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Phaedra Parks on Apollo Nida: Ex-Con is My Soul Mate!

Yes, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks is married to an ex-convict. But she has a message to all the Apollo Nida haters out there:
Suck it!
"It's easy to criticize when you don't know someone," Parks tells the latest issue of Life & Style. "He's my soul mate."

Parks, a lawyer, married Nida on November 1, 2009, six months after he was released from serving nearly five years in jail on charges of racketeering. They just celebrated their one-year anniversary and "I know his character," Phaedra says, adding:
"I knew he truly loved me for who I was and not for anything else. I respect him for the person I know he is - and not for who the judge thought he was."
The couple welcomed its first child, a son, over the summer. Naturally, his birth will be featured on the November 21 episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Katy Perry Tweets Approval of Glee Homage

Katy Perry is loving life these days. She's newly married and her music is climbing the charts. Her impact on popular culture has even been honored by Glee.
A number of music stars of different genres, namely Lady Gaga, Madonna and Britney Spears, have gotten the Glee treatment so far. Now it's Katy's turn.
The Fox show's cast recently put together a terrific cover of "Teenage Dream," and Mrs. Russell Brand immediately took to Twitter to express her approval.

Katy Perry is the latest star to be immortalized on Glee.

"Oh… My… Gosh… this just brought a sweet tear to my eye! Teenage Dream on GLEE makes my heart go WEEEE!" wrote Katy, and we must say we AGREEEE!
To hear the Glee cast's cover, with Darren Criss - who plays a character named Blaine, rumored to be boyfriend of Kurt - on lead vocals

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Charlie Sheen on Hotel Breakdown: No Biggie!

Miley Cyrus is a global sensation. She's a multi-millionaire, beloved by fans around the world and staring at a future full of record-selling albums and hit movies.
Such success has made parents Billy Ray and Tish very proud... but it's also made them grow apart, eventually leading to last month's divorce announcement, a family friend says.
"Both parents have been equally involved in making their daughter a superstar," a source tells Pop Eater "And now that they have achieved their goal, they have nothing to work towards anymore and nothing to keep them together."

Miley Cyrus smiles - and performed! - though the pain of her parents' split at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

The insider says Billy Ray and Tish forgot about their romance over the years, as they focused entirely on Miley's next album or television appearance.

"Tthey have forgotten to make time for each other," a music executive added. "It's heartbreaking. You would think that someone like Miley has everything in the world, but I guarantee she would give it all up in a second if it kept her family together. I'm sure when she blows out her birthday candles in a few weeks her wish will be for mom and dad, not her career."

It's true. Miley turns 18 on November 23 and has already said she would love to "take a vacation with my family" in honor of the occasion.

"[My family and I] need time to all be together," she told Us Weekly over the weekend. Let's hope they get it.

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Lindsay Lohan and Michael Lohan: Reunited and it Actually Feels Sort of Good?

After an emotional reunion in rehab, Lindsay Lohan and Michael Lohan are back on speaking terms and have apparently turned over a new leaf.
No, this is not April Fool's Day!
Lindsay Lohan reunited with her estranged father at the Betty Ford Clinic, where she is being treated for drug addiction and emotional issues.

These two are getting along. Never thought we'd see the day.

"It was an emotional reunion… there were hugs, kisses and even a few tears when Michael and Lindsay first saw each other," a source said.
It is a stunning and dramatic turnaround for the 24-year-old wild child, who has perpetually blamed her dad, a drug addict felon, for her woes.
Not without good reason, either. The guy is (or at least has always been) a Class A Douchenozzle who puts money and fame ahead of her.
Are things finally turning around, though?
Yesterday, Dina Lohan went on Today and talked about how Lindsay is a different person now. But she sounded subdued and mature, too.
In other words, totally different. Is Michael following suit?
The pair met soon after 1 pm Sunday and "spent hours together... it was not a fleeting encounter, this appeared well-planned in advance."
"They also went shopping at a Palm Desert mall, where they were seen walking around together and at one point, were in a jewelry store."
The wildest part? When asked about their time together, MiLo said: "I have pledged not to comment about anything relating to my daughter."
"However, what I will say is that I am an incredibly proud father tonight. My daughter is progressing extraordinarily well."
Who is this man and what as he done with Michael Lohan?

