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Q: The things Joan Rivers says on “Fashion Police” are hilarious. Do celebrities contact her to retaliate or ask for an apology?

Jared Scott Tesler, Rochester, N.Y. “Very few,” Rivers tells us. “The big ones always know it’s in fun. No one who is making $20 million cares that I didn’t like her dress.” That does not mean she hasn’t gotten nastygrams … Continue reading

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Q: On the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars,” what happens to the 1,000 cupcakes baked by the loser?

  Jean Casey, Penfield, N.Y. We got the scoop on what happens after the dust—er, flour—settles on the weekly dessert dustup, whose third season starts Tuesday. “All the fresh ingredients that are still usable are kept for the next challenge, … Continue reading

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Q: Who puts together Bonnie Bedelia’s Boho chic outfits on NBC show “Parenthood?”

Camille Thompson, San Ramon, Calif. That is costume designer Diane Crooke, who also has dressed the stars on Friends and Crossing Jordan. To dress Parenthood matriarch Camille Braverman as “a more current version of a past hippie life,” Crooke skips … Continue reading

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Q: Is Jada Pinkett Smith’s series HawthoRNe, returning to TV?

Beverly Herzog, Sheboygan, Wis. You will be pleased to know that Pinkett Smith, 39, will be returning to the role of nursing administrator Christina Hawthorne in Season 3 of the TNT hospital drama this summer. The new season starts June … Continue reading

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Q: Where is Keith Olbermann? One night he said it was the last night of his MSNBC show. Nothing more was said. What is he doing now?

Faith Thorndike Roberts, Belfast, Maine He has been busy, just not at MSNBC. The network ended its contract with Olbermann, and the last broadcast of MSNBC’s Countdown With Keith Olbermann was Jan. 21. In February, Olbermann announced he would be … Continue reading

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Who’s hot in Hollywood: Lea Thompson, Michael Sheen and Kevin Bacon

Lea Thompson returns to TV on ABC Family’s new drama Switched at Birth on Monday, but she will forever be tied to her role as Michael J. Fox’s mom in Back to the Future. She still has the pink prom … Continue reading

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Q: Will there be another season of ‘Project Runway’ for Heidi Klum and the gang in 2011?

Mary Baptist, Green Valley, Ariz. Good news for fashion fans: “Yes, Heidi and the gang will be back!” confirms a rep for Lifetime Television, which has aired new seasons of PR since Season 6. The upcoming Season 9 will shoot … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz: June 5-11

6.5 Pete Wentz 32 Suze Orman 60 6.6 Eric Cantor 48 Marian Wright Edelman 72 6.7 Anna Kournikova 30 Prince 53 6.8 Gabrielle Giffords 41 Julianna Margulies 45 6.9 Natalie Portman 30 Johnny Depp 48 6.10 Prince Philip 90 6.11 … Continue reading

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Q: What has become of Aron Ralston, the young climber who became trapped by a boulder and had to amputate his own arm to survive?

R. Riley, Laramie, Wyo. Ralston, whose grueling tale was depicted in the Oscar-nominated film 127 Hours, tells us he’s still hitting Colorado’s trails despite the loss of his arm in 2003. “Within a week of getting back after my last … Continue reading

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Who’s Hot in Hollywood: Edie Falco and Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Edie Falco, who’s juggling Showtime’s Nurse Jackie (Monday, 10 p.m. ET) and Broadway’s House of Blue Leaves (through July), says it’s tough to manage as a single mom for son Anderson, 6, and daughter Macy, 3. “Having these kids is … Continue reading

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Q: Lisa Edelstein, who plays Dr. Cuddy on House, has a fantastic wardrobe for the show. What are the designers she usually wears?

Carol Applebee, Sabattus, Maine “Lisa has an amazing figure. She’s really easy to dress,” says House costume designer Cathy Crandall, who relies on “classic chic” pencil skirts, fitted jackets and low-cut tops from Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci and Prada. “Over … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz: May 29-June 4

5.29 Melissa Etheridge 50 5.30 Colin Farrell 35 Clint Eastwood 81 6.1 Alanis Morissette 37 Morgan Freeman 74 6.2 Charlie Watts 70 6.3 Anderson Cooper 44 6.4 Angelina Jolie 36

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Q: What can you tell me about that handsome Cillian Murphy?

Liz Vargas, Chino, Calif. The Irish actor, 34, has worked steadily since first making a splash as the villain Scarecrow in 2005′s Batman Begins. He also teamed up with the movie’s director, Christoper Nolan, for The Dark Knight in 2008 … Continue reading

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Who’s News: Renee Zellweger, Eva Longoria, Rick Dale and more

Rick Dale was looking for a way to pay bills when he started to make old things new again. And now, the restorer on History Channel’s hit show Pawn Stars has a starring role in his own series on the … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz: February 13-19

2.13 Denise Austin 54 Jerry Springer 67 2.14 Hugh Downs 90 2.15 Jane Seymour 60 2.16 Ice-T 53 2.17 Denise Richards 40 2.18 John Travolta 57 2.19 Victoria Justice 18 Amy Tan 59

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Q: After finding fame on ‘American Idol,’ is Kellie Pickler still in contact with her grandfather, and how often does she get back to her hometown of Albemarle, N.C.?

Melissa Baskette, Fall Branch, Tenn. Yes, and plenty! A spokesman for Pickler, 24, tells us that her maternal grandfather, who drove her to her American Idol audition, lives with the singer and her new husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, in Nashville. … Continue reading

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Q: Where is champion figure skater Michelle Kwan, and what is she doing these days?

Barbara Covington, Madison, N.J. Kwan has put the same dedication she showed when she won two Olympic medals into her latest goal: earning a master’s degree in international affairs. “I’m not a Nobel Peace Prize winner, I’m a skater getting … Continue reading

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Who’s Hot in Hollywood: ‘Justified’s Timothy Olypant and Comedian Bill Gardell

Justified star Timothy Olyphant, 42, is forever grateful to his wife, Alexis, for letting him pursue his acting passion. “It’s fair to say without her, my children [ages 7, 9 and 11] may still be illiterate,” Olyphant says with a … Continue reading

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Q: Didn’t Jeff Probst, host of TV’s ‘Survivor,’ marry one of the contestants a couple of years ago? What is their status now?

Sharon Cumbie Palmer, Jacksonville Probst did date a Survivor contestant, but the two were never married and are no longer together, confirms a representative for Probst and CBS’ competition series. It happened in 2005, when Probst started dating 26-year-old Survivor: … Continue reading

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Birthday Buzz: February 6-12

2.6 Rick Astley 45 Natalie Cole 61 2.7 Ashton Kutcher 33 Garth Brooks 49 2.8 Alonzo Mourning 41 John Grisham 56 2.9 Joe Pesci 68 2.10 Emma Roberts 20 2.11 Taylor Lautner 19 Sheryl Crow 49 2.12 Joe Garagiola 85

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