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The Daily Tribune was mentioned on the celebrity gossip show, TMZ, on Tuesday. Staff members on the show talked about the Johnny Depp movie that is being filmed in Wisconsin, and TMZ reporters referenced a story from the Post-Crescent about Depps impact on the economy in Appleton. They used the Daily Tribunes Web site to show the story. Depp ends the clip by complimenting Wisconsin residents. …

How’s this for a cute how-did-they-meet story? Jessica Simpson tells Glamour magazine she first heard of Tony Romo when she and her family were watching a Cowboys game and an announcer said…

The web’s leading gossip outlet, TMZ.com, today published the name and photo of a 14-year-old boy whom the site reported has allegedly been the victim of a sex crime.

On April 21, paparazzi and celebrity news reporters wrote about the next big news story: Emma Watson getting upskirted by a photographer on her 18th birthday. The media alluded to how she did this on purpose with the intent of having people see up her skirt.

The small screen usual suspects nabbed GLAAD Media Awards in Hollywood this weekend! Like the juggernaut that was The Sopranos sucking the spontaneity out of the Emmy Awards for six years running, for the second consecutive year, GLAAD predictably honored Ugly Betty and Brother and Sisters with its prestigious, great big homo awards.

Billy Ray Cyrus says the seminude photos of his superstar daughter, ‘Hannah Montana’ star Miley Cyrus, were taken after he left the Vanity Fair shoot.

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

“American Idol” is surveying viewers to find out what they do and don’t like about the show. It might be possible that Ryan Seacrest’s hosting future isn’t so secure.

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