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Kanye West Takes Credit for Success of Taylor Swift

You're welcome, Taylor Swift.
This is the message Kanye West sent on the radio show Mojo in the Morning yesterday, once again bringing up his rude behavior at the 2009 MTV Music Awards and implying it "spawned" the global success Swift has since enjoyed.
Said Kanye:

Without this incident, would Taylor Swift even have a career at this point?!? Kanye West isn't certain.

"I feel like when Taylor was getting all those magazine covers, she was all good then. I feel completely empathetic and sympathize with that moment of her feeling bad, that spawned her to have one million magazine covers and be the most popular artist in the world, but in that moment of her feeling bad, I do feel bad about being the cause of that."
Only Kanye West can aim for an apology, and end up taking credit for the career of another artist.
Are you buying it at all? Do you think Kanye's interruption has played any role at all in Swift's album sales and/or magazine covers?

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Conan O'Brien on TBS: Did You Watch?

After months of anticipations, Conan O'Brien brought his unique hair and comedic style to TBS last night. Among the highlights on the debut of Conan:

Monologue jokes that included shots at NBC - "I'm going to be honest: It's not easy doing a late-night show on a channel without a lot of money and that viewers have trouble finding. So that's why I left NBC." - and even his new employer:

"This is an exciting night. I'm glad to be on cable - truth is, I've dreamed of being a talk show host on basic cable ever since I was 46... And things are going well already. I'm happy to report that we're already number-one in TBS's key demographic: people who can't afford HBO."

A new set that featured a full moon and an ocean view, the former of which Conan could move around with a remote control.
Seth Rogen as a guest, talking about proposing to a topless Lauren Miller and joking that he placed the ring on her nipple.
Lea Michele as another guest, saying of her scandalous GQ pictorial: "We were just having fun."

Dancing With the Stars Recap: Jennifer Grey and Brandy Rule; Bristol Palin Attempts to Act Sexy

Last night's Dancing With the Stars featured a new "Insta-Dance" twist on top of the more traditional performances, with the five pairs competing for up to 60 points.
To the surprise of no one, Jennifer Grey fought her ailing body all the way to the top, putting forth a quick step full of bounce and an instant rumba that was superb.
Right there with her was Brandy, whose waltz was full of grace and whose instant cha cha to Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" earned a standing ovation from the crowd.

Still the favorites to take home the Mirror Ball.

Jennifer fared slightly better in her instant dance, with Brandy's waltz giving her the slight edge there. Appropriately, the two favorites both earned a total of 57 points.

Flying under the radar all season but showing great improvement is Kyle Massey, who showcased a range of skills last night with a slow waltz and fast jive.
The boy becoming a man before our eyes was just one point behind the leaders when the dust settled Monday, making a compelling case he belongs in the finals.
Will the viewers reward him that?
As for Kurt Warner, he may not be in the same league as the above trio, but he's a lot better every week, and the fact that he's still dancing speaks volumes.
Both of his efforts last night were far from awful, but as much as he tried to let loose, he came up short on the technicalities and finished well back with 48.
He narrowly edged out Bristol Palin, whose attempt at a steamy Argentine tango kind of creeped us out, in no small part because all we can visualize is Sarah Palin.
Who was also on the show last night, we might add.
Mama Grizzly herself appeared in another taped segment, which is hilarious on so many levels we can't even get into them here. But it's beyond weird and funny.
Bristol the Pistol seemed to lose her concentration at times, and while she deserves credit for making it this far, she doesn't deserve (or want) to go any further.
Last night's full Dancing With the Stars leaderboard ...

