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Actor Antwon Tanner has just been sentenced to three months in prison after selling social security numbers to an undercover detective in a sting operation.

Tanner, who has uttered many cheesy One Tree Hill quotes as basketball coach Skills on the show, pleaded guilty back in August 2009 to the alleged offense.

He gave out more than a dozen social security numbers for $10,000.

NO SKILLS: What would Nathan and Haley say, Antwon?

Tanner claims he was only the “middleman,” but the judge ordered him to jail beginning on April 30. Following his sentence, he will serve five months home detention.

The actor described the incident as “an embarrassment” to his family and fans. His lawyer blamed it on “stupidity.” Hard to argue with either of those assessments.

Does the CW really pay that little, though? Tanner reportedly suffered financial problems in recent years and lost a $1 million house in California to foreclosure.

Always helps when you pay your California mortgage loan, A.

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Larry Platt – sorry, General Larry Platt – made quite an impression on American Idol viewers last night.

The 63-year old ended the Atlanta auditions’ broadcast with a single titled “Pants on the Ground.” It’s quickly become an Internet and Twitter sensation.

But who the heck is this guy? And how did he end up on the show? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution tracked Platt down and asked him a few questions over the phone. Apparently, he…

… “loved” his depiction on Idol. I thought it played “real good.”

… thought of the song spontaneously three years ago when he saw a guy walking through downtown Atlanta with a baby in his arm and his pants slipping below his hips. “He had his underwear showing,” Platt said.

… was shot in the eye when he was three.

… refers to himself as “General” because “I’m a general of the civil rights movement.” Records show that he did march with Martin Luther King Jr. and Hosea Williams in the 1960s.

… condluded the interview by saing: “Be a man. Don’t be walking around showing yourself to the world! I don’t think that’s right!”

Amen, General. Amen.

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Those mom jeans and fat Jessica Simpson pictures are so last year.

The singer … actress … whatever she is totally got back into killer shape again and she’s crediting boxing as having her reached her weight loss goals.

There’s little doubt that Jessica’s bod is rockin’ again.

Exhibit A: The flattering black dress she stepped out in Wednesday night for a dinner date with friends in Los Angeles. Gotta give credit where due:

The 2010 version of Jessica Simpson is leaner and meaner!

Jess Tweeted this week: “Boxing changed my life! I have so much energy and it cured my insomnia. Although I don’t think I can get out of bed I’m SO sore.”

Simpson, whose ex-loves include Nick Lachey, John Mayer and Tony Romo, is also reportedly happy and in love with her new flame, rocker Billy Corgan. Really.

We’re glad she’s doing better and not sitting around jamming candles in her ear. You can chalk up her big turnaround to boxing at the gym. The only drawback?

“Dear elderly man at the gym,” she Tweets. “its hard 4 me 2 keep composure whilst punching at chipmunk speed when ur ball sack spills out of ur wind shorts.”

You heard her, naked old guy at the gym. You’re on notice.

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Taylor Swift had an incredible 2009.

How did she celebrate the best year of her life? By taking January off.

“I have walked on snow-covered grass and discovered new coffee shops and laughed hysterically with friends about things that probably weren’t technically funny. I’ve written songs on napkins and sat at a giant table with my whole family on my mother’s birthday, all of us in one place for the first time in too long. I’ve gotten to take what has happened to me and process it to my full capability, and celebrate it the way it deserved to be celebrated.”

Awww, good for T. Swizzle! She’s also let fans in a bit, posing the following images from the month that was:

In conclusion, Taylor wrote:

“I’ve made new music. I’ve gone over the memories and jumped up and down with my producer and floated around with nothing on my schedule other than just appreciating what my life has somehow turned into. So thank you for giving me so much to be thankful for this January. Thank you beyond what I know how to say.”

No, thank YOU, Taylor, for being such a grounded, normal, appreciative superstar.

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Kate Gosselin is apparently not a fan of her new $7,000 hair extensions and yearns for the comforting old days of the dead opossum she fashioned on her head.

Why, we have no idea.

The 34-year-old divorcee marked the start of the new year by trading in her “signature” look for new hair extensions that reportedly took 20 hours of work.

As far as she’s concerned, that was 20 hours wasted.

She hates it!” a source tells Us Weekly. “She thinks her hair looks over­-processed and damaged. She’s afraid people will think she’s one of Tiger’s bimbos!”

So much for starting over. Kate Gosselin says “I hate my hair!”

