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2:45 PM ET, August 27, 2013

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TMZ.com:
Lamar Odom — Surfaces Near Home, Looking Thin  —  SURFACES  —  Near Home & Looking Thin  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lamar Odom is wearing the stress of his marriage — and possibly his NBA career — falling apart as he battles addiction to hardcore drugs ... and TMZ has the first photos of him in several days.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Michele Amabile Angermiller / Hollywood Reporter:
Adam Lambert Defends Miley Cyrus' Racy VMAs Performance  —  No stranger to awards show controversy, the “American Idol” alum asks: “Why is everyone spazzing?”  —  Miley Cyrus took more than her share of hits on Twitter and from the media for her controversial performance of “Blurred Lines” …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Robin Thicke's Wife Paula Patton — NOT Mad at Miley Cyrus ... for Molesting Hubby at VMAs
Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
NEWS/ Brooke Shields: Miley Cyrus' VMA Performance Was “a Bit Desperate”
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Parents Television Council Blasts MTV's VMAs as Serving Sex to Teens
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TMZ.com:
Pippi Longstocking Star Tami Erin — Sex Tape Being Shopped ... She's Coming Into Your Town Alright ...  PIPPI LONGSTOCKING STAR  —  SEX TAPE BEING SHOPPED  —  She's Coming Into Your Town Alright  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Call her Pippi Schlongstocking ... 'cause the actress who played …
TMZ.com:
Alec Baldwin — Street Fight with NYC Photog [Update]  —  STREET FIGHT WITH NYC PHOTOG  —  [Update]  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  10:00 AM PT — A rep for the NYPD tells us ... cops have spoken with both the photog and Alec who each admit pushing and shoving each other.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Approached To Return As Golden Globe Hosts  —  EXCLUSIVE: Twenty million viewers can't be wrong.  Following the warm critical reception and big ratings for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's first hosting turn at the Golden Globes earlier this year, the comedy stars …
Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift Disses Exes at VMAs: One Direction Defends Harry Styles  —  Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com; Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com (inset)  —  For Taylor Swift, the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards felt like the perfect night to make fun of her exes.
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Nicole Eggenberger / Us Weekly:
Kate Middleton Steps Out, Looks Slim One Month After Giving Birth to Prince George: Pictures  —  What baby weight?!  After welcoming her first child, Prince George, with husband Prince William one month ago, Kate Middleton stepped out for the first time in her hometown of Anglesey, Wales …
Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
Dr. Luke Will Not Judge ‘American Idol’ (Exclusive)  —  By joining the Fox show — and thus developing talent for Universal — the hit-maker would have run into a snag with Sony Music.  —  Despite reports to the contrary, hit-maker Dr. Luke will not be joining American Idol as a judge on season 13, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
NY Daily News:
Diddy brawls at Video Music Awards after-party as Jay Z shields Beyoncé  —  Kate Upton meets Maksim Chmerkovskiy's family; Bradley Cooper and Suki Waterhouse will always have Paris  —  Beyoncé and Jay Z leave the Dream Downtown Sunday after the Video Music Awards after-party where a buddy Diddy sparked up a fight.
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
NEWS/ Glee's Cory Monteith Tribute Brings Back Some Original Cast Members—Find Out Who  —  Glee's deeply emotional Cory Monteith tribute episode will be something of a family reunion.  —  A few of the original cast members who are no longer with the series will return for the episode …
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Lindsey Dimattina / RADAR:
‘16 And Pregnant’ Star Nikkole Paulun Reveals The Tragic Story Of Her Miscarriage And Delivering Her Stillborn Son  —  On July 28, 16 And Pregnant star Nikkole Paulun learned some very tragic news: the baby growing inside of her did not have a heartbeat.  —  “Everything was going okay and last month …
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Justin Timberlake's 'N Sync Bandmates “Upset” He Scaled Back Songs for VMA Reunion  —  JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick of N'Sync attend the MTV Video Music Awards on August 25, 2013 in Brooklyn, New York  —  No “Tearin' Up My Heart” or “It's Gonna Be Me”?!
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Sierra Marquina / Ryan Seacrest:
JC Chasez Dishes on How Justin Timberlake Reunited *NSYNC
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Dave McNary / Variety:
Warner Bros. Developing Animated ‘Scooby-Doo’ Film (EXCLUSIVE)  —  First two films generated $450 million  —  Warner Bros. is fetching Scooby-Doo again.  —  The studio is developing an animated Scooby-Doo feature film, returning to the franchise that produced a pair of live-action/animated hybrid films a decade ago.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Madonna Tops Forbes 2013 List Of The Top-Earning Celebrities  —  Madonna's latest album, MDNA, was a flop.  Her 12th studio album, Madonna sold fewer than 1 million copies of MDNA and the singles, like “Give Me All Your Luvin,” failed to impress on the pop music scene.
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Samantha Highfill / PopWatch:
‘Forbes’ names Madonna the highest paid celebrity of 2013
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Reagan Alexander / People.com:
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Vin Diesel receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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