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Want to attend Mel Gibson’s church? You’ll need to fill out an application. Seriously. > DListed

Has death wiped clean Michael Jackson’s sins? > Pop Eater

One of Amy Winehouse’s implants popped! > Superficial

Waaaaaaaaaaay TMI Megan Fox. I did NOT want to see that. (And I’m prob alone) > Hollywood Tuna

Robert Pattinson on the Today Show this morning. He makes me smile. > Popsugar

The New Moon reviews are rolling in – and they’re mostly all bad! > Lainey Gossip

Audrina Patridge is dating the hottie from Glee? How did that happen! > INO

Carmen Electra’s naughty movie leaked. I’m sure it’s by accident! > Hollywire

Introducing the Amazing, Awesome No Foundation Foundation!

CLIP: I cannot TELL YOU how excited I am to see “Nine” > Popbytes

Amanda Peet is cute on the cover of Self Magazine. > Celeb Baby Scoop

Kirsten Dunst: “Wow, America is so poor” > Celebitchy

Levi Johnston divas out on an airplane. > Allie is Wired

VIDEO: Robert Pattinson addresses those pesky rumors. Popsquire

GET THE LOOK! Rachel Bilson > Frugal Fashionista

Cloris Leachman is a cougar! Who knew? SOW

Pregnant Camila Alves takes her tot, Levi McConaughey out to the park for a fun filled day in Malibu, CA on November 18, 2009.  He sorta freaks me out. He’s like a 2 foot tall man, not a toddler.

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What happened to Anna’s curves? She’s looking nearly skeletal!

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I received a copy of John Mayer’s new CD Battle Studios last week, and I have to be honest, I’ve listened to it about 25 times. I have never been a huge fan of John. I have always enjoyed his music – but not enough to actually buy one of his CD’s. And then I got this CD, and I was pleasantly surprised! I really love it! There are so many great songs! I especially like his duet with Taylor Swift, “Half of My Heart”, but my favorite is “Assassin”.

It’s been 3 years since John’s last CD, and this album was WELL worth the wait. It has eleven amazing songs on it! John is kicking off a HUGE tour to celebrate the new album, GO HERE to see when he’s coming to your city!

John Mayer’s Battle Studies was released on November 17th, 2009 on Columbia Records. The seven-time Grammy Award winner’s fourth studio album was co-produced by John Mayer and Steve Jordan and debuts three years after his critically acclaimed 2006 album, Continuum. Incorporating the warmth, melodies and simplicity of 70’s and 80’s California rock/pop, Battle Studies is a confessional, relaxed and liberated album recorded in a private home in California where Mayer lived and worked over the course of six months before wrapping at the famed Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.

The album’s first single, “Who Says” challenges conventional standards of what one can accomplish or undertake – despite society’s constraints. Battle Studies also showcases universal themes on “Heartbreak Warfare,” “Assassin,” and “War of My Life,” while flexing guitar chops on “Rock Song,” and a reinterpretation of “Crossroads.” The famously collaborative guitar player also invited one of music’s brightest new talents, Taylor Swift, to appear on “Half of My Heart.”

“I approach music like a director doing a period piece,” says Mayer. “Where Continuum was R&B and Soul, Battle Studies was written with the timelessness of Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac and Neil Young in mind. The melodies and message are concise and from-the-gut with the efficiency of simplicity.”

A John Mayer North American tour is currently being planned and will follow the release of Battle Studies in early 2010, details to be announced soon. In the meantime, two rare performances by John Mayer Trio (John Mayer, Steve Jordan, Pino Palladino) have been announced for December – December 29th in San Diego at the Copley Symphony Hall and a New Year’s Eve show on December 31st in Las Vegas at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

In place of Mayer’s annual Holiday Revue, these concert events will raise money for two veteran’s charities – Military Outreach Ministry Camp Pendleton (MOM) and NCIRE – the Veterans Health Research Institute. MOM is a nonprofit organization that supports young military families of all faiths and NCIRE is the largest non-profit research institute affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Among other investigations, NCIRE researches the causes and best treatment for post- traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related injuries.

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Not feeling the dress.

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Funnyman Will Ferrell is laughing all the way to the bank – he’s Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Star, according to a new Forbes magazine list.

The Elf star’s recent box office bombs have put him at the top of the annual list, with Forbes researchers estimating his films earn just $3.29 for every dollar he takes home.

Ewan McGregor is second on the new countdown – his films earn $3.75 for every dollar in his pocket.

Billy Bob Thornton, Eddie Murphy and Ice Cube round out the top five overpaid stars, while Tom Cruise, Drew Barrymore, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson and Jim Carrey are name checked in the top 10.

On the other end of the scale, Shia LaBeouf has been named Forbes’ Best Actor for the Buck – for every dollar he pockets for a film, his movies earn an average of $160.

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