Bringing Tiger Woods’ women into this? Just uncalled for. And hilarious. Also not fans of Kate’s new look? Twins Cara and Mady, 9, who shrieked “Eww!”

“They started laughing,” says a source. “Kate cried in her room.”

But not all hope is lost. Gosselin has reportedly hired a stylist visit her Pennsylvania home to coach her on how to care for her new, made-over look.

“Kate has been trying different things,” the insider dished. “Headbands, ponytails, even a Farrah Fawcett–style ‘do. She’s just not sure what she wants.”

At least there was no conflict about ditching Jon Gosselin.

Which look do you think best suits Kate?

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“This is what happens when incest survivors speak the truth.” – Mackenzie to In Touch Weekly

When Mackenzie Phillips decided to tell the world about her 10-yearlong incestuous relationship with her father, she knew that her life would change forever. But she had no idea that sharing such a painful secret would cost her some of the people she believed cared about her most. “Maybe I am naïve,” Mackenzie, 50, tells In Touch. “I thought people would think I was weird for writing this book, but I never thought they would say it was a lie. I never thought my family would abandon me.” Yet four months after the former One Day at a Time star related sexual encounters with her rocker father, John Phillips, in her best-selling autobiography, High on Arrival, that seems to be exactly what has happened. Several of Mackenzie’s closest family members — including her stepmother, Michelle Phillips, and her half sister Bijou — have cut off all ties with her. Michelle has even accused Mackenzie of having a history of mental illness, a claim which both Mackenzie and Michelle’s daughter (and Mackenzie’s half sister) Chynna have denied. “This is what happens when incest survivors speak the truth,” Mackenzie shares. “The victim is punished.”

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In February 2009, Rihanna reluctantly posed for a less then glamorous photo shoot down at the Los Angeles police station. She could barely open her eyes at the time.

What a difference a year makes.

Her relationship with Chris Brown is a thing of the past, she’s got a new album out and climbing the charts, and RiRi is flat-out sizzling on the cover of W Magazine.

Matt Kemp is one lucky fella …

Of her new album, Rated R, she says it’s fittingly titled.

“This was a different type of record for me. It was really personal; it was from me in the most authentic way. It’s like a movie, hence the title,” Rihanna explains.

“When I was making this album, every day I was in a different mood. Sometimes I was pissed off, sometimes miserable. Every song brings out a different story.”

As with many Rihanna pictures we’ve come across lately, she looks pissed off, a little miserable and quite outrageous … but hot! Click to enlarge …

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Although it may seem like celebrities just roll out of bed looking perfectly glamorous, there’s a lot of prep that goes into getting red-carpet gorgeous! This Sunday, your favorite stars will converge in Hollywood to kick off awards show season at the Golden Globes — but, truth be told, they’ve been getting ready for the big night for weeks! Click here to learn about some of the stars’ top beautifying musts before showtime.

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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and teenage daughter Bristol Palin both chose to have babies under tough circumstances. The decisions they made were honorable.

Posing with their sons on the cover of In Touch? Not so much!

It’s hard to imagine a major political figure deciding it’s smart to appear on the cover of a celebrity gossip magazine – a C-grade one at that – for credibility’s sake.

This is not a sexist remark. We’d scratch our heads if Barack Obama were on the cover too … next to Angie’s “dangerous pregnancy” and Rachel Zoe’s “scary diet” …

Bristol and Sarah Palin chose life … and big paychecks!

Bristol Palin didn’t know what she was in for when Levi Johnston hit it without protection and knocked her up in 2008. But she gave birth to Tripp in December 2008.

Just a year earlier, at the age of 44, Sarah Palin carried her son Trig to term, even after she was told during a sonogram that he would be born with Down syndrome.

Now, the mother and daughter are sharing a unique experience – raising their baby boys together under the same roof and telling this fine publication all about it.

“The last few years have been unreal and surreal,” Sarah tells In Touch.

From our vantage point, we couldn’t agree more.

Tripp sure is a cutie! And looks like Levi!

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Jessica Biel has proven that she’s more than just a pretty face. The Easy Virtue star endured grueling conditions during her 19,340-foot climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. She and fellow actor Emile Hirsch were part of a group of climbers who scaled Africa’s tallest peak in six days in order to raise awareness of the global water crisis. Now that she’s safely back on solid ground, today Jessica plans to visit a United Nations camp in Ethiopia, which is dealing with one of the world’s worst water problems.

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