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12:20 PM ET, August 21, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Tila Tequila's GF Gets Slap Happy in Vegas  —  TMZ has learned Tila Tequila's lesbian girlfriend was arrested in Vegas last night — for allegedly hitting on a guy!  —  According to law enforcement sources in Las Vegas, it all went down outside of Pure nightclub when a boozed up Courtenay Semel …
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New York Post:
COURTENAY LANDS IN COOLER
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and CelebWarship
Hellomagazine.com:
Bruce and Demi make daughter Rumer's big premiere a family affair  —  When Hollywood starlet Rumer Willis attended the premiere of her first major film on Wednesday, it was inevitable there'd be an A-list turnout.  Her movie star parents Demi Moore and Bruce Willis were on hand to support …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Demi, Ashton & Bruce Reunite at Rumer Willis' Movie Premiere  —  It was a family affair at the Los Angeles premiere of Rumer Willis' new comedy The House Bunny on Wednesday.  —  Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Bruce Willis all hit the red carpet for the first time since 2003's Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
Discussion: iVillage
People.com:
Matt Damon and His Wife Welcome a Girl  —  It's another girl for Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana, his rep tells PEOPLE.  —  “Matt and Lucy Damon had a baby girl named Gia Zavala on Wednesday, Aug. 20th.  Everyone's doing great,” Damon's rep, Jennifer Allen, tells PEOPLE.  “She is a healthy baby girl.”
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Angie Harmon Pregnant With Third Child  —  “Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn are thrilled to announce that they are expecting their third child,” her rep told Usmagazine.com exclusively on Wednesday.  “The couple originally denied reports that they were pregnant in an attempt to take back the right to release the joyous news themselves.”
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New York Post:
OVERDUE DUET  —  THE long-awaited duet between Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake may finally be recorded.  Spies said Spears will team up with her ex-love for a song on her next album due at the end of the year.  The two were supposed to team up for her last album, but Spears …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson: Tony Isn't Calling Carrie!  —  Jessica Simpson insists her beau Tony Romo isn't calling his ex Carrie Underwood.  —  “I looked at his call log,” she said Wednesday in an interview with a Nashville radio station.  —  Of Romo, Underwood tells September's Allure …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Mollygood
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Anna Faris Felt ‘Awful’ Shedding 10 Pounds, Was Intimidated by Hef's Girlfriends  —  LOS ANGELES — Anna Faris makes jaws drop as the star of “The House Bunny,” but getting into shape and dropping 10 pounds to play the scantily clad character wasn't fun.
Discussion: Celebrity Scandals
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Bachelorette Castoff Jason Embraces Bachelorhood  —  When reality TV gives you lemons, you make prime-time lemonade.  —  Recent Bachelorette reject Jason Mesnick, whose heart DeAnna Pappas passed over in her own second-time-around quest for love, has signed on to be the new Bachelor when the ABC series returns in January 2009.
Discussion: Dlisted and The Hollywood Gossip
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Bachelorette's Reject Becomes New Bachelor
Discussion: poponthepop.com
People.com:
Ellen & Portia: We Talk about Having Kids  —  With their weekend nuptials now behind them - and chronicled in words and exclusive pictures in the new issue of PEOPLE - Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are contemplating their future together.  —  They may not be alone.
Extra:
Did Mayer Dump Aniston Via Text?!  —  The couple dubbed “Mayerston” had a fun summer fling that abruptly ended last week — but did the “Waiting on the World to Change” singer really dump his “Friend” via text?  —  If British tabloids are to be believed, then yes!
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Gwen's about to give birth  —  It's D-Day — as in Delivery Day — for Gwen Stefani!  The singer checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and is scheduled to give birth via C-section at 10 a.m. PT. This will be the second child for Gwen, 38, and her husband Gavin Rossdale …
New York Post:
PRIVACY PRIORITY  —  IT was supposed to be a double celebration for twins Samantha and Charlotte Ronson Tuesday night, but suddenly camera-shy Sam bailed on their 31st birthday bash at the Bowery Hotel.  The deejay and her girlfriend, Lindsay Lohan, “fled the scene” when paparazzi swarmed the joint.
NY Daily News:
Side Dish: Ben Affleck's unconventional DNC agenda  —  Ben Affleck will be in Denver next week for the Democratic National Convention, but his schedule there will be anything but conventional.  “He won't be delivering speeches,” a friend of the actor told us.
Discussion: Dlisted and Gawker
WebExtra / Extra:
First Look: Jessica Simpson's Stampede Ad  —  Jessica Simpson is sure determined to prove she's a real country girl — and now she's got the cold beer to go with it!  —  In her new ad for Stampede Light Plus, the Texas-born Simpson is in full cowgirl uniform, complete with cowgirl hat and bales of hay …
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Jennifer Cady / E! Online:
Frosted Phelps.  Will You Eat 'Em?  —  It's a sad day for Wheaties.  Kellogg's beat out the “Breakfast of Champions” for the honor of featuring Michael Phelps on Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes cereal boxes.  —  Does anyone else miss the iconic orange background that usually goes along with Olympic victory?
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Catherine Zeta-Jones Says Farewell to Namesake Grandmother
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Other Driver Cited in Shia LaBeouf Crash
Starpulse:
Brigitte Nielsen: ‘Marriage Made Me An Alcoholic’
New York Post:
As advertised?  —  “Mad Men” continues to shed its audience at an alarm ing rate.
Discussion: Jossip and TVbytheNumbers
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt: “Jesus and I Are Making the Connection”
Mike Collett-White / Reuters:
Madonna kicks off “Sticky & Sweet” tour
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog
Runtsix / OH NO!!:
Images from the Japanese premiere of Sex and the City …
Discussion: Mollygood and Best Week Ever
FemaleFirst:
Tom Cruise flies across U.S. to walk Katie to work
Discussion: Gabby Babble
 Earlier Picks: 
Neonrg / TheBadandUgly.com:
First Look: Amy Adams As Amelia Earhart
TMZ.com:
Edwards' Mistress Got Game
Ali Jaafar / Variety:
Fassbender in talks for ‘Bastards’
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Janet Launches Lingerie Line
X17 Online:
Anne And Brody Making Beautiful Music Together?
Discussion: Defamer
ITV:
PARIS HILTON'S NEW BEST FRIEND
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Ricky Martin Welcomes Twin Boys
The Huffington Post:
Bobby Moynihan Named New SNL Cast Member
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at Paramount's culture shift under David Ellison, where the focus is on male-driven action movies, and not on prestige films seen as critics' darlings

 
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