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10:35 PM ET, May 24, 2006

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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.
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Access Hollywood:
Brad Pitt Teaming Up To Help New Orleans  —  (May 24, 2006) — Although Brad Pitt is in Namibia awaiting the birth of his child with Angelina Jolie, on Wednesday, Brad announced his efforts are also focused on New Orleans.  —  Global Green USA and Brad, the organization's design jury chairman …
Associated Press:
Brad Pitt says baby's birth is 'imminent'  —  PARIS (AP) — 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 …
Josh Hart / The National Ledger:
Brad Pitt Blows Off Cannes, Confesses Angelina Jolie Ready to Pop
Discussion: Celebguru and Bricks and Stones
Associated Press:
Jackson says she gained weight for role  —  NEW YORK - Janet Jackson, newly svelte after losing 60 pounds, says she gained weight for a role in the upcoming movie "Tennessee," which she ultimately had to pass on because of her new album.  —  "They (the producers) wanted to see me in a different light …
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ETonline:
Janet Jackson's 60-Pound Weight Loss!
Discussion: Dlisted
Noelle / Us Weekly:
Us Exclusive: How Janet Jackson Lost 60 Pounds In Four Months
Discussion: MollyGood and POPSUGAR
Phil / Egotastic!:
Paris Hilton Gets Paid to Wave  —  It looks like Paris Hilton has finally found something she's qualified to do: Wave.  That's right, Paris Hilton is now getting paid to show up places and wave hello.  According to Page Six, Hilton was paid $200,000 to attend a charity event in Cannes.
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Jossip:
Paris Hilton Has a Firecrotch of Her Own  —  Oh, boy.  What would we do without Intern Calista and her insatiable need for celebrity gossip ... and photos.  In her research of God knows what, she came across this somewhat arbitrary but still extremely funny picture of Paris Hilton during her "modeling days."
Discussion: Best Week Ever
People.com:
Idol: The Stars Weigh In  —  • Tori Spelling, who took her 7-year-old stepson Jack to Tuesday's American Idol taping, thinks Taylor Hicks will be the last person singing.  "I came tonight liking both and couldn't decide.  I left wanting Taylor.  He just had so much passion.
Discussion: Defamer
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Andy In Music / towleroad:
KATHARINE MCPHEE OR TAYLOR HICKS: AMERICAN IDOL MUSINGS
Discussion: ¡viva la graham!
Hollywoodtuna:
Where Is Elizabeth Hurley's Bikini?  —  There's a nice theme going on in Cannes; "Breasts Everywhere!"  You got Avril, Halle, Kirsten's friend and now Elizabeth Hurley.  For some reason, I have a sneaking suspicion that maybe I'm in the wrong part of the world.
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Phil / Egotastic!:
The Elizabeth Hurley Nipple Slip That Wasn't  —  Cannes has definitely provided a lot of great blogging material her on Egotastic! for the past week: Avril Lavigne showing lots of cleavage, Kirsten Dunst bikini pictures, and a Bai Ling nipple slip.  And in all the goings on, we almost missed this gem …
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 …
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
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Variety:   La reine storm
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
More Than You'll Want To Know About Julia Stiles  —  Here's a story about an actress who was given laxatives instead of aspirin, while filming in a foreign land. … Julia Stiles Recalls Laxative Nightmare [Starpulse]  —  (Images via Gossip Rocks)
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   Julia Stiles is Spread
TMZ:
'Dallas' Star Divorces Famous Plastic Surgeon  —  Victoria Principal files for divorce against Dr. Harry Glassman  —  (May 24, 7:45PM ET) — Former 'Dallas' star and current skin care queen Victoria Principal has split from her husband of nearly 21 years, famed Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Harry Glassman.
Hollywoodtuna:
Give The Olsen Twins Another 18 Years  —  Remember when all you dirty old men were counting down the years, months, days, minutes, seconds that the Olsen Twins were going to turn 18?  Did you guys think that once they hit 18, they would instantaneously become hot sexy Playmates …
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
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Goldie Hawn And Her Lips  —  No, it's not some collagen incident this time.  What is she doing?  Is this some type of mouth exercise?  Is she practicing for a whistling competition?  —  Photos of Goldie Hawn not doing her mouth exercises, after the jump.
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:
Daughtry Running Out on Fuel  —  Former 'Idol' may pass on lead-singer gig  —  (May 24, 12:50PM ET) — It's looking like Chris Daughtry isn't going to accept the rock band Fuel's offer to become their new lead singer.  —  The band offered Daughtry the gig 13 days ago after his surprise elimination …
Discussion: Defamer
Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
Some moms come forward to defend Spears  —  NEW YORK - Britney Spears.  She's so easy to make fun of.  Even her song titles conspire to mock her: "Oops, She Did It Again!"  But the latest headlines about America's most maligned mother are evoking a new sentiment from fellow moms.
Star:
THE SIMPSON SISTERS AT WAR!  —  It seems her divorce from Nick Lachey isn't the only rift Jessica Simpson is dealing with!  Sources reveal Jess, 25, and younger sister Ashlee, 21, are barely on speaking terms these days.  —  "There's been a lifelong rivalry," a source close to the Simpson family says.
Sky News:
BRIAN AND KERRY AT WAR  —  It was one of the most controversial splits in showbiz.  —  But even though Brian McFadden and Kerry Katona seemed to have moved on with their lives, things look set to get very nasty indeed.  —  Brian has said he will take his estranged wife to court for custody …
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ:
MySpace Bares All for Playboy  —  Nine of MySpace's hottest pose for the mag  —  (May 24, 4:40PM ET) — While you can see plenty of pictures of hot girls on MySpace.com, you still can't see them nude.  Now, Playboy has stepped in to fill that void.
 
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Financial Times:
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