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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.
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BIG DILEMMA: OPRAH BALKS AT HOSTING SARAH PALIN; STAFF DIVIDED — Oprah Winfrey may have introduced Democrat Barack Obama to the women of America — but the talkshow queen is not rushing to embrace the first woman on a Republican presidential ticket! — Oprah's staff is sharply divided …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Oprah: Sarah Palin Not Invited on My Show Until After the Election — Oprah Winfrey is not interested in interviewing Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin until after the election is over, despite a claim on the Drudge Report. — “At the beginning of this presidential campaign …
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.
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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.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Watch Britney Spears Rehearse Dance Moves to New Music — Video: Britney's Back! — Britney Spears is back in the dance studio - practicing new moves to new music (Watch above). — See photos of Britney Spears' sexy new bikini bod. — Though she isn't scheduled to perform …
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Monique Jessen / People.com:
Teri Hatcher's Key to Happiness: Sex & Chocolate — Teri Hatcher has motherly advice for her daughter - and the Desperate Housewives star is only too eager to share it. — “Have great sex [and] eat the chocolate,” the single mom advises 10-year-old Emerson - and the general reading public …
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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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Daily Mail:
'I'm dying inside,' says Lily Allen on Facebook after shameful Elton outburst — Lily Allen has launched a worrying tirade of self-loathing on her personal Facebook page, describing her emotional state as ‘dying inside’. — She also wrote that she ‘feels like killing’ herself, although this statement was later removed.
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Locks In Sam Raimi & Tobey Maguire in ‘Spider-Man 4’; Studio May Shoot ‘4’ and ‘5’ At The Same Time — It's time to end once and for all the rampant speculation. Sony doesn't want any info to leak but I'm told that both star Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi will be returning …
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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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Michael K / Dlisted:
Brit Brit Is Rehearsing For Something — MSN got a hold of this video of our Lady of Cheetos shaking her fried ham hocks and whipping her seaweed weave around during a rehearsal for something. It could be for the VMAs, it could be for a concert or it could be for the opening of a Chik-Fil-A. Who knows.
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.
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.
