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Are Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens Back Together?

So much for those Rumer Willis rumors . Just weeks after they shocked the celebrity gossip world with their split, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens looked to be back together at last night’s SHG’s Eden Hollywood opening. They were “constantly touching and kissing each other,” a witness told People . Efron and Hudgens arrived together (alongside Brittany Snow) and quickly hit the dance floor. “Vanessa was bopping around with her arms up while Zac had his hands all over her,” the onlooker said. “Vanessa had a smile on from ear to ear and the two were inseparable after that.” It really was back to old times for the duo, adds the insider: “They were making out on and off for the last hour or so until closing. They acted like there was no one else in the room.” After arriving with pal Brittany Snow around midnight, the actors quickly took to the dance floor. “Vanessa was bopping around with her arms up while Zac had his hands all over her,” the source says. “Vanessa had a smile on from ear to ear and the

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Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Congresswoman, Shot in Head at Public Event

Gabrielle Giffords was at the center of what President Obama has described as an “unspeakable tragedy” this morning. The Arizona Congresswoman was one of 18 people shot – 12 of whom are injured, six reportedly killed – during a shooting in Tuscon. The public event was a meeting of constituents that took place outside a Safeway grocery store. She underwent surgery this afternoon for a wound to the head, with Dr. Peter Rhee of the University Medical Center saying he’s “very optimistic about her recovery.” The suspected culprit has been identified as a 22-year old named Jared Lee Loughner. On her Facebook page, Sarah Palin offered “sincere condolences” to Giffords’ family and others involved in the shooting. Why is this relevant? In March 2010, – after Tweeting at “Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America [to] RELOAD!” – Palin used gun sights on a map to target Democrats engaged in tough re-election battles. Giffords was one of those politicians.

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Chyna Rushed to Hospital for Alcohol Poisoning

Filed under: Chyna Doll Chyna was just rushed to the hospital for alcohol poisoning … TMZ has learned. Sources tell us Chyna was taken to the UCLA Medical Center … where she was admitted. The former wrestler is now famous for alcohol problems, appearing on Dr. Drew ‘s “… Read more

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Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Machete’ Castmates Wish Her Well

Jessica Alba and director Robert Rodriguez praise the actress’ performance, a day after her release from rehab. By Kara Warner Jessica Alba Photo: MTV News LOS ANGELES — Given the fact that Lindsay Lohan was released from rehab just one day before a special screening of her new film “Machete,” the odds of her attending the event were slim. Nevertheless, her co-stars lamented her absence and had wonderful well-wishes for the troubled actress. Everyone from Don Johnson to the film’s leading man, Danny Trejo, to Cheech Marin and Michelle Rodriguez all had glowing praise for Lohan, who plays the rebellious daughter of a powerful senator’s aide. Jessica Alba, who plays a saucy immigration officer, was excited for people to see Lohan onscreen again. “She’s so good in this movie,” Alba said emphatically. “I can’t wait for people to see [her in] it.” “Machete” director Robert Rodriguez agreed. “She’s awesome in the movie,” he said, adding that when audiences see Lohan back in action, on her acting game, they’ll remember why they paid attention to her in the first place. “That’s what they’ll see: the actress behind all that paparazzi nonsense that follows her and won’t leave her alone,” he said. “They’ll get to see her and say, ‘Oh, that’s why we follow her around.’ ” After reporting to the Century Regional Detention Center on July 20 for her 90-day jail sentence, Lohan was released from rehab after less than two full weeks in custody thanks to good behavior and chronic overcrowding at the facility. She went straight from jail to the UCLA Medical Center on August 2 to begin the rehab phase of her sentence for a probation violation from a 2007 DUI conviction. Lohan is said to be going back to work on her Linda Lovelace biopic, “Inferno,” and will continue to receive care on an outpatient basis. Check out everything we’ve got on “Machete.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Artists Lindsay Lohan

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Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie: Married!

