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1:50 PM ET, September 8, 2008

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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’ …
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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.
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 …
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 …
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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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Pete Wentz: Ashlee and I Aren't Having Twins!  —  Pete Wentz says wife Ashlee Simpson isn't expecting twins, despite rumors.  —  “It's going to be a big disappointment when it's only one!”  Wentz, 29, told Usmagazine.com on the red carpet of the MTV VMAs on Sunday.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Pal: Ashlee and Pete Expecting Twins
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.
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.
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.
Michael K / Dlisted:
It Was Bound To Happen  —  During Oasis' performance at the Virgin Mobile Festival in Toronto, a happy lunatic stormed the stage, pushed Noel Gallagher and then gaily pranced off before being tackled to the ground by security.  Skip to around 1:30 in the video above.
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: Jezebel and The Hollywood Gossip
 
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