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10:25 AM ET, August 26, 2008

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NY Daily News:
Celebrity Side Dish  —  Perhaps Sheryl Crow should have dedicated her song “All I Wanna Do” instead of “Strong Enough” to Barack Obama when she opened the convention Sunday.  Conventioneers found it weird when Crow sang, “Are you strong enough to be my man, or my President?  God, I feel like hell tonight.”
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Just Jared:
Kirsten Dunst & Justin Long Hit Up Sunset Junction
Discussion: Hollywood BFF and OH NO!!
E! Online:
Kate Hudson's Hairy Situation  —  On the positive side, Kate Hudson is finally garnering headlines for something other than her revolving-door love life.  On the negative side, it's because she was sued.  —  Turns out Hudson succeeded in making her new hair-care line, David Babaii for Wildaid …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jenna Jameson Confirms She's Pregnant  —  Adult film star Jenna Jameson is going to be a mommy.  —  “Yes, I can confirm I'm pregnant.  It's still early, so I'm being cautious.  I'm resting as much as possible,” she tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.  “I'm so happy!”
LIVENEWS.com.au:
Dr Dre's son found dead  —  The son of legendary rap producer Dr Dre has been found dead at his home in Woodland Hills on Saturday morning.  —  Andre Young Jr., 20, was unresponsive when his mother went to check on him around 10 A.M., calling 911 to alert paramedics.
Fashion Week Daily:
Fashion Week Daily EXCLUSIVE!  Brad Pitt shoots cover of W!  —  New papa photographs Angelina Jolie and family for the cover of November W at Chateau Miraval  —  (NEW YORK) Several Hollywood sources exclusively confirmed to Fashion Week Daily that Brad Pitt photographed Angelina Jolie …
Perez Hilton:
Paula Sets The Record Straight Up!  —  So, we just got off the phone with Paula Abdul and she had a lot to tell us about the addition of songwriter Kara DioGuardi as the fourth judge on American Idol.  —  The Straight Up singer wanted to clarify her reaction to the news.
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Associated Press:
‘American Idol’ adds DioGuardi as fourth judge
Discussion: Washington Post
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: ‘Lost’ Resurrects Michelle Rodriguez!  —  Well, this should be interesting.  —  Michelle Rodriguez, arguably one of the more polarizing personalities to have ever gotten Lost, is returning to the show this season, multiple sources confirm to me exclusively.
Bryan Alexander / People.com:
Jennifer Hudson to Deliver National Anthem at Convention  —  Barack Obama has asked Jennifer Hudson to sing the national anthem on Thursday - the day of the presumptive Presidential candidate's much-anticipated address to the Democratic convention in Denver, her rep tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Jossip
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Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Obama Asks Jennifer Hudson To Sing National Anthem At DNC
Discussion: The Dish Rag
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Hayden: Dad's Arrest ‘Blown Out of Proportion’  —  Hayden Panettiere and her family last year  —  Hayden Panettiere insists her father's recent arrest was much ado about nothing.  —  Speaking publicly for the first time about his arrest two weeks ago for alleged felony domestic violence …
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Office, Heroes, Arrested Movie Development and More  —  Jesse Grant/Getty Images, Jeffrey Mayer/Getty Images, Robert C. Mora/Getty Images  —  Henry in Boise, Idaho: Bring back my Bluths!  Any update on the Arrested Development movie?  Haven't heard a peep since Jason Bateman said they were working on it.
Discussion: Gossip Girl Insider
People.com:
Charlie Sheen & Brooke Mueller Expecting a Baby  —  Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller's summer of love, which began with their wedding in May, is closing with more exciting news: They are expecting their first child together, his rep confirms.  —  “Brooke and I are thrilled!”  Sheen said in a statement Monday.
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Craig McLean / Guardian:
It's a Guy thing  —  He gave her flat caps, shooting and pints.  She gave him Kabbalah, adoption and a starring role in the tabloids.  As his new gangster movie opens, Guy Ritchie talks to Craig McLean about his films, Madonna's fame, and the brother-in-law's book
Discussion: MSNBC and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Kim K — It's Like Manson Came for Dinner!  —  TMZ obtained photos of the aftermath in Kim Kardashian's hotel room, where she cut her toe on a glass mirrored coffee table (see photo).  —  Our spies say Kim described it as looking like a murder scene.  If so, it could be one of the cleanest murders ever.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
John McCain Slams Madonna for Comparing Him to Hitler  —  Madonna has sparked another controversy by including Republican presidential hopeful John McCain in a video montage shown on her new tour that includes Adolf Hitler and Robert Mugabe.  —  “The comparisons are outrageous …
 
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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.

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