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12:55 PM ET, September 8, 2008

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Daily Mail:
Russell Brand's ‘retarded cowboy’ jibe at George Bush shocks MTV audience  —  Russell Brand faces being blacklisted by the American media after causing outrage with a string of offensive jokes at the live MTV Video Music Awards.  —  The Essex-born comedian labelled President George Bush a ‘retard’ …
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Jordin Sparks Defends Purity Rings on VMAs  —  Jordin Sparks  —  Not everybody is laughing at Russell Brand at this year's Video Music Awards.  —  Jordin Sparks spoke out against the British comedian's jokes about the Jonas Brothers and their purity rings before introducing T.I.'s performance.
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Britney Wins Two Video Music Awards  —  Britney Spears at the MTV VMAs  —  Britney was back in fighting form at MTV's Video Music Awards Sunday night - opening the show and nabbing her first win.  —  A nervous Britney Spears opened the 25th edition of the VMAs, live from Paramount Studios in Los Angeles …
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Sweeps VMAs, Thanks “My Beautiful Boys”  —  Britney Spears won big at Sunday's 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, taking home three awards, including Video of the Year.  —  She kicked off the show with Superbad's Jonah Hill in a pre-taped skit, where he tried to teach her some relaxation techniques.
The Superficial:
Britney Spears' ass kissed to a lustrous shine at VMAs  —  Hey, remember when Britney Spears' manager Larry Rudolph said she'd be doing something “fun and unexpected” to open the MTV Video Music Awards?  That dude lied!  After a prerecorded skit with Superbad star Jonah Hill …
Discussion: Associated Press
Tianna / CONCRETELOOP.COM:
MINI ROUNDUP: BEYONCE SHOWS OFF RING?  / JORDIN DEFENDS PURITY RINGS  —  Word is Beyonce Knowles-Carter's huge $5 million dollar ring she wore the Fashion Rock's 5th Anniversary on Friday is the actual wedding ring Jay-Z gave her.  PEOPLE.COM reported: … Big ups to Jay if that really is her wedding ring...
Libby Keatinge / Scandalist:
EXCLUSIVE: Dumped By Holly, Hugh Hefner Seeks Girls Next Door Replacements?  —  Amid rumors that Hugh Hefner's main squeeze Holly Madison has been hooking up with another major playboy (magician Criss Angel), a Playboy Mansion insider not only confirmed that the rumors are indeed true …
Tamara Hardingham-Gill / Daily Mail:
Jennifer Aniston dresses to impress at film festival amid claims she had dinner with ex husband Brad  —  Jennifer Aniston turned up the heat in Canada as he showed off her stunning figure in a revealing black dress.  —  The 39-year-old, who is appearing at the Toronto Film Festival to promote …
New York Post:
BRIT SNIT OVER HER MOM'S BOOK  —  Britney Spears is said to be “furious” with her mother, Lynne, after Lynne detailed her daughter's past in her memoir, “Through the Storm.”  While the book doesn't dish on Britney's sex life or drug use, it blames all of Britney's problems on her daughter's former managers.
Cele|bitchy:
Jessica Simpson's Grand Ole Opry debut marred by near nip slip  —  Jessica Simpson put on a pretty decent performance at her first debut at the Grand Ole Opry Saturday night, but her too-tight cleavage baring dress left her clutching her boob at some points, causing some to question her outfit choice.
Discussion: GMANews.TV and Pajiba
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Monica Rizzo / People.com:
DWTS' Tony Dovolani Welcomes Twins  —  It's a boy and a girl for Dancing with the Stars pro Tony Dovolani and his wife, Lina.  The couple welcomed the little ballroom pair early Monday morning at a hospital near their Connecticut home.  —  Son Adrian Driton Dovolani showed up first. at 3:14 a.m., weighing 7 lbs.
People.com:
Channing Tatum Is Engaged  —  Channing Tatum (left) and Jenna Dewan  —  Channing Tatum showed off some smooth moves in Step Up, but nothing compares to the proposal he choreographed for his girlfriend Jenna Dewan.  —  On Friday, Tatum asked her to marry him in Maui in front of close friends invited under the radar to surprise Dewan.
Discussion: omg!, L.A. Rag Mag and X17 Online
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Natasha Bedingfield Engaged to Beau  —  Natasha Bedingfield is getting married to her beau of two years, businessman Matt Robinson, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  The Brit singer, 26, told guests at a surprise performance at NYC's Hiro Sunday night that she'd accepted his proposal earlier that day.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
 
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