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4:35 PM ET, September 5, 2008

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New York Post:
LINDSAY LO-DOWN  —  IT'S once nude, twice shy for Lindsay Lohan.  The Sapphic-leaning star has turned down a $700,000 offer to do an eight-page topless spread in Playboy's 55th-anniversary issue this January.  “If there's nudity, then the answer's no . . . She's not going down the [New York] …
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Molly / POPSUGAR:
Spotted - Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson Kissing!  —  While it's no big secret that Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are romantically involved, this photo of the girls sharing an intimate kiss outside the Mercer Hotel in NYC earlier this week is the first pic that openly confirms that the duo are more than just BFFs.
E! Online:
Lohans Bury Hatchet With Family Funeral  —  Jemal Countess/Getty Images; Jeff Frank/ZumaPress.com  —  Despite a brief, and quite public, war of words, it seems that all is once again well in the Lohan household.  Or at least on its way to being so.  —  Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael …
Elisabeth / X17 News:
Lindsay Lohan Turns Down $700,000 Playboy Offer
Discussion: X17 Online and omg!
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TMZ.com:
Oprah to Palin: I Can Pencil You In Later  —  Oprah has issued a statement to TMZ — she won't put Sarah Palin on her show until after the election.  —  Here's the statement: “The item in today's Drudge Report is categorically untrue.  There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show.
RADAR:
MICHAEL PHELPS SQUEEZES OUT ANOTHER VICTORY AT THE PLAYBOY CLUB  —  Radar Staff Writer Neel Shah spent the evening in Las Vegas (more on that later), and was kind enough to send along these fine photos of Olympic hero Michael Phelps “massively skeeving on girls at the Playboy Club” in that city's Palms Casino.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Phelps Gets Some Ass In Vegas  —  The dolphin man visited the Playboy Club in Las Vegas last night and demonstrated his excellent backstroke on one of the resident hos there.  Although, in Vegas they call it the “ass stroke.”  A couple of minutes after this picture was taken, the chick's ass turned to solid gold.
Discussion: The Blemish
Bill Hutchinson / NY Daily News:
Britney Spears lost her virginity when she was 14, mom writes in tell-all book  —  Britney Spears didn't lose her virginity to Justin Timberlake after all.  —  In a tell-all book, Spears' mother, Lynne, reveals her daughter surrendered her chastity to a high school football stud when she was just 14.
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FemaleFirst:
Rumer Willis' Bruce blame  —  Rumer Willis blames her father Bruce for her angular jaw.  —  The 20-year-old star - the daughter of ‘Die Hard 4.0’ star Bruce and his ex-wife Demi Moore - can't stand her unusually large chin, and thinks she inherited it from her dad.
Kay West / People.com:
Jessica Simpson's Nerves Take Center Stage in Nashville  —  You'd think Jessica Simpson would be an old pro at performing.  But at the Nashville listening party for her new country album, Do You Know, on Thursday night, the singer was just a bit freaked out.
Daily Mail:
Posh's A-list pals give little Romeo Beckham a party fit for a Hollywood hero  —  Hollywood's next generation turned out to celebrate Romeo Beckham's 6th birthday in LA yesterday.  —  Posh called on her A-list friends, including Project Runway host Heidi Klum and Gwen Stefani's rocker husband Gavin Rossdale …
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OK! Magazine:
Christina Aguilera Confirms VMA Performance  —  Less than a day after it was announced that Britney Spears would be making an appearance — but not performing — at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, it was confirmed that another singing superstar mom, Christina Aguilera, would both be showing …
Discussion: The Superficial
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Richard White / The Sun:
Back to Jack  —  HAGGARD AMY WINEHOUSE sparked new fears for her health last night after she ordered in a staggering 48 bottles of Jack Daniel's for a weekend gig.  —  Recovering junkie Amy stunned Bestival organisers with her demand for two crates of the 40 per cent spirit.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Top Model's Nigel Barker: We're Having a Girl!  —  America's Next Top Model judge Nigel Barker will welcome his own little catwalker this winter.  —  He tells Usmagazine.com that he and wife, model Christen Chin Barker, are having a girl.  —  “We found out it's going to be a little girl …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
VMAs: Jonas Bros Asked to Be Introduced by Taylor Swift  —  Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift may not publicly confirm they're an item, but there's no doubt they're close.  —  VMA host Russell Brand said the Jonas Brothers personally requested to be introduced by Swift at Sunday's show, where they will perform.
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OK! Magazine:
Shannen: Get Brian Austin Green Back!  —  Shannen Doherty has already reunited with Jennie Garth on the new 90210, but who else would she bring back to the Beverly Hills zip code if she could?  —  “Oh gosh, Brian Austin Green!” she told reporters Thursday in NYC at the Gen Art Fresh Faces Fashion Show.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Ann Oldenburg / Lifeline Live:
Rachael Ray starts new season with voice problem  —  Don't ask Rachael Ray to talk politics.  —  “I've picked a candidate but I don't discuss that.  I don't want to offend viewers,” she told Lifeline Live in an interview about the new season of her show.  “It has been a great year to be an American.
Discussion: Us Weekly
 
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