National Stadium and National Aquatics Center after rain


Photo taken on July 30, 2008 shows the night view of the National Stadium in the rain in Beijing, China.

Photo taken on July 30, 2008 shows the night view of National Aquatics Center, nicknamed "Water Cube" in the rain in Beijing, China.

A spectator walks in the rain outside the National Stadium during the rehearsal of the opening ceremony of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, July 30, 2008. The rehearsal of the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics was held on Wednesday

Photo taken on July 30, 2008 shows the night view of the National Stadium in the rain in Beijing, China

Some policemen patrol in the rain outside the National Stadium during the rehearsal of the opening ceremony of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, July 30, 2008. The rehearsal of the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics was held on Wednesday.

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Kate Hudson, Lance Armstrong break up

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Cast member Kate Hudson attends the premiere of "Fool's Gold" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California January 30, 2008.

Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong have reportedly broken up. The "Fool's Gold" actress and the cycling champion - who started dating in mid-May - mutually decided to end their relationship, it has been claimed.

A source told Us Weekly magazine: "There was no drama or ugliness - they just decided to end things. There is no hatred, just sadness."

Kate, 29, and Lance, 36, had been seen at various events together, including his three-day Lance Armstrong Live strong Summit in Columbus, Ohio, last weekend - where they finally decided to part ways.

They spent Father's Day together, and were accompanied to lunch by Kate's son Ryder and his father Chris Robinson. Kate had also introduced Lance to her mother Goldie Hawn.

Since splitting from Chris in 2007, Kate has been romantically linked to Owen Wilson and Dax Shepard. Lance was previously engaged to singer Sheryl Crow and was also reported to have dated Ashley Olsen.



Five-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong attends the premiere of "We are Marshall" at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood December 14, 2006

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Colombiamoda fashion show


A model presents a creation by Colombia's Isabel Henao during Colombiamoda fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2008

A model presents a creation by Colombia's designer Isabel Henao during Colombiamoda fashion show in Medellin July 29, 2008

A model presents a creation by Beatriz Camacho at the Colombiamoda fashion show in Medellin July 28, 2008

Models present creations by Beatriz Camacho at the Colombiamoda fashion show in Medellin July 28, 2008

A model wears accesories by Colombian designer Catalina Gomez during the Colombiamoda fashion show in Medellin July 28, 2008

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Jeff Koons' postmodern works


Jeff Koons piece "Balloon Dog (Orange)" is seen in this undated handout photo.

Jeff Koons piece "Michael Jackson and Bubbles" is seen in this undated handout photo

An undated general view of Jeff Koons' installation is seen at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago released to Reuters on July 21, 2008

"Balloon Dog (Yellow)" by Jeff Koons is seen at an exhibition of his works on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

An undated general view of an installation by Jeff Koons is seen at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

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Georgian duo win 7th New Wave musical contest


The Georgian duo "Georgia" pose with the cup after winning the first prize at the 7th New Wave 2008 International Contest of Young Singers of Popular Music, in Jurmala, Latvia, July 28, 2008. The annual event ended here on Monday after six days of competition between 17 finalists from 14 countries.

The first-prize-winning Georgian duo "Georgia" perform during the closing ceremony of the 7th New Wave 2008 International Contest of Young Singers of Popular Music, in Jurmala, Latvia, July 28, 2008.

Russian singer Dima Bilan (C) performs during the closing ceremony of the 7th New Wave 2008 International Contest of Young Singers of Popular Music, in Jurmala, Latvia, July 28, 2008.

Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe (L) and Russian singer Nikolay Baskov perform during the closing ceremony of the 7th New Wave 2008 International Contest of Young Singers of Popular Music, in Jurmala, Latvia, July 28, 2008.

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Sean John underwear taps Nelly as spokesmodel


Nelly as new spokesmodel for Sean John Underwear.(PRNewsFoto/Sean John)

Internationally renowned recording artist Nelly is to star in the autumn 2008 advertising campaign for Sean John Underwear.

