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10:10 AM ET, April 8, 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 …
Discussion: Cinematical
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Lynda Johnson / The National Ledger:
Why are Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Fighting?  —  Can't we all just get along?  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are reportedly fighting about numerous details of their would be life together, and really none of them seem like small issues.  —  These are the big ticket items that can thwart a relationship.
Discussion: D*ana's Dirt
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
Life Style Extra:
Angelina Jolie's birthplace dilemma
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Helge Schultz / Associated Press:
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie in Namibia
Discussion: Us Weekly Online
Sarah Hall / E! Online:
Jessica Sued Over Fashion Choices  —  As far as some of her business associates are concerned, Jessica Simpson is not exactly the employee of the month.  —  The "In This Skin" singer has been sued for $100 million by an apparel company that claims she failed to promote their product as promised, the Smoking Gun Website reports.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Cele|bitchy
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Defamer:
JESSICA SIMPSON SUED FOR NOT LIKING HER OWN CHEAP BRAND OF JEANS  —  Jessica Simpson is being sued for the outrageously large sum of $100 million by a clothing company that licensed her name for a line of casualwear, claiming she refused to properly endorse the sensibly priced duds in public:
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.
William Sherman / NY Daily News:
The billionaire, the Post and the $220G shakedown  —  Page Six writer wanted $$$ to stop inaccurate coverage  —  A New York Post Page Six staffer solicited $220,000 from a high-profile billionaire in return for a year's "protection" against inaccurate and unflattering items about him in the gossip page, the Daily News has learned.
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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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Kate Moss Returns To Calvin Klein
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Jossip
Toronto Star:
Pink brings girl power message to T.O. students  —  Hundreds of screaming teenage girls welcomed singer Pink and her message of girl power Friday at a local high school.  —  "A girl should not have to dumb herself down to be cute," the Los Angeles-based singer told a crowd of about 750 girls …
Neal Broverman / advocate.com:
Mandisa breaks her silence  —  Wednesday night was your last night on American Idol.  What are your feelings?  You must be upset.  —  I was.  I was shocked, and I wasn't ready to go.  In hindsight, I look back on it now and it was my time.  You can't go wrong with who they've got left.
Associated Press:
Russell Simmons and Wife Plan Fundraiser  —  Russell Simmons and Wife Hosting Art Fundraiser at Trump Estate Despite Separation  —  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Apr 6, 2006 (AP)— Russell Simmons and his wife, Kimora Lee, have announced their separation but the couple plan to host a fundraiser Saturday …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Star:
READY TO BURST!  —  After daughter Rowan, 2, arrived, Brooke, 40, suffered severe postpartum depression and turned to the antidepressant Paxil.  Sadly, experts say, the odds of that depression recurring are high.  "She's probably going to need medication again," says L.A.-based OB-GYN Dr. Richard Paulson, who doesn't treat Brooke.
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.
The Superficial:
Eva Longoria is the biggest cover ever  —  To celebrate their 100th issue, Maxim has put a 75-by-110-foot vinyl mesh replica of its January 2005 cover image of Eva Longoria in the desert outside Las Vegas.  If you have Google Earth installed you can actually zoom in and see the image here.
Discussion: Gawker
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.
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
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Open Up And Say BAAALLLLLARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!  —  Yeehaw!  The whole Spears fam got together to help Jamie Lynn celebrate her 15th birthday ... here are pictures of the Spears family hanging out in LA:  —  Papa Spears wore his best thermal shirt, Mama Spears got herself a sweet …
Defamer:
TOM HANKS TALKS HAIR WITH LEADER OF JAPAN  —  In most walks of life, a few minutes of niceties between two individuals in which subjects such as hair length and looking one's age are discussed would hardly be given a second thought.  But when the two individuals happen to be Hollywood's …
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Carmen Electra Gets Off  —  Here are some pictures of Carmen Electra riding the Sybian on Howard Stern this morning.  If you are still reading this, you must be a robot from the future who has been sent to study and kill me.  If you are not a robot from the future who has been sent to kill me …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Sienna Miller: Hair Extensions and Slow News  —  Man, today is a slow news day for celebrity news.  There's nothing out there.  Or at least nothing out there I care to write about.  There has been some other news going on in the worlds of movies and television, but I'm saving that for something special...
 
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The Superficial:
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
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Phil / Egotastic!:
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From Mediagazer:

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, sets out on a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

Financial Times:
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
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