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Mid Week Gossip Quickie
Ellen DeGeneres's dog drama continues with lawyers, death threats, and more tears - US Weekly
Lindsay Lohan may have given up the sauce, but not the drama. She's a homewrecker now - Egotastic!
Britney Spears talks smack about the judge in her custody case while shopping with puppy London - Popsugar
Speaking of Britney, former pop star Lance Bass opens up about how he came out with his homosexuality to her before he told his group members because he "felt bad for her" - Page 6
Paris Hilton breaks up with her Swedish boytoy model due to his lack of personality - The Sun
Francis Ford Coppola talks smack about Hollywood heavyweights Jack Nicholson, Robert DeNiro, and Al Pacino - Daily News
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Canadian couple Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams call it quits - PerezHilton
Stephen Colbert announces his run for presidency - DListed
Happy Birthday to Ziggy Marley, Eminem, Nick Cannon, Mike Judge and more - Dlisted
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