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Failed Christian rock singer and current national embarrassment Katy Perry was performing at her old Santa Barbara high school on Tuesday when she spotted a former crush in the audience. She decided then to dedicate her worst song to him.
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He brought a beard to a fashion show but only had eyes for guys in specs. This star is supporting her meth-addled ex and this reality star is dating a former stalker. But does he wear glasses?
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See the shopping bags in this picture? The stuff inside is worth more than your college education. Are Annette Bening and Warren Beatty on the rocks? Will Christina Hendricks do nude scenes? Thursday gossip asks hard questions.
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Over 160 illegally-bred cobras escaped a laboratory in southwest China earlier this month, and they have been turning up all over town "in outdoor toilets, kitchens and on the streets." Most have been caught, but "five or six" remain free.
Can you spot the difference between these photos of world leaders at the Middle East peace talks? That's right! One was photoshopped by Egypt's state-run newspaper to put Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in front of the group instead of behind.
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"Everybody in the world knows you don't believe anything on Wikipedia," Rush Limbaugh told his listeners last year. So, uh, it must be embarrassing for him that he just used Wikipedia as a source—and got his facts wrong. More »
Slippery wieners, nasty hair extensions, fake terminal illnesses and one Zingbot 3000. Sadly, these are only the things we'll take away from this summer's installment of Big Brother. And here's how it ended: the good, the bad, and the nausea-inducing.
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Oh no! Illegal drug use in America has risen to the highest level since 2002, according to a government report, driven by increases in the use of marijuana, ecstasy, and methamphetamine. Here are some of the figures:
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Tonight, Jon Stewart opined on last night's primary elections. Most notably, he discussed nutjob Christine O'Donnell's victory in the Delaware Senate primary—she's like Sarah Palin, but worse! Then, Stewart and panel hilariously broke it all down. Video inside.
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Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz sent 30 suggestive text messages to a 26-year-old woman while he was prosecuting her ex-boyfriend for allegedly choking her. One gem: "You may be the tall, young, hot nymph, but I am the prize!''
We've already explained how the cuddly Pedobear is an Internet joke—not a 'mascot' pedophiles use to lure their prey. Reporters and police in Tulsa, Oklahoma obviously don't read Gawker. In America's Heartland, a full-blown Pedobear Panic is underway.
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Google issued a short statement yesterday confirming our report about David Barksdale, the ex-Google engineer fired for violating users' privacy and spying on minors. But the statement did little to answer some big questions about Barksdale's conduct and Google's policies.
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Welcome to our end-of-season commenting blowout. Join us! Because the site of the Top Chef finale is Singapore, tonight's live-blogging party will be dedicated to that late, great figure of Singaporean history, Ngiam Tong Boon.
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During a chat between Sarah Palin and Bill O'Reilly tonight, O'Reilly commented on Tea Party candidates, like New Hampshire's Ovide Lamontagne. Unfortunately, after O'Reilly couldn't remember Lamontagne's name and asked Palin for help, she too appeared stumped. Awkward video, inside.
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Three employees at a veterinarian's office in Egg Harbor Township, NJ say they saw a man fall from the sky on Tuesday, sans parachute. An exhaustive search has turned up nothing. This is pretty disconcerting!
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After silently turning off its Adult Services section earlier this month, Craigslist has made it official: Its listings for escorts, masseuses and barely disguised prostitutes of all sorts have been terminated.
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Say hello to Cassius Marcellus Cornelius Clay, a Yale sophomore whose life changed at Barneys one day, when fashionable rapper Kanye West complimented him on his shoes and, eventually, invited the lad to travel the world as Kanye's right-hand man.
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Who would have thought the Facebook movie's breakout star would be Justin Timberlake? Apparently the singing, dancing, tequila-brewing genius put out a surprisingly strong performance in The Social Network. Well enough, maybe, to take an obscure nerd international. More »
Not as much as Roseanne won in the lottery, but still a lot. Also today: House's sexy doctor lady gets a new movie role, as does sexy Kevin James, while Robert Redford's latest movie gets a deal.
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Today at Gawker.TV,Kathy Griffin reenacts Oprah's latest giveaway, the cast of Glee covers "Empire State of Mind," Ken Jeong is hysterical on Lopez Tonight, and Mel Gibson sports a crazy mustache to avoid paparazzi.
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Marc Jacobs and his ex, Lorenzo Martone, were spotted (and photographed) hanging out at the V Magazine party Monday night after Lorenzo attended Marc's fashion show. Are they just friends? Are they back together? Don't become the new on-again-off-again, Lorenzo.
Long before Tea Party backed candidate Christine O'Donnell won the Republican primary in Delaware, the conservative firebrand was arguing that the government was spending too much money fighting AIDS and said condoms wouldn't stop the disease from spreading.
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