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8:20 AM ET, August 22, 2009

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Karen Nickel Anhalt / People.com:
Brad Pitt Calls Tom Cruise's Nazi Flick ‘Ridiculous’  —  Pitt and Cruise in character  —  Photo by: Francois Duhamel / The Weinstein Co.; Frank Connor / Babelsberg Studio AG / AP  —  As far as Brad Pitt is concerned, his new film Inglourious Basterds is the be all and end all of Nazi movies.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Take Boys Shopping for Gerbils  —  After arriving at their chateau in the South of France, they took sons Maddox, 8, and Pax, 5, to a local pet and garden shop to buy gerbils and goldfish on Thursday.  —  While at the Brignoles, France, store …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Manager: Brad Pitt Never Called Tom Cruise's Movie “Ridiculous”
Discussion: X17 Online and Crabbie's Hollywood
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
The Hills' Spencer Pratt Wants to Be the Next Brad Pitt
TMZ.com:
Blow-By-Blow of Jasmine Fiore's Murder  —  Sources connected with the Jasmine Fiore murder investigation tell us authorities believe Jasmine Fiore was strangled last Friday, sometime after midnight, and surveillance video shows Jenkins leaving a hotel with a suitcase that may have been the receptacle for Fiore's body.
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TMZ.com:
Murdered Model ID'd by Her Breast Implants  —  A spokeswoman for the district attorney says Jasmine Fiore was identified by her breast implants, since her teeth and fingers had been removed.  —  The spokeswoman said they were able to ID Jasmine by a serial number on the implants.
TMZ.com:
Cops Searched Hotel in San Diego
Discussion: Celebrity Smack!
Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
All-out manhunt in British Columbia for reality show contestant accused of killing
Gillian Flaccus / The Huffington Post:
Slain Model's Fingers, Teeth Were Removed
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Cop Drama at the Deli Shop  —  Lindsay Lohan went ballistic last night after she “lost” her precious cell phone in a NY deli — a situation so dire, she dragged the NYPD to the scene.  —  It all went down at Mott Corner Deli, where after buying some stuff and leaving …
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justluxe.com:
Interview with Heidi Klum on the New Season of Project Runway & More...  Heidi dishes on what's in store, past favorites and moving from Bravo to Lifetime...  I have to say, not too many things have changed.  When Lifetime bought the show, they bought the show because they loved the show …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Natasha Stoynoff / People.com:
Miley Cyrus Spotted Kissing Aussie Actor  —  Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus  —  It looks like Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are more than just friendly costars.  —  Last Wednesday, as Cyrus bid Australian actor Liam Hemsworth goodbye at the Nashville airport, the two kissed - and were …
Amanda Covarrubias / L.A. Now:
LeAnn Rimes questioned in Brentwood hit-and-run  —  Country singer LeAnn Rimes was questioned Thursday by LAPD officers after she was accused of a misdemeanor hit-and-run in Brentwood, officials said today.  —  Officers with the West Traffic Division went to Rimes' home to question her following …
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
LeAnn Rimes Questioned by Police for Hit-and-Run
People.com:
Police Question LeAnn Rimes in Traffic Accident
Discussion: Socialite Life
Carl Stroud / The Sun:
Diaz is Speed dating Keanu  —  CAMERON DIAZ has been spotted on a date with Speed star KEANU REEVES - after a quick-fire round of romances with three other Hollywood heart-throbs.  —  The couple dined together at a secluded restaurant in Los Angeles before heading off to a cinema until the early hours.
Ray Rogers / BlackBook Magazine and City Guides:
Claire Danes: Danger, High Voltage!  —  She came of age as the quietly brooding Angela Chase in TV's cult series My So-Called Life.  Now, after years spent turning Juliet on her head, romancing Steve Martin, dodging tabloid scandals and finding true love in the fine form of fiancé Hugh Dancy …
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Milla Jovovich Set to Wed Saturday  —  Milla Jovovich and Paul Anderson  —  Milla Jovovich and her fiancé, director Paul Anderson, are getting ready to tie the knot this Saturday, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The couple, who are parents to daughter Ever Gabo, 20 months …
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
SHOCKER!  Paramount Moves Scorsese's ‘Shutter Island’ To February 19, 2010  —  UPDATE 4:30PM: Paramount Chief Brad Grey has now released a statement: “Our 2009 slate was greenlit in a very different economic climate and as a result we must remain flexible and willing to recalibrate and adapt to a changing environment.
New York Post:
EARLIEST BARBRA ON THE BLOCK  —  THE ex-boyfriend who discovered Barbra Streisand nearly 50 years ago and convinced her to become a singer is auctioning off three tapes he made of her earliest performances, with bids starting at $1 million.  —  Barry Dennen — whose memoir, “My Life with Barbra …
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Lost’ exclusive: Japanese superstar Hiroyuki Sanada lands ‘significant’ role  —  Super-famous Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada — best known stateside for his roles in The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3 — is joining the sixth and final season of Lost, sources confirm to me exclusively.  —  Who's Sanada playing?
Ryan Brockington / POPWRAP:
Britney Spears Inspired Tarantino's ‘Ingloious Bastards’  —  Quentin Tarantino — in the midst of his massive press tour for his most recent film “Inglourious Basterds” — will share his personal music playlist with SIRIUS XM listeners during a special that is scheduled to debut at 3 p.m. on …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Was Michael Jackson A Chubby Chaser?  —  If you're ever bored, just come back to this picture and try to count all the chins.  That should keep you busy for a few hours.  Anyisthatsharonglessinthatpicture, the buxom rosy-cheeked bear all the way to the left is claiming that he was Michael Jackson's gay lover and soulmate.
Hellomagazine.com:
Andrea Corr weds her billionaire boyfriend in front of famous guests including Bono  —  Beaming as she emerged from the church a married woman, Irish singer Andrea Corr wed her fiancée Brett Desmond in a church ceremony in County Clare on Friday.  —  The delighted bride looked radiant …
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brody Jenner Has Appendix Removed on 26th Birthday  —  Talk about a birthday present.  —  Hills star Brody Jenner spent his 26th birthday in Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center having his appendix removed, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “This sucks,” he posted on Twitter.
Lindsay Robertson / New York Magazine:
Finally, a Porn Based on 30 Rock  —  Oh, twist!  The gang's all here.  —  New Sensations, the company that brought us (the general “us,” as in “the people of the world”!) porn movies based on The Office, Scrubs, and Seinfeld, has just released a Spanktravision-appropriate X-rated version of 30 Rock.
Discussion: Gawker, L.A. Rag Mag and Videogum
 
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