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11:20 AM ET, March 24, 2006

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Paula Abdul's New Guy  —  Mere weeks ago Paula Abdul grew teary talking to TV's Dr. Phil about the difficulty of finding true love.  He promptly set her up on 10 blind dates - but that was before Tony Schiena.  —  At last Tuesday's opening of the Leona Edmiston boutique in West Hollywood …
Discussion: lePaparazzi and Dlisted
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Paula Abdul Straight Up Almost Got Fired  —  Us Weekly is reporting that American Idol producers were dangerously close to firing Paula Abdul due to her erratic behavior and wanted to offer her job to either Jessica Simpson or Britney Spears.  Although producers never met with either …
Defamer:
PAULA ABDUL HAS VAGINA, SHE THINKS  —  Paula Abdul has set the record straight on her non-stop freak parade of emotionally erratic behavior and incoherent stream of consciousness ramblings: It was not, as it turns out, the byproduct of her penchant for crushed Klonopin-rimmed margaritas …
FemaleFirst:
American Idol's Paula Abdul Almost Sacked
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
justjared.com:
Sharon Stone is Scary  —  Actress Sharon Stone, 48, signed autographs upon her arrival at the German premiere of her latest film Basic Instinct 2 directed by British director Michael Caton-Jones.  But what a frightful mess she looked!  WHAT COLOR LIPSTICK IS THAT?
Defamer:
BRITNEY SPEARS: THE LAST THING YOU'LL EVER SEE  —  There is absolutely nothing that we could write about the above sculpture, artist Daniel Edwards' "Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston," that could possibly top the prose in this section of the press release:
Fox News:
Bruce Willis Gets Lucky, But Not With Model  —  Bruce Willis is having a good year, career-wise.  He's got an excellent film in "16 Blocks" and a very cool, interesting one in the upcoming "Lucky Number Slevin."  —  Last night's premiere at the Ziegfeld and subsequent after-party …
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Joal Ryan / E! Online:
"South Park" Roasts Chef, Literally  —  Trey Parker and Matt Stone have buried the hatchet with—sorry, into—Isaac Hayes.  —  On Wednesday's South Park 10th season premiere, Hayes' Chef character was struck by lightning, impaled, shot, mauled by a mountain lion, eaten by a grizzly bear …
Discussion: Splendora Blog
Star:
IT'S OVER!  KRISTIN CHEATS ON NICK WITH HER EX!  —  In a VIP booth at L.A.'s hot, sleek Lobby nightclub on March 17, Laguna Beach's Kristin Cavallari, 19, and a tall, dark and handsome star were deep in a liplock, very publicly making out.  "They were really getting it on!" says a source who was on the scene.
Star:
REPORT: BRAD & JEN'S HOME SOLD  —  Looks like one of the the last sticking points in the Brad Pitt/Jennifer Aniston divorce has become unstuck!  TMZ.com is reporting the Beverly Hills mansion — designed by famed architect Wallace Neff — that Brad and Jen called home during their marriage …
FemaleFirst:
Natalie Portman: Hollywood whores  —  Natalie Portman claims actresses who go to Hollywood to get rich are no better than prostitutes.  —  The 'V for Vendetta' star insists she only takes on roles based on their artistic merit and says she would never agree to be in a film just because she was offered a large fee.
Discussion: Egotastic!, The DarkHat and Cele|bitchy
People:
The Death of Diana: New Questions  —  An official probe into Diana's death is in its third year - and troubling new mysteries have emerged.  PEOPLE goes inside the investigation  —  In the years since her Aug. 31, 1997, death in a Paris car crash, the tragic end of Diana Princess of Wales …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro are so Dunzo  —  This has been one hell of a week for celebrity break-up news.  First there was Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber, and then Scarlett Johansson and Josh Hartnett.  And even though I wrote in my links list yesterday that I didn't care about whether …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Hollywoodtuna:
Pink Is Good At Being Ugly  —  I have to give Pink credit; she really knows how to make herself look ugly.  It amazes me that she goes out of her way to be like this.  I don't know what's so wrong with making an effort to be sexy.  It's not a crime.  All right, maybe she's no Jessica Simpson …
toronto.fashion-monitor.com:
Kirsten Dunst Back With Jake Gyllenhaal?  —  Jake Gyllenhaal and Kirsten Dunst jointly own two dogs - which may bring them together again.  —  Jake Gyllenhaal and Kirsten Dunst are apparently thinking about giving their relationship another try for the sake of their dogs.
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Lucy Lastic / Fametastic:   Jake Gyllenhaal and Kirsten Dunst getting back together?
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Former Clay Aiken Fans Speak Out  —  These people need to get a life.  If Clay Aiken is gay, he's deep in the closet (not very convincingly).  And since Mr. Aiken hasn't denied or verified the rumors, this whole complaint really has no basis whatsoever.  Grow up people.
Discussion: WOW Report and Dlisted
Noelle / Us Weekly Online:
K-Fed: He Just Doesn't Like Us!  —  Kevin Federline, who recently had his cornrows harvested for publicity — er, charity — has released a second rap single to follow-up his first effort titled, "Y'all Ain't Ready" (if by "ready" you meant "going to like it" then, indeed Kev, we weren't ready).
Stephen M. Silverman / People:
French Clothing Great Lacoste Dies  —  Bernard Lacoste, the French clothing manufacturer who for more than four decades put crocodiles on the chests of people around the world, died Tuesday in a Paris hospital of a lengthy, undisclosed illness, said his company.  He was 74.
TMZ:
Bust at Hot Hollywood Club  —  Mood raided by LAPD vice  —  (Mar. 23, 4:20PM ET) — At least 10 LAPD vice officers raided club Mood in Hollywood early Thursday morning, and TMZ caught all the action on tape.  —  One woman was arrested, cuffed and taken into custody.
FemaleFirst:
Pink's strip joint plans  —  Pink reportedly wants to open a chain of X-rated strip clubs - which she will dance in herself.  —  The pop babe is such a fan of erotic shows she is allegedly considering launching lapdancing dens in London, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Hollywoodtuna:
This Is Not Elle MacPherson  —  This might look a little like Elle MacPherson but it's not.  This is Elle MacPherson and this is her too but not the girl you see in the picture.  I can assure you that even though she might look a little like her, it's not her.  This is her, and I don't care what anybody says!
New York Post:
NO KID GLOVES  —  March 23, 2006 — WHITE trash king Kid Rock is accused of roughing up photographers and a fan who waylaid him outside an L.A. nightclub early yesterday morning.  Rachelle Kaplan, who runs a paparazzi video company with her husband, Gary Kaplan, says the rap-rocker …
Discussion: Us Weekly Online
 
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