● Katy Perry takes time away from new BF Russell Brand to talk to her fashion BFF Karl Lagerfeld about music. Uncle Karl dishes that Perry’s rival Lily Allen and her song ‘It’s not me, It’s you’ best describes him as a person. [Elle] ● The ladies of Nine appear frozen and very badly photo-shopped together on the cover of the new Vogue, maybe that’s why their film is being pushed back until December. [JustJared, Rope of Silicon] ● Jon Gosselin brought a misspelled cake to his twin daughter’s birthday party. As it turns out an entertainment show phoned the order in and misspelled daughter Mady’s name as Maddy. [People]
● How is Marge Simpson going to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Simpsons? She’ll be Playboy’s November cover girl with a three-page pictorial. [E!] ● Jesse Metcalfe regrets having his ex-girlfriend's (Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle) image tattooed on his arm saying it was a “bit impulsive and immature.” [Rte] ● Despite filming a scene Wednesday night, Ben McKenzie’s new show Southland has been canceled before its sophomore season premiere. It will be replaced by Dateline. Ouch. [HollywoodReporter]


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