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With Americans celebrating their independence this weekend, many celebrities are showing their true colors. AOL Music has photos of stars showing off the flag as a fashion statement. Even little Max Bratman is celebrating his very first July 4 holiday wrapped in the Stars and Stripes.

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Bette Midler and her husband were wed almost 25 years ago by an Elvis impersonator but, until three weeks ago, they were missing a staple of almost any wedding. AOL Music tells you what arrived recently for the happy couple, which 30-year-old pop star says she may retire and much more in this week's Pop-pourri.

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Katy Perry, the sexually ambiguous singer who's probably best known for her song 'I Kissed A Girl,' added another page to the chapter of rockin' gay moments when she insisted, "I'm kinda saving myself for Miley Cyrus." Spinner has the background on the salacious quote, plus a roundup of rock's most out-loud-and-proudest moments.

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David Cook and 'Hills' start Audrina Patridge were spotted together at a Glamour party, which is odd, because Cook was supposedly dating another former 'Idol.' AOL Music has the (perhaps scandalous) snapshot plus a very convincing picture of a Britney Spears' lookalike and more. In happier news, 'Idol' champ Ruben Studdard married his longtime girlfriend, the happy couple got hitched in Alabama.

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Happy Loving Couples

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Kelli Carpenter and Rosie O'Donnell
Waiting to Remarry
Scoop: They wed in 2004, but that marriage was nullified by California's high court. Now, that same panel has changed their minds but O'Donnell says she and Carpenter will wait until gay marriage is "legal everywhere."

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It seems launching a fashion line is almost requisite for modern celebrities and, while it's not quite as ubiquitous, celebrity fragrances are also becoming a status symbol among the stars. AOL Music has a gallery of pop star perfumes, some with rather flattering names (Celine Dion's 'Enchanting Celine Dion') and some with rather odd names (Sean 'Diddy' Combs's 'Unforgivable Woman').

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Viewed from afar -- on the covers of magazines or attending a premiere -- celebrities seem to have an almost superhuman ability to look calm, cool and collected (and beautiful). But AOL Music has a gallery of photos that prove celebs are just like us. Check out the gallery and enjoy their embarrassing -- and very human -- moments.

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Aspiring singer-actress Brooke Hogan says she doesn't think there's anything wrong with her father, legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan, applying suntan lotion to her butt, photos of which popped up on the Internet months ago. The controversial Hogan family has been much in the news lately. See some of their antics below.

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A Touch Of Father-
Daughter Bonding

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Brooke and Hulk Hogan at a pool in Los Angeles on April 28.

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Never the most stable or healthy of celebrities, Courtney Love is back in the news for all the wrong reasons. This time it's because of alarming pictures of her in a sheer dress where she looks dangerously skinny and pale. This has initiated speculation about whether she is back on drugs, is suffering from a serious disease or is battling an eating disorder. What do you think?

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Celeb Weight Battles

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In 2008, Queen Latifah signed on as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig. The curvy singer-actress outlined her weight-loss goals to Essence magazine: "I see myself getting healthier, having more energy and feeling better."

Amy Winehouse was hospitalized for a week for what her father is saying is emphysema, a lung disease brought on by her cigarette smoking and drug abuse. But on release, the 'Rehab' singer was photographed lighting up in London, much to the chagrin of everyone involved.

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Winehouse's Woes

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Just days after leaving a British hospital after a week-long stay that culminated with Amy Winehouse being diagnosed with the lung disease emphysema, the starlet was caught smoking a cigarette despite her condition.