Paula Sladewski, a 26-year-old who once modeled for Playboy, was identified Wednesday by Miami police as the person found dead and "burned beyond recognition" in a trash bin on Sunday.

Now, police are asking for the public's help to put her killer behind bars. Whoever the murderer is, police said, they are nothing short of a "monster."

"It's so horrific. They'd have to be a monster. It's a dastardly act," North Miami police spokesman Lt. Neal Cuevas told CNN. "It's the most heinous thing that a person can do to another person."

Sladewski's body was found Sunday night after firefighters extinguished flames coming from a large trash bin near a propane business.

When they put out the fire, they saw a body. But there was barely any way to identify it.

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Megan Phelps, apparent heir to the hate-mongering throne of her grandfather, Pastor Fred Phelps, shows off these signs she planned on hoisting tonight in front of the Fox Theatre.

So why was everything called off?

The Fred Phelps-helmed Westboro Baptist Church explained via an e-mail to the RFT today why they have canceled their protest. Sayeth the WBC:

YES - it is canceled because of the lack of capacity to travel. YAY! Our God doeth all things well. He took that Parody and the words from his people and he dropped them ALL OVER THIS WORLD and then when it came time to make that trip, he shut up this country so they could hold the picket alone and do the work for us. :) YAY!

Here is what he did: Isa 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

God is knocking the crap out of this country and all the while he is continuing to give us great and effectual doors of utterance because the time is so very, very short - the destruction of this nation is IMMINENT!! YAY!!

Ed Reggi, an activist and lead organizer for Show Me No H8, a pro-gay marriage group based in St. Louis, took to Twitter and noted that in response, he has called off his group's planned rally for Gaga/protest against the WBC as well.

So everyone stay home tonight, that is unless you have tickets to the sold-out show.

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Could there be a more gay-friendly show with an entirely straight cast than The Golden Girls? A favorite of the LGBT crowd, not to mention those with weekend hangovers that love the ten-hour marathons on the Hallmark channel, The Golden Girls is proving relevant once again, if not for a 60-second lesson on the issue of marriage equality.

It's pretty funny thinking that a show from the 1980s could have been so far ahead of its time that it took on the issue of gay marriage, almost two decades before it became a reality (and at that, only in a few states). But Blanche, Sofia, Dorothy and Rose hit the gay rights issues pretty hard. Which might be why the show created a generation of homosexuals, at least according to some witty folks.

Here's the Girls' take on marriage equality. Blanche (Rue McClanahan) has a gay brother who wants to get married, and she can't understand why. She can accept him being gay, but why does he have to (in the immortal words of Beyonce) "put a ring on it."

 

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and wearing her pants unbuttoned... i know MY parents would be proud.
ETA: Okay, since this is a beach post and we're all jealous, what's the temp where you are today?? It's 29F in Texas and I know I'm a whimp but I am FREEZING!
ETA2: Because my parents wouldn't like me to walk around with my shorts unbuttoned, I must be old/fat/jealous.... LOL OK.

Ratings shmatings. Greg Grunberg says Heroes will be back next fall for a fifth season — and he’s got proof. “We wrapped yesterday and the [final episode] is nowhere near a series finale,” he told us at last night’s People’s Choice Awards. “It is cliffhanger-y and exciting, but it is nowhere near an end to a series that people are so invested in. It does not tie everything up in a neat bow… I don’t have any doubt that the show will be back.”

Grunberg cites Heroes‘ strong DVD sales and international success as two reasons the show will go on. “We will wrap it up properly in the next season and get to 100 episodes,” he maintains. “At least that’s what I would like to see happen. They take so much care in writing the show that I would hope we get the chance to end it right.

“Lost announced an end [date] and I think that helped both the people working on the show and the people watching it,” he continues. “They see the finish line and I think it gives them something tangible to invest in and be excited about. It’s like it’s a movie and they want to see the end of it. That’s what I hope happens with our show.”

Speaking of Lost, Grunberg confirms that his ill-fated Oceanic pilot will play a role in the show’s Feb. 2 season premiere. What’s the context? “Well, with [Lost], they go back and forth in time so you have no idea when and where the last season will take place,” he says. “I may get eaten all over again. It may be a flashback. It may be an alternate new reality where I am on the same flight but we don’t crash and I don’t get eaten. Maybe I’m a ghost. You never know.”

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For realz, the show needs to be put out of its misery. It showed such amazing promise in the first season. Really disappointing.

Gosselin nanny Stephanie Santoro--yes, the one who claimed to have sex with Jon in the family hot tub--has given another interview to In Touch Weekly:

As their marriage unraveled, Jon and Kate Gosselin always insisted on one thing: They would make sure their kids got through it all unscathed. But that couldn't be further from reality. In an exclusive interview, the family's former nanny Stephanie Santoro tells Life & Style the children have been devastated by their parents' bitter breakup -- and the end of Jon & Kate Plus 8.

Cara, one of the couple's 9-year-old twins, "used to sit and cry to me that she didn't understand and thought it was her fault," says Stephanie. "I would always tell her, 'It's not your fault, it's just something that happened. Mommy and Daddy will tell you more.'" But Jon and Kate can't even stomach being around each other. As a result, their kids -- twins Cara and Mady, and the 5-year-old sextuplets -- have been left confused and traumatized. "Some of the younger children once asked me, 'Are you going to be our new mommy?'" Stephanie says. "They don't know better."

