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11:25 PM ET, May 8, 2006

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ETonline:
Jessica's Night as a Redhead!  —  Blonde bombshell JESSICA SIMPSON showed off a sassy new look over the weekend at the star-studded ALMA awards.  She had smoldering, red hair!  Our own KEVIN FRAZIER was with the A-lister to get the star scoop!  —  "It's a wig!" she told Kevin on the red carpet.
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Jessica Simpson Has Dumb Hair  —  Although she has her tits hanging out at the 2006 NCLR ALMA Awards, the fact that I would much rather look at the guys standing next to her pretty much sums up my lack of interest in Jessica Simpson.  Not that she needed it, but the new orange hair thing …
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Jessica Simpson's New Look
Discussion: StarsOrbis
Toshiba Reynolds / The Post Chronicle:
Jessica Simpson: 'Now Everyone's Looking At Me Like I'm A Whore'
Discussion: Dlisted
Phil / Egotastic!:   Jessica Simpson Tries Red Hair. Fails.
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Tom Cruise gets serious about Mother's Day  —  Actor shells out almost $1,000 for flowers for Katie Holmes  —  Tom Cruise is saying it with flowers.  —  The very publicly besotted new dad shelled out nearly a thousand dollars for a Mother's Day bouquet for the mom of his new daughter, says a source.
Discussion: The Superficial and Just Jared
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NY Daily News:
Tom becomes a guy to look up to  —  "Mission: Impossible: III" star Tom Cruise is partial to special effects — not only in his movies, but also, it seems, in his shoes.  —  According to numerous published reports, Cruise is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and his wife-to-be, Katie Holmes, is between 5-feet-8 and 5-feet-9.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Kevin Federline Mixing Things Up  —  What is the purpose of this photo Kevin?  Oh yes, to drive home the point that you're an idiot.  Take this sampling from his latest single. … Kevin, pictured above, is in front of David Foster's home recording studio where he's putting some finishing touches on "Playing With Fire."
Ted Shaffrey / Associated Press:
Magician Vows to Complete Aquarium Stunt  —  NEW YORK - David Blaine says he's in "pretty bad shape" as he nears the end of his latest feat — a week in an aquarium — but vowed to go through with his finale of holding his breath underwater for nearly 9 minutes.
Discussion: Dlisted and Tabloid Whore!
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Derek Rose / NY Daily News:
Bubble trouble  —  Blaine chain stunt in doubt as he shows signs of wear  —  A crucial element of tonight's grand finale of the Blaine-in-the-Bubble stunt - if or how illusionist David Blaine will don chains as he attempts a breath-holding record - was in doubt yesterday.
Discussion: Gawker and Us Weekly Online
Jack Ryan / The Post Chronicle:
Bubble Trouble For David Blaine, Chain Stunt Now In Doubt
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Gawker:
Today on 'Today': Quit Wasting Lindsay's Time  —  Influential New Yorker Lindsay Lohan appeared on the Today show this morning, sitting down with Matt Lauer to promote her latest film, Just My Luck.  She didn't seem too pleased to be there, however — lots of smirking and eye-rolling.
Discussion: Us Weekly Online
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan is a "Workaholic"  —  Sometimes Lindsay Lohan says things she probably shouldn't.  Things that end up making her sound dumb, and make it that much harder for anyone to take her seriously.  So when Lindsay visited the Today Show this morning (looking pretty haggard and hung-over) …
Jossip:   Lindsay Lohan Works Harder Than Everyone
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Nicole Kidman: I Still Love Tom  —  Despite splitting from Tom Cruise five years ago, Nicole Kidman says that she still considers their 2001 divorce a "major shock" - and confesses that she still loves her ex.  —  "To me, he was just Tom, but to everybody else, he is huge.  But he was lovely to me.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip Blog
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Associated Press:
Nicole Kidman: Still Loves Tom Cruise
Discussion: Us Weekly Online
Her Acting Coach / sundaymirror.co.uk:
BRITNEY EXCLUSIVE: A SPOILT AND UNTALENTED WANNABE..  —  SHE may be a pop princess who has had a string of worldwide hits - but Britney Spears will never make it as an actress.  —  That's the opinion of someone who should know...her own drama coach.  —  In a scathing attack …
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Angela Carson / The National Ledger:
Tables Turned: Kevin Federline to Leave Britney Spears?  —  When reports emerge that Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are set to split most detail that Brit will be the one that rids herself of Kevin by pulling the plug on the relationship.  —  But a new item published in Life & Style Weekly says the tables may be turned.
Hollywoodtuna:
Jennifer Lopez Goes Grey  —  I don't like to pick on the elderly and considering Jennifer Lopez is 36, I wouldn't dare make fun of the fact that she has more grey hair than my grandmother.  It's a good thing she's not trying to hide her roots.  That would be silly and much more noticeable.
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
Hollywoodtuna:
The 2006 NCLR ALMA Awards  —  What the hell did I miss last night?!?!  —  Related Articles:
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Associated Press:   Garcia, Anthony Honored at Alma Awards
Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
CNN's Cooper to Contribute to '60 Minutes'  —  NEW YORK - Anderson Cooper will contribute five stories a year to "60 Minutes" on CBS in an arrangement that also allows CNN to rebroadcast those reports, both networks said Monday.  —  Meanwhile, Mike Wallace isn't going anywhere.
Geoff Mulvihill / Associated Press:
New Show Intended to Put 'Em to Sleep  —  PAULSBORO, N.J. - It's bedtime and your toddler is having a meltdown, insisting on just one more episode of "Bob the Builder."  —  Well, parents, now TV might help.  —  Melanie the baby sitter, Star the puppet and Hush the goldfish are the stars of a new bedtime show on PBS KIDS Sprout.
Daily Mail:
Pooh Bear unveils 80th birthday portrait  —  Winnie the Pooh has joined the Queen in having an 80th birthday portrait.  —  Jane Bown, who photographed the monarch earlier this year in celebration of her 80th, was given exclusive access to Britain's beloved bear at Hundred Acre Wood in Sussex.
Discussion: WOW Report
Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Where Ya Been?  Vitamin C Juicing Up A Comeback, Fastball Heading Back To The Mound  —  Vitamin C has new albums for both kids and adults on the way; Fastball are contemplating a new LP.  —  Vitamin C … Who: Vitamin C (a.k.a. Colleen Fitzpatrick)  —  Biggest Hit: "Graduation (Friends Forever)"
Susan Hatch / The National Ledger:
Sophia Bush Amused?  Chad Michael Murray Banned From Kenzie Dalton's Prom  —  A published report claims that One Tree Hill star Chad Michael Murray has been banned his 18-year old co-star and fiancée Kenzie Dalton's prom at her High School in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Discussion: Dlisted and Best Week Ever
 
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