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6:35 PM ET, April 7, 2006

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Guardian:
Jolie to join Ocean's 13 gang  —  Staff and agencies  —  They burned up the screen in Mr and Mrs Smith and now Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie could be set to play opposite each other in Ocean's Thirteen.  —  According to reports circulating in Hollywood Pitt is apparently trying to persuade …
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Associated Press:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie in Namibia  —  WINDHOEK, Namibia - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are staying at a secluded Namibian beach resort, surrounded by tight security, prompting speculation their baby will be born in Africa.  —  Namibian media reported that immigration officials confirmed …
Discussion: TVgasm
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   Angelina Jolie in Ocean's 13?
TinaB / Glitterati Gossip:
The Latest Rumor: Angelina Jolie To Co-Star In Ocean's Thirteen
Discussion: Fatback and Collards
Reuters:
Keira Knightley donates Oscar gown to Oxfam  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Keira Knightley, who was nominated for a Best Actress award at last month's Oscars, has donated the Vera Wang dress she wore at the ceremony to Oxfam to raise money for their work in East Africa.
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Keira Knightley Cares  —  It's nice to here that some celebrities are doing more than joining cults and doing drugs.  Yes, some celebrities care about other people.  Some of them even care enough to give the clothes off their backs.  Or something like that.
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
K-Fed: Blinded with Sampling?  —  Hyperbole aside, K-Fed is working hard to live up to his self-proclaimed stature as "America's Most Hated."  This week, he added another name to the enemy list.  —  New wave pioneer Thomas Dolby says he's contemplating legal action against Britney's …
Discussion: Defamer
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Adam Finley / TV Squad:
K-Fed blinded by science
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Associated Press:
Paula Abdul Tells Police She Was Assaulted  —  LOS ANGELES - Police are investigating a report by "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul that a man assaulted her at a private party over the weekend.  —  On Tuesday, Abdul filed a report at the Hollywood station claiming she had been a victim …
Discussion: The Superficial and TV Squad
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Todd Peterson / People:   Paula Abdul Files Assault Claim
Chris Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Will Paris burn?  —  A bestseller.  Nightclubs.  TV.  Reality porn.  Paris Hilton, the ubiquitous heiress-as-brand, conquers genre after genre.  Next up on her radar?  Song.  —  SHE tools around Hollywood in a Batmobile-like $500,000 Mercedes-Benz, squired by various Greek shipping heirs, swarmed by paparazzi.
Discussion: Defamer and FishBowlLA
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Paris Hilton's Album May Not Suck After All
Steve Gorman / Reuters:
Spielberg joins Fox network for reality TV show  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Steven Spielberg has joined with the Fox television network for his first reality show, an "American Idol"-like contest to find the nation's next great filmmaker, Fox said on Thursday.
Discussion: Popwatch | Blog
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Noelle / Us Weekly Online:
Us Exclusive: Steven Spielberg's Reality Show
NY Daily News:
To sing, Madonna needs lots of notes  —  Madonna fans who'll shell out up to $384.50 a pop for her June shows at Madison Square Garden can at least take solace that the do-re-mi is going to a good cause: Madge's creature comforts on the road.  —  The tireless terpsichorean …
Discussion: WOW Report
BREITBART.COM:
Travolta, celebrity Scientologists back 'Tomkat' over silent birth plan  —  Hollywood stars John Travolta and Anne Archer are publicly backing fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise and fiancee Katie Holmes's plan to give birth to their highly anticipated baby in silence.
Discussion: Dlisted
Todd Peterson / People:
Eminem, Ex Wage War of Words  —  The Eminem-Kim Mathers split got nasty - and public - on Thursday when Kim called a Detroit-area radio station to tell her story, the Associated Press reports.  —  Eminem, 33, and Kim, 31, were married on Jan. 14 for the second time, and the rapper (real name …
Discussion: PerezHilton.com
Cameron Robertson / Mirror.co.uk:
CALISTA FLOCKHART EXCLUSIVE: I DID HAVE AN EATING PROBLEM  —  CALISTA Flockhart (left) has admitted for the first time she did not eat properly while starring as Ally McBeal.  —  The actress repeatedly denied suffering from anorexia at the height of her TV popularity in the late 90s.
TMZ:
Sorry, Ladies: 'Love' Star Pumkin is Straight  —  Pumkin talks EXCLUSIVELY to TMZ about rumored engagement to a woman  —  (April 7, 3:20PM ET) — Several blogs have posted pictures of VH1's 'Flavor of Love' star "Pumkin" with another girl, claiming they're engaged to be married after a month of courtship.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Katie Holmes Loves To Shop  —  What else is the poor girl going to do except for sit, look vacant, and smile while Tom Cruise is being interviewed?  There is the occasional soccer game outing, and coffee runs, but otherwise, shopping is really all she does.  —  More photos of Katie Holmes shopping, after the jump.
Discussion: Dlisted
Lowri Williams / Entertainmentwise:
Nick Lachey: "Jessica Can't Do It On Her Own"  —  Adopt a baby that is...  After reports that his soon to be ex-wife Jessica Simpson was thinking of adopting child Nick Lachey has claimed she does not have what it takes to be a good mother.  —  According to Life & Style Weekly …
Rich Juzwiak / fourfour:
Mollie pardoned  —  Everyone, play your copy of Michael Jackson's "Gone Too Soon" ('cause I know you own it) to mourn Mollie Sue's untimely departure.  When you've wiped up your tears, please realize that this was inevitable.  She suffered from what we (y'know, Tyra and I) call "lack of persona" …
Discussion: Dlisted
The Superficial:
Britney Spears statue still totally disgusting  —  Wondering what the Britney Spears birthing monument looks like from the back?  Of course not, but here it is anyways.  I wasn't sure if this was considered safe for work or not, but I figured it'd be alright considering it's just stone.
Discussion: Wizbang Pop!
Dotson Rader / parade.com:
"I Can Create Who I Am"  —  "(Tom) Cruise, normally guarded and defensive about his personal life, was surprisingly open and responsive when we spent an afternoon talking," says PARADE Contributing Editor Dotson Rader, who interviewed Cruise recently for this Sunday's issue.
Discussion: The Superficial
People:
Ciara, Bow Wow Call It Quits … Ciara and Bow Wow, the popular R&B and hip-hop artists who collaborated on the hit "Like You," have ended their one-year relationship, TEEN PEOPLE reports.  —  A New York City DJ first reported the split after Bow Wow was spotted with another woman in Los Angeles …
Hollywoodtuna:
Pete Doherty Is My Mentor  —  Kate Moss is set to marry on/off lover Pete Doherty in a Scottish castle later this year - The stunning supermodel (Kate Moss) has arranged for a top dentist to fix Pete's crooked smile - after years of smoking, drinking and poor personal hygiene have left him with rotten gnashers.
 
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