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A Teazers billboard advertisement which states that the strip club’s dancers “don’t need any gender tests”, has nothing whatsoever to do with Caster Semenya, according to Teazers owner Lolly Jackson. He said the campaign was designed to make it clear that Teazers employees are “100% woman”. [news24]

Former Prosecutor: I Lied In Polanski Documentary – A former prosecutor said Wednesday he lied when he told a documentary film crew that he advised a judge handling Roman Polanski’s sex case that he should send the director to prison. [huffpost]

A Look at Polanski’s Lovely Alpine Jail Cell – If Roman Polanski wins his petition for house arrest he’ll probably end up here at “Milky Way,” the chalet he owns outside Gstaad. At least it’s got a view. [gawker]

‘Friends’ flashback as Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox Arquette sing ‘Smelly Cat’ – It went down in history as a classic Friends moment. And this week it was recreated by Lisa Kudrow – aka Phoebe – and Courteney Cox Arquette, who played Monica, on stage at a musical benefit in LA. [hellomagazine]

BA launches luxury service to New York – British Airways will launch a luxury, all-business class transatlantic service today featuring flat beds and the latest communications technology. The twice-daily service between London City Airport and New York offers 32 seats in specially configured Airbus A318 aircraft. [luxuo]

Elizabeth Smart to Face Alleged Abductor in Court – Seven years since she was abducted from her Salt Lake City bedroom by knifepoint, Elizabeth Smart will be in the same room on Thursday as her alleged kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell. [people]

New Behind-The-Scenes White House Pictures: Vineyard Vacation, Cute Kids, And Geithner’s Birthday Cupcakes – The White House has posted new photos to their Flickr stream showing images of the first family vacationing in Martha’s Vineyard, President Obama prepping for his health care speech, and Timothy Geithner being served cupcakes on his birthday. [huff]

Amy Winehouse Rap Attempt a True Horror Show – Former singer and current train wreck Amy Winehouse recently spent a screechy, ear-splitting night rapping. It’s on video. And it’s just awful. [defamer]

Facebook’s Unauthorized Jailbait Ad Models – How did pictures of scantily clad, apparently underaged girls end up used without permission in an ad campaign on Facebook? Blame affiliate advertising, and the limits of the social network’s ad screening. [valleywag]

‘Pulp Fiction’ writer sentenced in DUI crash – Roger Avary was sentenced Tuesday in a Ventura court, the Ventura County Star newspaper reported. He also received five years of probation. Avary pleaded guilty in August to gross vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving for the 2008 crash that killed a passenger in Avary’s Mercedes in Ventura County. [msnbc]

Apple Tablet To Redefine Newspapers, Textbooks and Magazines – Steve Jobs said people don’t read any more. But Apple is in talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a “new device.” And they’re not just going for e-books and mags. They’re aiming to redefine print. [gizmodo]

If you liked that Sophie Monk Tuesday Tabs feature from the other day, then you’ll probably like these Sophie Monk NSFW videos from her movie The Hills Run Red. Again, this is NSFW and, I must say, QUITE stunning. [egotastic]

Gay TV presenter Graham Norton given official warning after ‘homophobic’ joke about lesbians – Graham Norton has been reprimanded by BBC chiefs after a ‘homophobic’ joke about the haircuts of lesbians. The gay presenter has been warned about ‘ reinforcing a potentially offensive stereotype’ after his comments were investigated by the corporation. [dailymail]

President Hu Jintao inspected China’s defense forces in Beijing on Thursday as the country began celebrations to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic. Hu, wearing a high-collared dark Mao suit and riding in a black open-roof Red Flag limousine, passed by tens of thousands of soldiers and militia and ranks of camouflaged tanks and missiles. [cnn]

[thanks ilan]