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1:40 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! and X17 Online
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Lamar Odom — The NBA Drug Trail  —  THE NBA DRUG TRAIL  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lamar Odom was deep into drugs while he was playing for the Dallas Mavericks and there is evidence he was doing the exact same thing while playing for the Lakers ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ.com:
Robin Thicke's Wife Paula Patton — NOT Mad at Miley Cyrus ... for Molesting Hubby at VMAs  —  For Molesting Hubby At VMAs  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Robin Thicke ain't exactly in the dog house with his wife after allowing Miley Cyrus to dry hump him in front of millions of people at the MTV VMAs ... in fact, she couldn't be cooler about it.
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Michele Amabile Angermiller / Hollywood Reporter:
Adam Lambert Defends Miley Cyrus' Racy VMAs Performance
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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
Discussion: GlamBuzz
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Selena Gomez: Miley Cyrus' MTV VMAs Performance Was “Amazing,” “Awesome”
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 …
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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Michael K / Dlisted:
Bitches Got Booed: The One Direction Edition
Discussion: Queerty and Us Weekly
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 …
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.
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
Discussion: People.com and PerezHilton
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 …
Discussion: OK! MagazineOK! and Just Jared
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
Discussion: PerezHilton
Justin Kroll / Variety:
'42′ Star Chadwick Boseman to Play James Brown (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Universal has given the greenlight to the film, which Brian Grazer is producing  —  Universal and Imagine Entertainment look ready to the long-gestating James Brown biopic up and running as the greenlight has been given and …
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 …
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
‘Arrested Development’ Movie Is Moving Forward  —  ‘Everybody seems really into it,’ says creator Mitch Hurwitz  —  Mitch Hurwitz has good news for Arrested Development fans.  “I'm working on the movie right now,” the show's creator tells Rolling Stone.  “I can't get into much more detail because I don't want to scare anybody off.
Discussion: Digital Spy and I Watch Stuff
TMZ.com:
Joey Fatone — I Probably DID Fart During VMA Performance  —  I PROBABLY DID FART  —  During VMA Performance  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Joey Fatone tells TMZ ... Kevin Hart was probably right — there's a decent chance he DID let one rip during the *NSYNC reunion at the MTV VMAs.
 
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Perez Hilton:
Anne Hathaway Hits The Market With Her Hubby And Her HUMONGOUS Hat!
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