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8:35 PM ET, March 20, 2006

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Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Paris Hilton hits the language barrier  —  Frustration at Stavros chatting in Greek?  Also: Aniston's giveaways  —  Are they lost in translation?  —  Is a language barrier getting between Paris Hilton and her sweetie?  —  The partying heiress's romance with Greek shipping heir Stavros …
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Paris Hilton Doesn't Much Care
Chris Taylor / Entertainmentwise:
Sizemore: Paris Hilton And Liz Hurley Were My Best Lovers
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
3am:
EXCLUSIVE: PARIS JILTON
Discussion: Dlisted and POPSUGAR
C B / cityrag:   New ways to use Paris Hilton
Stephen M. Silverman / People:
A New Trump: Donald, Melania Have a Boy  —  It's a baby boy for Donald Trump and wife Melania , the real-estate entrepreneur announced early Monday morning on MSNBC.  The beaming father did not divulge the new arrival's name.  —  As is usual with news about Trump, major details are expected shortly.
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Noelle / Us Weekly Online:
Trump Baby Born With Gold "DT" Stamped On Forehead  —  Poor beleaguered Melania Trump, gave birth after eight hours of labor, during which Donald was undoubtedly blotting her forehead with thousand-dollar bills and hydrating her with Trump water ice chips.  Donald Trump wasted no time milking his new heir for publicity.
Associated Press:
Donald Trump's Wife Gives Birth to a Boy  —  NEW YORK - Donald Trump's wife gave birth to a boy Monday, the billionaire developer announced.  —  "Everyone's perfect," Trump said in a telephone interview on MSNBC's "Imus in the Morning," about 20 minutes after the arrival of his fifth child.
Discussion: TVgasm and theDigested.com
Stephen M. Silverman / People:
Nicole Richie's Comments Upset L.A. Family  —  Nicole Richie apparently upset a Los Angeles family during a taping of The Simple Life last week by stopping an 11-year-old boy in his driveway and asking him, in graphic terms, if he found her attractive.  —  Two camera operators and another crew taped …
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Nicole Richie's Potty Mouth
Phil / Egotastic!:
Natalie Portman: Dancing Queen  —  Well, Natalie Portman definitely had a lot to celebrate this weekend, as V for Vendetta opened at #1 with over $26 million.  While not what the studio was hoping for, it still beat out the next highest movie by $10 million.
Discussion: Us Weekly Online
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Brian Fuson / Hollywood Reporter:   With vengeance: 'Vendetta' opens with $26.1 mil
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Fox rolling out more d'oh  —  'King' gets second reign  —  Hank Hill has been given a new lease on life, while Homer Simpson's has been extended by yet another two years.  —  Fox officially announced last week that it would renew "King Of The Hill" for an 11th season, even though the show had halted production more than a year ago.
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Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox orders more 'Simpsons,' 'Hill'
Discussion: Last Stop
Denise Martin / Variety:
A potent 'Flavor'  —  Series finale's socko ratings double previous VH1 record  —  VH1 is savoring the "Flavor" of Flavor Flav.  —  The pint-sized Public Enemy rapper, who turned 47 on March 16, gave the cable network its first taste of boffo ratings March 12.
Discussion: reality blurred …
Lynda Johnson / The National Ledger:
Did Vince Vaughn Come Between Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox?  —  Courteney Cox reportedly has issues with BFF Jennifer Aniston and her ever growing relationship with funnyman Vince Vaughn according to a report published this week.  —  "Courtney is protective of Jen and did not wish …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed!
NY Daily News:
Partying Pataki sons a site to behold  —  Boys will be boys, and Gov. Pataki's sons are no exception — judging by some photos of the two swashbuckling lads that have found their way to the Internet.  —  One picture posted on www.webshots.com shows Owen, 18, a student at Connecticut's …
Discussion: Jossip
New York Post:
TORI TV SCENE ENRAGES MOM  —  March 20, 2006 — TORI Spelling's parents, Aaron and Candy, have stopped speaking to her, sources say.  "There is a scene in the first episode of her new show, 'So noTORIous,' in which she makes fun of the eBay room in her parents' house," a friend says.
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FemaleFirst:
Tori Spelling's family feud
Discussion: Celebrity Hijinx
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Kate Winslet Talks Dirty  —  Sopranos star, James Gandolfini, was shocked and impressed at co-star, Kate Winslet's, talent for raunchy sex talk on the set of their new movie Romance & Cigarettes.  Gandolfini got an earful during a sex scene in which the actress was instructed to ad-lib.  He says:
Star:
REESE & RYAN: HOW THEY KEEP IT HOT!  —  Don't believe those crazy breakup rumors!  Those in the know say that despite reports that Best Actress Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon and hubby Ryan Phillippe are headed for a crash, the two co-star in one of Hollywood's healthiest marquee marriages.
Discussion: lePaparazzi
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Chef's Quitting Controversy  —  Isaac Hayes' Quitting Controversy  —  Isaac Hayes did not quit "South Park."  My sources say that someone quit it for him.  —  I can tell you that Hayes is in no position to have quit anything.  Contrary to news reports, the great writer, singer and musician suffered a stroke on Jan. 17.
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Jennifer Cox / The National Ledger:
Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Happy Only for the Cameras?  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes spend lots of time mugging for the cameras from Australia to California.  The two recently put on a PDA kiss at the World Baseball Classic in Anaheim, California last Thursday night, but reports from TMZ say they were rude to the staff.
Chris Gardner / Variety:
Grey's anatomy  —  The new Par regime has been judged, skewered even before its first film opens  —  Paramount will launch "Mission: Impossible 3" on May 5 and Oliver Stone's World Trade Center project on Aug. 11.  —  Any studio would feel a lot of pressure in launching one tentpole produced …
NY Daily News:
At Cho show, it'll be hell to the chief  —  Comedian Margaret Cho despises George W. Bush — and claims she has allies in the President's wife and twin daughters.  —  "Those daughters" — Jenna and Barbara — "party really hard, and that's all I really know about them.
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Jennifer Love Hewitt Has a Stalker  —  Jennifer Love Hewitt received help from Mary Ann Winkowski, the real life "ghost whisperer" in which Hewitt's character, 'Melinda', on her hit CBS drama is based, to exorcise a ghost that was stalking her in her home.  Winkowski states:
Discussion: contactmusic.com and Rappys World
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
TomKat Makes Out At Baseball Game In Front Of Children  —  Poor Connor (shown above) is scarred for life.  The couple sure do make out a lot in public.  I'm sure you'll notice that Tom's lips are pursed shut in the above episode.  I'm sure this is to help avoid getting any girl germs.
 
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