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6:35 PM ET, May 18, 2006

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People.com:
Nicole Kidman: Keith Urban Is My Fiancé … In New York City on Saturday, Nicole Kidman hosted the 30th Anniversary gala for the organization UNIFEM.  Her date?  Keith Urban, who, she admits, is not just her boyfriend.  "He's actually my fiancé," Kidman exclusively told PEOPLE on Monday.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Paul: Heather Didn't Marry Me for Money  —  Sir Paul McCartney has lashed out against speculation about how much money his estranged wife, Heather Mills, stands to gain in their divorce.  —  In a posting on his Web site on Wednesday, McCartney wrote, "It's been suggested that (Heather) …
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Ellen Tumposky / NY Daily News:
McCartney's split to be tied!  —  He & wife can't work it out, but she's no gold-digger  —  LONDON - Will she still need him when he's 64?  The answer is no - but Paul McCartney still insists that his money didn't buy Heather Mills' love.  —  The billionaire ex-Beatle and his wife admitted yesterday they can't work it out.
Discussion: EARVOLUTION and Us Weekly
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Paris Hilton's Publicist Responds To The Brandon Davis/Lindsay Lohan Incident  —  Oh, what a toll it must take on Elliot Mintz (highlighted by the blue circle) to be Paris Hilton's publicist.  Well, Paris' people were the first one's to respond to the incident.
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan vs. Paris Hilton: Fight!  - Part 3: Everyone Hates Brandon and Paris plus Lindsay Gets Revenge  —  In the aftermath of yesterday's video of Brandon Davis and Paris Hilton berating Lindsay Lohan, more great goss has come out of the horrid pair, and their apparent hypocrisy.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Noelle / Us Weekly:
John Stamos Pulls a Wilmer on Howard Stern  —  Like Wilmer Valderrama before him, John Stamos overshared on Howard Stern's radio show today.  Over the course of the morning, he dished about former love interest Denise Richards and how her kids ruined his game, about Heather Locklear inviting …
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
John Stamos Kisses and Tells  —  John Stamos appeared on The Howard Stern Show yesterday, and after Howard said Stamos had the "most used penis in Hollywood," Stamos spent the rest of morning talking about his former love interests.  —  Denise Richards: John said Denise wanted to give him tapes of Charlie Sheen calling her 'nigger'.
Star:
NICOLE & DJ AM — OFF AGAIN!  —  The title of Hollywood's most on-again, off-again couple is up for grabs and Nicole Richie and DJ AM are claiming their stake for the prize!  Replacing rapper Eminem and two-time ex-wife Kim Mathers, Nicole and DJ AM (real name Adam Goldstein) …
Discussion: ohnotheydidnt
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Sky News:
BRANGELINA BABY PIC DEAL  —  As the birth of Angelina Jolie's baby draws near, we receive more news from Namibia, where Ange and Brad Pitt are holed-up.  —  It seems that a deal has been done over the couple's first child together.  —  According to the Daily Mirror, Ange and Brad have promised …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Best Week Ever and Dlisted
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Life Style Extra:
Brad Pitt and Angelina sell first baby pic
Discussion: Jossip and Brangelina Fans
TMZ:
Latest mishaps occurs in NYC  —  (May 18, 6:08PM ET) — Oops, she almost did it again.  Britney Spears stumbled this afternoon as she was leaving a New York City hotel and almost dropped little Sean Preston. … We're told Britney was holding a drink in her right hand and Sean in her left …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Elliott Out on American Idol  —  Elliott Yamin was voted off American Idol Wednesday night, leaving Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee to battle it out next week.  —  When it was revealed that Yamin was going home, the audience gasped, Paula Adbul cried and Katharine McPhee and Taylor Hicks hugged him.
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Erin Carlson / Associated Press:
Elliott Yamin Gets Boot on 'Idol'; 2 Left
Discussion: Us Weekly
WOW Report:
A Standup Guy  —  Meet the new Pete.  Kate Moss may have a new boyfriend, British comic Russell Brand, an MTV veejay, a host on the UK's Big Brother, and a recovering heroin, crack, and sex addict.  Moss and her pal Sadie Frost went to see Brand do standup at a London pub on Tuesday …
Discussion: Best Week Ever
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Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors …:   Kate Moss' New Man!
NY Daily News:
From 'X-Men' to X-rated women?  —  Brett Ratner, director of "X-Men: The Last Stand," might not be dating her at the moment, but he seems to have a thing for 19-year-old Lindsay Lohan.  —  "I've shot a lot of guys - I want to shoot some girls," the 37-year-old Ratner told Lowdown …
People.com:
Wedding Off for Runaway Bride  —  A year ago Jennifer Wilbanks bolted into tabloid infamy as the "Runaway Bride" when she faked her own kidnapping for three days on the eve of her wedding in Duluth, Ga.  —  To the amazement of many, fiancé John Mason quickly took her back …
Discussion: Dlisted
NY Daily News:
Scribes set to weigh in on new anchor Katie  —  Katie Couric may have gotten a little too famous for her own comfort.  —  We hear the sweetheart of the broadcast rodeo is the target of several would-be biographers, including Ed Klein, who last left his hatchet in Hillary Clinton's skull.
Discussion: Defamer
New York Times:
And if It's a Boy, Will It Be Lleh?  —  Chances are you don't have any friends named Nevaeh.  Chances are today's toddlers will.  —  In 1999, there were only eight newborn American girls named Nevaeh.  Last year, it was the 70th-most-popular name for baby girls, ahead of Sara, Vanessa and Amanda.
Discussion: Gawker and BlogNYC
Corey Moss / MTV:
Babyshambles' Pete Doherty and Adam Ficek speak with MTV News Germany  —  Troubled British singer Pete Doherty interrupted a recent MTV Germany interview with his band Babyshambles by squirting a syringe full of what appeared to be his own blood at the camera.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Best Week Ever and Dlisted
Hollywoodtuna:
Scarlett Johansson Gives Mayor Bloomberg A Big Stiff  —  Stunning actress Scarlett Johansson was publicly embarrassed last week when she was portrayed as having 'stood up' the Mayor of New York at a press conference.  However, the Lost In Translation star insists she declined the invitation prior …
X Amount / Recidivism:
The world saw evil that day.  Two men saw something else.  —  [Trailer via Hillary, who saw plenty of facial hair.]
Cyndi James / The National Ledger:
Britney Spears to Kevin Federline: Clean Up or Get Out  —  Britney Spears has given Kevin Federline an ultimatum of sorts - the former pop star has told the wannabe music star that he needs to clean up or get out according to a report from Us Weekly.  —  The report does appear to note …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
 
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