Jennifer Grey & Derek Hough: 27, 30 (57)
Brandy & Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 29, 28 (57)
Kyle Massey & Lacey Schwimmer: 27, 29 (56)
Kurt Warner & Anna Trebunskaya: 24, 24 (48)
Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas: 24, 23 (47)

Well? Will Bristol elude elimination for another week, or is it Kurt's time to go? Based on scores and talent, it's gotta be one of those two ... but you never know.

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Alex Stebbins Compares to Lady Gaga to Jesus, Laments Singer's Boyfriend Theft

"I wasn't going to go toe to toe with her, because that's like fighting Jesus. She's the most powerful woman in the world, and there's no winning." - Alex Stebbins on Lady Gaga, who she says stole boyfriend Luc Carl from her
Alex Stebbins knew she didn't stand a chance.
Her boyfriend, Luc Carl, had dated her for a year before he dumped her to go back to his former love, who happens to be an iconic pop star.

Alex Stebbins knows she can't hang with the Gaga.

"She can literally have anything she wants, and I had the one thing she couldn't have, and that made her want it more," Alex said of the boyfriend stealer.
Alex Stebbins, 21, met Luc Carl, a 29-year-old bartender and drummer in August 2009. "The first thing he told me was that he had a very famous ex-girlfriend. I didn't care," she said, and the two began dating shortly thereafter.
But trouble started once Lady Gaga heard about it.About three months into their relationship, Stebbins said, the 24-year-old pop superstar started calling and texting Carl relentlessly. At first, "Luc ignored her. He said he was done with her. All they did was fight," Stebbins said.
"She'd pick at him for anything, and he couldn't take it. She was a very jealous person." Alex said Gaga was the only issue in an otherwise "perfect relationship."
"It was really hard to be with someone who has a really famous ex-girlfriend who would stop at nothing to get him back," Alex griped, but alas, it happened.
Last June, Carl took Stebbins to Vegas for her birthday. When they returned, she found she had run out of Luc. Gaga showed up and begged for him back.
He capitulated.
Later, when Gaga made a spectacle of herself at Citi Field - stripping to her underwear and flipping the bird during a Met game - Luc Carl was with her.
"It was so in my face," she said. "It felt like I got punched in the gut."

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Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky Break Up

After nine years together, Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky have decided to call it a relationship. They never married but have a four-year-old son, Henry.
The Lovely Bones star and The Wrestler director both confirmed the separation via their rep, saying it took place months ago. No reason was given for it.
Some celebrity gossip sources say Rachel has been linked to Daniel Craig, a.k.a. James Bond, but this has not been independently confirmed or denied.

Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky have broken up.

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Happy Birthday, Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo!

How often do you see two people get engaged, and then celebrate their birthday on the same day, all within one week?
The answer: not often. But that's the exact case with Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo today, as the former turns 37 and his new bride-to-be hits the age of 30. We're guessing this couple can think of plenty of ways to celebrate the occasions on their own (if you know what we mean!!!)...
... so we'll just wish Nick and Vanessa the happiest of birthdays, encourage readers to do the same and honor them with this photo montage. Have a great day, forthcoming newlyweds!

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Father of Shannen Doherty Passes Away

Close to a year after he suffered a stroke, the father of actress Shannen Doherty passed away on Friday. He was 66.
In March, immediately after the former Beverly Hills 90210 star was prematurely voted off Dancing with the Stars, she expressed gratitude merely for appearing on the show and seeing her dad's "face light up" as a result.

In her statement dealing with the passing of John Thomas Doherty, Shannen referred to her father as the "greatest man in the world" and said: "I love him with every inch of my being and cannot imagine life without him."
Our thoughts go out to this actress and her family.
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Spencer Pratt & Heidi Montag: Celebrity Oddsmakers?

