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Lesley Messer / People.com:
Snooki Introduces Lorenzo — Just six days after Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and her fiancé Jionni LaValle welcomed their first child, Lorenzo Dominic, they opened their home to PEOPLE to help introduce him to the world. — “It's a different kind of love that I never felt before …
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Lisa Chudnofsky / MTV Remote Control Blog:
Snooki Or Jionni: Who Does Baby Lorenzo Resemble More? [Photo] — The LaValle family poses for a photo shoot in New Jersey on September 1, 2012. — Look out, world: It's the first “Jersey Shore” baby, and his generous head of hair is already primed for a blowout! (Cheers to a long life without comb-overs, kid.)
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Us Weekly, Celebrity Baby Scoop and Hollyscoop
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Raps About Kim Kardashian's Sex Tape — Raps About Kim K's — SEX TAPE — EXCLUSIVE — Kanye West is finally talking about Kim Kardashian's sex tape ... dropping a line about the infamous XXX video in his upcoming single ... and it's obvious Yeezy is damn proud of his “perfect bitch.”
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Jessica Simpson: I'm “10 Pounds Away From My Pre-Baby Size” — Weigh to go, Jessica Simpson! — Four months after the Fashion Star mentor, 32, welcomed daughter Maxwell (with fiance Eric Johnson, 33), the Texas native is sharing the secrets of her success on Weight Watchers …
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Nanci Hellmich / USA Today:
Jessica Simpson tackles pregnancy pounds — Jessica Simpson, 32, the new celebrity spokeswoman for Weight Watchers, says that when she was pregnant, she was “constantly hungry” and had a “big appetite.” — “I let myself indulge in everything I wanted because it was the first time I was ever pregnant …
Steve Helling / People.com:
Katy Perry and John Mayer Step Out Together ... Again — That was fast! — Fewer than two weeks after they had stopped dating, John Mayer, 34, and Katy Perry, 27, have rekindled their romance. — “They are seeing each other again,” a Perry pal tells PEOPLE.
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
PIC: Katy Perry, John Mayer Reunite for Flirty Dinner Date in L.A.
Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Britney Spears & Jason Trawick Reveal How Their Romance Started — Britney Spears and her fiancé Jason Trawick have revealed how their relationship went from business to pleasure. — According to Trawick, who previously was one of Spears's agents, the singer made the first move …
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Spends 31st Birthday on Yacht in France With Jay-Z, Blue Ivy, Goes Without Makeup — Beyonce got plenty of wishes from loved ones — not to mention fans worldwide — on her 31st birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 4. But the Grammy-winning superstar celebrated the occasion with just her immediate fam …
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LeAnn Rimes Breaks Silence About Why She's In Treatment: I've Buried Issues — In the wake of LeAnn Rimes entering an in-patient treatment facility for 30 days, the How Do I Live singer claims she's “buried” longtime issues in a new interview with a magazine. — “I'm happy and healthy,” the singer said.
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Kevin O'Donnell / People.com:
Chad Kroeger Opens Up About Engagement to Avril Lavigne — It's been three weeks since Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger wowed the world with the happy news of their surprise engagement. But one person who isn't paying attention to everyone else's reaction is the Nickelback rocker himself.
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Cele|bitchy, PerezHilton and OK! Magazine
Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Girls' Lena Dunham Is Dating Fun.'s Jack Antonoff — Hipster hookup! — Girls creator Lena Dunham has been seeing Jack Antonoff, guitarist of the indie rock band Fun., sources tell Us Weekly. — PHOTOS: Stars and their soulmates — “They're trying to keep it a secret,” explains a Dunham pal.
TMZ.com:
Amanda Bynes Charged with Hit-and-Run — Charged with Hit-and-Run — EXCLUSIVE — Amanda Bynes has been charged with TWO counts of hit-and-run — after allegedly smashing into some car and fleeing the scene ... twice. — If convicted on both counts, she faces up to a year in jail.
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TMZ.com:
Rep. Patrick Kennedy — We LOVE Taylor Swift ... She's ALREADY Family — REP. PATRICK KENNEDY — We LOVE Taylor Swift — ... She's ALREADY Family — EXCLUSIVE — Taylor Swift has ALREADY been accepted as a member of the Kennedy family ... so says former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy …
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X17 Online:
HEIDI KLUM DRESSES TO KILL AND GETS BACK TO WORK — Despite the drama with soon-to-be ex-husband Seal and allegations that she's having a fling with her bodyguard, Heidi Klum seemed unfazed when we snapped her in NYC on Tuesday evening. — Heidi was en route to a Project Runway shoot …
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Judy / Judy's Blog:
!@#$% Happens — The Dream Summer — We were supposed to leave for five weeks in Italy on July 29 — four of those weeks would be spent at an artists' colony housed in a castle in Umbria where I was hoping to finish my new book. A castle! Sound too good to be true? Uh huh... The Reality
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Us Weekly and Gossip Cop
TMZ.com:
Only One Judge Has Signed On For ‘American Idol’ — Has Signed On — EXCLUSIVE — “American Idol” is in a pickle — the judges start their on-air auditions in New York City in 2 weeks, and only one judge has signed a deal ... sources connected with the show tell TMZ.
nbcuniversal.presscentre.com:
BRAVO MEDIA GOES BANANAS FOR “THE RACHEL ZOE PROJECT” AND GREENLIGHTS FIFTH SEASON — BRAVO MEDIA GOES BANANAS FOR “THE RACHEL ZOE PROJECT” AND GREENLIGHTS FIFTH SEASON — As Fashion Week begins, Bravo Media announces another strut down the runway giving the greenlight to the fifth season …
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Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Kate Bosworth Is Engaged to Michael Polish - It's Official — Kate Bosworth is engaged! — The actress, who recently alluded to a proposal from boyfriend Michael Polish in a travel blog for Vogue, confirmed her engagement on Twitter. — “This photo was taken by my husband-to-be,” she Tweeted on Tuesday.
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Leslie Bruce / Hollywood Reporter:
What Producers Are Paying the Stars of TLC's ‘Honey Boo Boo’ — The small bet by the network has led to huge gains — with three million viewers for the Aug. 29 episode alone. — Alana Thompson, the 7-year-old star of TLC's surprise hit Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, raised eyebrows by announcing …
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Claire Danes: My Belly Is the Size of a “Soccer Ball” — Claire Danes has always been slender, but now that she's several months pregnant, “It's getting to the point where I'm looking a little knocked up,” the actress joked on LIVE! With Kelly and Michael September 4.
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