Although the hip-hop bad boy from America is the first spokesmodel for the brand's underwear basics and loungewear category, Nelly follows a long list of celebrity models including Dwayne Wade, Nas, Snoop Dog, Lil' Wayne, Penelope Cruz, Cassie, and Lauren London.

The Sean John underwear, sleepwear and loungewear collection includes briefs, boxer-briefs, boxers, undershirts, pyjamas and robes and is available at Macy's and better department and specialty stores nationwide.

Sean John, a privately held company, was created by music icon and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs and made its fashion debut with a men's sportswear collection for the spring 1999 season.

With annual retail sales in the United States of over $525 million, Sean John is sold in better department and specialty stores across the country, as well as select retailers around the world.

Sean John underwear and loungewear is manufactured and distributed under license by Basic Resources.


Nelly as new spokesmodel for Sean John Underwear.(PRNewsFoto/Sean John)

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Rachel Bilson Loves Martin Margiela

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Rachel Bilson rocks out her favorite open toe ankle boots by Martin Margiela while visiting a production office in Culver City, Calif., on Wednesday afternoon. (She paired the same boots back in May with a dress.)

The 26-year-old former O.C. starlet then met female friend on 3rd Street in West Hollywood to shop at the Milk boutique.

Her friend left carrying several bags but Rachel left empty-handed!

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Jennifer Aniston is a Barney’s Babe

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Jennifer Aniston picks up a few new pieces at Barney’s in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon.

The 39-year-old actress will participate in an hour-long “Stand Up To Cancer” telethon, which will air live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS and NBC on Sept. 5. She’ll join Meryl Streep, Forest Whitaker, Lance Armstrong, Charlize Theron, Hilary Swank, America Ferrera, Salma Hayek, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Brolin, Masi Oka and Scarlett Johansson.

During the telethon, viewers will be invited to make donations by calling the celebrity-staffed phone lines or by texting. Musicians and other participants will be be announced soon!

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Lauren Conrad Covers Entertainment Weekly

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Lauren Conrad gives us the most intimate look ever at TV’s superficial (and sensational) reality hit thanks to Entertainment Weekly.

“Every season, I think it’s the last,” the 22-year-old star from The Hills admits. “Right now, I think this is the last season. I go through phases when I’ve been filming where I wake up in the middle of the night and I think I’m being filmed. That’s when I have to take a vacation.” (Lauren’s nightmare served as inspiration for the cover photo.)

Executive producer Adam DiVello says he can see the show going at least one more season, but ideally, ”I’d love to stay with it until Lauren gets married.”

DiVello also talked about the We’ll get our shots, then you’ll get yours alliance the show has with the paparazzi: “We’ll be filming at a restaurant and it will be us at a table, three cameras, and then a row of photographers behind the cameras. We don’t want to [shoot] in the back of a restaurant so people can’t see us. You want them on the patios. The paparazzi really work with us. They stay behind the cameras.”

FYI: Costarring couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt declined to be interviewed for this story once they learned Lauren was on the cover.

Read the full article on Lauren Conrad at EW.com.

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Jessica Simpson: Football Frenzy!

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Jessica Simpson visits her quarterback boyfriend Tony Romo at Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday.

After practice, Tony rushed back from practice, picked up Jess at the hotel and went out to dinner. The Irresistible singer had problems walking though! Her dress, however, was a bit too long and she had to carry it along with her to the restaurant.

Regarding her recent move from pop to country, Jessica recently said, “I think my biggest fear was failure. I realized what makes this record successful is that I actually made it because I was so afraid of failure and I was so afraid to sing again and I was so afraid to be judged, and I’ve been broken so many times, but I do know my calling in life and I do know that God gave me a voice to use it and that it would be a shame if I let fear get the best of me.”

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David Beckham: Tickle Me, Elmo!

