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11:40 AM ET, May 26, 2006

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Just Jared:
Jennifer Aniston & Vince Vaughn - Entertainment Weekly Cover  —  Here's a sneak peek at the June 2, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn on the 'All About Their Break-Up' cover — their first photo shoot together.  This issue hits newsstands tomorrow.
Discussion: ohnotheydidnt and Celebguru
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Nicole Lampert / Daily Mail:
Jen: 'Extensions ruined my hair'  —  Gallery  —  As Rachel in Friends, her hair was her crowning glory and sparked millions to imitate her.  —  But now Jennifer Aniston has revealed that her famous top has become a disaster area - after an ill-advised decision to have hair extensions.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
justjared.com:
Aniston & Vaughn's First Photo Shoot  —  Here's a sneak peek at the June 2, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn on the 'All About Their Break-Up' cover — their first photo shoot together.  This issue hits newsstands tomorrow.
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Soul singer Taylor Hicks wins "American Idol"  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gray-haired soul singer Taylor Hicks won the 2006 "American Idol" contest on Wednesday, capturing the hearts and votes of millions of viewers in the fifth edition of America's top-rated TV show.
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
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Hollywood Reporter:
Huge turnout sees Hicks get 'Idol' crown  —  More than 36 million viewers turned out Wednesday, the final night of the 2005-06 season, to see Taylor Hicks win the fifth incarnation of Fox's "American Idol."  The turnout was nearly nine times the population of Hicks' native state of Alabama and the most-watched "Idol" finale yet.
Discussion: reality blurred …
Los Angeles Times:
Soulful Taylor Hicks Wins 'American Idol'  —  Taylor Hicks, a gray-haired, brown-eyed soul singer from Birmingham, Ala., was named America's newest "Idol" on Wednesday night, beating out Katharine McPhee from Sherman Oaks in a two-hour finale to the nation's No. 1 TV show.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Jared Leto Comes Out?  —  ThirtySecondLeto: I'll give you an exclusive....  TyeinMusic: ooh. lay it on me  —  ThirtySecondLeto: I'm gay  —  TyeinMusic: *!  TyeinMusic: please tell me you're serious  —  ThirtySecondLeto: as a goose.  —  (Click the image to see the IM exchange.)
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MollyGood:
Morning Moving Picture: Jared Leto is pro-Gay marriage, for himself
Hollywoodtuna:
Britney... I Mean Jessica Simpson Out Shopping  —  I'd like to retract my previous post about Ashlee Simpson and like to confirm that she is indeed taken over the role as the new Jessica Simpson.  Because the old Jessica Simpson is starting to look like Britney Spears.  WTF is going on?
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Jenny / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Brian Austin Green Gets Groped  —  David Silver is still dating Megan Fox, and from the looks of things it seems to be going pretty well.  Or Megan is now his nurse and is examining his testicles for irregularities.  Either way, this is continuing proof that Beverly Hills 90210 was the best thing …
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Megan Fox Gives Brian Austin Green a Hand... Job
Discussion: The Gossipist
Hollywoodtuna:   Is Megan Fox Giving Brian Austin Green A Hand?
The Superficial:
Kate Moss goes nuts on the paparazzi  —  Anybody can headbutt their assistant, but it takes a real supermodel to attack a complete stranger.  Kate Moss recently lost it after seeing the paparazzi and started kicking them and going nuts on their equipment.  If all it takes is a little cocaine …
Discussion: Celebguru
Phil / Egotastic!:
Paris Hilton Nipple Slip at Music Video Shoot  —  Paris Hilton is special.  And yes, I mean "special."  —  How is it possible for someone with such small breasts to have so much trouble keeping them inside her clothes?  Here, Paris Hilton is shooting her music video (I know …
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The Superficial:   Paris Hilton leaves LAX after arriving from Cannes
Jeff Bercovici / WWD.COM:
Memo Pad: Womb To Maneuver  —  WOMB TO MANEUVER: If celebrity procreation is your obsession, it's truly a wonderful time to be alive.  —  Not content to plop the swollen abdomens of Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Katie Holmes and others on practically every regular issue …
TMZ:
Save Britney!  —  Fans rally around pop star's wax figure  —  (May 25, 4:40PM ET) — The famous Madame Tussauds House of Wax in New York is on a mission... a mission to "Bring Back Britney!"  The museum hopes the grassroots movement, fueled on the internet, will restore Mrs. Federline to what they believe is her pop star glory.
Anna Bahney / New York Times:
Interns?  No Bloggers Need Apply  —  ON the first day of his internship last year, Andrew McDonald created a Web site for himself.  It never occurred to him that his bosses might not like his naming it after the company and writing in it about what went on in their office.
Discussion: StarsOrbis, Blogebrity and Jossip
Samuel Maull / Associated Press:
Woody Allen loses fight over movie editing  —  NEW YORK - Woody Allen, in another legal fight with two former friends and producers he accused of cheating him out of $12 million, has lost a skirmish over what versions of six of his movies will be shown on television and in airplanes.
Discussion: Defamer
People.com:
Lindsay Gets Cozy with Paris's Ex … How better to get back at a nemesis?  If you're Lindsay Lohan, you start by dating her ex-boyfriend.  —  Lindsay Lohan and Stavros Niarchos were first spied together five days before he and Paris Hilton broke up last month.
Discussion: Hot Momma Drama
David / Queerty - The gay blog:
Clay Aiken Performs, People Go Crazy  —  Re-meet Michael Sandecki.  He's the American Idol contestant, ousted long ago, who will forever be compared to Clay Aiken.  During last night's finale, Michael was welcomed to perform one last song on stage: Elton John's "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me."
David Germain / Associated Press:
Coppola, Dunst find life in a new project  —  CANNES, France - Sofia Coppola sees far beyond the perky persona Kirsten Dunst shows on the surface.  Dunst feels more like herself on screen when Coppola directs her.  —  The two, who previously collaborated on Coppola's first film …
TMZ:
Rodriguez Starts Jail Time — Then Vows to Leave U.S.  —  'Lost' star begins 60-day sentence for violating probation  —  (May 25) — 'Lost' star Michelle Rodriguez turned herself in to start serving her jail sentence Thursday — one day after pledging to leave the country once her hard time is done.
Jenny / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Britney Spears Doesn't Look Like a Cheap Hooker  —  This is what Britney Spears looked like yesterday while she was toddling about with her new nanny ("manny").  Where's Sean P., you ask?  Beats me.  Probably napping in the dumpster behind Starbucks until she's done with her coffee.
Mateo / Useless Things:
Hugh Hefner Celebrates His Birthday Whenever He Feels  —  Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner holds a birthday cake with girlfriends Kendra Wilkinson, left, Bridget Marquardt, second left and Holly Madison, right, during a photocall to celebrate his 80th birthday at the 59th International film festival in Cannes today.
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Financial Times:
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