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Julia Roberts suffered recently from one of the tabloids’ most poisonous darts of shame, the dreaded yellow arrow. She got all dressed up and went out to a big Hollywood shinding in honor of her pal George Clooney. A week later, her photos appear in the tabloids with each flaw lovingly pointed out. Star magazine yellow arrows the scrap heap pile of metal nestled in the cavities lurking deep inside her capacious mouth. Star also flung another yellow arrow at the large mole …

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(click to enlarge)The public feud between Reese Witherspoon and Star is exemplary in exposing the fragile dynamic of tabloid/celebrity interdependence. They rely on each other for publicity and profit, but sometimes the game turns nasty. About a month ago, Star ran photos of Reese while pointing out her slightly protruding belly. If you’re a woman living in Hollywood and your abs show the slightest bit of “pouch”, then speculative fervor ignites over your pregnancy status. The feud started when Reese layed eyes upon herself …

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A ubiquitous feature in most all the gossip tabloids is a page of quotes uttered by various celebs. Most the quotes are laughable. A photo of a sickly skeletal starlet will appear next to the wisdom she dished out the press, “I’m not anorexic, I eat junk food all the time and never work out. I’m naturally thin.” Sometimes it appears the editors enjoy having a little fun with this feature. InTouch magazine recently printed this quote by Cameron Diaz. Was it a …

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