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Jen Heger / RADAR:
Lawyer: More John Travolta Sex Accusers Coming Forward  —  WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT  —  The lawyer representing the two men suing John Travolta for sexual battery and assault and sexual harassment tells RadarOnline.com exclusively that he has been contacted …
Rolling Stone:
Tom Gabel of Against Me!  Comes Out as Transgender  —  Singer reveals plans to begin living as a woman in the new issue of Rolling Stone  —  Against Me! singer Tom Gabel reveals plans to begin living as a woman in the new issue of Rolling Stone.  Gabel, who has dealt privately …
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TMZ.com:   Against Me! Singer — I'm a WOMAN Trapped in a Man's Body
Russ Weakland / omg!:
Christina Aguilera: ‘Voice’ Star Tony Lucca Is A ‘Prima Donna’  —  Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!  As reports emerge that Christina is ultra-demanding on set, she started yelling at one of the runner-ups during rehearsal- and only HollywoodLife.com has all of the EXCLUSIVE details!
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TMZ.com:
Ex-Mickey Mouse Clubber — Christina Aguilera Was in LOVE with Tony Lucca  —  EX-MICKEY MOUSE CLUBBER  —  Christina Was in LOVE with Tony Lucca  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Christina Aguilera has it out for Tony Lucca on “The Voice” because he spurned her while they worked on The Mickey Mouse Club — this according to a former Mouseketeer.
Discussion: omg!
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:   Exclusive: Inside Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine's Nasty Feud
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
The Voice: Christina Aguilera Apologizes to Tony Lucca
Melanie Bromley / E! Online:
It's Official: Britney Spears Signs X Factor Deal!  —  Britney Spears is official.  —  After months of eight-figure negotiations, the pop star has finally signed her contract to join Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid as a judge on The X Factor.  —  Spears finally inked her deal this week, E! News has exclusively confirmed.
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Len / X17 Online:
REPORT: BRITNEY SPEARS SIGNS X FACTOR DEAL FOR $15 MILLION
Discussion: omg!
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Sofia Vergara in love split  —  Men around the world, rejoice.  Sofia Vergara is single again after splitting with boyfriend Nick Loeb after more than two years together, Page Six can exclusively reveal.  —  The Colombian stunner and New York-based Loeb broke up over the weekend following a series of arguments, sources tell us.
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Liz Raftery / People.com:
Sofia Vergara Is Single Again: Report
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson: “I Am So in Love With Baby Maxwell!”  —  Jessica speaks!  Er, tweets!  —  One week after she welcomed daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson, Jessica Simpson gave her 5 million-plus Twitter followers an update on her baby and first-time motherhood — and all is very, very well!
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Jessica Simpson: Scared She Can't Lose 65 Pounds Of Baby Weight
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Vidal Sassoon Dead — Fashion Icon Dies at 84  —  World-renowned hair stylist and fashion icon Vidal Sassoon has died.  —  According to reports, Sassoon passed away today from an unspecified illness at his home on Mulholland Drive in Hollywood.  His family was by his side.
Discussion: omg!, Reuters and Associated Press
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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Famed fashion icon Vidal Sassoon dead at 84
Discussion: Gawker
Jon Hamm / Rookie:
Ask a Grown Man  —  Jon Hamm is...well, you know who he is.  He's JON EFFING HAMM.  Enjoy his answers to your questions.  —  Ask a Grown Man: Jon Hamm from Rookie on Vimeo or YouTube.  —  To submit a question for next month's Grown Man/Men, write to youaskedit@rookiemag.com, and write “Ask a Grown Man” in the subject line.
Discussion: Dlisted and Best Week Ever
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The Superficial:   Here's Jon Hamm Giving Relationship Advice To Random 16-Year-Old Girls On The Internet
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Cameron Diaz Joining Ridley Scott's Killer Cast For ‘The Counselor’  —  BREAKING: Cameron Diaz is in final negotiations to join the spectacular cast of The Counselor, the Ridley Scott-directed drama based on the original script by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy.
Discussion: Starpulse
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Todd Brown / Twitch:
BREAKING: Cameron Diaz Joins THE COUNSELOR
Michael K / Dlisted:
Behold, The New Face Of Chanel No. 5  —  Does this mean that Chanel No. 5 is finally going to retire that Nicole Kidman commercial, because if I hear coo out the line “I love to dance!” one more time...  Chanel announced this morning that Chanel No. 5 will be the odor every Brangeloonie secretes …
Discussion: !! omg blog !!, E! Online and PopWatch
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Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Named New Face of Chanel No. 5
MediaTakeOut.com™ 2012:
BREAKING NEWS: Rihanna Rushed To Hospital . . . Suffers From EXHAUSTION And DEHYDRATION . . . After Night Of ‘PARTYING’!!!  (Evidence Inside)  —  MediaTakeOut.com learned that YESTERDAY, our favorite pop singer Rihanna was RUSHED to a NYC hospital.  Details are sketchy but we're told that she suffered from …
TMZ.com:
Tanning Mom BANNED From Local Tanning Salons  —  BANNED from Local Tanning Salons  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil is running out of places to hide — TMZ has learned, several tanning salons surrounding her NJ home have BANNED her from their premises ... and now, even the NJ Department of Health is getting involved.
Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
The Many Faces of Marion Cotillard  —  Blog headlines such as “Marion Cotillard: Secrets and Lies in the Last Audiard” indicate how scrutinized the Angelina Jolie of France is.  Of course, there are perks (a multimillion-dollar deal as the face of Lady Dior; almost $1.5 million a film, a gigantic sum in France) but also drawbacks.
Discussion: PopWatch and Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Rebecca Hall in Talks to Join ‘Iron Man 3’
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