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4:10 PM ET, August 29, 2008

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Castina / Pop Crunch:
Michael Phelps Carrie Underwood Dating: Carrie Underwood Michael Phelps Planning “Quiet First Date”  —  Fourteen Olympic medals has superhuman swimmer Michael Phelps looking very good to country singing star Carrie Underwood.  —  Michael was over the moon after hearing a rumor that the one-time American Idol thinks he is “cute.”
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Cele|bitchy:
Carrie Underwood and Michael Phelps plan first date  —  Country singer Carrie Underwood, 25, and world record-setting Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, 23, have been talking on the phone and texting back and forth.  They haven't met yet but they're planning a date to take place in Nashville soon.
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Source Confirms: Jennifer Aniston to Guest on 30 Rock!  —  Lisa O'Connor/ZUMAPress.com; John Sciulli/Getty Images  —  Wow.  Holy TV goodness!  —  Jennifer Aniston will be returning to NBC's Must See Thursday this fall, appearing in an episode of NBC's 30 Rock, a very solid source familiar with the deal just confirmed to me.
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag and TV Squad
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston to Guest Star on 30 Rock
Maura M Lynch / Editors' Blog:
SPEIDI TAKES NEW YORK!  —  Thanks to a tip-off from a friend of a friend of a friend, it came to our attention yesterday that reality TV's most terrible twosome, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, might be opening a bar in our hometown.  A quick field trip to Murray Hill and a casual chat …
Discussion: Just Jared and PEOPLE TV Watch
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PopEater:
Should We Ban Heidi and Spencer News?
Discussion: TV Envy and Best Week Ever
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt Denies Plan to Open NYC Bar
Discussion: Scandalist
Daily Mail:
She may be dressed as an angel but Victoria Beckham forgets to clean her ears  —  Victoria Beckham did her best to look heavenly as she arrived at Manchester's Harvey Nichols in Manchester today to launch her new perfume.  —  The former Spice Girls was dressed in all white and from the front …
OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Lindsay's Grandfather Dies  —  It's been a bad week for Michael Lohan.  After he was blasted by his daughter Lindsay Lohan and her gal-pal Samantha Ronson for commenting on their relationship, OK! has learned exclusively that on Thursday, Lohan's father (and Lindsay's paternal grandfather), passed away.
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People.com:
David Duchovny Enters Rehab for Sex Addiction  —  David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation center for sex addiction, his lawyer, Stanton “Larry” Stein, tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction,” the actor says in an exclusive statement.
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Reuters:
David Duchovny in sex addiction treatment
Discussion: Jossip and Evil Beet Gossip
Access Hollywood:
UPDATED: David Duchovny Enters Rehab for Sex Addiction, Showtime …
Discussion: Right Celebrity
ABCNEWS:
Michael Jackson: ‘I Feel ... Very Young’ at 50  —  Speaks Exclusively to “Good Morning America” About His Past, Future, Dreams for His Children  —  He first became a star as a young boy, then endured superstardom, scandals and a legal prosecution, but as he turns 50, Michael Jackson told …
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Singer Michael Jackson Feels “Very Young” on 50th Birthday
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Celeb Parasite
X17 Online:
Happy Birthday, Michael!
Discussion: omg!
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Top Fashion Labels Gift Lauren and Audrina but Refuse Clothes to Heidi?  —  LOS ANGELES — Let's face it, “The Hills” hotties are the Hollywood “it” girls.  Every promoter wants them at their party and every designer wants them to wear their stuff — well, almost every designer.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Oprah Winfrey: Obama's Speech Made Me Cry “My Eyelashes Off”  —  Emotional stars like Oprah Winfrey and Kanye West had nothing but praise for Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Denver Thursday night.  —  “Just seeing him on stage, I cried my eyelashes off,” Winfrey told Entertainment Tonight backstage at Invesco Field (Watch above).
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Ryan Pearson / Associated Press:
Stars React To Obama Speech (Oprah: “I Cried My Eyelashes Off!")
Cele|bitchy:
Madonna at the airport in her robe; did hits of oxygen backstage  —  Madonna performed for crowd of 50,000 in Berlin last night.  The stadium where she performed, the the old Olympiastadium from the games of 1936, had a capacity of 75,000 and tickets were going for half price on eBay ahead of the event.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Hollywoodtuna:
Blake Lively Forgets Her Pants  —  I'm not too familiar with Blake Lively, I know she's pretty hot and she's on some TV show but that's about it.  However, if she keeps walking around in outfits like this I'm going to have to pay more attention to her.  Here she is outside …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Vadge Can Do Whatever She Wants!  —  Vadge cannot be bothered with petty s**t like putting on clothes while going through airport security.  She's Vadge!  She can do whatever the hell she wants.  —  Yesterday, at an airport in German, Vadge breezed through the metal detector wearing a …
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Queen Latifah is planning to adopt  —  Queen Latifah and her longtime partner Jeanette Jenkins are planning on adopting a baby in the very near future, according to friends.  The not-officially-out-of-the-closet couple has been hoping to have children for a while now.
Discussion: Bossip and The Gossip Girls
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Empress Of Lucite Can Do Anything  —  We already know that the Empress of Lucite can float on sand, bring flowers back to life and cause angels to faint, but did you know that she's also a phenomenal actress?  A true thespian.  Above is a clip from her STARRING role on “Renegade” in the late 90s.
 
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TMZ.com:
Stacy Keibler Will Drink You Under the Table
Gail Mitchell / BCLocalNews.com:
Q&A: Thicke reflects on race, music and “Something Else”
Discussion: Bossip
El Mayimbe / LatinoReview.com:
Exclusive: We Know Who Is Directing Voltron!!
Stuart Kemp / Hollywood Reporter:
John Lennon biopic comes together
Discussion: Wizbang Pop!
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Madonna's away... but does she know Guy has taken the kids down the pub until 10pm?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Allie Is Wired
Stephen Totilo / MTV Multiplayer:
Brett Ratner Wants To Make A ‘Guitar Hero’ Movie
Shaheem Reid / MTV:
Fat Joe Calls Daddy Yankee A ‘Sellout’ For Endorsing John McCain
Discussion: Lossip
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Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
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Rich Schapiro / NY Daily News:
‘Shamu’ gives ‘Prince Chunk’ a run for his money
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New York Post:
BROKER BLOWS IT  —  JUDGE SLAPS DISGRACED REAL-ESTATE STAR WITH $1M BAIL
Discussion: New York Magazine
Agence France Presse:
Witherspoon promotes campaign against domestic violence
Mab / Buzz Foto LLC:
Buzzfoto Blind Item: Everbody's Free to Feel Pissed
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Contactmusic.com:
CHRISTINA RICCI - RICCI'S BATTLE WITH ANOREXIA INSPIRES NEW ROLE
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

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.

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: David Ellison's interference in WBD's failed summer talks to extend HBO Max's South Park licensing deal left David Zaslav distrustful of Ellison

 
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