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- Jay Leno Gets His Punk'd Ass Out of Prime-Time
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Real Housewives' Kelly Bensimon on Getting Naked for Playboy
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Kelly Bensimon may be Playboy's latest cover model, but that doesn't mean taking her clothes off for the camera was easy.
"I'm pretty nervous," the Real Housewives of New York star tells me. "Everyone thinks of me as this exhibitionist, and I'm not. I'm just not that kind of girl. I'm not that kind of model. I wear clothes!"
Read on to find out what she says about why she did it, about full frontal nudity and about assumptions that this is all an attempt to outdo costar Bethenny Frankel.
Does Rihanna Get Paid to Watch Fashion Shows?
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Do celebrities get paid to sit in the front row at fashion shows? I think I read that somewhere.
—ONoTheyDiddint, via the Answer B!tch inbox
Oh don't stop there. Take me as an example. If, say, Michael Kors would like me to appear at his show during New York's Fashion Week, which starts Thursday, I shall do so for the modest fee of $100,000.
But if he wants me to appear in his clothes, that's extra. And if he wants me to appear on the red carpet before the show, that's extra, too. And if he wants me to say nice things about his clothes in the press...You get the idea.
Among the stars recently seen at fashion shows—Kanye West, his Silly-String-clad girlfriend, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Anne Hathaway—at least a few of them charge the designers for the honor of their presence.
For example, take...
Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson Together Again…to Deny Abuse Rumors
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There's no denying that Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson had a tumultuous relationship, but an abusive one? Not quite, they claim.
After rumors hit the Net that the DJ punched and choked the starlet, the former pair presented a united front to dispel the myth…and even threaten people with lawsuits.
"This is become a bit much," Lindsey wrote on Twitter. "Samantha R never raised a hand to me. I've never said she did. Enough is Enough. Focus on more important world issues."
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Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris Dies
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Not the sort of finale we had hoped for.
Phil Harris, the salty skipper of the Cornelia Marie on Discovery's Deadliest Catch, has died. He was 53.
The deep-sea fisherman suffered a stroke on Jan. 29 and, although both his immediate and TV families were clinging to small signs of a recovery, he ultimately succumbed to the trauma on Tuesday.
"It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad," Harris' sons, Jake and Josh, said in a statement. "Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers."
Talking about his life at sea recently, Harris said there are certain superstitions he always abided by.
Ellen Tortures With Ease on American Idol
Ellen DeGeneres' first episode of American Idol could have been her 100th. She fit right in.
Not only did the show wisely not dwell on her too much, leaving the emphasis on the terrifying "sudden death" round of Hollywood week, but she wasn't too funny, either.
Meaning, we hope, there's plenty left in the tank for future rounds.
But while DeGeneres looked very serious in her reading glasses and crushed dreams like a grizzled veteran, she still brought some much-needed funny to the proceedings—an element Idol has always possessed, only this time it was coherent and intentional!
Not that Paula Abdul wasn't missed...
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Lost Redux: Emilie De Ravin Dishes on "Feral Claire," and Insiders Reveal What's Next!
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Hooray for zombies! Lost's bosses Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have long joked that zombies would come into play eventually, and now Hurley is guessing that's what's up with our poor undead friend Sayid, who is now "infected"...along with...Jack's "sister?!"
What the what?!
So are Sayid and Claire fully evil now? Was she dead, too? I just spent some time on the Lost set with Emilie de Ravin and her crazy new wig to get some answers, so get in here…
Channing Tatum Reveals Stripper Past to Ellen Degeneres
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Dear John, what is Channing Tatum doing?
Turns out the hunky star of the nation's top movie wasn't always an actor. But as he reveals to Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show, the guy always did know how to put on a show.
"I was a stripper," he says on the episode airing Wednesday. "Look, I'm not proud of it, but I'm not ashamed of it."
Good. Judging from Ellen's enthusiastic response, she's not ashamed of putting the star's dance talents on display for her audience.
"I wish I had a dollar. If only I had cash I would have kept you going," joked DeGeneres.
"Don't worry; that one was on the house," said Tatum.
Aww.
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Jay Leno Gets His Punk'd Ass Out of Prime-Time
And just like that, the great Jay-Leno-at-10 experiment is over.
The beleaguered funnyman on Tuesday presided over the final episode of The Jay Leno Show—which, as it turned out, was just part of a really elaborate punk orchestrated by guest Ashton Kutcher.
"Six years ago, I sat in an office at NBC—unfortunately, we forgot to roll the cameras and so I don't have any of the tape, but I thought I'd come out and do the reveal," the Valentine's Day star explained.
"You did a hell of a job," Leno marveled. "I'm glad it's over."
But while this leg of Leno's journey was seemingly over before it began, he successfully milked his ill-fated adventure in prime-time for all it was worth.
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Beyoncé's Dad Will "Certainly" Take Paternity Test
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The quest to determine whether Beyoncé has a half-brother is picking up steam.
The Grammy-winning diva's dad, Matthew Knowles, who was a target of a paternity suit in October, exclusively tells E! News that he will "certainly" submit to a paternity test when asked.
"I know about as much as you do," he says. "Last week, they said it was a girl; this week they said it was a boy. We do have a court date, but none of that means anything until DNA testing is done.
Grey's Anatomy Sneak Peeks: Slutty Mark Hits On Blond Lexie!
Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) is a dirty dog! As you can see for yourself in the sneak peek above, his new granddaddy gig isn't stopping him from hitting on the pretty new blond doctor. Unlucky for him, then, that the pretty new blond doc is none other than his ex-girlfriend Lexie (Chyler Leigh)!
Plus, get four more sneak peeks, including Bailey's (Chandra Wilson) burgeoning romance, McDreamy's (Patrick Dempsey) new burden as chief of surgery, Little Sloan's (Leven Rambin) secret and the ongoing drama between Teddy (Kim Raver) and Owen (Kevin McKidd)...
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Paris Hilton Really Wants to Be Mrs. Doug Reinhardt
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Are Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt secretly engaged?
The hotel heiress has made no secret about wanting to marry the former Hills regular, but she took it to another level this past weekend while accepting an award for her charity work...
Tom Cruise Signs Up for Mission: Impossible IV
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Who says you can't go home again?
More than three years after Tom Cruise was unceremoniously ushered off the Paramount Pictures lot, the not-so-controversial-anymore movie star is reteaming with the studio for a fourth Mission: Impossible film, Cruise's rep confirms to E! News.
The 47-year-old family man will be reprising the role of Ethan Hunt, secret agent extraordinaire, in the latest sequel, set to start shooting this summer in time for a release around Memorial Day 2011.
