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8:45 AM ET, September 10, 2008

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People.com:
Usher, Tameka Foster Expecting a Baby  —  Tameka Foster and Usher  —  Usher is going to be a father for the second time, PEOPLE has learned.  —  The R&B star and his wife Tameka Foster are expecting their second child together, a source close to the singer confirms.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:   Singer Usher and Wife Expecting Second Child
Perez Hilton:
ANOTHER Hollywood Babe Is On Its Way
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Stops Performance on Live TV  —  Jessica Simpson tripped up a rocky performance on live television Tuesday, the day of her latest album release.  —  “Hold on, I know this is live TV but I can't hear anything,” she said as she starting singing her quadruple platinum hit “With You” on Good Morning America.
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POPSUGAR:
Jessica Simpson's Do Over to GMA
Discussion: Us Weekly
Perez Hilton:
Mushy Too Much To Handle - Splits With Beau  —  It's back to the single life for Mischa Barton.  —  Turns out that the former actress grew tired of her boyfriend of seven months, Rooney frontman Taylor Locke.  —  The two were apparently on some three-week safari and charity trip through Africa recently, which went HOrribly wrong.
Discussion: Hollywood BFF
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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
Mischa Barton dumps her rocker
Discussion: Flawed Hollywood
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Brody Jenner's New Playmate  —  Lauren Conrad now has even more competition if she ever hopes to get Brody Jenner back in her hands.  —  E! News has learned exclusively that Jenner is dating 2008 Playboy Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole.  The couple is serious enough that Jenner took …
Billboard:
Celebrity News |  Entertainment |  Music |  Music Stars |  Pop and Rock Music |  R&B  —  Beyonce's third solo album will be released Nov. 18 via Music World Music/Columbia, and will be preceded Oct. 7 by the radio release of the singles “If I Were a Boy” and “Single Ladies.”
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PR Newswire:
New Beyonce Album Set for Release on Tuesday, November 18
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Liv Tyler: ‘I Am Feeling the Pain’ of Breakup  —  Liv Tyler in UK's Harper's Bazaar  —  Liv Tyler is opening up about the breakup of her marriage - a painful experience that she is still struggling to come to terms with.  —  “For the first time in my life, it's so much harder for me to get up and brush …
Discussion: Hollywood Backwash and Jezebel
Lizzie Smith / Daily Mail:
What would Tom say?  Katie Holmes ‘gets surprise visit from first love Joshua Jackson’  —  As Dawson's Creek couple Joey and Pacey they were inseparable, with an onscreen love that spilled over into real life.  —  But while Katie Holmes now lives an A list lifestyle with superstar husband Tom Cruise …
Hollywoodtuna:
Lindsay Lohan's Breasts Are The New Winners!  —  I know yesterday I gave Christina Aguilera the award for “Best Breasts” at the VMAs, but that's because I didn't see these pictures of Lindsay Lohan and her side boob til today.  So that means Lindsay is the new winner!  Sorry Xtina.
Discussion: CelebNewsWire and FemaleFirst
MSNBC:
Bass says ‘odds are good’ for 'N Sync reunion  —  Only challenge is finding a hole in Justin Timberlake's busy schedule  —  Lance Bass is gearing up to battle for dance floor supremacy on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars,” but the former boy band member might also be brushing up on some fancy footwork from his past.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
BBC:
Josh Hartnett sues over sex claim  —  Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett is taking the Daily Mirror newspaper to court for alleging he had a “sexual dalliance” in a public area of a London hotel.  —  The 30-year-old, who is about to star in a West End production of Rain Main …
Hollywoodtuna:
Kendra Wilkinson Is A Dumb Blond Again!  —  Yesterday I did a post about Kendra Wilkinson trying to look smart by dying her hair brown, it didn't work, but thankfully it was only a wig because here she's back to the dumb blond look.  She's no Holly Madison that's for sure but I'd still like to wrestle, I've got some good moves.
Discussion: COED Magazine
Robert Sanchez / The IESB:
IESB Exclusive: Is There a D.J. in Thor's Future?  —  Eagle Eye director DJ Caruso eyes Marvel's big screen adaptation of Thor.  —  Matthew Vaughn was first attached to direct Thor for Marvel Studios but just as was the case with X-Men 3, Vaughn has left the building.
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Ashton Kutcher's New Role: High School Football Coach  —  Ashton Kutcher coaches his team on Sept. 5  —  Ashton Kutcher can now add “assistant coach” to his resumé just under actor, producer and renowned prankster.  —  The actor, 30, who played football at his high school in Iowa …
Dan Slater / Law Blog:
Real Estate Developer (and Anne Hathaway's Ex!)  Nears Plea Deal  —  Remember Raffaello Follieri, the jet-setting, 30-year-old Italian entrepreneur whose exploits in the U.S. included a stint with actress Anne Hathaway?  In June, he was charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering …
NY Daily News:
Side Dish: Even Mary-Kate loves ‘Gossip’  —  Mary-Kate Olsen had organizers at the Rock and Republic fashion show in a tizzy after demanding to sit between “Gossip Girl” stars Chace Crawford and Jessica Szohr.  “We had to move a bunch of people just to make her request work,” one staffer sighed.
Discussion: CelebWarship
BBC:
Jonas Brothers react to Brand  —  American band The Jonas Brothers insist they haven't taken offence at comments made by Russell Brand during the MTV Video Music Awards.  —  The comedian took a pop at the band over the purity rings they wear which symbolise their virginity.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jonas Brothers to Russell Brand: No Hard Feelings!
Metro.co.uk:
‘New Kate Moss’ in ‘cocaine’ party pictures  —  Model Alice Dellal is in a new drugs scadal  —  She has been dubbed by the fashion world as the new Kate Moss - but now Alice Dellal is facing a storm of questions after pictures emerged of her with what appears to be cocaine a party.
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Lucretia Munro / Daily Mail:   ‘Coke shame’ pictures of the new Kate Moss: Model Alice Dellal caught …
 
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NME:
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
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Perez Hilton:
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, set to close after WBD splits into two companies in Q3 2026

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
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