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Megan Fox is in trouble—no one wants to pay to see her act, especially women. This weekend's New York Times Magazine follows our favorite crazy-quote spewing actress and her handlers as they try to figure out why this is.

Lynn Hirschberg's profile is an interesting look at how the Transformer's actress manipulated the media (similar to one Ms. Angelina Jolie), skyrocketed to fame and is now sorta stuck.

"She created a rebellious, frankly sexual persona and talked her way into the limelight," Hirschberg writes. But that persona doesn't translate into ticket sales so her people are trying to "change the dialogue about Fox from the out-of-control sex bomb to the Fox they know, who is a homebody with a longtime boyfriend and a fondness for spending Saturday nights at Red Lobster, where she likes the cheese biscuits."

Or as Megan sums up her main problem:

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Another suspect is down for the count.

Los Angeles police confirmed to E! News Wednesday that Jonathan Ajar, 27, another suspected member of a burglary ring that hit up the houses of Hollywood's rich, young and famous is in custody after turning himself in today.

He's being held on $85,000 bail.

The cops had no further comment, but the L.A. District Attorney's Office says that charges had already been filed against Ajar in absentia, none of them having to do with the actual act of burglary, but rather to the guns and drugs found when authorities searched his home on Oct. 22.

"We didn't file any charges against him related to the actual burglary," D.A. spokeswoman Jane Robison said. "We charged him with multiple counts of possession, for sale of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm."

Officials warned last week, when Ajar was nowhere to be found, that he should be considered armed and dangerous.

So far, alleged ringleader Nicholas Prugo, 18, has been charged with seven counts of residential burglary; Diana Tamayo, 19, is charged with two; and Alexis Neiers, 18, Roy Lopez Jr., 27, and Courtney Leigh Ames, 18, are each facing one count.

Prugo is accused of participating in the break-ins at the homes of Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge, Orlando Bloom, Megan Fox, Rachel Bilson and Paris Hilton, and the gang also allegedly invaded Ashley Tisdale's space.

—Reporting by Ashley Fultz and Lindsay Miller

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If only the celebs had employed a Kardashian as a security guard. Check out the damage wrought when Kim & Co. sparred for charity.

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It takes more than a revealing outfit and a hot body to be Megan Fox. It takes a mouthful of inappropriate sound bites.

Lady Gaga is well on her way.

Known for wearing little more than a leotard—giant hats excluded—the pop star was honored Monday with the Stylemaker Award at the 13th annual Accessories Council Excellence Awards. She didn't disappoint when she donned one of her hefty signature lace headpieces.

However, when she finally lifted the veil to speak, what came out was a Fox-worthy (not to be confused with Jeff Foxworthy) phrase, pointing out her favorite accoutrement to any outfit. It wasn't quite what we expected.

"I think we all must remember that the ultimate accessory is the condom," she told the audience, according to the New York Post.

The difference between the two hot shooting stars? Gaga was said to have forgone the meal at the fancy event and played with her Barbie doll at the table instead. Something tells us Megan wouldn't take it that far.

Or would she?

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Both Megan and Gaga should be considered Fashion Police all-stars, don't you think?

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Crime may not pay, but it sure can comp you some priceless merchandise. Until you're caught, that is.

According to newly released documents detailing the spoils from the search warrants targeting the celeb-obsessed pals who allegedly ripped off Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Megan Fox, Rachel Bilson, Audrina Patridge, Ashley Tisdale and Brian Austin Green, the so-called Hollywood Burglar Bunch certainly knew how to get the most out of their home invasions.

Police managed to recover all manner of jewelry, designer goods and, as no ill-thought-out crime ring is complete without them, drugs and guns. The goods were retrieved in raids carried out Oct. 22.

Now get a load of this haul:

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In addition to being the Yankees' most valuable cheerleader, Kate Hudson sometimes makes movies and then promotes them—like doing this cover of Elle UK as part of the push for her upcoming movie musical Nine. 

The actress seems to come from the Megan Fox school of thought where men are boys and things like this make sense in her head:

"I sometimes feel like when you're talking to boys, they just hear certain keywords...But if you had a bubble above their head, they'd be thinking about game scores, masturbation and food."

And it just keeps getting better...

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UPDATE: The L.A. District Attorney's Office has charged four more people with felony residential burglary and upped the number of counts 18-year-old Nicholas Prugo of Calabasas is facing to seven.

Fellow suspects Alexis Neiers, 18, Roy Lopez Jr., 27, and Courtney Leigh Ames, 18, are facing one count apiece, while Diana Tamayo, 19, is facing two

Per court documents, Lopez and Ames were allegedly in on the Paris Hilton break-in, Neiers supposedly particpated in the Orlando Bloom heist, and Tamayo is on the hook for the Lindsay Lohan and Ashley Tisdale burglaries. Prugo allegedly took part in all (except Tisdale), plus burglarized the homes of Rachel Bilson, Megan Fox and Audrina Patridge.

Prugo is due to be arraigned Nov. 12, while his codefendants are due in court Nov. 16 (Neiers), Nov. 17 (Tamayo), Nov. 20 (Ames) and Nov. 23 (Lopez). All are currently free on bail since being arrested last week.

The investigation into suspect Rachel Lee is ongoing, per D.A. spokeswoman Jane Robison.

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Good thing the Los Angeles Police Department isn't as sensitive to awkward topics as Lindsay Lohan is.

Adding to the ever-growing list of celebrity victims of the bizarre student burglar ring, the LAPD announced that Ashley Tisdale, Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green were the latest stars to have their home heists linked to the fashion-forward hooligans.

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Megan Fox has stripped down for art. (Or whatever you want to call Jennifer's Body.) She's stripped down for men's magazines. Now she's stripping down for a little designer prestige. And, let's be honest, cold, hard cash.

That most underexposed of celebrities replaces Victoria Beckham as the face body pick your body part of the 2010 Emporio Armani Underwear campaign. It's the brand's second spokesceleb turnover in as many weeks—footballer Cristiano Ronaldo succeeded David Beckham on the men's side earlier this month.

Fox will also be taking center stage in a forthcoming Armani Jeans campaign, but we're guessing those shots will be met with a little less enthusiasm. And saliva.

The 23-year-old has already posed for the undoubtedly steamy shoot, with the black-and-white photos set to launch in both print ad and billboard form in January. According to Women's Wear Daily, unlike the Beckhams' campaign, the shots will all be solo endeavors—the David to her Victoria, Ronaldo, will not be posing alongside her in any of the ads.

As if Victoria needed another reason to not smile.

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Missed David Beckham's hottie replacement? It's not too late to catch a glimpse.