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6:30 PM ET, June 28, 2006

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New York Post:
BABA BLASTS STAR  —  SAYS SHE'S 'BETRAYED' AS JONES QUITS 'VIEW'  —  June 28, 2006 — A furious Barbara Walters said yesterday she was blindsided and "betrayed" by Star Jones Reynolds when the formerly corpulent commentator quit "The View" in the middle of a live telecast, and later said she'd been fired.
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TMZ.com:
Nobody Puts Barbara In a Corner  —  Star Jones has left "The View" - permanently, according to her now-former co-host and boss, Barbara Walters.  The show aired this morning with just Walters, Joy Behar, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck taking their customary seats at the now oddly empty round table …
Discussion: Dlisted, TV Envy, Defamer and Splendora Blog
Associated Press:
Star Jones Reynolds erased from 'View'  —  Walters: 'Uncomfortable to pretend everything is the same'  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Star Jones Reynolds was booted from "The View" Wednesday, one day after surprising ABC and Barbara Walters by saying on the air that she wouldn't be returning to the daytime talk show in the fall.
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Jessica Simpson heats up love life with Cook  —  Plus, 'diva' Simpson won't be headed for Southfork after all  —  Has Jessica Simpson found love?  —  While her ex hubby Nick Lachey has been linked with her former friend Vanessa Minnello, Simpson is reportedly getting hot and heavy with comedian Dane Cook …
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Nadia Brooks / The Sun:
Paris fools Hilton hotel  —  A HILTON Hotel employee was left red-faced after refusing heiress Paris Hilton a discount on a room.  —  The socialite - great-granddaughter of the hotel chain's founder - agreed to take part in a radio show wind-up by phoning the Glasgow Hilton to reserve a room.
Discussion: The Superficial and Cele|bitchy
USA Today:
Things are clicking again for Hasselhoff  —  The Hoff is hot.  —  FIVE QUESTIONS: Hasselhoff's many talents  —  David Hasselhoff, kitschy Baywatch and Knight Rider star, is in the top box-office movie and the top-rated summer TV series launch.  —  Hasselhoff, 53, plays the sleazy boss …
Discussion: Popwatch | Blog
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USA Today:
Hasselhoff sings and acts, and has been known to cry  —  David Hasselhoff — nickname: The Hoff — is in London this week filming a software commercial.  As he takes a break, he orders up six Red Bulls and talks about his resurgence of fame.  "This 'Hoff' stuff has gone crazy around the world …
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan at Social Hollywood's grand opening  —  I'm pretty sure I should call up Lindsay Lohan's publicist and find out if the rumors are true she's turning into a clown whore.  Because I'm pretty sure she's turning into a clown whore.  Or maybe just a clown.  Either way, things aren't looking good for my penis.
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Tashi Singh / The Post Chronicle:
Lindsay Lohan: No Fling With Rocker Harry Judd  —  Yesterday we reported on the story of Harry Judd and his claims of "spending the night" with our favorite freckled-faced floozy Lindsay Lohan.  Judd claims they did the wild thing - but her furious rep is blasting that story as a publicity stunt.
New York Post:
LOHAN WEARS OUT STYLE SLAVE
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
I Watch Stuff!:
Spider-Man 3 Teaser Officially Released  —  After the link went down for the bootlegged Spider-Man 3 teaser trailer, I went about recreating it on the street, you know, really bring it to the people.  Things didn't go well.  It turns out covering yourself in black make-up can be mistaken for another types of performance.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Britney Spears Nude Pictures in Harper's Bazaar  —  Well, it doesn't take much to make Britney Spears look good.  Just a ton of makeup and hours of Photoshopping.  But if these pictures of Britney Spears nude an pregnant are supposed to be sexy, Harper's Bazaar is on crack.  Crack cocaine.
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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Naomi Campbell Has Her Eight Minutes in Court  —  The supermodel Naomi Campell was escorted to a waiting car Tuesday after an appearance in Criminal Court in Manhattan, where an adjournment was ordered pending a possible plea agreement.  Ms. Campbell is accused of throwing a cellphone at her maid last March …
Discussion: The Bosh
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Samuel Maull / Associated Press:
Naomi Campbell plea deal possible
Discussion: Popwatch | Blog and MollyGood
Jeanne King / Reuters:
Campbell may get plea deal in cell case
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
The Superficial:
Eva Longoria hits the pool  —  "How's my ass look?  Like cottage cheese?  Give me a thumbs up if it looks like cottage cheese.  Perfect"  —  More of Eva at the pool after the jump.
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Hollywoodtuna:   Run Eva Run  —  Here's Eva Longoria running around in boys gym socks …
The Sun:
Jolie's baby clothes snub  —  ANGELINA JOLIE has offended her in-laws over a gift of clothes for their grandchild Shiloh.  —  She only gave birth a couple of weeks ago but she has already shown who's the boss in the family.  —  BRAD PITT's mum Jane and dad Bill proudly splashed out on a pile of pink, frilly numbers.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Scarlett Johansson is Sexually Overwhelming  —  Scarlett Johansson is the type of girl who makes you forget simple words like "door" and "spoon" and "urglflurts," so it's no surprise that Woody Allen finds her "Sexually Overwhelming."  But not only is Scarlett incredibly sexy, she's a smart cookie too.
Discussion: Yeeeah!
NY Daily News:
Ex-king of pop eyes new country  —  Wandering minstrel Michael Jackson wants to settle in Europe.  —  The scandal-scarred singer, who has been living in Bahrain since his acquittal on child-molestation charges last June, hopes that life on the Continent could revive his career.
Discussion: Defamer and Yeeeah!
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Charles Gibson Gets Sweet Send-Off at GMA  —  Gibson with Roberts (left) and Sawyer on June 27  —  It wasn't quite breakfast in bed, but outside his Manhattan apartment on Wednesday Charles Gibson received coffee and a glazed doughnut from cohosts Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts to mark …
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Ashlee Simpson Won't Be Featured In Playboy  —  We only thought it only appropriate that we feature "vintage" Ashlee Simpson photos with this post.  We are shocked and saddened by this news.  Where has Joe Simpson's pure greed for making money off of his children gone?  I mean $4 million dollars?
Just Jared:
Pierce Brosnan's Kids  —  James Bond 007: His Kids Are Enough  —  Pierce Brosnan and his family were spotted arriving at LAX airport this past weekend on their way to Hawaii.  He was accompanied by his wife Keely Shaye Smith and their two kids — 9-year-old son Dylan Thomas Brosnan (right) and 5-year-old Paris Beckett Brosnan (left).
Discussion: The Green Straw
FemaleFirst:
Tom Cruise: Suri, no pictures  —  Tom Cruise has refused to release pictures of baby daughter Suri because of his Scientology beliefs.  —  The 'Top Gun' actor and his fiancee Katie Holmes celebrated the birth of their baby girl in April but are yet to make their first public appearance together as a family.
Discussion: Tabloid Whore!
MTV:
Foxy Brown Breaks Silence Again: Deafness Cured, She's Back To Work  —  After year of deafness, successful surgery allows Brown to return to studio for forthcoming LP.  —  Foxy Brown  —  NEW YORK — Foxy Brown says her hearing is back and she's ready to resume her career …
Discussion: Dlisted
 
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