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1:50 PM ET, February 25, 2009

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TMZ.com:
OctoMom Offered $1 Million to Make a Porno  —  OctoMom is used to having multiple people inside of her at once — and now one porn company is willing to shell out big bucks to harness that skill on film.  —  Major porn distributor Vivid Entertainment has just fired off a letter to Nadya Suleman …
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L.A. Now:
Hospital wants proof Suleman can care for octuplets, she tells Dr. Phil [CORRECTED]  —  Nadya Suleman told TV host Dr. Phil McGraw on Tuesday that she fears Kaiser Permanente Medical Center may not release her octuplets to her until she proves she can care for them.
Associated Press:
Octuplet mom fears hospital may not release babies
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Dr. Phil: Octuplet Mother Fears Hospital May Not Release Babies
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Michelle Obama: White House Dog Coming Soon!  —  Michelle and Barack Obama with daughters Malia, left, and Sasha  —  The whole world, it seems, wants to know: What kind of dog are the Obamas getting and, for goodness sake, when?  —  Speaking to PEOPLE at the White House recently …
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Jodi Kantor / The Caucus:
Michelle Obama Goes Sleeveless, Again  —  Nancy Reagan wore spangled ballgowns.  Barbara Bush had fake pearls.  Michelle Obama wears her bare arms.  —  It is February and Washington is freezing, but in appearance after appearance, the first lady displays her long, muscular arms.
Discussion: Queerty and Racked
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Jen & Brad's Oscar Reunion  —  After four years of daring comments, “uncool” quips and suggestive remarks, the long anticipated face-to-face meeting between A-list adversaries Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston at the 81st Academy Awards was quietly anti-climatic — with good reason.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
John Mayer: I Went to the Oscars With Jen Aniston for “Moral Support”  —  John Mayer admits he was “very, very nervous” to attend the Academy Awards with girlfriend Jennifer Aniston on Sunday.  —  “It's not my world, the Oscar thing,” he said on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Wednesday …
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston “Very Happy” With John Mayer
Discussion: CelebWarship and iVillage
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Perez Hilton:
Chris Brown Attends Anger Management - Fails At Damage Control!
Discussion: X17 Online
E! Online:
Britney Spears to Get Sawed in Half and Other Circus Tour Secrets  —  Sort of like a wayward career, Britney Spears is going to disappear into thin air—and then magically reappear, to her fans' ecstatic delight.  —  “Right away, she got into the boxes and into the magic contraptions to learn the stuff …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Adnan Charged for Hit-and-Run of Britney Minion  —  Sometimes you just can't tell who your friends are.  Literally.  —  Britney Spears' ex-admirer Adnan Ghalib is facing felony charges for allegedly hitting a process server with his car as the guy tried to present Ghalib …
Discussion: Celebslam and iVillage
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E! Online:
LAPD Still “Vigorously” Investigating Rihanna Photo Leak  —  The Los Angeles Police Department is still trying to plug its leak.  —  The internal investigation launched last week into who provided TMZ.com with a photo of Rihanna that was taken after she was allegedly assaulted by Chris Brown …
Discussion: Popsquire and The Hollywood Gossip
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FemaleFirst:
Chris Brown Receives Death Threats
Discussion: Anything Hollywood
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Lauren Conrad: Season 5 of The Hills Will Be the Last  —  Fans of The Hills (and Laguna Beach before that) who've witnessed Lauren Conrad have her heart broken over and over again will be happy to know she's learned from her mistakes.  —  “I think there was a time when I let a guy …
Paul Chi / People.com:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Her Weakness for Bacon (and Her Abs!)  —  Like many people, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus admits she struggles when it comes to maintaining her weight.  —  “I have to work at not being fat,” Louis-Dreyfus, 48, tells Shape in its April edition.
Discussion: iVillage
TMZ.com:
Sam Serenades LiLo — You're Out of Control!!  —  Samantha Ronson dedicated a song to Lindsay last night — a song that was very telling about their volatile relationship.  —  During the acoustic concert at Genghis Cohen in L.A., Sam got “awwwws” from the crowd when she told 'em …
TMZ.com:
Morgan Freeman's Crash Victim Will Sue, Expose  —  The chick in the passenger seat during Morgan Freeman's “horrific” car crash in August has announced she's suing the actor ... but who cares about her injuries — she's finally going to reveal if she's his mistress!!!
NY Daily News:
Best of the Rest … Today's Top Picks … Best Of NYDN.com
Discussion: New York Magazine
Cele|bitchy:
Kellie Pickler: Plastic surgery or too much botox?  —  In Touch has an article this week that compares country star and former American Idol contestant Kellie Pickler's very surprised appearance to her cute normal look in the past.  I couldn't find the exact comparison pictures they use …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Lindsay Lohan and ... Warren Beatty  —  Lindsay Lohan and... Warren Beatty  —  What does Warren Beatty have in mind for Lindsay Lohan?  —  He has something, because Beatty is apparently dangling a new movie role in front of the irrepressible Lindsay.  But it has some strings attached to it.
Larry Carroll / MTV:
Seth Rogen Confirms ‘Green Hornet’ Director: It's Michel Gondry!  —  ‘It will be a great combination of ... both of our styles,’ the actor says of collaborating with the visionary director.  —  Seth Rogen's high-profile superhero movie has a brand-new director — one of the most distinctive visionaries …
erc BoxOffice:
Special Report:"GREEN LANTERN" LIT  —  Shine On, Poozers!  —  WB NAME DROPS BIG TITLES  —  Today, Warner Bros. announced the official release date for Green Lantern: December 17, 2010.  One of the crown jewels of DC Comics, this will no doubt light up the box office over the holiday season …
Sam Hill / Cele|bitchy:
Kanye West's new gf said to have dumped her girlfriend for him  —  Kanye and his new significant other, Amber Rose, debuted their relationship at New York fashion week, canoodling at several bars and fashion shows.  Amber is a video girl and has also done nude modeling and stripping.
 
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
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Access Hollywood:
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Discussion: MTV Movies Blog
Mary Beth / INF Daily:
THE JONAS BROTHERS MAKE IT TO THE BIG SCREEN FOR THEIR 3-D PREMIERE
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A Different Light Goes Dark In West Hollywood
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Studios weigh star packages
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