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1:30 PM ET, May 22, 2006

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Toshiba Reynolds / The Post Chronicle:
Breaking: Angelina Jolie To Give Birth In A Few Hours  —  According to the 'Queen Of All Media,' Perez Hilton, Angelina Jolie is expected to give birth within a few hours and all hospitals in Namibia are on standby.  Angelina's already been in labor for several hours a source with absolutely no credentials tells Perizzle.
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Jennifer Cox / The National Ledger:
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Worried About Zahara's Mystery Illness  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may have more to worry about than just her health as she prepares to give birth.  Another report claims that their adopted baby, Zahara, is suffering from an illness and both are reportedly worried about what to do about the sick baby.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and D*ana's Dirt
Cris Bergman / The National Ledger:   Angelina Jolie Gets Baby Shower From Namibian Government
FemaleFirst:   Angelina Jolie's sick daughter
Nicole Hitchie / 3am:
Lionel's girl to wed DJ boyfriend  —  Kiki King, Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley  —  IT LOOKS as if music legend Lionel Richie's daughter Nicole is finally going to make it down the aisle.  —  He was happy to break the news to 3am on a stellar night at the Prince's Trust's 30th anniversary concert at Tower Hill in London on Saturday.
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Sky News:
WEDDING HINT FOR NICOLE  —  It's a well-documented fact... the course of celebrity love never runs smooth.  —  And no-one proves it more than Nicole Richie.  —  She and boyfriend Adam Goldstein split in December, got it back on again... and now Nicole's dad has revealed a surprising new twist.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Associated Press:
'Dog' the Bounty Hunter weds despite tragedy  —  Chapman, longtime sidekick marry day after his daughter dies in car crash  —  HONOLULU - Duane "Dog" Chapman, star of A&E's reality show "Dog the Bounty Hunter," has married his longtime sidekick, Beth Smith.
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Andy Dehnart / reality blurred …:
Dog the Bounty Hunter married Saturday, one day after his daughter died
Discussion: The Green Straw and Dlisted
Anthony Barnes / Independent:
Record label drops Doherty for being 'too difficult to deal with'  —  In terms of column inches, he is one of the biggest stars in the UK.  But now Pete Doherty, the troubled musician better known for sex and drugs than rock and roll, has been dropped by his record label.
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Contactmusic.com:
DOHERTY DUMPED BY RECORD LABEL
TMZ:
Brandon Davis Verbally Attacked  —  Woman gives filthymouth a taste of his own medicine  —  (May 22, 11:35AM ET) — Brandon Davis learned this weekend that it doesn't pay to be vulgar and classless.  The man who went on an obscene tirade last week against Lindsay Lohan was verbally attacked …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Madonna Aims to Shock in New Tour  —  Madonna launched her first world tour in two years Sunday with a Los Angeles concert in which she hanged herself on a cross, dressed in S&M gear and screened images of President Bush juxtaposed with Adolf Hitler, among others.
Discussion: Dlisted and lePaparazzi
Sky News:
WHO'S KISSING A PRINCE?  —  Now, when we were little girls, we all wanted to be Snow White and be kissed by a handsome prince (never mind the poisonous apple bit).  —  But it seems Natasha Hamilton is one chick who's made her dreams come true.  —  When given the chance …
Discussion: News Update
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Dissing the desperately skinny 'Housewives'  —  Plus: Inside Belushi's brain; Stewart and Trump make up  —  Perhaps it should be called "Desperately Skinny Housewives."  —  A former star of "ER" has blasted the hit series about the women of Wisteria Lane, saying she was turned …
Discussion: The Superficial
MTV:
Madonna Hangs On A Cross, Knocks World Leaders In Tour Kickoff  —  Singer opened Confessions tour at Inglewood, California's Forum on Sunday.  —  Madonna kicks off her Confessions tour in Inglewood, California on Sunday  —  INGLEWOOD, California — A better title for Madonna's Confessions tour might …
Life Style Extra:
Nicole Kidman's wedding gets Bette-r  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Nicole Kidman has booked her wedding singer - Bette Midler.  —  The 'Stepford Wives' star - who is due to tie the knot with fiance, Keith Urban on June 25 - is a big fan of the singer's classic balled, 'Wind Beneath My Wings'.
Discussion: goldenfiddle
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Tashi Singh / The Post Chronicle:
Tom Cruise Faceoff With Katie, Nicole Kidman Over Kids
Discussion: Celebguru
Toshiba Reynolds / The Post Chronicle:
Rosie O'Donnell Not Ready To Call Off 'Star' Wars  —  In case anybody thought that Rosie O'Donnell might consider leaving Star Jones Reynolds alone — who might yet still be on "The View" when O'Donnell joins the show in September — perhaps they need to rethink that conclusion.
Discussion: Dlisted
Sky News:
POSH'S PARTY PULLS IN STARS  —  It was the most celeb-filled traffic queue since Elton John's wedding.  —  A whole pile of famous showbiz faces arrived at Beckingham Palace for Posh and Becks' World Cup party.  —  It wasn't just David's ball-kicking teammates who were invited …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
New Arrest in Natalee Holloway Case  —  Dutch police have arrested a new suspect in the year-old case of the Aruba disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway.  —  The new suspect, who has not been named, has not been formally charged.  His lawyer, Gerard Spong, said he would fight extradition to Aruba, ABC News reports.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jack Black, Wife Expecting a Boy  —  Jack Black and musician wife Tanya Haden, who eloped in March, are expecting their first child, a boy, early next month.  —  The actor broke the news this weekend while doing publicity for his new movie, Nacho Libre, which opens June 16, USA Today reports.
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip Blog
New York Post:
TRUE COLOSSUS  —  OPRAH'S FITNESS BOOK TO $ET NONFICTION RECORD  —  May 21, 2006 — OPRAH Winfrey has inked a deal to publish a fitness book with her personal trainer Bob Greene in what industry insiders say is the richest nonfiction book deal in history, sources told On The Money.
Discussion: News Update
Omega / popbytes:
MADONNA STARTS CONFESSING  —  hey hey everybody!  oh today was just one of those days...first the sun was barely shining which always bums me out plus my internet was intermittently going down which was driving me crazy!  I had a bunch of work to get done and now I am all backed up but I did manage …
Discussion: cbs2.com and Film Experience Blog
NY Daily News:
Hot role for Grazer gazer?  —  "The Da Vinci Code" may be dividing audiences, but did it unite producer Brian Grazer and renowned Hollywood man-eater Bai Ling?  —  Spies at the mega-movie's Cannes premiere on Wednesday say the two were "dirty dancing" at the lavish after-party and left together.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
NY Daily News:
Justice prays for a Prez in 'real trouble'  —  Just how bad are things for President Bush?  —  Pretty bad, I'd say, if even Clarence Thomas is worried about him.  —  The other night at a Washington book party for the President's sister, Doro Bush Koch, the Supreme Court justice arrived with his wife …
 
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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

Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers:
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