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3:40 PM ET, June 22, 2006

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NY Daily News:
K-Fed's charity bares watching  —  Finally!  —  Aspiring rapper Kevin Federline - who up to now has reneged on a three-month-old promise to help out children's charities during his "Playing With Fire" CD tour - yesterday tried to set things right.  —  Mr. Britney Spears showed up in Times Square …
Associated Press:
Nicole Kidman visits children's hospital  —  SYDNEY, Australia - Nicole Kidman paid a visit to a children's hospital ward Thursday ahead of her celebrity wedding, taking her son and daughter with ex-husband Tom Cruise along shortly after they arrived in Australia for the weekend ceremony.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Hugh Jackman Home for Kidman Nuptials  —  Hugh Jackman is the latest celebrity to arrive in Sydney for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's wedding, expected to take place this Sunday.  —  The X-Men: The Last Stand star, a Sydney native, and wife Deborra-Lee Furness flew into the city from Shanghai Wednesday …
People.com:
Katharine McPhee's Bulimia Battle  —  American Idol's Simon Cowell called runner-up Katharine McPhee's voice "the best of the competition."  What hardly anyone knew, however, was that she'd risked destroying that voice: She'd struggled with bulimia for five years, and the self-induced vomiting could have taken away her ability to sing.
Discussion: Popwatch | Blog and Dlisted
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Jennifer Vineyard / MTV:
'Idol' Runner-Up Katharine McPhee Reveals Eating Disorder
Discussion: reality blurred …
Janet Charlton / Janet Charlton's Hollywood:
JUSTIN TO CAMERON: BYE BYE!  —  What with all the fake stories about rings and engagements, this major celebrity bustup has gone under the radar.  But this time it's really happened.  Both parties (Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz) want to keep it quiet - they don't want to make a big deal out of such a sensitive issue.
Reuters:
Reese Witherspoon sues magazine over baby story  —Text+LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon sued Star magazine on Wednesday, charging that the U.S.-based tabloid fabricated a story that she was pregnant with her third child.  —  Witherspoon sued …
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People.com:
Locklear & Spade Still 'Just Friends'?  —  Heather Locklear and David Spade are still "just friends," a close source tells PEOPLE.  Make that good friends: Last Wednesday, at the West Hollywood eatery Jones, a witness reports, "They were kissing like a couple of teens."
Discussion: Dlisted
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Hasselhoff in Denial  —  Before sitting down to prove that America's Got Talent, David Hasselhoff took the time to officially deny that he ever brutalized his wife.  —  The Baywatch icon has denied his estranged wife Pamela Bach's claims that he physically abused and mentally terrorized her …
Discussion: Dlisted
Barbra Streisand / FemaleFirst:
Fans Threaten To Sue Streisand.  —  Fans Threaten To Sue Streisand.  —  BARBRA STREISAND is reportedly facing legal action from angry fans after she announced her upcoming US tour - as they insist they paid a fortune to see her 'last-ever' performances nearly a decade ago.
Discussion: Best Week Ever and Dlisted
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Jessica Simpson / FemaleFirst:   Simpson 'betrayed' By Minnillo.
Contactmusic.com:
HOUSTON CLEANS UP AFTER SECRET TRIP TO LOS ANGELES  —  Troubled soul star WHITNEY HOUSTON has turned her back on drugs and is now aiming to literally clean up her messy life, according to the singer's best friend CHERELLE.  The former R+B star has revealed she and Houston recently took …
Discussion: crunk + disorderly
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Whitney Houston Is Supposedly Clean Once Again
Dave Ellis / articles.news.aol.com:
Penny Advocates Get an Unlikely Supporter  —  From CNNMoney:  —  NEW YORK (June 21) - Penny advocates gained an unlikely supporter Wednesday as Britney Spears' husband, Kevin Federline, came out in support of the smallest unit of the U.S. currency system at an event sponsored by cellphone carrier Virgin Mobile.
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Tori Spelling plays the Ugly American, eh  —  Plus, David Spade ready to pop the question to Heather Locklear  —  J.p.  Moczulski / Reuters  —  Tori Spelling came off as an ugly American at the MuchMusic party in Toronto.  —  Did Tori Spelling have her hubby's ex-wife banished from a party?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, WOW Report and POPSUGAR
MollyGood:
Nicky Hilton possibly keeping herself in the headlines through spermination  —  Speaking of inappropriately unfounded pregnancy rumors...is Nicky Hilton with child in these pictures or what?  Up until today, I've passed off any and all murmors about this possible Hilton child because a) …
Jenny / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Jessica Simpson is Handsome  —  Here's Jessica Simpson last night at the launch of the T-Mobile Sidekick 3.  I have no idea what that white powder crap smeared on her nose-hump is, but I think it's funny that Eva Longoria didn't tell her about it.  It confirms my theory that Eva is that bitchy …
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
NY Daily News:
In 'Gun,' Eminem can finally have fun  —  Investors in Eminem's next movie project, a remake of the '50s TV Western "Have Gun - Will Travel" are breathing a sigh of relief that the rapper has emerged from a bout with depression.  —  "He has been shut up in his house depressed," a pal close to the Grammy winner tattles.
Discussion: Jossip
Don Kaplan / New York Post:
BACK TO THE 'FUTURAMA'  —  ANOTHER 'TOON RESURRECTED  —  June 22, 2006 — 'FUTURAMA" is officially back from the dead.  —  The quirky animated show from "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening was canceled by Fox about two years ago, but will return with at least 13 new episodes on Comedy Central by 2008.
Discussion: TV Squad
Noelle / Us Weekly:
Us Exclusive: Philip Seymour Hoffman and Girlfriend Expecting Second Child  —  Us has learned exclusively that Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and his longtime girlfriend, Mimi O'Donnell, are expecting their second child together.  O'Donnell is four months along and due in November.
Associated Press:
Hulk Hogan's house for sale for $25M  —  BELLEAIR, Fla. - Hulk Hogan has moved his family to Miami Beach and put his mansion near Tampa on the market for a whopping $25 million.  —  The pro wrestler-actor, aka Terry Bollea, and his wife, Linda, moved last month to a new $12 million bayfront estate …
Sara Vilkomerson / New York Observer:
It's Tubby Time!  Vince Vaughn, Jack Black, Leave Buff Bodies to Neutered Narcissists: Mattress-Top Torsos Hot on Beach This Summer  —  One by one, from Hollywood to the Hamptons, men have liberated themselves from the flat-stomached emo-boy reign of terror.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Gawker
Clint Morris / moviehole.net:
Haim and Feldman reunite!  —  Knew it was bound to happen, sooner or later - after all, if safari jackets and David Hasselhoff can come back into fashion, why can't the Felddog and the Haimster?  —  80s pin-up duo, Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, are set to reunite on screen for the first time in ten years.
People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's A-List Fight Club?  —  If Hollywood were like kindergarten, would Lindsay Lohan struggle in the "plays well with others" category?  —  In a one-hour span during Thursday's surprise Prince concert at New York City club Butter, the 19-year-old verbally sparred with nemesis Paris Hilton …
 
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Germany's government pledges to add a 30% film/TV production tax incentive, effective as early as January 2025; Australia raised its rebate to 30% on July 1

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