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are having financial problems.
Fortunately, they've been offered a high-paying gig that could not only ease said fiscal woes, but get them out of the U.S. for awhile. They win and so do we!
With Speidi recently admitting that they're broke, and even tried to fake a divorce to keep the money train a comin', a gambling site may ride to the rescue.

Will Speidi take on actual jobs? [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

YouWager (dot) com has offered the couple jobs. As in work, in exchange for money. While this may be a foreign concept to them, it's an enticing offer.
Heidi and Spencer would be given a cool $100,000 each to "manage the odds and lines surrounding the entertainment sector." Yup, they'd set odds.
The gruesome twosome would be living in Costa Rica, where the company is based (for legal issues, obviously), handicapping critical gambling topics "ranging from celebrity news and pop culture to music and movies."
They'd obviously be good at that. Spencer's main hangup, however? Due to the political turmoil between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, he's "looking into how he can legally own a firearm over there so that he can protect himself."
How awesome is this guy?

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Oksana Grigorieva: Mel Gibson Cheated On Me!

Oksana Grigorieva is tracking down women she thinks Mel Gibson was putting it to while they were together, believing the star may have abused them as well.
She's trying to prove Mel is too violent to be around their daughter, Lucia, over whom the couple is embroiled in an ugly custody fight. But here's the problem:

Oksana herself was Mel's mistress while he was still married to Robyn Gibson, who says he was never violent - even once - in 29 years of marriage.
TMZ, which is all over this story like Oksana on a $10 bill, has no evidence Mel cheated on her, let alone grew violent with other women.

Just the same, Oksana Grigorieva believes Mel was cheating on her and wants to ask the women if he ever attacked them. Bet Violet Kowal is on her list.
Oksana's team wants someone to come forward and say Mel was violent toward them in order to achieve Oksana's endgame of stripping Mel of custody.
The judge in the custody case has been unmoved by her arguments and has given Mel full visitation, even as he's being investigated for domestic violence.
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Kendra Wilkinson on Holiday Playboy Cover: Hardest Decision Ever!

Life is really tough for a pretend single mother.
Just days after Kendra Wilkinson cried about living apart from her husband for a few weeks, while he earns hundreds of thousands of dollars playing professional football, the centerfold has returned to the magazine that made her famous.
Indeed, Kendra graces the cover of Playboy's Christmas issue, putting to rest the rumor she started about not posing for that publication again.

Wilkinson says that going forward with the pictorial was "the hardest decision I've ever had to make in my life," making it clear once and for all: she's had a pretty awesome life.

She adds: "I'm 25, I have a son. If I don't do Playboy now I probably won't ever do Playboy again... I want to say 'F' you to the world and say 'moms can be sexy'."

Note to Kendra: Gisele Bundchen is a mother. So is Heidi Klum. Christina Aguilera has a kid, too. We know moms can be sexy, thanks.

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Lauren Conrad Denies Feud With Audrina Patridge

Audrina Patridge's drunk mom tried to start $h!t, but Lauren Conrad says she's not in competition with Audrina. There's room for two reality shows to coexist!
There's been no comment from Audrina on her mom's drunken rant (for which she later apologized), during which Lynn Patridge called The Hills girls "tramps."
Regarding her new reality show, Lynn said her daughter would fare better than Lauren Conrad, whom she called a "b!tch" who does "frilly fashion $h!t."

Lauren Conrad says it's all good with Audrina.

Lauren doesn't see eye-to-eye with Lynn, fortunately, saying there's no bad blood whatsoever and that she doesn't view Audrina Patridge as competition.
LC's new reality show is also coming out soon.
Asked on Monday about Audrina's newly-picked up VH1 show, Conrad told Us, "I think it's good for her. And no, I really don't think about it like that at all."
Regarding the rant itself, LC smiled and said, "I really don't have a comment on that right now, thanks." Good to see someone knows how to keep it classy.
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David Beckham to Launch Men's Underwear Line

He's stripped down multiple times for Armani, but David Beckham will soon be getting nearly naked for no one but himself. And millions of women around the world, of course.
Sources confirm that the 35-year old soccer star/stud will soon launch his own line of men's underwear, as one insider told MTV UK:
"The whole planet went nuts when David stripped off for his Armani ads. Sales went through the roof. It was decided not to renew the Armani contract and develop a business of David’s own. He has seen how fulfilling it has been for Victoria to branch out and relishes a similar challenge.”

