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6:15 PM ET, February 24, 2010

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In Touch Weekly Magazine:
In Touch Exclusive Interview:My affair with Matthew Fox  —  In Touch Exclusive Interview:  —  My affair with Matthew Fox  —  “He didn't tell me to keep it a secret or anything.  He didn't even use protection.  He didn't seem concerned at all,” Stefani Talbott tells In Touch exclusively, about the married Lost star.
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Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Captain America contenders: Krasinski, Crawford, Vogel, more  —  John Krasinski as Captain America?  —  It could happen as Marvel conducts a series of screen tests this week in its search for the actor to play Steve Rogers, the alter ego of the title character in its “Captain America” movie.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Who Will Be Captain America?  —  UPDATE: I've learned that Marvel Studios and director Joe Johnston are testing candidates for The First Avenger: Captain America which Paramount will distribute on July 22, 2011.  I've scooped their wish list: most but by no means all of the contenders …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Osbourne “Took More Hell” for Weight Than Drug Addiction  —  Kelly Osbourne checked into rehab for drug and alcohol addiction three times.  —  But the singer, 25, tells the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now): “I took more hell for being fat than I did for being an absolute raging drug addict.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Mary-Kate Olsen Splits With Boyfriend  —  Mary-Kate Olsen is back on the market.  —  The actress-design mogul, 23, has split from boyfriend Nate Lowman, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.  —  Asked if she and Lowman are still an item, her rep tells Us, “No, they are not.  It's been a while.”
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TMZ.com:
‘Top Model’ Winner Yoanna House's New Look  —  Winning season two of “America's Next Top Model” has completely changed Yoanna House ... literally.  —  The buxom 29-year-old former “Look for Less” host resurfaced at an event in NYC in her best “Real Housewife of New Jersey” drag.  —  Smile with your eyes, girl.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen In Rehab For Cocaine And Alcohol  —  Charlie Sheen checked into rehab because he was using cocaine and alcohol, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  Despite his statement that he was going in as a “preventative measure,” RadarOnline.com learned that the actor had been using both cocaine and alcohol.
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TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen MIA on Set, Denise Sounded Alarm
Discussion: Perez Hilton
The Huffington Post:
Kelly Ripa's New Tattoo PHOTOS: Consuelos On Wrist (PICTURES)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Kelly Ripa got a new tattoo and she showed it off on “Regis and Kelly” Wednesday morning.  —  Ripa, who already has a flower tattoo on her inner ankle, got “Consuelos” on her wrist, as in husband-of-13-years Mark Consuelos.
Discussion: MomLogic and Cele|bitchy
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Kourtney Kardashian is “faking” relationship with Scott for the cameras  —  Wow, Kourtney Kardashian and Patrick Bateman got their third In Touch Weekly cover story in a row!  This relationship drama is officially just as epic as Brangelina's!  I'm also enjoying the hyperbole In Touch has been employing for Scott and Kourtney.
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Us Weekly:
Kourtney's “100 Percent” Happy She Showed Mason's Birth on TV
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Chris Johnson / Daily Mail:
Now that's sheer exhibitionism, Liz: Hurley wears a VERY revealing sari  —  She has a legacy of wearing revealing dresses.  But it appears at the age of 44, Elizabeth Hurley is still not ready to give up the game.  —  The actress attended the Love Ball charity fundraiser last night …
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
New Line making Speedy Gonzales film; George Lopez to voice character  —  ¡Andale!  ¡Andale!  ¡Arriba!  ¡Arriba!  —  Speedy Gonzales is taking his folk hero status, incredible speed and signature red kerchief to the big screen, courtesy of New Line.
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Andrew Koenig Paid Rent, Moved Out Before He Disappeared  —  Andrew Koenig on Growing Pains (left) and recently  —  As missing Growing Pains actor Andrew Koenig's parents issue desperate pleas to help find their missing son, neighbors at the 41-year-old's Venice, Calif. …
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TMZ.com:
Missing ‘Growing Pains’ Star — More Clues
Discussion: Digital Spy and Gossip Cop
Martha Groves / L.A. NOW:
City of Beverly Hills says ‘Miss Beverly Hills’ is a fraud, disavows her stance on gay marriage  —  Lauren Ashley, a Miss California USA contestant and outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage, claims Beverly Hills as the city she represents.  Beverly Hills lays no claim to her whatsoever.
