Ring, owner reunited 54 years later

Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.

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There’s another boom in China: Culture of celebrity grows apace

Consumer culture and media markets have emerged in tandem with the nation’s economic growth and global integration, providing fertile ground for a Chinese celebrity culture that is as flashy and frenzied as any in the world.

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‘Mini-Me’ Sues TMZ Over Sex Tape Clip

The celebrity gossip site TMZ.com said it is being sued for $20 million by Verne “Mini-Me” Troyer from the “Austin Powers” movies, after the site allegedly aired portions of a sex tape featuring Troyer and a former live-in girlfriend.

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Paris Hilton’s Secret Hollywood Language, Translated [Gossip]

Social-twit Paris Hilton talks exactly like we thought she would! In US Weekly, D-list celebrity and comedian Kathy Griffin explains how she had to translate Paris’s words to Jenny McCarthy, who had…

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Rachel Mosteller: Cutting The Celebrity Gossip Chord

Consider it the “where were you when JFK was shot” of a new generation. I know I can tell you exactly where I was when…

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Verne Troyer sues over sex tape

Verne Troyer has sued TMZ and a pornography distributor, seeking the return of a sex tape he says was stolen and more than $20 million in damages. Troyer, who starred as “Mini Me” in two of the “Austin Powers” films, also wants the video removed from the celebrity gossip site.

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Judge Orders TMZ.com to Yank Verne Troyer Sex Tape with Renae Schrider

It?s become something of a Hollywood staple?need a career boost, how about starring in a sex tape? But the tape celebrity gossip site TMZ.com streamed last week featuring Mini Me actor Verne Troyer crosses the line, says a federal judge, who ordered the Website to remove clips of the video.

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“Mini-me” actor Verne Troyer has sex tape pulled, for now

Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.

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101 secrets

After years of raising the profiles and circulations of magazines like Us Weekly and Star by emphasizing celebrity news and gossip, Bonnie Fuller is going out on her own.

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Are the Tabloids Running Out of Gossip?

As scandal-prone celebs go from wild to mild, tabloids are turning to politics.

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