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9:40 AM ET, September 24, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Billie Joe Armstrong — Green Day Frontman Enters Rehab Following Concert Meltdown  —  Green Day's front man Billie Joe Armstrong is entering rehab for substance abuse ... a rep for the band tells TMZ.  —  The news comes just two days after Armstrong went ballistic in Vegas during a performance at the iHeart Radio Music Festival.
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Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Billie Joe Armstrong Headed to Rehab  —  Billie Joe Armstrong is headed to rehab.  —  The Green Day frontman, 40, will receive treatment for substance abuse, the band's rep told the AP on Sunday.  —  The announcement comes on the heels of a public meltdown at the iHeart Radio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Friday night.
Discussion: Hollywood.com
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / bigstory.ap.org:
REP: GREEN DAY'S ARMSTRONG GETTING TREATMENT  —  You are here  —  Home » AP Party » Rep: Green Day's Armstrong getting treatment … NEW YORK (AP) — Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is headed to treatment for substance abuse.  —  Sunday's announcement by the band's rep comes …
Discussion: Dlisted and Towleroad News #gay
Grady Smith / EW.com:
Billie Joe Armstrong rants at the iHeartRadio festival: 'I'm not f—ing Justin Bieber'
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Daily Mail:
Charlize Theron is happy with new man Eric Stonestreet and adopted son in a very Modern Family  —  She's spoken of the joy of adopting a baby boy - and now actress Charlize Theron has a new man in her life too.  —  The Oscar-winning star, 37, is said to have fallen for Eric Stonestreet …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
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Alison Schwartz / People.com:
Eric Stonestreet Is Not Dating Charlize Theron  —  Come Sunday night, Eric Stonestreet may take home an Emmy.  —  The Modern Family star, however, will not have Charlize Theron on his arm as he leaves L.A.'s Nokia Theatre, contrary to tabloid reports.  —  Shooting down rumors of a romance …
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Eric Stonestreet Weighs In On Charlize Theron Dating Rumors: 'It's Starting To Make Halle Berry Jealous'  —  Eric Stonestreet and Charlize Theron a couple!?!?  Not according to the Emmy-nominated “Modern Family” star.  —  Eric took to Twitter on Sunday to weigh in on a report …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Kanye West — I Don't Have a Sex Tape ... I HAVE TWO SEX TAPES!!!  —  I Don't Have a Sex Tape  —  I HAVE TWO!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kanye West is a sex tape master — TMZ has learned, the rapper filmed himself doing the deed MORE than once in recent years ... and TWO tapes are currently being shopped to the highest bidder.
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AllHipHop.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Kanye's Lawyer Says Sex Tape “Stolen”; Demands Take Down of Images
Discussion: Gawker
Degen Pener / Hollywood Reporter:
Natalie Portman Goes Blonde (Photo)  —  In Dior Couture and Van Cleef & Arpels, the actress stepped out Saturday night for the premiere of her husband Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project.  —  On Saturday night, choreographer Benjamin Millepied premiered his new L.A. Dance Project at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Discussion: Style News and Crushable
Arnold Schwarzenegger / TMZ.com:
Love Child In Therapy  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger says his estranged wife Maria Shriver confronted him about his secret love child during a couple's therapy session and that she'd suspected for years ... according to his new book ... but the good news — Arnold assured Maria he was still “turned on” by her.
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
People.com:
Justin Timberlake Celebrates Bachelor Party in Las Vegas, Cabo  —  With his bachelor days winding down, Justin Timberlake celebrated with the ultimate send-off to his single years: a globetrotting party marathon in Sin City and Cabo.  —  The soon-to-be groom, 31, who is engaged to Jessica Biel …
Discussion: PopSugar
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
PIC: Justin Timberlake Arrives in Mexico for Bachelor Weekend! »
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Couric admits bulimia battle  —  Katie Couric admits she battled with bulimia in her early 20s on a TV special about eating disorders, Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  We're told that Couric makes the emotional confession today on her daytime show, on which she interviews new “X Factor” …
Discussion: Pop Crunch
X17 Online:
JULIE BOWEN GOES BRIGHT AND BOLD AT THE 2012 EMMYS  —  Looks like this Monique Lhuillier gown is her lucky dress, because shortly after posing for photos on the red carpet, Julie Bowen won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Modern Family, beating out co-star Sofia Vergara for the second year in a row!
Discussion: PerezHilton and omg!
Us Weekly:
Sharon Stone Taken to Hospital  —  Sharon Stone was taken to a hospital in Milan, Italy on Saturday Sept. 22 following a health scare at a Fendi fashion show.  —  But all is well for the still-stunning Basic Instinct actress and longtime AIDS activist, 54, who was in the Italian city for an amfAR benefit.
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Reuters:   Sharon Stone hospitalized in Italy after migraine complaints, back on red carpet shortly after
 
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TMZ.com:
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TMZ.com:
Fiona Apple — Explains Her Drug Arrest ... In Most Bizarre Speech Ever [Video]
Discussion: Gawker
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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