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1:50 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.
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
Gawker:
Not Shockingly, 'Shock' Aims to Shock You  —  Hachette's Shock magazine hits the newsstands on May 30, but early copies are floating around Mediaville, and a greasy copy has thus arrived at HQ And, dare we say, it's a thing of lowbrow beauty.  If the National Enquirer bound and gagged Life …
Discussion: Jossip and mediabistro.com
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"
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
Los Angeles Times:   Soulful Taylor Hicks Wins 'American Idol'
TMZ:
TomKat's Bathroom 'Mission'  —  Couple enjoys the afternoon and the toilet together  —  (May 26, 12:55PM ET) — Yesterday TomKat traded the Hollywood big leagues for Cruise's son Connor's little league game.  —  The dynamic duo was inseparable throughout the entire afternoon with Tom never letting Katie leave his side.
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
FemaleFirst:
Brandon Davis says sorry for "fire crotch" claims  —  Brandon Davis has apologized to Lindsay Lohan for calling her "fire crotch".  —  The oil heir let rip with a tirade of abuse during a night out at a Los Angeles night club last week, while the 'Mean Girls' star's rival, Paris Hilton, stood by and laughed.
Discussion: Derek Hail
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People.com:
Lindsay Gets Cozy with Paris's Ex
Discussion: Hot Momma Drama
People.com:
Kristin: The Next Daisy Duke?  —  First, former Laguna Beach star Kristin Cavallari was linked with Jessica Simpson's ex-husband - and now she's being eyed for Simpson's movie role.  —  Bill Gerber, the producer of last year's The Dukes of Hazzard, tells PEOPLE in its new issue that he is working …
Discussion: Dlisted
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
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.
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 …
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
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
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: CelebNewsWire and Celebguru
Hollywoodtuna:
Victoria Silvstedt Fun Filled Cannes  —  It's only fitting that we end our week with Swedish model Victoria Silvstedt at the Cinema Against AIDS event in Cannes.  Why you ask?  Well, as I previously mentioned, this year's Cannes Festival has been great for celebrity breasts.
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
POPSUGAR:
Nick's New Chick  —  It's been about a week since we have heard anything about Nick Lachey and a new love interest.  Life & Style is reporting that he has a new girlfriend named Kim Kardashian.  The couple were seen leaving an afternoon showing of The Da Vinci Code in Westwood.  Life and Style reports:
Associated Press:
Actor Kevin Dillon becomes a father  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Kevin Dillon has a new addition to his personal entourage.  —  The 41-year-old star of the HBO show Entourage became a first-time father last week when his wife, 28-year-old model and actress Jane Stuart, gave birth to a daughter …
 
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From Mediagazer:

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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