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June 3, 9:36 AM

by Liz Barrett, Celebrity News Examiner

Actor Tony Curtis is 83 today.

Actress Lalaine Dupree ("Lizzie McGuire") is 21.
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Lindsay Lohan blows it in New York (and you get to download the Pussycat Dolls 'Santa Baby' FREE)

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December 5, 8:50 AM

Lindsay Lohan looked amazingly cute in her Santa hat, blowing a kiss at New York's Tenjune night club with sweetheart Samantha Ronson and mom Dina Lohan. No big news, really. Just an opportunity for us to listen to the Pussycat Dolls doing "Santa... Read More
Topics: Sam + Linds , Holidaze

Sean Avery apologizes for calling ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert 'sloppy seconds'

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December 4, 11:42 AM

National Hockey League egomaniac of the year Sean Avery has apologized for calling ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert his "sloppy seconds" at a pre-game interview in Calgary on Tuesday.The NHL immediately suspended him for making the comment, which... Read More
Topics: Stars Behaving Badly

Beverly Hills Pimps & Hos meet the parents: Michael Phelps' girlfriend says photos just 'implied'

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December 4, 11:12 AM

Before Olympic champion and national sweetheart Michael Phelps brought new girlfriend Caz Pal home for Thanksgiving dinner with the parents, do you suppose he showed them her family photo album?We had to ask because Caz swears the steamy photos circulating... Read More
Topics: Too Trashy

Please accept Barack Obama's apology (it'll cost you a bundle)

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December 4, 10:30 AM

Before he has even been inauguated, President-elect Barack Obama has already said he's sorry — and you can buy the letter for around $24,000 at Moments In Time, according to Page Six.The web site, which sells autographs and original letters of... Read More
Topics: West Wing

Stalker kidnaps Ivy League fetish queen Jade Vixen, kills her S&M lawyer boyfriend then himself

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December 4, 9:57 AM

Anthony Ottaviano — an attorney who worked for one of New York City's most prestigious lawfirms by day and secretly loved the city's underground S&M lifestyle by night — was shot to death yesterday by a man who then kidnapped his Ivy... Read More
Topics: Too Trashy , Just Plain Creepy

Mark Ruffalo's brother shot in the head in his Beverly Hills apartment

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December 3, 12:41 PM

Mark Ruffalo's brother, Scott Ruffalo, is "clinging to life" after being shot in the head Monday night, according to TMZ.TMZ reports that the "suspicious shooting" occurred in Scott's Beverly Hills apartment, which means that a suicide... Read More
Topics: News

Check out these photos of Britney Spears' birthday party at Tenjune

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December 3, 12:28 PM

For somebody who says she doesn't like to go out to clubs, Britney Spears did a great job of having a good time at her huge birthday bash at New York's Tenjune club. She looked absolutely fabulous in her boobalicious Roberto Cavalli little black dress.... Read More
Topics: Comebacks

Listen to Britney Spears' new Circus album here (it's free)

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December 3, 12:05 PM

There's no question that Britney Spears' new album "Circus" will be a huge hit. We love it, but we want to know how you feel about it.Click HERE to listen to the entire "Circus" album (it's in a media player that you can pause whenever... Read More
Topics: Comebacks

Oh no they didn't: Facebook disabled Lindsay Lohan because they thought she was a fake

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December 2, 9:59 AM

Oh yes they did. Facebook disabled Lindsay Lohan's page because they thought she was an imposter, so she went to her MySpace blog to *vent* about it (in her own grammatical style, which makes us wonder how much the film studios pay tutors, but that's... Read More
Topics: Just Say Oh