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David Beckham joins Elmo in helping Sesame Street kick off its 39th season on Monday, August 11th.

The children’s show also recruited a slew of other celebrities to help celebrate including Jessica Alba, Heidi Klum, Neil Patrick Harris, Jenny McCarthy, Jack Black, Feist, Will Arnett, LL Cool J, Sandra Oh, Chandra Wilson, , Molly Shannon, Jonah Hill, Brian Williams, Gilbert Godfrey, Megan Mullally and Randy Jackson.

For more information, visit SesameStreet.org. This site will soon be re-launching, featuring thousands of video clips from its past seasons.

To see a pic of Jenny McCarthy and Heidi Klum with Elmo, visit PopBytes.com.

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Ashley Tisdale Has Bigger Fish To Fry

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Ashley Tisdale and her boyfriend Jared Murillo pose with a 482-pound blue marlin on a boat with her parents Mike and Lisa Tisdale around KuiKui Point on the north corner of Kaho’olawe, Hawaii.

To read the full story on how the marlin was caught, visit LahainaNews.com (via Jaunted).

Pictured from left, Marlin and Capt. Jeff Kahl, Ashley Tisdale, her boyfriend Jared Murillo, Co-capt. Merritt Matheson, and Lisa and Mike Tisdale with their 482-pound marlin.

You can also check out the official MySpace page for High School Musical 3: Senior Year at MySpace.com/HSM3.

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Brad Pitt is Lieut. Aldo Raine

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Brad Pitt in one step closer to playing Lieut. Aldo Raine in Quentin Tarantino’s uberviolent WWII project Inglorious Bastards.

Reps for the 44-year-old actor confirmed to EW that Brad is currently in negotiations to star in the Universal Pictures flick. It’s also been said that Tarantino is NOT interested in Leonardo DiCaprio playing the role of Col. Hans Landa.

As reported a few weeks ago, Inglorious Bastards will shoot this fall in Germany and also in France, where Brad, partner Angelina Jolie, and their six kids have been residing.

In late August, Mr. Pitt and pal George Clooney are expected to open the 65th annual Venice Film Festival and promote their new flick, the Coen Brothers’ Burn After Reading.

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Gillian Anderson’s British Baby Bump

Gillian Anderson and costar David Duchovny, aka Mulder and Scully, arrive at the UK film premiere of The X-Files: I Wanted To Believe at the Empire Cinema on Wednesday in London.

The pregnant actress, 39, is due to give birth to her third child later this year with partner businessman Mark Griffiths (pictured below).

The X-Files mulled in a mediocre $10.2 million this past weekend, behind The Dark Knight ($75.63 million), Step Brothers ($30 million) and Mamma Mia! ($17.9 million).

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Ashley Tisdale Visits Planet Blue

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Ashley Tisdale wears a pair of sweats and brings her huge Louis Vuitton bag to Planet Blue in Malibu with her boyfriend Jared Murillo on Sunday.

The couple had lunch and then rummaged for the perfect t-shirt at Planet Blue.

A Disney Channel rep tells OK! exclusively that production on the original Suite Life shows has indeed shut down and that, while the rest of her co-stars will be on board when a spin-off of the show, The Suite Life on Deck, premieres this fall, Ashley will not be a part of the cast. However, she reportedly has shot at least one guest-starring appearance on the show.

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Miley Cyrus Yearns For Yogurt

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Miley Cyrus picks up some yogurt with gummy bears at YogurTree with her mom, and then goes shopping in LA on Sunday.

The 15-year-old Hannah Montana star recently apologized for a YouTube video featuring her and her BFF Mandy Jiroux poking fun at fellow teen queens Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.

“I mean if we offended (Selena and Demi), we’re super sorry, but we were, like, just having fun,” Miley said in an interview with Popstar! magazine.

“That’s our thing, to be funny,” she said. “They were being funny on their show, and (besides) Elvis says imitation is the greatest form of flattery, so we were, like, imitating them. You know, like, being funny.”

