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12:20 AM ET, August 26, 2013

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Lamar Odom / TMZ.com:
CRACK COCAINE  —  Drug of Choice  —  Lamar Odom has been deep into crack cocaine for at least 2 years ... TMZ has learned.  —  TMZ broke the story ... Lamar has gone off the rails with drug use ... which is the principal cause of the crisis in his marriage to Khloe Kardashian.
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Lamar Odom / TMZ.com:
Family & Friends Worried  —  Lamar Odom has vanished and everyone in his life fears the worst — that he's off somewhere on a drug binge ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources connected to the NBA star tell us people on Lamar's side, and on the Kardashian side have not been able to find Lamar …
People.com:
Is Lamar Odom Drug Abuse Causing Marriage Problems?  —  Amid speculation that Khloé Kardashian Odom and Lamar Odom are having marital issues, Odom is now under fire from reports that claim he has been abusing drugs.  —  In the first report over the weekend, unnamed sources told TMZ that Odom …
RADAR:
Lamar Odom Drug Abuse — Family Fears He's Hooked On ‘Hillbilly Heroin’ OxyContin & Ambien  —  Kardashian family members fear Lamar Odom is hooked on the drugs OxyContin and Ambien, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  Multiple sources familiar with the situation claim Odom, 33 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Dlisted and X17 Online
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Katy Perry Performing Under the Brooklyn Bridge for MTV VMAs Finale  —  Roaring under the bridge!  For the closing number of the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday, Aug. 25, Katy Perry is going down . . by the river!  While Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake (and 'N Sync!)
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
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Digital Spy:
Katy Perry closes MTV VMAs with new single ‘Roar’ - picture  —  Katy Perry has closed the MTV Video Music Awards 2013 with her first public performance of ‘Roar’.  —  The singer unveiled the first single from her upcoming album Prism in a show-ending spectacle that saw her performing …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
NEWS/ Dr. Luke Officially Joining American Idol as 3rd Judge  —  Keith Urban and Jennifer Lopez have a new seat partner on the American Idol judging panel.  —  E! News can confirm that music producer Dr. Luke has officially signed on as the 3rd judge for the Fox reality show.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Music Producer Dr. Luke Getting Third Judge Spot On ‘American Idol’  —  Despite other names surfacing over the past week, I've learned that Dr. Luke is closing a deal to join Keith Urban and Jennifer Lopez as the third judge on the upcoming 13th season of Fox's American Idol.
Discussion: Just Jared
Matt McGloin / movies.cosmicbooknews.com:
EXCLUSIVE: BRYAN CRANSTON IS LEX LUTHOR IN BATMAN/SUPERMAN; MATT DAMON UP FOR AQUAMAN; MARK STRONG AS SINESTRO POSSIBLE  —  As Cosmic Book News previously was informed, Lex Luthor has been cast in the Man of Steel sequel that will feature Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman.
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus to Perform “Blurred Lines” With Robin Thicke for Raunchy 2013 VMAs Duet  —  Miley Cyrus is set to perform “Blurred Lines” with Robin Thicke for a sexy duet at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, sources confirms to Us Weekly  —  Hot duo alert!
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Tyrese — I Passed Out In a Club ... Because I'm Freaking Tired  —  I Passed Out In a Club ...  Because I'm Freaking Tired  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Tyrese straight up FAINTED inside a nightclub Friday and was sent to the hospital — but don't worry he's fine now ... he just needed some shut-eye, ASAP.
Richard Eden / Telegraph:
Duke of York finds love again...with old flame the Duchess of York  —  The Duchess of York is said to have rekindled her romance with her former husband, the Duke of York.  —  The Duke and Duchess Of York, pictured in 1995 before their divorce.
Discussion: Digital Spy and Us Weekly
Allan Fallow / blog.aarp.org:
Linda Ronstadt Discloses Her Battle With Parkinson's Disease  —  Legendary singer Linda Ronstadt, 67, told AARP today that she “can't sing a note” because she suffers from Parkinson's disease.  Diagnosed eight months ago, Ronstadt began to show symptoms as long as eight years ago.
Discussion: Starpulse
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USA Today:
Linda Ronstadt has Parkinson's Disease
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Taylor Armstrong Engaged to John Bluher!  Inside the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star's Romantic Proposal  —  Taylor Armstrong is engaged to John Bluher Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank  —  Taylor Armstrong has found love again!  The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star …
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E! Online:
NEWS/ Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star Taylor Armstrong Engaged to John Bluher: See the Romantic Pics!
Discussion: OK! MagazineOK!
 
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