And the children are also coping with the loss of the Jon & Kate Plus 8 crew in the wake of Jon's unilateral decision to shut down the show. "Kate says the kids miss the crew," says Stephanie. "They grew up around them and loved interacting with the crew. I'm sure the kids are devastated."

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What hot bitch was seen at the opening night of the play "At Home At The Carlyle: Elaine Stritch Singin' Sondheim" in New York on Tuesday night? Click the cut....

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Thom Yorke and TV on the Radio's Tunde Adepimbe are two of the big names contributing remixes and reinterpretations to the expanded edition of Liars' new record 'Sisterworld'.

The New Yorker release their fifth studio album on March 8th and were keen to get high-profile artists involved on the second CD.

Singer Angus Andrew said: “On this project we wanted to help develop and expand the role of the remix, particularly to engage artists less acknowledged for their work in the field.

“They were asked to 're-interpret' the song by any means necessary and the result is definitely the most exciting collaborative effort we've been involved in.”

Also contributing to disc two are Bradford Cox of Deerhunter and Atlas Sound fame, Melvins, Suicide's Alan Vega, Chris & Cosey from Throbbing Gristle and Blonde Redhead.

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I'm not that into the Liars, but I'll listen to anything with the name "Thom Yorke" on it.

WHATEVER, MAN. The sentence looks so weird now.

Ke$ha released her debut album 'Animal' this week to much ballyhoo. But the ingénue, who had a hit with the electro party anthem 'TiK ToK' and sang the chorus hook on Flo Rida's smash 'Right Round,' first brushed with fame several years ago when she and her family were featured on the Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie reality TV vehicle, 'The Simple Life.'

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The Xmas Eve gun standoff between Gilbert Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton may have been caught on tape by surveillance cameras, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

We're told the Washington Wizards have told D.C. cops they have locker room surveillance video but are having trouble downloading it. The Geek Squad -- aka computer-savvy detectives -- are going to the Wizards organization today to help.

And get this -- a source connected with the investigation tells TMZ the Wizards have been "over cooperative" with cops -- as the source says, "almost as if they want Arenas to go down."

The source says "there is a better than 50/50 chance the U.S. Attorney will issue a felony arrest warrant against Arenas."

As for what caused the confrontation that allegedly triggered a gun standoff -- law enforcement tells TMZ it was all over a card game known as Bourré.

The NBA suspended Arenas indefinitely yesterday and, as we first reported, Arenas didn't have a license for the guns.

This stuff keeps on getting more drama

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Today the so-called "Long List" for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 was released. This is the preliminary to the actual nominations which are announced on January 21st. The result of Round One voting by members of the Academy which had 220 films entered this year, the first round of voting reduces the films down to 15 in each category. Round Two voting, which opens today, will reduce these down to 5 nominations in each category. Over 6000 members of the Academy vote in the three rounds, with final awards given out at the Royal Opera House on February 21st:

Best Film
Avatar
District 9
An Education
Gran Torino
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Moon
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
The Road
A Serious Man
A Single Man
Star Trek
Up
Up in the Air

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Who doesn't love to hear stories about how a struggling actor landed a big break? Every famous person got to the pinnacle of celebrity status by starting somewhere small -- even Brad Pitt. Here is a look at some of Hollywood's most famous celebrities before they were famous, starring in commercials and game shows, selling everything from Heinz Ketchup to pizza in the hopes of making it on the big screen. It is the small gigs that eventually land an aspiring actor the opportunity of a lifetime.

1. Brad Pitt Had The Fever for Pringles



Eating junk food has never looked so good. Brad Pitt must have aided Pringles sales through the roof during his early days as he devoured a can of Pringles with his sun kissed bleach blond hair flowing. Advertisers knew back then as well as they do now that sexy people can sell anything.

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I wonder if the equivalent to this in the future will be digging up embarrassing Facebook photos or something. Beware, kids.. Also, on a related note, I am dangerously close to "unphollowing" @kirstiealley on Twitter cause she's super annoying now..

Last night, actress Amanda Seyfried landed in Los Angeles only to discover--after two hours--that the airline had lost her bag.  Bummer!

Fortunately, Seyfried had her adorable canine to keep her company while waiting for the news.  Still, better to lose your luggage than your dog!

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Awwww, that sucks. I hope they eventually managed to find her bag.
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LOS ANGELES (KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO) -- FTVlive.com is reporting that the Jay Leno Show will be canceled by NBC. Website editor Scott Jones talked to KNX 1070 about his bombshell story. LISTEN to KNX 1070's exclusive interview with Jones.

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Ethan Hawke was still a teen when Dead Poets Society put him on the path to success. Since then, while his career has had its ups and downs, he's earned an Oscar nomination for Training Day, written two novels and directed films and theatrical productions. 

Now, Hawke is joining the rush to cash in on vampire-mania, starring in Daybreakers.

Living forever isn't all it's cracked up to be.
"In the movie, I found it interesting that when my character is a vampire faced with the prospect of immortality he kind of becomes depressed. But, when he becomes human and knows he won't live forever, he's hopeful and energized. There's something about knowing life is finite that makes it so precious. I did wonder what I would do if I knew I was immortal. I guess what tops on my list would be riding a motorcycle and chain-smoking. So it can be seductive."
 


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