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Jessica Biel Goes Canyon Country

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Jessica Biel made a quick stop at Canyon Country Store on Laurel Canyon before heading to Justin Timberlake’s Hollywood Hills home on Friday.

This November, Jessica will be starring in Easy Virtue, an upcoming social comedy previously made into the silent movie Easy Virtue by Alfred Hitchcock in 1928.

After a young Englishman (Ben Barnes) marries a glamorous American divorcee (Biel) in the South of France on the spur of the moment, they go to England to meet in his parents who take a strong dislike to their new daughter-in-law, and a battle of wits ensues.

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Rachel Bilson is a Pooper Scooper

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Rachel Bilson walks her dog, Thurmen Murmen, and carries around a poop bag like a good dog owner on Sunday in LA.

The 26-year-old former O.C. starlet didn’t do much to fix her hair before walking her dog that morning.

Rachel appears in the latest ad campaign for her junior sportswear line, Edie Rose for DKNY Jeans. The range will debut in high-end US stores, for $19.50 to $49.50 per piece this September.

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Ryan & Abbie are Surfboard Sweethearts

After riding the early morning waves, Ryan Phillippe covers his face with his surfboard as he walks back to his truck in Los Angeles on Friday.

His actress girlfriend Abbie Cornish and a mystery male followed Ryan to the car at a distance.

The couple reportedly share a $7.4 million five-bedroom and seven-bathroom house together. It also has an outdoor living area that includes a spa, sauna and steam room, a fire pit and an Asian-style gazebo overlooking a pool.

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Selena Gomez Goes to Bob’s Big Boy

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Selena Gomez dons her shades as she leaves Bob’s Big Boy Restaurant with her family in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The 16-year-old Wizards of Waverly Place actress was seen with her purity ring and continued rocking out her scarves and wearing them everywhere she goes!

WHAT DO YOU THINK about Selena’s super scarf wearing trends — YAY or NAY?

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Miranda Kerr is a Wooloomooloo Woman

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Aussie beauty Miranda Kerr grabs lunch with a female friend at Otto restaurant in Wooloomooloo, Sydney on Sunday afternoon.

The 25-year-old supermodel ate two plates of pasta and an order of barramundi (fish). After lunch, she headed to get a facial.

Last week, Miranda was at a French chalet in Paris working on a Victoria’s Secret photo shoot. Actor boyfriend Orlando Bloom was seen visiting her! His pal Olivier Martinez was also spotted with him

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Emma Watson Has Lipstick Teeth

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Emma Watson embarrassingly shows off her lipstick teeth at the Cartier Marquee Tent during the Cartier International Polo held at Guards Polo Club on Sunday in Great Windsor Park, England.

Bright red lipstick will do that to ya!

The 18-year-old British actress will next reprise her role as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The official teaser trailer is scheduled to debut on AOL @ 9PM EST on Tuesday, July 29. Hopefully this one will be better than the previously released one that showed before The Dark Knight IMAX!

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Miley Cyrus: Ciao Bella!

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Miley Cyrus has a girls day out with her mom as they head from the Juan Juan salon in Beverly Hills on Saturday.

The Cyrus gals went in for some hair coloring and hair extensions. Then they went out for none other than……shopping!

The 15-year-old actress recently filmed a segment with the Muppets for a Disney channel special. Check it out!

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Mischa Barton’s Handbag Line — ON SALE NOW!

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Mischa Barton has been busy designing handbags, which are now being sold online.

The 22-year-old former O.C. star has a fourteen bag collection with prices ranging from $43 for a clutch to $323 for a leather satchel. Mischa’s signature emblem is a a clover (like supermodel Heidi Klum’s) with cut-out heart designs.

Peep Mischa’s bags at asos.com.

Also, check out the behind-the-scenes video below of Mischa at her cover shoot for Marie Claire UK’s 20th birthday issue!