Discussion: Advocate and Towleroad News #gay
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TMZ.com:
‘Miss Beverly Hills’ Disowned by The City
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Us Weekly:
Octomom: I Lost 145 Lbs. for the Money  —  What inspired Nadya Suleman to get back into 24-inch-waist jeans nine months after giving birth to octuplets?  —  “The main reason was obviously revenue and I'm the first to admit it,” she said on The View Wednesday of dropping 145 pounds through weight training and a sensible diet.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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omg!:
‘The View’ Ladies Grill Nadya ‘Octomom’ Suleman On Her Sanity
Discussion: X17 Online
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Matt Damon To Star In New RFK Biopic  —  EXCLUSIVE: In this tough marketplace, if you want to make another movie about a complex historical figure like Robert F Kennedy, you'd better bring to the table an actor with chops and bankability to excite a financier.  Matt Damon does both those things.
omg!:
Jon Voight: It Is “Lovely” Being With Angelina Again  —  They are family!  —  In an exclusive phone interview from Venice, Italy, Jon Voight raved to UsMagazine.com about his “holiday” with his daughter Angelina Jolie, her partner Brad Pitt and their six children.  —  See how the Jolie-Pitt kids have grown up
Discussion: X17 Online
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Daily Mail:
The Kiss: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie enjoy passionate Parisian embrace
Discussion: Pink is the New Blog
mojo.channel955.com:
Chris Brown Talks Exclusivly To Mojo In The Morning  —  Mojo In The Morning spoke exclusively to Chris Brown about his past, present and future.  He dished on moving forward since the now-infamous attack on Rihanna.  Brown did not hold back when being asked if he was being treated “unfairly” as an artist because of his past.
Zach Dionne / PopEater:
An Interview With New Rocker (And Former Sitcom/Hollywood Star) Frankie Muniz  —  Exclusive: We learned last week that Frankie Muniz, former star of sitcom ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ and two-part Hollywood franchise ‘Agent Cody Banks,’ is the drummer for unsigned Arizona rock act You Hang Up.
Associated Press:
Adrian Pasdar pleads not guilty to drunken driving  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Pasdar has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge.  —  The Heroes actor entered the plea through his attorney and did not attend a court hearing on Wednesday.  His case is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on March 15.
Discussion: Ministry of Gossip
Dave McNary / Variety:
Frieda Pinto summoned by ‘Gods’  —  ‘Slumdog’ actress set for Relativity's Greek mythology clash  —  Freida Pinto will star in “War of the Gods,” Relativity Media's Greek mythology clash directed by Tarsem Singh with production set to start in April.  —  Story follows a young warrior Theseus …
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Mickey Rourke to play Conan's father  —  Mickey Rourke is in negotiations to play Conan's father in Lionsgate's “Conan” movie.  —  Marcus Nispel is directing the pic, which being produced by Nu Image/Millenium Films and sees Jason Momoa playing the barbarian warrior created by Robert E. Howard.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Inside Movies
People.com:
Inside Susan Boyle's Struggle with Fame  —  After performing at Italy's Sanremo music festival on Feb. 16, Susan Boyle told an adoring audience, “Dreams have no expiry date.  I'd like this to go on and on.”  —  But at what cost?  —  Two of her brothers are now voicing concerns …
Times of London:
Shock jock Howard Stern lines up lovers of Tiger Woods for $100,000 beauty contest  —  As if Tiger Woods's apology last week for his serial philandering wasn't enough of a public humiliation, several of his former mistresses have agreed to take part in a beauty pageant in which they will compete for a $100,000 (£65,000) prize.
 
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Padma Lakshmi's baby will grow up with a dad
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DailyFill.com:
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Past Life’ actress to star in NBC's ‘Chase’
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TMZ.com:
Mel B's Shaved Head: Mommy & Me Edition
NY Daily News:
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