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12:45 PM ET, August 18, 2008

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New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH hunk in a summer movie is a violent, closeted homosexual?  The heartthrob snuck into his ex's apartment a few months ago and raped him so violently, the ex ended up in the hospital - and the actor paid him $500,000 to keep his mouth shut . . . WHICH oft-photographed socialite …
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Daily Mail:
It's smiles all round for comic Ellen DeGeneres as she marries lesbian partner Portia de Rossi  —  Chat show host Ellen DeGeneres and actress Portia de Rossi are married following an intimate ceremony in the grounds of their LA home.  —  Fewer than 20 of the couple's family and friends gathered …
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Precious  —  Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi became wifey and wifey on Saturday at their home in Los Angeles, and here's a few stalker-like pictures from the blessed event.  I can see you two little 'gina bumpers, but you can't see me.  Ehehehe!  —  Okay, what in lezzie flannel hell is Ellen wearing?
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
It's Official! Ellen DeGeneres Marries Portia de Rossi
Discussion: Lepaparazzi
TMZ.com:
Collins - No Jacket Required, No Shirt Remaining  —  And you thought Paul McCartney got sucked dry by Heather Mills.  —  Phil Collins' ex-wife, Orianne Cevey, definitely has a leg up on Heather, milking a $46 mil divorce payday from the soft-rocker, according to the the Brit tabs.
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Emily Smith / The Sun:
Heath's tot gets aid from stars  —  THE three stars who completed Heath Ledger's final film role have donated their pay to his two-year-old daughter.  —  Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell were worried for Matilda's future as Heath left an old will which did not include the girl.
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Taylor Hanson Expecting Baby No. 4!  —  The Hanson baby boom continues!  —  Taylor, the middle brother of the rock trio Hanson, and his wife Natalie are expecting their fourth child this winter, they tell PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “Each of our kids has made life richer and more exciting,” gushed Taylor, 25, and Natalie, 26.
NY Daily News:
Side Dish: Hillary gets a refresher  —  Has Hillary Clinton added volume and smoothness to her skin?  A source tells us Clinton visited a New York plastic surgeon early this month and received injections of a “dermafiller” in her face.  The senator had appeared tired and wrinkly on a June 23 …
Just Jared:
Kanye West is Shirtless  —  Nothing gets between Kanye and his Calvin's!  —  Kanye West goes “skins” on the basketball court and does a little ballin' in Hawaii on Sunday.  —  The 31-year-old entertainer might be working off a few cheeseburgers after the announcement that he will be bringing the Fatburger chain to Chicago.
Helen / Cele|bitchy:
Jason Biggs wears another man's underwear  —  Jason Biggs has a new film coming out and since the promotional poster is doing nothing to help sell it, he's working very hard to give good sound bites in interviews.  He's partially succeeded. … Contact Music
Maureen Tkacik / New York Magazine:
America's Next Top Fashion Editor  —  How reality TV turned former Elle colleagues Nina Garcia and Anne Slowey into fierce rivals.  —  Nina Garcia (left); Anne Slowey (right)  —  The summer after she turned 16, Ninotchka “Nina” Garcia found herself in the crossfire of a mafia shoot-out.
Discussion: Jezebel and Gawker
Contactmusic.com:
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - HUFFMAN IMPRESSED BY REALISTIC TRAINER  —  DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star FELICITY HUFFMAN knew she had found the perfect personal trainer when her new fitness guru told her to eat more.  —  The actress admits to having “a lot of trainers through the years,” …
Alain Williams / AceShowBiz.com:
Daniel Radcliffe to Bare All in ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’  —  The depicter of boy wizard Harry Potter revealed that in the next ‘Harry Potter’ movie, ‘the Deathly Hallows’, he is going to shed some skins.  —  Having to disrobe for his London's West End performance in 2007 …
Discussion: Cinematical and CelebNewsWire
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Daily Mail:
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