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What’s Really Going On Behind Murdoch’s Paywall? – Rupert Murdoch is trying to make news at the Times and Sunday Times in London—but he’s not reporting on it. Will his paywall work is the biggest story in the media business, and it would be quite a journalistic coup to document the progress, or lack thereof, that’s being made in trying to convince a skeptical world to shell out 2£ ($3) a week for what’s heretofore been free. [michaelwolff]

Roman Polanski’s Rape Victim Says She’s Cool With The Vibe – Roman Polanski’s victim, Samantha Geimer, admits that he raped her at Jack Nicholson’s house when she was 13, but claims it was 33 years ago and it’s time to get over it. Samantha Geimer is making light of being drugged and raped by famous director Roman Polanski 33 years ago. She contends that since he hasn’t done it again, all should be forgotten. There is pic of her, now, after the jump. [bossip]

2oceansvibe Radio Live Tomorrow From 8am to 10am – Tomorrow morning brings Seth Rotherham’s second last Friday 2OV Radio show before ex-KFM’s Richard Hardiman gets behind the microphone (full-time daily from July 28). Tune-in live online or in your car (instructions after jump)! We’ll be giving away tons of prizes as usual, from Havaiana’s, Sunglass Hut and 2oceansvibe Lottos. Just Tweet us call in via Skype or phone! [2oceansviberadio]

BP May Have Freed The Lockerbie Bomber – Not content with poisoning the earth and sea with the biggest man-made disaster in the history of mankind, it seems BP might also enjoy a part-time role freeing convicted terrorists. And, in particular the man convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. It’s to do with drilling deals, $900 million and Libya. “The question we now have to answer is, was this corporation willing to trade justice in the murder of 270 innocent people for oil profits?” [epoch]

Porsche 918 Spyder May Be Priced At $630,000 (R4.7Million) – According to the latest reports, it appears that Porsche will price the 918 Spyder at $630,000. It means that the new hybrid supercar from the German manufacturer will be more expensive than the Carrera GT. For its new vehicle which will be its most expensive model, Porsche says that over 2,000 potential buyers expressed their interest for the supercar. [luxuo]

Selebi’s Vibe Hangs In The Balance – Former police chief Jackie Selebi will have to wait until the first week of August to know if he will spend the next 15 years behind bars. His sentencing hearing was postponed in the South Gauteng High Court on Wednesday after Selebi’s advocate, Jaap Cilliers, told the court his next witness for mitigation of sentence was not available until August 2. PLEASE don’t balls this up, guys.. [mail&guardian]

Man Claims He Owns Facebook – A New York judge has issued a temporary restraining order restricting the transfer of Facebook Inc.’s assets, following a suit by a New York man who claims to own an 84% stake. Paul D. Ceglia filed a suit on June 30, claiming that a 2003 contract he signed with Facebook founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg entitles him to ownership of the company and monetary damages. Yu! Ballsy! [wallstreetjournal]

Beavis And Butthead Return To MTV – ‘Beavis and Butt-head,” the show that celebrated the slacker way of life and helped make MTV into a network that did more than just play music videos, is coming back. The move to resurrect the hugely popular 1990s animated anti-heroes has been rumored for several days. But yesterday, sources at MTV confirmed that a new batch of “Beavis and Butt-head” episodes are in the works. Heh-heh-heh-hah-hah-hah. [nypost]

Penelope Cruz Is Married – Holy Shitballs – she’s off the market! Spanish film stars Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have married at a friend’s house in the Bahamas. Penelope’s gimp spokeswoman said that the 36-year-old actress wore Galliano at the intimate ceremony, which was attended only by family members. The couple, who have both won an Oscar, appeared together on screen in Woody Allen’s film Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008. Ja-ja, whatever. The guy’s a chump.. [hellomagazine]

New Russian Spy Worked At Microsoft – Microsoft has confirmed that one of the Russian spies rounded up was an employee for a short time, but did not have access to the company’s source code. Bloomberg originally reported that Alexey Karetnikov worked as a software tester at Microsoft for nine months, then was deported on or around June 8 as part of a sting that nabbed nine others. Hmm, not much “intelligence” he would have gained there. [pcmag]

Obama And Oprah Will Be At Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding – One of the most undesirable ex-first daughters in US history has had her wedding list leaked. It looks pretty serious, as the likes of Barack Obama will be there – making use of “Marine One” no less. I had no idea there was a Marine One! Air Force One on water – can you imagine! Her doppelganger Barbara Streisand will also be there, as will Steven Speilberg – maker of the hit sceince-fiction movie, E.T. [hudsonvalley]

Fairly Hot Mom Goes To Jail For Having Sex With Son – Aimee L. Sword was sentenced to nine to 30 years in prison for having sex with the 16-year-old biological son she had given up for adoption after tracking down on Facebook. The 36-year-old Detroit area woman pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in a deal with prosecutors. Ja, look, you can’t go around doing that kind of shit. [cbsnews]

Let’s Have a Look At Oksana Grigorieva For A Second – Mel Gibson’s ex, Oksana Grigorieva, became one of the most famous women in Hollywood as the object of his most recent rant. But she had been on the fringes of fame for some time, having dated James Bond actor Timothy Dalton (+ child) before hooking up with Mel. She is a familiar type in Hollywood, using a series of famous partners as stepping-stones to their own notoriety. Hmm, we have a few of our own here in Cape Town.. [popeater]

Rosie Huntington-Whitely Goes Topless For DT Magazine – Another reason why Rosie has taken over from Megan Fox’s thumbs as the Transformers chick. And this time she’s doing it for DT magazine. It’s one thing that she is hotter than Megan, but the fact that she celebrates her body in this manner just blasts her into another stratosphere! You go girl! (worst saying ever). [egotastic]