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12:50 AM ET, June 7, 2006

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Katharine McPhee Signs Record Deal  —  Two weeks after the American Idol season finale, runner-up Katharine McPhee has signed a record deal with Clive Davis, the famed music mogul who also jump-started careers for Alicia Keys, Whitney Houston and others.  —  The deal, announced Tuesday …
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Gawker:
The Battle of Shiloh  —  You post one little picture of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt and, within seconds, the suits start calling.  As it turns out, the Hello! cover photo of Shiloh and her sexy baby lips is very much authentic, so much so that Time Inc. lawyers were all up in our grill within an hour of this morning's posting.
Discussion: New York Post and ohnotheydidnt
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Oprah Winfrey, Wedding Crasher  —  Oprah Winfrey may not be throwing Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn an $8 million wedding, but that's not stopping her from doing a little recon work.  Or from following in the footsteps of the would-be groom.  —  The daytime doyenne took a page …
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Oprah crashes wedding receptions
Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Alba Is A Cupcake  —  Look how sweet Jessica Alba is.  Fresh off the heels of her big night hosting the MTV Movie awards, she's giving cupcakes to her adoring fans.  Now if that's not going to score you brownie points, I don't know what will.  I'm actually inspired to do the same, except I don't have fans to give cupcakes to.
Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Simpson's Wardrobe Will Never Malfunction  —  I just spent twenty minutes looking at every one of these Jessica Simpson pictures from the 2006 CFDA Fashion Awards and was thinking could that dress be any more strategically placed?  I mean, that right nipple is screaming for attention and Jessica is totally neglecting it.
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The Superficial:   Jessica Simpson has the weirdest posture ever
The Sun:
Lovers' guide?  This is hard porn  —  Lewd ... Heather and male porn model in raunchy clinch  —  THE creator of the Lovers' Guide last night poured scorn on Heather Mills' claims that her sleazy picture book was "educational".  —  Robert Page said he had no doubt it was porn.
Casey Ryan Vock / pressrepublican.com:
Mother upset with media coverage of alleged 'American Idol' assault  —  PLATTSBURGH — The mother of a Plattsburgh man who is accused of hitting her in the head with a bottle opener during a discussion about "American Idol" is upset with the media coverage the case is receiving.
Discussion: WOW Report and Defamer
Extra:
Heather Mills McCartney Gains Full Custody of Baby Beatrice  —  "Extra" has learned exclusively that Heather Mills McCartney has gained sole custody of her daughter with Sir Paul McCartney.  —  Mills McCartney's publicist Michele Elyzabeth told us Mills went to court on Friday in London …
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
C B / cityrag:
Janice Dickinson names names  —  With her new show debuting tonight, Janice Dickinson is makin' the media rounds and she's as entertaining as ever.  On Howard Stern this morning she went into great detail on her celebrity sexual conquests, and some CRAZY things came out!  We've got the details below...
Just Jared:
Ryan Phillippe Shirtless Again!  —  Ryan Phillippe... Smiling!  —  Malibu, California ::  A shirtless Ryan Phillippe, 31, grabbed a beer and kicked back on the stairs of his Malibu beach house yesterday afternoon.  Ryan is renting the beach house for the summer with wife Reese Witherspoon, 30, and the kids — Ava, 6, and Deacon, 2.
Discussion: ohnotheydidnt and The Green Straw
Phil / Egotastic!:
Sienna Miller Topless Pictures from the Beach  —  I thought today was going to be the same old boring thing, until a valiant reader sent in this awesome tip of Sienna Miller topless on the beach in France.  —  For now there's only one picture, but rest assured, there will be more.
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Katherine Heigl Wants a Sex Tape  —  Katherine Heigl, star of ABC's hit show Grey's Anatomy, considered starring in a sex tape.  The 27 year old actress, who was raised Mormon and didn't lose her virginity until 22, believes that being in a sex tape would propel her to fame.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Keanu Reeves: 'I Want to Get Married'  —  Keanu Reeves, a self-described "vagabond," is ready to settle down, he says - and that includes having a family.  —  "I'm trying not to be alone so much," the actor, 41, who costars with Sandra Bullock in this summer's The Lake House, tells Parade magazine in its June 11 issue.
Discussion: Defamer and HotRag.net
Extra:
Are Brit and K-Fed Counting Their Final Days?  —  The Britney Spears split buzz has reached an all-new boiling point, as screaming headlines on the new issue of Us Weekly claim the 5-month pregnant pop star and husband Kevin Federline are headed for their final days.
Discussion: Tabloid Whore!
TMZ:
Hilfiger and Axl in T-Shirt Truce  —  Celebs show their lighter side on their chests  —  (June 6, 4:00PM ET) — Last month, fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose were involved in a heated altercation at a Manhattan nightclub after Rose allegedly moved Hilfiger's date's drink.
Star:
BABY NEWS: BRANGELINA & MORE!  — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have sold the first photos of their daughter Shiloh Nouvel, with profits going to charity.  "While we celebrate the joy of the birth of our daughter, we recognize that two million babies born every year in the developing world die …
TMZ:
Paris Breaks the Seat Belt Law — Eight Times  —  And you thought Britney was bad with seatbelts  —  (June 6, 1:40PM ET) — Paris Hilton doesn't much care for seat belts, perhaps because it ruins the all-important "look." … TMZ reviewed video shot by our ace cameraman, Josh Levine …
MollyGood:
MollyGood Exclusive!  Jamie Kennedy and Mena Suvari: New C-List love affair or marketing ploy?  —  Wow, who would have ever thought that Jamie Kennedy would appear to be better looking than Mena Suvari?  A dilligent MollyGood reader, Ricky, snapped this exclusive photo this very morning outside …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Keira Knightley Has a Dirty, Dirty Mouth  —  For such a sweet looking girl, Keira Knightley definitely has a potty mouth.  In a recent interview with Elle magazine, Keira not only used the F-word in every other sentence, but she talked about her side gig making delicately worded jewelry.
MSNBC:
'Fifth Beatle' Billy Preston dies at 59  —  Suffered from chronic kidney failure; had been in coma for months  —  PHOENIX - Billy Preston, the exuberant keyboardist who landed dream gigs with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and enjoyed his own hit singles including "Outta Space" and "Nothing From Nothing," died Tuesday at 59.
Discussion: ohnotheydidnt
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Nicole Kidman striving for a press-free wedding  —  Plus: Nick Cannon on sex tapes, the N-word, his love life  —  The security behind Nicole Kidman's wedding plans are sounding like script details from some spy flick.  —  The "Stepford Wives" star reportedly is set to marry country crooner Keith Urban …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life, Defamer and Dlisted
 
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Liza Hamm / People.com:
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
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Just Jared:
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G-A-Y / Gay and Lesbian Activism With a Sense of Humor:
Nugget o' televised fun: Griffin on Coulter on 'Today'
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New York Post:
'FIRECROTCH' LOHAN DATING FIB
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People.com:
Jen, Vince Go Fish Down Under
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NY Daily News:
Baldwin is acting in good faith, not in hits
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Victoria Gomelsky / New York Times:
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
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