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Dear Ted:
The gossip is that Kristen Stewart and Nikki Reed are a couple, and Stewart is bearding for her boyfriend Michael Angarano. He doesn't seem effeminate to me. Is this gossip true? Has Stewart been with any guys in the past? And what about Angarano?
—David

Dear Lesbylight:
Nik def has a girl crush on K the way she praised her back at the Twilight premiere. But I'm thinking these babes are BFF's instead of lovers. Kris is for sure into guys.

Dear Ted:
Sorry, but this is what happens when fluff reporting is confused with real news/ journalism. We love ya for what you are and do. Entertain. You are not CNN and don't claim to be. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out, but apparently there are those who look to you for something more than gossip because they can't figure out the difference. I loved Natasha Richardson, and regardless of the circumstances, the fact is a special person has passed from our world. A mother, a sister, a daughter, a wife. It could be anyone of us losing someone we love, each time we hear of a death regardless of their celebrity or noncelebrity status. Some of your readers tend to forget that.
—Robin

Dear Perspective Pal:
I find A.T. readers to be an awful lot like my bitchy mother, Mariah. They forget what they want to forget. Thanks much for kind note, appreciate it.

Dear Ted:
Is Slurina Tigh-Disaster Kate Winslet?
—Marie

Dear Sink or Swim:
Our precious Kate? Never! Slurina isn't as talented as Winslet. Nowhere near. 

Dear Ted:
As sad as it is, do you think that Natasha Richardson is the new Heath Ledger of 2009? If yes, with Jett Travolta dying in January and Natasha now, do you think death is coming in threes?
—The Grinch

Dear Grim Prophecy:
I think that threes theory is a bunch of crap. I mean, did you count Mickey Rourke's dog? Exactly.

Dear Ted:
Love the column. I'm with you on the fact that Kristen Stewart is bagged constantly. So she's no Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon on the interview front, doesn't make her a bitch. I think she comes off shy and a little overwhelmed. Who can blame her? Why can't everyone just back off?
—Courtney

Dear Let Her Be:
If half of H'wood could take cues from darling Reese, this town would be in big trouble.

Dear Ted:
Call this a tasteless question, but I feel the need to address something you wrote in Natasha Richardson's remembered item. You stated she married Liam and lived "a life of interesting domestic love." What does that mean? Putting "interesting" before it piqued my curiosity as to what you were implying.
—Mel

Dear Tacky or Tricky:
She wasn't traditional, far from it. Gutsy woman who really didn't care that much what folks thought she was supposed to do. My kinda gal!

Dear Ted:
No question here, just wanted to thank you for sharing your memories of Natasha Richardson. Your anecdotes showed that she was a down-to-earth yet classy broad, that's for sure. What a tragedy.
—Melinda

Dear Sympathatic Sweetie:
Thanks, doll, want her family to get through this all right.

Dear Ted:
Please tell me that I am not the only one not buying this publicity stunt with LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian! Hello! They had a show premiering this Saturday that none of us would have watched had there not been this "scandal." I still won't watch it, but you get my point. Love ya!
—Nessa

Dear Comforting Coincidence:
You mean 4.5 million viewers don't love the Nora Roberts collection?