Reports indicate that sales of Armani increased by 30% with Beckham as the face/body of the brand.

The handsome athlete is being advised by designer Stella McCartney's husband Alasdhair Willis, who is said to be “focused on turning David into a major fashion presence." With a physique such as this, it shouldn't be that difficult.

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Michael Lohan to Patrick Lovato: Let's Fight!

Michael Lohan just can't believe the father of a troubled young celebrity is exploiting his daughter's situation for publicity and money.
Lindsay's dad is referring to Patrick Lovato, who keeps speaking to the media about his child's self-esteem issues and has also mentioned Michael's rehabbing offspring in a couple of interviews.
In response, the man who has never met a microphone he didn't embrace says he has "two reasons why I have no respect for people who talk or comment about others." They are:

Until Patrick Lovato becomes as much of an egocentric jerk as Michael Lohan, daughter Demi will be forced to stand-in for photos of her rarely-seen father.

"In most cases, those individuals are looking from the outside in, and they are passing judgment or commenting on people they know nothing about. The second reason is because they are too cowardly to say it to the person themselves."
And if Mr. Lovato did confront Mr. Lohan? "I will pay for... his hospital bills," Michael said.

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Madonna Compares Bullying Gays to Holocaust

Bullying is getting a lot of publicity these days, with an outspoken Madonna joining a chorus of celebrities in voicing opposition to this disturbing trend.
Not surprisingly, the music icon used stronger words than most.
Appearing via satellite on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Madonna makes a heartfelt plea to end bullying, which she likens to lynching or the Holocaust.

Madonna never minces words.

"I'm incredibly disturbed and saddened by the overwhelming number of teen suicides that have been reported lately because of bullying," she says.
"Suicide in general is disturbing. Teenagers committing suicide is extremely disturbing, but to hear that teenagers are taking their lives because they are being bullied in schools and dormitories, what have you, is kind of unfathomable."
Madonna, who says she was bullied herself as a kid in Michigan, was just getting started on a "rampage" troubled kids could all learn a lesson from ...
"I still feel different," she says. "I can totally relate to the idea of feeling isolated and alienated. I was incredibly lonely as a child, as a teenager. I have to say I never felt like I fit in in school. I wasn't a jock. I wasn't an intellectual."
"There was no group that I felt a part of. I just felt like a weirdo."
It wasn't until her gay ballet teacher took her under his wing and introduced her to a community of artists that she felt "it was OK to be different."
The gay community "has been incredibly supportive of me," says the 52-year-old star. "I wouldn't have a career if it weren't for the gay community."
She's been talking to her children about bullying, too.
"We talk a lot about the importance of not judging people who are different - not judging people who don't fit into our expected view of what's cool and what isn't," she says. "The concept that we are torturing teenagers because they are gay - it's unfathomable. It's like lynching black people or Hitler exterminating Jews."
"Sorry if I'm going on a rampage right now, but this is America. The land of the free and the home of the brave. I think it would be interesting for everybody to try one simple experiment: Try to get through the day ... without gossiping about somebody. Not only that, not even listening to gossip, walking away from it."
"Can you imagine what your day would be like? How much more free time you'd have? I also feel like you'd feel about better about yourself."
If that's a rampage, no need to apologize, Madge. Bravo, we say. In light of what's happening with Demi Lovato and thousands of other teens from all walks of life, it's a message we could all learn from. Tolerance. Acceptance. Love.

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