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America Ferrera: 'Gossip Girl' Teaches Us "To Be Mean"

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Though most of us look at it as a guilty pleasure, América Ferrera believes there's nothing positive about teen soap dramas like Gossip Girl. "Like, if you're watching The Hills or 90210, all the backstabbing shapes the way we act," the star muses in the October issue of Seventeen. "I mean, I love Blake [Lively]; she's a wonderful friend of mine, but shows like Gossip Girl kind of condition us to be mean."

Nina Garcia Moves to Marie Claire, Announces Reality Show

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Forget Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia is becoming a star in her own right. The Project Runway judge and former editor-at-large for Elle magazine has switched her loyalties to Marie Claire, where she is now fashion director. Marie Claire will also be the new sponsor of Project Runway when the show moves from Bravo to the Lifetime network.

Christina Aguilera's Backstage Demands at the VMAs

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Vanilla-scented candles. Chilled champagne. Fluffy towels. These are a few of Christina Aguilera's favorite things, and don't expect her to go onstage if they're not in her dressing room. In Touch Weekly has gotten a hold of the celebrity performer's backstage riders from the MTV Video Music Awards, so we can all get a glimpse of what the star treatment is really like.

Mariah Carey Tries to Block Tell-All Book

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Mariah Carey has some skeletons in her closet, and she'll do whatever it takes to keep them from getting out. The superstar diva has issued a cease-and-desist order against music producer Damion "Damizza" Young, attempting to block him from releasing his tell-all memoir called Guilty By Association, AllHipHop.com reports.

Jennifer Lopez's Bicoastal Weekend

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Jennifer Lopez has a busy weekend ahead of her: after competing in a triathlon this Saturday in Malibu, California, In Touch Weekly is reporting that she's set to attend her husband Mark Anthony's 40th birthday bash at the Bowery Hotel in New York City that same evening.

Jennifer has been planning Mark's birthday for months, the tabloid reports. An insider adds, "She has planned every detail, from the food to the decor, sparing no expense. She wants to give him a night he'll always remember."

Benicio Del Toro's 'Che' Gets Release Date

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Benicio Del Toro and Steven Soderbergh's big-budget epic about Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevara, simply titled Che, has finally found an American distributor. IFC Films will release the two-part, four-hour-long picture in New York and Los Angeles this January, with a simultaneous video-on-demand release around the country.

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