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12:20 PM ET, June 19, 2006

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Sean Smith / Newsweek:
A Pirate's Life  —  He wasn't looking for superstardom, so superstardom came looking for him.  Johnny Depp on family, 'Pirates of the Caribbean 2'-and how he got a chest of gold without selling his soul.  —  June 26, 2006 issue - Fatherhood has a way of changing people, even iconoclasts.
Discussion: The Movie Blog
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Associated Press:
Depp Says He Just Likes Living in France  —  Johnny Depp says the media's perception of him as a European wannabe has been exaggerated, and that he just likes the anonymity of living in France.  —  In this week's issue of Newsweek, the 43-year-old actor says life is simpler there.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jolie: I'll Adopt Another Child  —  Angelina Jolie, in her first U.S. interview since daughter Shiloh Nouvel was born last month, says she will adopt another child.  —  "Next, we'll adopt," the actress says in an interview to air Tuesday on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, the New York Post reports.
Discussion: Jossip, Brangelina Fans and Dlisted
New York Post:
WHY BRITNEY NEEDS HANDLERS  —  June 19, 2006 — BRITNEY Spears needs guidance.  "Dateline" staffers were shocked when they showed up with Matt Lauer to interview Spears last week and found the pop star alone in her Malibu manse.  "Neither of her publicists, Leslie Sloane Zelnick or Nanci Ryder, showed up," said our source.
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Star:
BRITNEY'S INTERVIEW: A TV TUNE-OUT!  —  Britney Spears' tearful interview on Thursday with journalist Matt Lauer on NBC's newsmagazine program Dateline may have boosted sympathy for the pregnant emotional trainwreck, but it did little to boost ratings for the network.
Discussion: MollyGood
NY Daily News:
Caroline's marriage has pals wondering  —  Have Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg hit a rough patch?  —  As the couple's 20th wedding anniversary approaches next month, some friends are worried about their marriage.  —  The very private pair did show up together at last month's American Museum of Natural History gala.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Green Beret regrets revealing Aiken encounter  —  Plus, Sharon Stone's fundraising attempt comes to naught - so far  —  The man who claimed to have had a one-night stand with Clay Aiken now says he's sorry he blabbed.  —  John Paulus, the former Green Beret who took his tale to the National Enquirer …
NY Daily News:
Tommy puts on a late show  —  Pals of Tommy Hilfiger are worried that the designer's hard-partying lifestyle is beginning to take its toll.  —  His very public fight with rocker Axl Rose at the Plumm is a symptom of too many late nights spent in clubs, according to one close source.
Discussion: MollyGood
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Rolling Stone Ron Wood Checks into Rehab  —  Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood has checked into a London rehabilitation clinic for treatment of alcohol abuse, but still intends to be part of the band's "A Bigger Bang" tour next month, a rep for the band said Friday.
NME:
Warrant for Boy George's arrest issued  —  After the singer fails to appear in court  —  A judge in New York yesterday (June 16) issued a warrant for the arrest of Boy George after the singer failed to appear in court to explain why he wants to change his sentence for falsely reporting a burglary in October last year.
Lynda Johnson / The National Ledger:
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt to Erect a 200-Foot Wall Around Home?  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may have gotten very used to their privacy once they took over the African country of Namibia.  Once the pair returned to Malibu they immediately installed a massive drape on the outside …
Discussion: Celebguru
Associated Press:
Kidman, Urban in Sydney for wedding  —  SYDNEY, Australia - Nicole Kidman and fiance Keith Urban came home to Australia on Monday to be married, they said in a joint statement.  —  "We are very happy to be back in Australia," they said in a joint statement carried by Australian Associated Press.
Discussion: ohnotheydidnt
FemaleFirst:
Pete Doherty's solo plans  —  Pete Doherty wants to record a solo album this summer.  —  The Babyshambles rocker - who currently in a Portuguese rehab clinic trying to kick his addictions to crack and heroin - is to work with Jake Fior who worked on his 2004 collaboration with Wolfman.
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Tom Reilly / The Sun:
Pete is off his trolley
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Dlisted
FemaleFirst:
Sir Paul McCartney has classic covered  —  Sir Paul McCartney's children re-recorded classic Beatles hit 'When I'm 64' as a birthday surprise for their dad.  —  Stella and Mary - Paul's daughters - organised a trip to the world famous Abbey Road studios for the family to record a new version of the track for Paul's 64th birthday.
Discussion: Celebritology
FemaleFirst:
Kate Beckinsale's squirty confession  —  Kate Beckinsale has revealed she could squirt milk out of breasts and across the room after giving birth.  —  The 'Underworld: Evolution' star says she developed the unusual skill while breastfeeding daughter Lily, her child from her relationship with actor Michael Sheen.
Discussion: The DarkHat
Kevin Williamson / jam.canoe.ca:
Pitt, Billy Bob team up for film  —  CALGARY - Brad Pitt may be making Peace with Billy Bob Thornton in Calgary.  —  The two are set to team as producer and star of the drama Peace Like A River, which has scouted the city and now looks likely to shoot here in the fall, say Sun sources.
FemaleFirst:
Jordan bashes small boobs  —  Jordan thinks flat-chested women are unattractive.  —  The British glamour model, who has gone under the surgeon's knife three times to create her massive 32DD breasts, can't understand how any man would find a woman with small breasts attractive.
Discussion: Dlisted
NY Daily News:
Davis takes the high road  —  Troubled L.A. party boy Brandon Davis has entered rehab, believed to be for addiction to cocaine and alcohol.  —  Last week this page reported, in a blind item, that his family had been urging him to submit to treatment.  —  Davis, a former boyfriend of Mischa Barton …
Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
In 'The Devil Wears Prada,' It's Not Couture, It's Business (With Accessories)  —  IN one scene in the new movie "The Devil Wears Prada," the heroine, Andy Sachs, who serves as slave and coat rack for her boss, Miranda Priestly, receives a visit from her concerned Midwestern father.
 
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