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11:20 AM ET, March 3, 2009

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Anthony Breznican / USA Today:
First look: ‘Salt’ gives a grain of truth about Jolie's spy  —  The most recognizable woman in the world is going undercover.  —  Angelina Jolie begins work today on Salt, a spy thriller about a rogue CIA operative who tries to clear her name after she is accused of being a Russian sleeper agent — perhaps falsely, perhaps not.
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Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Angelina Debuts Dueling Looks for New Spy Thriller  —  All femme fatales need a good disguise - or two - especially if her pursuers know too much about her.  —  And with Angelina Jolie filming the spy thriller Salt this week, two looks have already surfaced.
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Peter G / Us Weekly:
The Bachelor's Shocking Finale  —  The rose wasn't so sweet for Bachelor finalist Melissa Rycroft.  As Us reported in our March 9 issue, after Jason Mesnick gave the final rose (and the 3.1-carat engagement bling) to the former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, 25, in the finale …
Discussion: poponthepop.com
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PEOPLE TV Watch:
Jason: 'I'm Not Proud of What I Had to Do'  —  He had no choice.  —  That's Jason Mesnick's explanation for publicly dumping his fiancee, Bachelor winner Melissa Rycroft, in favor of runner-up Molly Malaney on Monday night's finale.  —  Jason says he would have preferred to have delivered …
Discussion: Dlisted, Reality Steve and iVillage
TMZ.com:
Sharon Osbourne Sued for Hair Attack  —  Sharon Osbourne has been sued by the woman she attacked on her VH1 reality show, “Rock of Love: Charm School.”  —  Megan Hauserman claims Sharon went ballistic during a taping, punching and grabbing her by the hair and refusing to let go, and scratching her to boot.
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Associated Press:   Sharon Osbourne Sued Over ‘Charm School’ Fracas
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Says Cleavage Baring Pic Is No “Big Whoop”  —  Miley Cyrus says she wasn't trying to give photographers a show when she wore a cleavage-baring top during a weekend jog with her shirtless older beau Justin Gaston.  —  “I don't get the big whoop, but whatever,” she said Monday on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show.
Britney Spears / Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Britney Spears' Announcement  —  Britney is fit, she is ready and she is back.  —  The Britney Spears live tour begins Tuesday, but she has announcement she shared with Access Hollywood first.  —  “Guess what,” Britney asked in a new video clip you can only see on Access Hollywood and AccessHollywood.com.
Discussion: iVillage and Gabby Babble
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Telegraph:
Pink dolphin appears in US lake  —  The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone.  —  Charter boat captain Erik Rue, 42, photographed the animal …
Kiran Hefa / People.com:
Emma Roberts Looks to Break Out of Julia's Shadow  —  After starring in 2007's Nancy Drew and 2009's Hotel for Dogs, Emma Roberts is ready to prove that there's more to her than kid flicks and her famous aunt.  —  “Some people look at me and think, 'She's just Julia Roberts's niece,' ” …
Hellomagazine.com:
As she sets her affairs in order brave Jade is told cancer has spread  —  Jade Goody is recovering in hospital following a successful hour-long operation on Monday evening during which surgeons discovered the cancer has spread to her brain.  —  As she bravely faces the challenges of coping …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jose Canseco Slams Madonna for Dating Younger Model  —  Jose Canseco can't get over the fact that his 50-year-old ex Madonna is dating 22-year-old Brazilian model Jesus Luz.  —  “Oh, my God!  Doesn't she realize she is 60-years old?  Come on!” he told Usmagazine.com Saturday …
TMZ.com:
OctoMom Probed by Child Services  —  Before she had the octuplets, Nadya Suleman was investigated by the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) ... and that's just the beginning — cops have been called to her homestead a slew of times.
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Octomom's original 6 already jealous of new 8  —  Plus: TomKat plot their restaurant exit strategy; Vanity Fair goes clever  —  Nadya Suleman says in her video blog on Radaronline.com that she is moving into a new house on a safe cul-de-sac, and bringing her babies home.  —  Octuplet mom asks for help
Michael Schneider / Variety:
ABC cancels ‘Life on Mars’  —  Show allowed to sign off with a proper finale  —  Detective drama ‘Life on Mars’ will get to wrap up its central mystery even though it's been canceled.
Discussion: BroadwayWorld.com, ArtsBeat and io9
Metro.co.uk:
Housewives step out for premiere  —  Eva Longoria Parker, Dana Delaney and Marcia Cross have been showing support for their Desperate Housewives co-star Felicity Huffman's latest film.  —  The Wisteria Lane trio stepped out on the red carpet at a special Beverly Hills screening of her new movie, Phoebe In Wonderland.
Discussion: Socialite Life
Danny Shea / The Huffington Post:
Rachael Ray Defends FHM Shoot: “I'd Do It Again Tomorrow” (PHOTOS, VIDEO)  —  Rachael Ray spoke to “Nightline” co-anchor Cynthia McFadden recently, and she defended (among other things) her decision to pose provocatively in lad mag FHM.  —  “I thought if I'm gutsy enough to do this …
NY Daily News:
Cheers from Spears kin  —  Britney Spears can finally breathe easy: Her shows rocks.  At least, her friends and family think so.  —  A nervous Spears, whose “Circus” tour kicks off Tuesday night at the New Orleans Arena, performed 20 tracks for some 30 loved ones Saturday night in NOLA.
Discussion: Extra and Socialite Life
Access Hollywood:
John Mayer Votes For His Romance With Jennifer Aniston  —  John Mayer,Jennifer Aniston,Celebrities,Couples, Twitter  —  John Mayer is rooting for his romance with Jennifer Aniston.  —  The rocker and Internet junkie admitted he visited People's Web site Monday to vote for himself in the site's poll …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Dancing's Cheryl & Gilles Already Starting Rumors  —  Los Angeles (E! Online) - Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke are ready for the romance rumors to begin as soon as the new season of Dancing With the Stars kicks off next week.  —  “I keep saying after we dance, a lot of new babies are going to happen …
Jefferson Reid / E! Online:
Bono Slags Chris Martin as “Wanker” and “Cretin”  —  Forget U2's new single “Get on Your Boots.”  Bono seems more interested in putting on his boxing gloves.  —  In a radio interview promoting U2's new CD, No Line on the Horizon, which drops this week, Bono also dropped a couple of verbal bombs on Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
Sasha Perl-Raver / Gossip Sauce:
Exclusive: Top Chef's Fabio Viviani Getting His Own Show  —  While we're still mourning Carla's loss to Hosea in the season finale of Top Chef: New York, we have delightful news that was confirmed to us by the man himself yesterday.  —  Fabio is getting his own show.
 
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Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
Australia's ban on social media for users aged under 16 comes into effect; platforms that do not comply risk fines of up to AU$49.5M

Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
The European Commission opens an investigation into Google to assess possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in “the use of online content for AI purposes”

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