take Her Back?
Discussion: PerezHilton
Pam Gaulin / omg!:
The Vampire Diaries: The Hybrid Errs and Heirs
Discussion: PerezHilton
Marco / X17 Online:
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS CAST PARTY IN HOLLYWOOD
 Earlier Picks: 
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Page 2: Dexter, Jonah Hill, Willy Wonka, Serenity, Alec Baldwin, Ghostbusters, Tron: Legacy …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Robert Seidman / TVbytheNumbers:
Fox won the night with adults 18-49 — its first fall Thursday …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and Splitsider
Cinya Burton / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Takes Maddox, 10, on a Flying Lesson
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Kirstie Alley Is Looking for Love, Not Sex
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 

 
From Mediagazer:

New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple Q2: revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.27B estimated, an all-time record

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball this season, in what would be Roku's first major live rights deal

 
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