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8:10 PM ET, September 15, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Obama Caught on Tape Calling Kanye ‘Jackass’  —  TMZ has obtained the audiotape of President Barack Obama calling Kanye West a “jackass” for hijacking Taylor Swift's acceptance speech during the VMAs.  —  The audio was recorded just before Obama went on camera to do an interview with CNBC.
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Maggie Murphy / People.com:
Kanye's Backstage Clash with Taylor Swift's Mom  —  Minutes after Kanye West stormed the stage as she accepted her Video Music Award, a teary-eyed Taylor Swift pulled herself together to perform her award-winning song, “You Belong With Me,” atop a cab parked in front of Radio City Music Hall.
TMZ.com:
Kanye Sees Taylor's View — Calls to Apologize  —  Kanye West has finally made the call.  —  Moments after Taylor Swift told the ladies of “The View” that as of this morning, Kanye hadn't called to apologize ... guess who decided to pick up the phone?  —  Reps at “The View” …
Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blog:
ABC's Moran removes tweet with Obama swipe at Kanye  —  ABC News reporter Terry Moran caused quite a commotion tonight on Twitter after writing the following: “Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a “jackass” for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won.  Now THAT'S presidential.”
Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
OBAMA CALLS KANYE ‘JACKASS’
Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Taylor Swift Gets ‘Sincere’ Apology from Kanye
Us Weekly:
Kate Gosselin Debuts Wavy New Hairdo!  —  Hair ye, hair ye: Kate Gosselin has a new hairdo!  —  The 34-year-old mom of eight — whose asymmetrical hairdo has been widely buzzed about — showed off a wavy new look on her second day guest co-hosting ABC's The View Tuesday.  —  “Isn't it cute?” she said.
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Just Jared:   Kate Gosselin's New Haircuit Makes Waves
Us Weekly:
Christian Siriano: Kate Gosselin Is Trying to “Rock My Look”
Mary Green / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Takes Zahara to Ethiopia  —  Angelina and Zahara  —  It turns out that Angelina Jolie's recent goodwill mission in Kenya was also a homecoming for one member of the Jolie-Pitt family.  —  While Jolie, 34, and Brad Pitt, 45, were “on a trip to Kenya with their children …
Amy Odell / New York Magazine:
Lady Gaga Performs Virtually Naked at Marc Jacobs's After-Party  —  Lady Gaga was supposed to take the stage at Hiro for Marc Jacobs's after-party, thrown in conjunction with V magazine, at 11:15 last night.  Determined to get as close to Gaga and her pantslessness as possible …
Discussion: Queerty and MTV Buzzworthy Blog
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Daily Mail:
‘The man who raped me is a famous celebrity,’ reveals Katie Price  —  Glamour model Katie Price has sensationally claimed that the person who raped her is a well-known celebrity.  —  Two weeks ago, she revealed she was raped ‘more than once’ when she was younger.
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Cara Lee / The Sun:
Jordan: A celeb raped me
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Sean Penn Steps Out with a New Woman  —  The ink's barely dry on the divorce filing between Sean Penn and soon-to-be ex Robin Wright Penn, but the actor didn't waste time getting back on his feet with new girlfriend Jessica White in New York City.  —  On Friday night, Penn, 49, and White …
Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson's Dog Snatched by Coyote?  —  Jessica Simpson says her “heart is broken” over her missing 5-year-old maltipoo Daisy.  —  On her Twitter page, she writes: “A coyote took my precious Daisy right in front of our eyes.  HORROR!  We are searching.  Hoping.  Please help!”
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Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed:
‘Jay Leno Show’ premiere gets strong start  —  Based on preliminary ratings, NBC's “The Jay Leno Show” is off to a strong start.  —  Leno pulled a 12.1 preliminary metered-market household rating and 19 share for the debut of his high-wire-act 10 p.m. comedy show.
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Rick Kissell / Variety:
‘Jay Leno’ bow brings in 17.7 million
Discussion: TV Envy
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Willis Explodes When Fan Touches Him  —  Don't invade Bruce Willis' personal space because if you do he WILL go John McClane on you.  —  It looked like a scene out of Die Hard when Bruce Willis exploded at a fan this weekend, turning into his tough-guy movie character and getting in the face of a too-close admirer.
KATY Perrykissed / New York Post:
Katy likes this Brand of kiss  —  Russell Brand— and she liked it.  —  The MTV Video Music Awards host was spotted making out with Perry at  —  Lady Gaga's after-party at Avenue — after joking onstage that he had the hots for her.  —  The voracious womanizer was seen admiring Perry's cleavage …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jon Gosselin Suicide Bombshell: “I Want to Kill Myself”  —  Jon Gosselin may look calm and collected in photographs, but behind closed doors, the father-of-8 is a pressure cooker waiting to boil over says the mother of his babysitter and former lover, Stephanie Santoro.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Saeed Ahmed / CNN:
Malaysian woman, 107, fears hubby No. 22 will leave her  —  (CNN) — Afraid that her husband will leave her for a younger woman, a 107-year-old Malaysian woman is looking to marry again — for the 23rd time.  —  Wok Kundor has been happily married for four years to her husband, a man 70 years her junior.
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
 
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From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

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