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2:35 PM ET, June 2, 2006

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NY Daily News:
Jay-Z eyes big chip shot - a Vegas casino  —  Place your bets on Jay-Z.  —  The record executive wants to build a casino in Las Vegas, business associates tell us.  —  It's a logical next step for the instinctual businessman, who journeyed from Brooklyn's Marcy Projects to founding Roc …
TMZ:
Britney, K-Fed Wedding Invite On eBay  —  Online auction selling wedding mementos  —  (June 1, 5:20PM ET) — For the starting price of $999.99, you could own a piece of pop princess history. … An eBay auction has surfaced with what appears to be the invitation to the nuptials of Britney Spears and her hubby Kevin Federline.
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Toshiba Reynolds / The Post Chronicle:
K-Fed: "Britney Spears Doesn't Have The Guts To Leave Me."
Discussion: Dlisted
Associated Press:
Rappers Kanye West, Ludacris win copyright infringement trial  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Top-selling rappers Kanye West and Ludacris won a copyright infringement trial Thursday when a jury concluded their 2003 hit Stand Up did not copy a tune by New Jersey musicians.
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Reuters:
Ludacris, Kanye West win copyright case  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rappers Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges and Kanye West were cleared on Thursday of accusations they pilfered rhythms and phrases from a song by a small New Jersey group who had filed a copyright case in a New York court.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Weisz Becomes a Mummy  —  Oscar winner Rachel Weisz has another little man in her life to cherish.  —  The 35-year-old actress and her fiancé, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, 37, welcomed a healthy baby boy Wednesday night in New York, according to People and Us Weekly, who both claimed exclusives on the news.
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Rolling Stone:
AUDIO INTERVIEW: Taylor Hicks on his "Idol" win  —  Hear the fifth season winner as he confesses that the competition was like "dancing with the devil"  —  Listen to the interview.  —  His crazy dance movies, big laugh and antic American Idol performances may have earned Taylor Hicks millions of Soul Patrol fans.
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Mitch Marconi / The Post Chronicle:
American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks Fends Off Gay Rumors  —  Leave it to the National Enquirer to lead with the following: "American Idol winner Taylor Hicks is caught up in a raging gay sex scandal!"  —  No, we are not kidding.  Here's the Enquirer's report: 'The ENQUIRER has learned …
Discussion: Dlisted
FemaleFirst:
Jessica Alba is desperate to go topless  —  Jessica Alba is desperate to go topless this summer.  —  The actress - who is due to start filming 'Fantastic Four 2' in August - wants to sun her breasts while holidaying on the beaches of Europe, but is paranoid the paparazzi will catch her out.
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USA Today:
Jessica Alba plans a fantastic summer  —  She lands on magazine covers and tops nearly every Hollywood hot list.  And on Saturday, Fantastic Four's Jessica Alba will be hosting the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles (airing June 8, 9 p.m. ET/PT).  "I'm so excited," Alba says.
Discussion: Popoholic
TMZ:
Gavin Rossdale's Baby Talk  —  Rocker discusses the delivery room down low  —  (June 2, 12:00PM ET) — A sweaty and shirtless Gavin Rossdale took a break from his tennis game to divulge info on his and wife Gwen Stefani's new baby boy Kingston James McGregor.
Extra:
Britney Beams with Mystery Man by Side  —  Britney Spears was spotted out and about Wednesday in Malibu.  But this time, the songstress had company — and it wasn't Kevin Federline!  —  Baby crazy Brit was seen holding little Sean P. in her arms as the mystery man pushed the stroller in Malibu.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Life Style Extra:
Angelina Jolie: That's my g-URL  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Angelina Jolie has snapped up a website for her new daughter, Shiloh Nouvel.  —  The actress wasted no time in making sure the baby would f eature on the internet by securing the rights to her internet domain name the day she was born.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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NY Daily News:
'Stand' up and take a bow, Brett  —  'X-Men: The Last Stand" director Brett Ratner gamely attempted humility as he discussed his movie's record-breaking $122 million Memorial Day weekend in a phone call to Lowdown yesterday.  —  "I feel sort of guilty, because I look up to guys like Spielberg …
Discussion: Defamer
John Horn / Los Angeles Times:
How Will a Gay Icon Fly at the Box Office?  —  Superman appeals to gays.  Should that be a selling point?  Or could it be kryptonite?  —  STUDIOS love magazine stories that breathlessly hype their summer popcorn movies, so you would think that Warner Bros. might have been happy …
Discussion: Defamer, towleroad and MollyGood
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Katie Couric Buys Posh Hamptons Pad  —  CBS isn't the only new home for Katie Couric.  The former Today host has paid $6.3 million for a two-story, 11-year-old cedar-wood-shingle house on about an acre and a half in tony East Hampton, N.Y., the Wall Street Journal reports.
The Superficial:
Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman are dating  —  Star magazine reports Jake Gyllenhaal recently went on a date with Natalie Portman and showed up with a dozen pink tulips before they headed to dinner at The Spotted Pig.  This is a huge step up considering his last serious girlfriend was Kirsten Dunst.
Lowri Williams / Entertainmentwise:
David And Victoria Beckham To Buy Hollywood Home  —  Well, why not?...  David and Victoria Beckham are planning on splashing out on a new home in the Hollywood Hills.  —  The couple who currently own homes in the UK, France and Spain are planning on spending a lot more time Stateside and want to have a landing pad there.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Rumor Mill: Is Colin Farrell Married?  —  This photo (supposedly taken recently with two of Colin's fans) from JJB shows Colin Farrell wearing a wedding ring.  Did he marry Lake Bell in a secret ceremony?  Is he wearing the ring for a film role?  Does he just like to wear jewelry?
Discussion: Celebguru
TMZ:
First Adult Film Star to Grace Cover of FHM  —  Tera Patrick's mainstream crossover  —  (June 1, 11:45PM ET) — FHM is the fastest growing men's magazine in both the US and UK — and for the first time the US version has put an adult film star on its cover.
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna and Jossip
 
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