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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Nina Dobrev, Derek Hough Dating: How They Met!  —  Credit: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images; JB Lacroix/WireImage  —  Did Nina Dobrev speak too soon?  The Vampire Diaries actress told Us Weekly earlier this year that she's in “no rush” to get into a new relationship, but the stunning gal seems …
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Just Jared
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Zach Johnson / E! Online:
NEWS/ Nina Dobrev Dating Derek Hough!  —  Is Julianne Hough a celebrity matchmaker?  It would seem so, given that her brother, Derek Hough, happens to be romancing her BFF, Nina Dobrev.  Despite previous dating denials, sources confirm to E! News that the Dancing With the Stars pro and The Vampire Diaries actress are indeed an item.
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears Ticket Sales — Through the Roof  —  TICKET SALES THROUGH THE ROOF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  There are conflicting reports out about ticket sales for Britney Spears' Vegas concerts ... some are saying sales are disastrously poor ... Brit's people are saying “it's the best-selling show in the history of Vegas.”
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Phone Screener Bryan / New York's 92.3 NOW:
Is Justin Timberlake Still In Love With Britney Spears? Listen To 20/20 Part 2′s Hidden Track!
Discussion: Crushable
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Britney Spears Talks Miley Cyrus Duet, Her Hot Bod & Her Las Vegas Show: “I Want to Bring My Goods to the Table”
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Lamar Odom — Trashes His Father, Praises Kardashians As His ‘ONLY Family’  —  TRASHES HIS FATHER  —  Kardashians Are My Only Family  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Lamar Odom is breaking his silence to rip his own father to shreds for claiming that Khloe Kardashian and her mother drove Lamar …
Discussion: X17 Online and Reality TV Magazine
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Lamar Odom / TwitLonger:
TwitLonger  —  Won't continue 2 speak on this but I have got 2 let this out real quick.  I have let this man and many others get away with a lot of s**t.  He wasn't there 2 raise me.  He was absent ALL of my life due to his own demons.  My mother and grandmother raised me.  Queens raised me.
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Lamar Odom Slams His “Absent” Father, Defends Kardashians
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
Phil de Semlyen / Empire News:
Daniel Radcliffe Shoots Down Freddie Mercury Rumours  —  'Everyone who's saying I'm completely wrong for that part is correct'  —  There have been rumours and counter-rumours swirling around the Freddie Mercury movie since Sacha Baron Cohen exited the project back in July.
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson “Held Hands” With New Girlfriend at L.A. Birthday Party  —  Who's that lady?  Robert Pattison brought a lady friend with him to a pal Shoshana Bush's birthday party on Saturday, Sept. 21, and sources tell Us Weekly that the pair seemed to be very much into each other …
lifeandstylemag.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Pattinson Moves On — With Sean Penn's Daughter!  —  Life & Style can exclusively reveal that Robert Pattinson has been getting cozy with Sean Penn's model daughter.  —  Kristen Stewart's worst nightmare is confirmed — Robert Pattinson has finally moved on!
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan, Matt Nordgren No Longer Dating  —  Lindsay Lohan and Matt Nordgren have decided to go their separate ways just one week after their romance became public  —  Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty; Angela Weiss/Getty  —  Suddenly single!  Lindsay Lohan and Matt Nordgren have decided …
Stephen Rebello / Playboy:
PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: SAMUEL L. JACKSON  —  Samuel L. Jackson is one of Hollywood's greatest special effects.  Depending on the movie and the role, the actor, who has appeared in more than 100 films since his first in 1972, brilliantly calibrates the required intensity of flash and firepower.
Discussion: The Superficial, Cele|bitchy and Bossip
Stephanie Smith / New York Post:
'I'm 124 sandwiches away from an engagement ring'  —  Since last June, a young woman has attracted attention from culinary world icons such as Emeril Lagasse, Michael White and Ken Friedman with 300sandwiches.com, a beautifully photographed blog that documents her quest to woo her boyfriend with bread-and-meat creations.
Discussion: Bossip and Gawker
K.C. Blumm / Style Watch:
Aaron Paul: Marriage Is Easy  —  Somebody needs to come up with a way to clone Aaron Paul because the Breaking Bad star is the perfect husband.  —  The newlywed and his wife, Lauren Parsekian, looked so happy together on the Emmys red carpet on Sunday and the actor, 32 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Fox Nabs Gotham City Origin Drama About Commissioner Gordon From Bruno Heller & Warner Bros. TV With Series Commitment  —  EXCLUSIVE: In one of the biggest drama deals this season, after a bidding war, Fox has landed Gotham, from Warner Bros. TV and The Mentalist creator Bruno Heller, with a series commitment.
Cavan Sieczkowski / The Huffington Post:
‘RHONJ’ Star Melissa Gorga Accused Of ‘Advocating Marital Rape’ In New Book  —  The release of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Melissa Gorga's new advice book, Love, Italian Style: The Secrets of My Hot and Happy Marriage, has been met with controversy as the reality star is accused of “advocating marital rape” in the text.
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount Could Shift ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ ‘Jack Ryan’  —  The studio and Martin Scorsese are hoping to finish “Wolf of Wall Street” in time for a Christmas release.  If that's doable, “Jack Ryan” would be pushed to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend in mid-January.
Discussion: Digital Spy and The Moviefone Blog
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Shows Off Rolling Stone Tattoo on Feet After Going Topless on Cover: Picture  —  Miley Cyrus shows off her new “ROLLING” “$TONE” tattoos, which she had inked on her feet as part of her cover story for Rolling Stone magazine  —  Sweet ink!  Miley Cyrus wanted her Rolling Stone cover story to make a lasting impression.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Geoffrey Rush Joining Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler in ‘Gods of Egypt’ (Exclusive)
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‘Big Bang Theory’ Books Kate Micucci for Return Visit (Exclusive)
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Dr. Drew Pinsky Reveals Prostate Cancer Treatment
Rume Ugen / Entertainmentwise:
Jennifer Lopez Treats A Lucky Fan To A Shopping Spree For Her Quinceanera
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Ryan Roschke / POPSUGAR Celebrity:
Exclusive: Kristen Stewart Strips Down on Set!
Patrick Kevin Day / Los Angeles Times:
'Grey's Anatomy's' Ellen Pompeo wasn't a fan of 2013 Emmys
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The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Rodney Tiffen / Inside Story:
Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

Renee DiResta / The Guardian:
How a rightwing smear campaign against NPR and its CEO Katherine Maher, who is on Signal Foundation's board, led Elon Musk to malign Signal

 
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