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4:30 PM ET, May 26, 2006

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 Top News: 
Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan vs. Paris Hilton: Fight!  - Part 5: Brandon Davis is Sorry  —  Well, it looks like the Firecrotch saga has finally come to an end.  At least for now.  In the war between Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton and her greasy, disgusting friend Brandon Davis, the Lohan camp is the victor, with Davis offering a public apology.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, WOW Report, Yeeeah! and Defamer
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FemaleFirst:
Brandon Davis says sorry for "fire crotch" claims
Discussion: Derek Hail
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.
Noelle / Us Weekly:
Us Exclusive: Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale Have Baby Boy  —  Sources at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles confirm to Us that Gwen Stefani gave birth today to a baby boy shortly before 1 p.m.  —  After the delivery, Rossdale and Stefani's father walked out of the operating room and greeted waiting family in a private room.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog and MollyGood
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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justjared.com:   Aniston & Vaughn's First Photo Shoot
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 …
Discussion: The Superficial
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.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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
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.
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
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.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Huge turnout sees Hicks get 'Idol' crown
Discussion: reality blurred …
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
Sky News:
BABY JOY FOR VIC  —  It's double congratulations for Vic Reeves and wife Nancy Sorrell...  She brought not one, but two little bundles of joy into the world.  —  Funnyman Vic is one happy guy after his 31-year-old wife gave birth to twin girls Elizabeth, 5lb 8oz, and Nell, 5lb 3oz, at William Harvey Hospital in Kent.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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
New York Times:
Conservative Top 50  —  1. "Won't Get Fooled Again," by The Who.  —  The conservative movement is full of disillusioned revolutionaries; this could be their theme song, an oath that swears off naive idealism once and for all.  "There's nothing in the streets / Looks any different …
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
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.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Michelle Rodriguez is Leaving the Country  —  Embattled former Lost star, Michelle Rodriguez has had her fair share of drama lately, what with the drunk driving, the going to jail, and the going to jail again.  So how is Michelle dealing with all this turmoil in her life?
Discussion: Defamer and ~ Celebrity Buzz ~
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.
Just Jared:
Ryan Phillippe Kids  —  Malibu, CA ::  Ryan Phillippe spent some quality time with his kids — Ava and Deacon — at the beach last week.  The Phillippe family chucked rocks into the water and walked the Malibu sands with their bull dog Frank Sinatra.  Big sis Ava showed how responsible she is, carrying a family friend's baby around.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
MTV:
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images  —  Since DMX barreled into the rap scene in 1998, his fans and friends have affectionately called him "the Dog."  But pretty soon, that might be his official name.  —  As he explores spirituality, X said, he's thinking about switching his stage moniker but wants to keep it simple.
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
 
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MollyGood:
Well they are child-sized  —  Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen …
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Jossip:
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MTV:
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Discussion: Defamer
FemaleFirst:
Pierce Brosnan's Bond beg claim
Discussion: News Update
Associated Press:
Actor Kevin Dillon becomes a father
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FemaleFirst:
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New York Post:
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Tom Cruise's Restroom Shame
David / Queerty - The gay blog:
Clay Aiken Performs, People Go Crazy
The Superficial:
Kate Moss goes nuts on the paparazzi
Discussion: CelebNewsWire and Celebguru
 

 
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:
At least 128 journalists and media workers, all but five of them Palestinian, have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in the year since the October 7 attack

 
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