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1:10 PM ET, May 26, 2006

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Critics: Jen, Vince Not So Hot Onscreen  —  Stars Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston may have found romance while filming The Break-Up, but early reviews of the movie indicate that audiences may not feel the love.  —  Variety says the film is not the "boisterous comedy" one would expect from ads …
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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
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
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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Gayesteditorever / AOL Gay & Lesbian:
Jared Leto's So-Called Coming Out  —  NEWS FLASH: Jared Leto Says He's Gay  —  In an AIM Interview with AOL Music, actor and musician Jared Leto typed these words into AOL Instant Messenger: … Wow.  Is he for real?  —  I only ask that because:  —  A) Leto has dated some of Hollywood's leading women.
TMZ:
Hef Celebrates 80th Birthday  —  Playboy founder heads to Cannes  —  (May 26, 12:05PM ET) — Hugh Hefner's birthday was April 9 and the playboy has been partying ever since. … Hef was in Cannes today, accompanied by three of his Playmate girlfriends, as part of his whirlwind tour around Europe to celebrate his 80th birthday.
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Mateo / Useless Things:   Hugh Hefner Celebrates His Birthday Whenever He Feels
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 …
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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
Los Angeles Times:   Soulful Taylor Hicks Wins 'American Idol'
Sky News:
KATE SNAPS AT SNAPPER  —  Frankly, we're lucky Kate Moss won't be taking any penalties for England in the World Cup.  —  She's not all that good at hitting the target.  —  Her latest target was a snapper who'd apparently done something to nark her as she went to visit a friend in north London.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
3am:
SPLITNEY  —  PREGNANT SPEARS DIVIDES HOME AND BANISHES KEVIN TO BASEMENT  —  Kiki King, Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley  —  AFTER just 20 stormy months of marriage, Britney Spears has finally had enough of her loser husband Kevin Federline.  —  For weeks they've been leading separate lives.
Discussion: MollyGood
People.com:
Denise & Heather: Still Feuding? … It's downright childish.  But is it true?  Did Heather Locklear and a pal recently park outside Denise Richards's Westlake Village house and blast Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer"?  —  Locklear stopped speaking to Richards after finding …
People.com:
Britney Talks Back with Web Poem  —  On her official Web site, Britney Spears has posted a poem titled "Remembrance of Who I Am," which contains such cryptic verses as:  —  No more chains  —  That you gave me  —  Enough of pain  —  Now I'm craving  —  Something sweet  —  So delight
Discussion: The Superficial
NY Daily News:
A portrait of Uma's mom, etched in acid  —  Uma Thurman isn't keen on talking about her mother's first marriage, to LSD frontiersman Timothy Leary.  ("People shouldn't be defined by these early alliances in their lives," she tells Julia Reed in June's Vogue.)
Discussion: Jossip
Nolan Strong / allhiphop.com:
Rapper Beanie Sigel Heads Straight To Studio After Shooting, Details Emerge  —  Rapper Beanie Sigel was released from a Philadelphia hospital this morning (May 25), after suffering gun shot wounds to both arms in what police believe was an attempted robbery.
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
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
Contactmusic.com:
PRESSLY WOULD NEVER FILM SEX  —  Former Playboy model JAIME PRESSLY feared she would have to star in a sex tape to break Hollywood, after a string of celebrities' raunchy videos catapulted them to stardom.  Stars such as PARIS HILTON, FRED DURST, EVE, PAMELA ANDERSON and TOMMY LEE …
Discussion: Yeeeah!
FemaleFirst:
Nicole Richie's diet pill addiction  —  Nicole Richie's frightening weight loss was caused by an addiction to diet pills.  —  The brunette's close friend Crystal has revealed the 'Simple Life' star is hooked on Hoodia - a South African herb that fools the brain into thinking you are constantly full.
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 …
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who has mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, readies 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

Committee to Protect Journalists:
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