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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.
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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’ …
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 for Inspiring Me” — Britney Spears got off to a good start at Sunday's 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, scoring laughs during her opening and winning her first ever “moonman.” — She kicked off the show with Superbad's Jonas Hill in a pre-taped skit …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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Jovie Baclayon / E! Online:
Telethon Stands Up With More Than $100 Million — Even in a tough economy, people will open their wallets for a great cause! — Organizers say Friday night's historic, star-studded Stand Up to Cancer telethon helped push donations to the charity past the $100 million mark.
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