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2:40 PM ET, May 24, 2006

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Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Are Tom and Katie on the rocks already?  —  Ashton Kutcher is dreaming of daddyhood  —  Did Katie Holmes take baby Suri to visit her family in Ohio without Tom Cruise?  —  Is there trouble in TomKat land?  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes reportedly got into a big fight …
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The Superficial:   Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are fighting
NY Daily News:
Brad's bike ride called wheely big mistake  —  Has Brad Pitt been reading the Britney Spears Child-Care Manual?  —  Spears, who has been blasted for putting her baby, Sean, at risk during recent car trips, has some company now that safety watchdogs are nipping at Pitt.
Discussion: The Superficial and MollyGood
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Josh Hart / The National Ledger:
Brad Pitt Blows Off Cannes, Confesses Angelina Jolie Ready to Pop  —  Brad Pitt had blown off has previous obligation to appear at the Cannes Film Festival but we're guessing he'll get a pass with a note from his mom to be as an excuse.  —  The reason the hunky Hollywood actor …
Discussion: Celebguru
Just Jared:   Brad Pitt's Bike Ride
Associated Press:
Brad Pitt says baby's birth is 'imminent'
Discussion: Popwatch | Blog and Best Week Ever
USA Today:
These characters are toying with us  —  "I'm going to be an action figure!!??"  —  That's what Malcolm David Kelley (Lost's Walt) exclaimed after the 14-year-old learned from his TV dad, Harold Perrineau (Michael), that the cast is getting plastic mini-me replicas.
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spawn.com:
MCFARLANE TOYS GETS 'LOST'  —  Six Exclusive Action Figures Coming to Stores This Fall  —  McFarlane Toys will soon give Lost's legions of fans something new to obsess over.  A series of Lost action figures is scheduled to be released late fall, 2006, and is destined to populate office cubicles around the country.
Discussion: TV Squad and Wizbang Pop!
Solvej Schou / Associated Press:
It's McPhee versus Hicks' on 'Idol'  —  LOS ANGELES - In Tuesday night's final showdown between ashen-haired soulster Taylor Hicks and sultry Katharine McPhee, the "American Idol" winner was clear to one person: Simon Cowell.  —  "Assuming that I was right — the show was tied …
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
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Sarah Rodman / Boston Globe:
No to Taylor  —  The soul man's shtick wore thin many 'Whoo!'s ago
Discussion: Wizbang Pop!
POPSUGAR:
Paris Paid To Wave  —  After reading this you will just hate her more.  Page Six reports, Paris went to Cannes because she made $200,000 to show up and wave at some charity even in Cannes.  In fact below is a pic of Paris and friends at at the De Grisogono party in Cannes.  Who do you hate more in the picture below?
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Chesney, Brooks & Dunn Win at ACM Awards  —  Kenny Chesney was named entertainer of the year at the 41st annual Academy of Country Music Awards for the second year running on Tuesday, while Brooks & Dunn set an ACM record by picking up their 20th and 21st trophies.
I Watch Stuff!:
Ghost Rider Teaser Trailers  —  After watching the teaser trailers (there's both a domestic and international) to Ghost Rider, I've had a few thoughts as to why this looks like it will be as bad as director Mark Steven Johnson's previous films, Daredevil and Simon Birch.  —  1. Ghost Rider is stupid.
Discussion: Cinematical and Pop Candy
NY Daily News:
Donald, as an auctioneer, you blue it !  —  Donald, please!  Language!  —  "Put your freaking, f—g hand down!  You!  Who keeps waving in the air!" charity auctioneer Donald Trump ordered a dinner guest at Chelsea Piers during Monday night's fund-raiser benefiting the c for autistic children …
Discussion: Jossip
Darren Waters / BBC:
Coppola's period drama falls flat  —  BBC News entertainment reporter in Cannes  —  Marie-Antoinette, one of the early favourites for the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, was booed at the end of the first press screening on Wednesday.  —  The period drama stars Kirsten Dunst and was directed …
Discussion: MollyGood
AAP / Sydney Morning Herald:
Stars offered free plastic surgery at Cannes  —  Botox, an eye lift, tummy tuck or liposuction - it is all free if you are famous enough at the Cannes International Film Festival.  —  Big name actors, including Australia's Cate Blanchett and Hugh Jackman, are being offered plenty of free loot at the annual glitzy film fest.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
Enter Stage Right: Live Advertisements  —  Seven fifty-five p.m. A moment, in theater, of whispered anticipation, of studying Playbills, of turning off cellphones.  And a perfect time, before a performance of "Stomp" at the Orpheum Theater in the East Village last night, for a commercial.
Discussion: Jossip and Gothamist
TMZ:
Feds Raid Home of Photo Agency Head  —  Allegations of illegally hacking into Us Weekly computers  —  (May 23, 6:35PM ET) — TMZ has learned the FBI searched the home today of a woman who runs an LA paparazzi agency.  The allegation — her computers were used to illegally hack into the computers …
Discussion: Jossip
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  See where the stars (Britney!  Mariah!) have been seen and heard  —  • Britney Spears, shopping with a pal at midtown Manhattan's Innovation Luggage.  After browsing for less than 10 minutes, the pregnant singer opted for a $219 Boyt Solera upright wheeled suitcase and the $168 matching satchel.
Dan Glaister / Guardian:
Oprah Winfrey book deal tops Clinton's $12m  —  Move over, Bill Clinton, your moment in the spotlight has ended.  The former president's record advance of $12m (£6.4m) for his autobiography has been eclipsed by the chatshow host Oprah Winfrey, who has signed a deal with the publisher Simon & Schuster …
nbc4i.com:
Wave Splashes Bruce Willis During TV Interview  —  CANNES, France — One of Hollywood's biggest stars got all wet last weekend at the Cannes Film Festival.  —  Bruce Willis was doing an interview with German television Saturday near the ocean when a huge wave hit him and his producer from behind.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and MollyGood
Associated Press:
Streep to narrate Starbucks audiobooks  —  NEW YORK - Meryl Streep is narrating a pair of children's classics, "The Velveteen Rabbit" and "The Night Before Christmas," that will be released later this year as audiobooks at Starbucks coffeehouses.  —  "This is continuing our commitment …
POPSUGAR:
Ryan Seacrest Still Fat  —  So a few weeks ago it came out that Ryan Seacrest was a chubby kid.  He was called chunky as a child and at the age of 13 he weighted around 180 pounds.  Obviously he has lost the weight and works hard with a trainer to keep his LA looks as perfect as possible.
Discussion: ETonline and We Love Celebs!
ETonline:
Janet Jackson's 60-Pound Weight Loss!  —  Pop superstar JANET JACKSON just turned 40 and has an all-new album dropping this September called 20 Years Old — and ET's KEVIN FRAZIER was on the set of the cover shoot, proving that 40 is definitely the new 20!  —  "I worked really hard …
Discussion: Dlisted
 
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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

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