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3:15 PM ET, May 23, 2006

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Associated Press:
Michelle Rodriguez to serve more jail time  —  'Lost' actress sentenced to 60 days for violating her probation  —  LOS ANGELES - Actress Michelle Rodriguez was sentenced to 60 days in jail for violating her probation, a spokesman for the city attorney said Monday.
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Noelle / Us Weekly:
Michelle Rodriguez to Spend 60 Days in Jail
Discussion: Celebguru
Associated Press:
Brad Pitt Skips Cannes; Baby Is 'Imminent'  —  PARIS - Brad Pitt sent an e-mail to the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday saying he was unable to attend because of the "imminent arrival" of his new baby.  —  Henri Behar, who moderates Cannes' news conferences, read a message from Pitt …
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Pete Norman / People.com:
With Baby 'Imminent,' Brad Skips Cannes  —  Brad Pitt sent his regrets for failing to make it to the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday - though he had a good reason: "imminent" fatherhood.  —  The star was due to join costars Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal for Tuesday morning's screening …
Just Jared:
Brad & Angelina Eat At Oyster Bar
Discussion: ohnotheydidnt and Pittwatch.com
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Forget Kabbalah, Britney's baby is her religion  —  Plus: No pre-nup for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban  —  Why did Britney Spears really dump Kabbalah?  —  The pop star revealed on her Web site that she was ditching the trendy religion for motherhood.  "I no longer study Kaballah," she recently wrote, "my baby is my religion."
Discussion: Defamer, Us Weekly and Celebrity Crunch
NY Daily News:
A real coup for Chavez?  Not according to Stone  —  Oliver Stone has branded Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a liar.  —  Chavez declared on Sunday that the "JFK" director was teaming with British producer John Daly to make a film about the 2002 military coup against him.
Discussion: Dlisted and Celebrity Hijinx
MSNBC:
Namibians call for Brangelina baby holiday  —  Half of populace wants day of birth as national honor, informal poll says  —  LANGSTRAND, Namibia - Half of Namibians voting in an informal radio survey believe the day Angelina Jolie gives birth should be declared a national holiday …
Discussion: MollyGood and Wizbang Pop!
Nicholas White / People.com:
Jen, Vince Keep Their Distance at Premiere … Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn kept a healthy distance between them at Monday's Los Angeles premiere of their new romantic comedy, The Break-Up.  —  Aniston walked the red carpet a good five minutes before Vaughn, and the pair never got within 25 feet of each other.
Discussion: Pink Is The New Blog and POPSUGAR
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Dr. 90210 Comes To The Rescue  —  Dr. Robert Rey, who stars on Dr. 90210 was aboard a flight to Los Angeles when he stepped into hero mode.  Now with the title of article being "'Dr. 90210' Star Takes Down Passenger on Jet," I have say I wasn't quite as impressed when you read the first paragraph of the article.
eurweb.com:
'DREAMGIRLS' CLIPS DAZZLE CANNES AUDIENCE: Crowd Gives Standing-O After Seeing Only 20 Minutes Of Footage.  —  *Judging by the enthusiastic reaction to just 20 minutes of footage from the upcoming "Dreamgirls" film at the Cannes Film Festival Friday night, we may very well have the year's first bona fide Oscar contender.
Discussion: popbytes and crunk + disorderly
The Superficial:
Paris Hilton gets paid for nothing  —  In case you've wondered how Paris Hilton makes her money, apparently she gets paid tons of cheddar (I'm gangster, yo) by idiots who want her to show up to their events.  She was paid $200,000 just for appearing at a charity event in Cannes on Saturday …
Discussion: ohnotheydidnt and We Love Celebs!
ABCNEWS:
Charles Gibson Named Sole Anchor of 'World News Tonight'  —  Elizabeth Vargas to Step Down to Take Maternity Leave and Return to Co-Anchor '20/20' and Anchor ABC News Specials in the Fall  —  May 23, 2006 — ABC News has named Charles Gibson to be sole anchor of "World News Tonight."
Discussion: Jossip, TV Squad, Gawker and popbytes
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Penn Jillette and Wife Welcome Baby Zolten  —  Comedian Penn Jillette and his wife, Emily, have given a traditional name to their newborn son, who arrived Monday: Zolten Penn.  —  At least, it's more traditional than the handle they gave their first-born girl last June: Moxie CrimeFighter.
TinaB / Glitterati Gossip:
An Interview With Rhonetta Johnson  —  Yesterday I was able to take a few minutes to interview Rhonetta Johnson - former American Idol hopeful who was given the boot just minutes after her failed audition - and who suddenly found herself thrust into the limelight when the tape of that audition …
Discussion: crunk + disorderly
TMZ:
First Look at Brooke's Baby  —  Shields goes out to lunch with new baby girl  —  (May 22, 7:20PM ET) — Cameras got their first look at Brooke Shields' 1-month-old daughter, Grier, over the weekend.  Brooke was at The Ivy on the Shore in Santa Monica, Calif. with her husband …
Gallery of the Absurd:
High School Textbooks of the Future?  —  Randomly scattered on the floor of my art studio was an anatomy book, a page torn from Star magazine showing a "pin-thin" Nicole Richie, and a newspaper article about the decline of the American public school system.  At that moment, I had a nightmarish vision...
Discussion: Jossip
NEWS.com.au:
Michelle's dad under arrest  —  HE is the future father-in-law of Aussie actor Heath Ledger and a world-renowned share trading guru who travels the world revealing his stock market secrets.  —  But, instead of participating in a string of seminars to help Australian investors make millions …
Jossip:
Laughing and Crying With Anderson Cooper and Oprah  —  Even though we have huge issues with the Anderson Cooper/Oprah media empire, it's not like we're not going to watch the interview.  And since our editor is on location in Oprah's hometown, where the show is aired at 9 a.m., we have a sneak peak.
Discussion: Gawker
Globe Investor / Globe and Mail:
Sex and the CBC host: it's definitely not PG  —  CANNES, FRANCE — Sook-Yin Lee, the artistically brash CBC Radio host who ran into trouble in late 2003 when her bosses caught wind she would be starring in a sexually explicit film, held out hope on the weekend that the public broadcaster's management …
Discussion: Queerty and goldenfiddle
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Don't Ask Clay About Anything Gay  —  This was sent in by a reader, regarding Clay's appearance on American Idol tomorrow night.  Anything gay is supposedly off limits in regards to Clay.  If gay is mentioned in association with Clay, the inquisitive reporter will be banned from the finale.
Discussion: Gawker
Lola Ogunnaike / New York Times:
From 'Idol' to Empire: The Success of Ryan Seacrest  —  Each day at 4 a.m. Ryan Seacrest, the tireless host of "American Idol," is wide awake staring at a schedule that frightens even him at times.  "There are certainly days when I'm brushing my teeth and thinking, 'How are you going to have the energy to do all of this today?' "
scifi.com:
Lost 'Mobisodes' Feature Stars  —  Carlton Cuse, executive producer of ABC's hit series Lost, told SCI FI Wire that he and the show's creators are deeply involved in creating the upcoming "mobisodes," or mobile-phone episodes, which will feature the show's main cast of characters.
Discussion: BlogNYC and Pop Candy
 
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Financial Times:
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