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12:40 PM ET, April 8, 2006

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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
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Guardian:
Jolie to join Ocean's 13 gang
Discussion: Cinematical
Life Style Extra:
Angelina Jolie's birthplace dilemma
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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
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.
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Gawker:
'Post' Gossip Jared Paul Stern Suspended for Extorting Ron Burkle  —  Consider our jaws agape, because even we are near-speechless by what hit the wires at 11:30 last night.  New York Post fixture Jared Paul Stern — who freelances for Page Six, edited the Page Six magazine …
Discussion: StarsOrbis and FishBowlNY
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:
toronto.fashion-monitor.com:
Kate Moss to Model for Calvin Klein - Again  —  Kate Moss reunites with Calvin Klein reprising the campaign that made her famous.  —  Kate Moss reunites with Calvin Klein reprising the campaign that made her famous.  —  British supermodel has signed a new nearly-million contract with Calvin Klein …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Hollywoodtuna:
Pete Doherty Is My Mentor
Kate Lanahan / The Bosh:   Pete and Kate to wed - if he loses the bad breath
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.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Calista Flockhart Admits Eating Disorder
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 …
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.
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
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
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 …
Star:
MARIAH CAREY'S NEW FRAGRANCE  —  Mariah Carey is developing a new fragrance for Elizabeth Arden to be sold in department stores.  Carey will be involved in all aspects of product development, packaging and marketing.  Elizabeth Arden is also behind Britney Spears' perfume line.
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...
TMZ:
Judge Rules 'Da Vinci Code' Author Not A Fake  —  Paves way for 'Code' movie  —  (April 7, 12:35PM ET) — A High Court judge in London cleared the way Friday for audiences to see 'The Da Vinci Code' blockbuster film starring Tom Hanks this summer.  —  Mr. Justice Peter Smith ruled …
Hollywoodtuna:
Lindsay Lohan Turned Hippy  —  Lindsay Lohan has become a hippy.  How do i know this?  By looking at her her nails.  What do nails have to do with being a hippy?  Hippies are notorious for having scrappy nails.  —  And red bushes.  —  Related Articles:
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 …
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 TVgasm
 
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PATRICIA HEATON: TALK SHOW HOST?
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
K-Fed: Blinded with Sampling?
Discussion: Defamer
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Paris Hilton's Album May Not Suck After All
Discussion: Defamer and FishBowlLA
BREITBART.COM:
Travolta, celebrity Scientologists back 'Tomkat' over silent birth plan
Discussion: Dlisted
 Earlier Picks: 
Dotson Rader / parade.com:
"I Can Create Who I Am"  —  "(Tom) Cruise, normally guarded …
TMZ:
Sorry, Ladies: 'Love' Star Pumkin is Straight
Hollywoodtuna:
Josh Hartnett Needs The Fab Five
The Superficial:
Britney Spears statue still totally disgusting
Discussion: Wizbang Pop!
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Carmen Electra Gets Off
 

 
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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:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered

Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 128 journalists and media workers, all but five of them Palestinian, have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in the year since the October 7 attack

 
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