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1:15 PM ET, December 11, 2012

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TMZ.com:
Brooke Mueller — Back in Rehab for 19th Time  —  BACK IN REHAB  —  For 19th Time  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Brooke Mueller is back in familiar territory — rehab — because she now confesses she has a big problem with a powerful drug.  —  Sources close to Brooke tell TMZ …
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Alun Palmer / mirror:
“You do gulp when they say cancer”: The Hobbit's Sir Ian McKellen on his prostate fight  —  On Friday Sir Ian is back as the magical character in the prequel The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  —  Sir Ian McKellen laughs as he sums up the state of his health.  —  “You are going to write 'Ian McKellen is decrepit.
Discussion: Us Weekly
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Philip Caulfield / NY Daily News:
Ian McKellen reveals he's been fighting prostate cancer for six or seven years  —  The 73-year-old ‘Hobbit’ star says the cancer isn't a threat to his life.  Doctors have kept an eye on it during regular check-ups and surgery isn't necessary.  ‘You do go gulp when you hear the news,’ he says.
Discussion: Dlisted
Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Ian McKellen Has Prostate Cancer  —  Sir Ian McKellen has revealed that he suffers from prostate cancer.  —  McKellen - who played Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and reprises the role in the soon-to-open The Hobbit - tells the Daily Mirror that he's had “prostate cancer for six or seven years.”
Lindsay Lohan / TMZ.com:
To Scene of the Crime  —  Lindsay Lohan pressed her luck last night in NYC ... returning to the nightclub where she was arrested last month ... and this time no one was Mirandized.  —  The fun began at Catch nightclub, and then moved to club Avenue — the place where Lindsay turned down a palm reading …
Discussion: PerezHilton and New York Post
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/Lindsay Lohan Skipping Court, Following The Wanted to London  —  Lindsay Lohan is staying the course.  —  Not the behavioral one advised by the law, according to some, but most definitely the geographical one mapped out by The Wanted's tour manager.  —  Lohan will not be showing …
Discussion: Gawker, PerezHilton and New York Post
Photo Boy / The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan is Still Stealing As Much As Possible
Discussion: The Blemish and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen Drops $75k to Obliterate Little Girl's Cancer  —  DROPS $75,000  —  To Obliterate Lil Girl's Cancer  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Hey everyone, wanna hear a really nice Charlie Sheen story?  Great ... 'cause the actor just cut a massive $75,000 to help a little girl fight cancer.
Discussion: New York Post and Daily Mail
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
PICS: Anne Hathaway Doesn't Wear Underwear, Flashes Photographers at Les Miserables Premiere  —  Anne Hathaway pulled a Britney!  —  PHOTOS: Most embarrassing wardrobe malfunctions EVER!  —  At the Les Miserables premiere in New York City Dec, 10, the film's leading lady accidentally flashed photographers …
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Ryan Patterson / omg!:
Glam Slam: Anne Hathaway's Bold Beauty  —  Everyone is talking about Anne Hathaway's head-to-toe Tom Ford look last night at the New York premiere of “Les Miserables”....especially THOSE boots!  —  Quite the daring look for the fashion darling.  —  PLAY IT NOW: Anne Hathaway Dishes …
Discussion: X17 Online
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Why Gwyneth Paltrow Looks Great (And the Woman Who Makes It Happen)  —  Maybe she's born with it.  Or maybe a trainer whipped her into shape.  —  After giving birth to daughter Apple in 2004, Gwyneth Paltrow got back in shape quickly.  But after having son Moses two years later, she had trouble losing the baby weight.
Daily Mail:
We're both shattered.  My first thought was: Is she a mother?  Radio hosts at centre of prank give self-pitying interviews  —  The two Australian DJs at the centre of the hoax call scandal broke their silence yesterday to declare they were ‘gutted, shattered and heartbroken’.
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Socialite Life
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Husband of Kate's Late Nurse Writes About ‘Tragic Loss’
Discussion: Pop Crunch
TMZ.com:
Australian Station CANCELS Radio Show
Discussion: PerezHilton and Dlisted
Maggie Coughlan / People.com:
Amanda Seyfried: ‘Everyone Wants to Have Sex’ with Channing Tatum  —  Amanda Seyfried has worked with a lot of good-looking men, but there's one in particular who rises to the top of her list.  —  “Channing [Tatum] was amazing.  He's a superstar,” the actress, 27, tells the January issue …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Russell Crowe spotted cozying up to Billy Joel ex Katie Lee  —  Russell Crowe has been spending time with foxy foodie Katie Lee in the wake of his split from Danielle Spencer.  —  Sources spotted Crowe and Billy Joel's pretty brunette ex cuddling in front of a romantic fireplace in the Drawing Room …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
PICTURES: Pregnant Jessica Simpson Wears Stiletto Boots While Shopping  —  With the holidays nigh, an unexpected second pregnancy isn't going to prevent Jessica Simpson from partaking in one of her favorite pastimes: Shopping!  —  On Monday Dec. 10, the pregnant-again star, 31 …
Brittany Jeffers / KOKI-TV:
Boy donates about 500 birthday presents to Toys for Tots  —  You only turn eight once and Chase Branscum of Owasso celebrated his birthday in big way.  —  The birthday boy received more than 500 gifts, but he won't be taking any of them home with him.  —  “I already have toys and other kids don't,” said Chase.
Discussion: Bossip and Fox News
 
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Gary Levin / USA Today:
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Jerry L. Barrow / The Urban Daily:
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Us Weekly:
PICTURE: Lena Dunham and Indie Rocker Beau Jack Antonoff Make Out in Public
Discussion: Crushable and Oh No They Didn't!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Putting The Ass In Christmass
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Robert Patrick Set As New Regular On ‘True Blood’, Will Reprise Role As Alcide's Dad
TMZ.com:
Grilled Over Drug Use by Mom's Attorneys
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