Mike Comrie and Hilary Duff have made it official. The singer-actress and NHL hockey player were married Saturday during an intimate ceremony in Santa Barbara, Calif., according to reports. Congratulations! Hilary, in a mermaid gown by Vera Wang, swapped vows with Mike in front of a sunset and 100 of their closest family and friends. She was escorted down the aisle by her mother Susan Duff, while sister Haylie Duff was maid of honor. The couple, who began dating in 2007, first met on a trip when they both were visiting a resort in Idaho. “We were all on the same plane and it was kind of, I guess, maybe a bit of a fluke. She calls it ironic. No I’m kidding!” Comrie said. Hilary Duff is now Mrs. Mike Comrie! “It [was] one of those things where we were all in a group … we spent the weekend all hanging out.” One thing led to another, and the rest is history. Comrie proposed to Hilary Duff during a Hawaiian getaway in February – a move that came as a very pleasant surprise to both the Texan and her family. “I’ve never met anyone who can say a bad word about him,” Duff gushed in March 2009. “He’s generous, caring and sunny. We just laugh our heads off.”

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Lindsay Lohan: What an Inspiration

Troubled star Lindsay Lohan is reportedly becoming a mentor to some of the younger girls she’s in rehab with. Is this the definition of irony or what? The female patients at the UCLA Medical Center have really struck a chord with Lohan, who is “passionate” about mentoring them however she can. Sources within the facility where she’s being treated say Lindsay has taken a genuine liking to the girls, writing inspirational notes and giving advice. Whether they should take it is another story. REHAB COUNSELOR : Lindsay Lohan is playing the role. As for life in rehab, 1 source close to Linds describes it as “full-on Girl, Interrupted ” and according to TMZ, there is no special treatment for Lohan this time around – if anything, nurses are being harder on her to prove otherwise. For instance, the 24-year-old doesn’t have a window in her room and she can’t even change the channels on her TV herself because it’s behind glass. We can hear Dina Lohan whining already.

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Lindsay Lohan Could Be Released From Rehab Early

UCLA Medical Center may recommend her release to an out-patient program as early as Friday, according to some reports. By James Montgomery Lindsay Lohan Photo: David McNew/ Getty Images Lindsay Lohan’s court-ordered 90-day stint in a rehabilitation facility may be coming to an end sooner than anyone expected. In an interview with RadarOnline.com , Danette Meyers, the prosecutor in Lohan’s case, said that the staff at the UCLA Medical Center where the actress is being treated are considering recommending that she be released early from the facility. “My understanding from conversations with [Lohan’s attorney] Shawn Chapman Holley is that Miss Lohan could be released early,” Meyers said. “It is looking as if that is what the health-care professionals are going to recommend. … How much earlier she could me released, I’m unsure of at this point.” The Associated Press reported that Lohan could be released as early as Friday (August 13), citing a spokesperson at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office who said that the actress’ program might be “modified,” meaning that she could switch from an in-patient program to an out-patient program. Lohan checked into the rehab center on August 2, after serving 13 days of a three-month sentence in Los Angeles county jail. She was originally set to begin her program at the Morningside Recovery center in Newport Beach, California, but the judge in her case, Marsha Revel, ordered a last-minute switch to the UCLA facility for what were described as security reasons. (Earlier this week Revel removed herself from the case.) And though Revel ordered Lohan to complete a 90-day stint at the treatment center, Meyers said that the District Attorney’s office will follow the recommendation of the UCLA staff. “I will follow what the health care professionals advise,” Meyers told Radar. “That could involve follow-up treatment for Miss Lohan, however, it is my understanding that it is looking like the health care professionals will be recommending that she be released earlier than the 90 days Judge Revel previously ordered.” Related Photos Lindsay Lohan Goes To Court The Highs And Lows Of Lindsay Lohan Related Artists Lindsay Lohan

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Patricia Neal Passes Away at 84

Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal, whose life was marred by both success and tragedy, has died at the age of 84 of cancer, according to media reports. Neal won an Academy Award for her role in the 1963 film Hud alongside Paul Newman and boasted a long list of stage, film and TV credits over decades. She once had an affair with actor Gary Cooper with whom she starred in The Fountainhead and Bright Leaf but it ended in disaster after his wife found out. She was married to the British writer Roald Dahl for 30 years with whom she had five children. Their son suffered severe injuries after being hit by a taxi when he just four months old and their oldest child, daughter Olivia, died from the measles. R.I.P. Patricia Neal (1926-2010). Many years later, Neal’s marriage to Dahl ended after 30 years in 1983 after the writer had an affair with one of her friends and she moved from England to the United States where she split her time between New York and Martha’s Vineyard. When Neal was pregnant with their fifth child in 1965 she suffered three massive strokes and was in a coma for three weeks, but eventually recovered. “I think I was born stubborn, that’s all,” Neal said in a biography on the website of the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center that was dedicated in her honor in 1978 by the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Among her memorable performances are those in in 1950’s A Face in the Crowd , 1951’s The Day the Earth Stood Still , and 1960’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s. More recently, she appeared with Glenn Close in Cookie’s Fortune in 1999 and was featured in Lifetime’s movie Flying By with Billy Ray Cyrus in 2009.

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Lindsay Lohan Looks ‘Incredible’ In ‘Inferno’ Lingerie Pics, Director Says

‘I’ve never seen anybody who could turn it off like that and turn it on so intensely,’ Matthew Wilder tells MTV News. By Kara Warner Lindsay Lohan on the set of “Inferno” Photo: TylerShields.com Despite the provocative nature of the recently leaked promotional photos for “Inferno,” which feature a scantily clad Lindsay Lohan as porn star Linda Lovelace, director Matthew Wilder told MTV News the subject matter behind the biopic is not at all sexy. Wilder said the inspiration for that particular scene came from a very dark place (much like the tone of the entire film, which he explained earlier this year ): the first time Lovelace’s then-husband, Chuck Traynor, forced her into pornography. “The [photos] represent the scene that you will see in the movie,” Wilder said. “Her husband took her to a hotel room. [He] kind of ambushed her and didn’t tell her what was going on.” Lovelace once wrote that her initiation into prostitution was a “gang rape by five men, arranged by Mr. Traynor.” Wilder said the photos, which were used in a promotional campaign to secure financing for the film at the Cannes Film Festival, are kind of “an abstract interpretation” of that incident. Wilder said what surprised him most about the photos was Lohan’s look. “It’s interesting, because she looks really incredible,” he said. “Linda Lovelace was not remotely this good-looking. It was really strange. This is really kind of like that movie thing, where everything is kicked up one or two degrees beyond reality.” Adding to Lohan’s physicality are her acting chops, which Wilder said she can turn on and off in the blink of an eye. “There’s a scene that we did, I don’t know if we printed photos from it or not,” Wilder explained. “But we put her in a chair, and she went into this total volcanic meltdown and then just like a second later snapped out of it and walked away, walked back and was talking normally to everyone else. … I’ve never seen anybody who could turn it off like that and turn it on so intensely and then kind of walk away.” Moving forward, Wilder said production on “Inferno” will begin as soon as Lohan is ready after her release from the UCLA Medical Center rehab facility. “There is talk about going in November,” he said. “It’s good. We’ve just got to wait until our star gets out of the [treatment facility], and then we’ll be on our way.” He added that he hasn’t spoken with Lohan yet, just her mother, Dina. “I don’t know if she can talk,” Wilder said. “It’s one of those things where you can talk to her at certain times and certain times you can’t, I don’t really know.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Photos Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Inferno’ Photo Shoot Related Artists Lindsay Lohan

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Two Marines Charged With Assaulting Gay Man

Two Marines were arrested early Saturday in Savannah, Ga. and charged with misdemeanor battery after they beat a gay man they claimed was “harassing” them with a wink. According to the Savannah Morning News, police chased down Joseph Cronauer (pictured) and Christopher Charles Stanzel around 4 A.M. in downtown Savannah as friends performed first aid on Kieran Daly, who lay unconscious on the ground. “Cronauer and Stanzel told police they were being harassed by a gay man and wanted to get away from him. But witnesses painted a different picture, according to the report. They told police one of the men grew angry because he thought Daly was winking at him and struck Daly in the back of the head with his fist, knocking him unconscious.” Daly was admitted to Memorial University Medical Center, where doctors diagnosed him with bruises to his brain. He suffered seizures and was expected to remain hospitalized for several days. He denied winking at his attackers, the Morning News reported. Cronauer and Stanzel were jailed briefly, and then released to military police. Georgia does not have a hate crime law on the state level. added by: TimALoftis