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Terminator: I’ll Be Back, Comic-Con

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Bad boy Thomas Dekker joins costars Summer Glau and Lena Headey at the panel for their hit FOX show, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, during Comic-Con 2008 at the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday in San Diego, Calif.

Joining the main cast members were recurring stars Brian Austin Green, Shirley Manson (Garbage lead singer) and Garret Dillahunt.

Manson, 41, will be playing Catherine Weaver, the CEO of a cutting-edge high-tech company. Dillahunt, 43, plays Cromartie (originally played by Owain Yeoman in the pilot episode), a Terminator sent back in time to kill John Connor (Dekker).

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Dita Von Teese is Just Peachy

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Dita von Teese is peachy pretty at the Cartier Marquee Tent during the Cartier International Polo held at Guards Polo Club on Sunday in Great Windsor Park, England.

The 35-year-old burlesque queen continued to bring back the “crescent fingernails” trend. Basically, your manicurist paints your fingernails a certain color (red, in Dita’s case) but leaves the lunula unpainted. (The lunula is the crescent shaped whitish area of the nail bed.)

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Lindsay Lohan Hit By Motorcycle, Hospitalized

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Lindsay Lohan was hospitalized early Sunday morning after a motorcyclist hit her following a night of clubbing at a NYC club on 32nd Street, reports NY Post.

“She’s not hurt. That’s all I really care about,” her father, Michael Lohan, said of his oldest daughter.

Linds was admitted to Beth Israel Medical Center, treated and released at 4 a.m. today.

No word on whether an accident report was filed or not.

Get well soon, Lindsay!

UPDATE: Lindsay’s publicist Leslie Sloane denies these reports. “I spoke to Lindsay,” Sloane tells E! News, “and she said nothing happened.”

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Shia LaBeouf Arrested For DUI

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Shia LaBeouf has been arrested for suspicion of a DUI misdemeanor.

TMZ reports the 22-year-old Transformers actor was arrested around 3 a.m. Sunday morning in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk. Shia made a left turn in front of another car causing the two cars to collide.

Labeouf is currently undergoing surgery for a badly injured left hand.

While being interviewed on The Late Show with David Letterman in May, Shia joked, “Drinking and driving is one thing, but drinking and shopping … it’s just as bad.” What kind of jokes will Shia tell about drinking now?

Also back in November, a “pretty wasted” (those were his own words) Shia was arrested after refusing to leave a Walgreens in Chicago around four in the morning.

SHAME ON SHIA!

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Jessica Simpson - “Do You Know” Album Cover

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Check out Jessica Simpson’s album cover for Do You Know, her debut country album after her crossover to country music. It will be released on Tuesday, September 9th.

9/9! 9/9! 9/9! 9/9! 9/9!

Jess, 28, co-wrote all but three of the tracks on her album, including her Top 20 hit single, “Come On Over.”

It was also recently announced that Ms. Simpson will be performing at The Akwesasne Music Festival at the Discount Concert Grounds in Hogansburg, New York on Aug. 29.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Jessica’s first country music album cover?

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Selena Gomez: Peace Out, Girl Scout

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Selena Gomez rocks out a scarf with a peace-sign design as she leaves her home in North Hollywood, Calif., on Saturday morning. (She was also spotted in a gray top and leggings on Friday.)

The 16-year-old Wizards of Waverly Place star is schedule to appear on Live With Regis and Kelly! this Thursday, July 31st.

Selena will soon be competing in the Disney Channel games, an olympic-based special miniseries. Watch the premiere on Sunday, July 28 @ 8PM ET/PT on Disney Channel.

Concert performers include Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, The Cheetah Girls and Jordan Pruitt. For more information, visit DisneyChannelGames.com.

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Beauty Girls

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Jessica Simpson

Scarlett Johansson

Carmen Electra

Lindsay Lohan

Katherine Heigl.

Audrina Patridge

Jennifer Aniston

Megan Fox

Megan Fox

Tyra Banks

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