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Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna / People.com:
The View's Next Star: Brandy? — PHOTO BY: PATRICK RIDEAUX / PICTUREPERFECT — Could Star Jones Reynolds's replacement on The View be Brandy? The singer and actress will fill in on the ABC morning show next Wednesday and Friday, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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Associated Press:
Reynolds: ABC Said to 'Make Up a Story' — Ousted cast member Star Jones Reynolds said Thursday she was told she could "make up a story" about why she was leaving "The View" and her colleagues would have gone along with it. — The news that Reynolds wouldn't have her contract renewed …
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Steve Granitz / E! Online:
Reborn on the 4th of July? — Here we go again. — Word round marriage-and-baby infested T-town is that Tommy Cruise is expected to get hitched to doe-caught-in- — klieg-lights fiancée, Kate Holmes, over the fourth. Don't think I really believe this—and his reps deny …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Star 'Will Not Denigrate Ms. Walters' — Reynolds on Larry King Live on June 29 — PHOTO BY: ROSE PROUSER / REUTERS / LANDOV — In her first TV interview since leaving The View, Star Jones Reynolds said she would not engage in a war of words with former cohost Barbara Walters.
People.com:
Nick & Jessica Divorce Imminent — PHOTO BY: IT IAN ASHBY / WENN / LANDOV; MARCEL THOMAS / FILMMAGIC — Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey look like they're on their way to a speedy divorce, according to legal papers filed in L.A. County Superior Court. — The documents, signed by both Lachey …
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Associated Press:
Jessica Simpson, Lachey divorce final — LOS ANGELES - Famous "Newlyweds" Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are single again. Papers filed Friday in Superior Court show the pop stars "are restored to the status of single, unmarried persons." — Lachey, 32, and Simpson, 25 …
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Tabloid Whore!
Defamer:
Candy Spelling: Why Can't My Media Whore Daughter Let Us Hate Each Other In Private? — As Tori Spelling continues to sit shivah for her departed father in her own, special way (less garment rending and low-seat sitting, more fabulous Us Weekly cover exclusives!), the woman who once pampered Tori …
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
A Questionable Tori Spelling — Well, the Spellings have responded to Tori being such a bitch, but that's not really the news here. — Here are all the gory Tori Spelling details: — In order for her to have given US Weekly their cover story, she would have had to give her interview two days after his death.
Associated Press:
Freak accident sends Hasselhoff to surgery — Star hits head on chandelier, cuts arm on glass — LONDON, England (AP) — Former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff had surgery after severing a tendon in his right arm in an accident in a London gym bathroom, his spokeswoman said Friday.
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Mariska Hargitay, Husband Have a Son — Hargitay and Hermann in January — Mariska Hargitay and her husband, Peter Hermann, welcomed their first child, a son named August, PEOPLE has confirmed. — The baby boy, who was born on Wednesday at 3:21 p.m. in Los Angeles, was a week overdue and weighed in at 10 lbs. 9 oz.
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Iggy / The Wade Blogs:
wadeblogs.com | Paris Hilton's goal: Germany's Lukas Podolski — Talk about being forward... during a German talk show yesterday Paris made her pitch for the forward of the German soccer pitch, Lukas Podolski. What are the odds that Paris doesn't realize that Lukas doesn't play the same type of …
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Bob Rohwer / Los Angeles Times:
Who Set This Deal Up, Jerry Maguire? — The Lake Elsinore Storm has planned a salute to Tom Cruise tonight during its California League baseball game. — Besides giving away a Cruise bobblehead — make that a "bobble-couch," depicting the star in full Oprah couch-jumping mode …
TMZ.com:
Paris Storms London With Luggage — Paris Hilton arrived at London's Heathrow Airport today with a stockpile of suitcases that looked sufficient to outfit a small military outfit, let alone one traveling lodging heiress. — After getting back to London (which she once "forgot" …
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Superman eschews longtime patriot act — Nevermind Superman's sexual orientation. Here's another identity-related question that is likely to spark controversy as the Man of Steel soars into theaters nationwide this Fourth of July weekend in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Superman Returns": Is Superman still American?
NY Daily News:
Band minds its Peas and q's in Berlin melee — The Black Eyed Peas nearly wound up with real black eyes after a bloody fight erupted at their after-show party in Berlin on Wednesday. — All hell broke loose when a member of the group's security team faced off with bouncers at the 40 Seconds club, according to sources.
ComingSoon.net:
The WB to Go Out with a Bang — The WB will sign off the air forever on Sunday, Sept. 17, by rebroadcasting the pilot episodes of several of its signature series, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Felicity and Dawson's Creek. — In addition to the pilots, The WB plans to fill its final night …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan and Hayden Christensen? — Okay, so this one's a little random, but new rumours are circulating that Lindsay Lohan and Hayden Christensen are now seeing each other. Well, considering Lindsay's recent track record with guys, I guess this isn't that random, but still, it's unexpected.
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Wizbang Pop!
TMZ.com:
J.Lo Tell-All Book Halted — Ex-husband of Latin superstar Jennifer Lopez, Ojani Noa has agreed to a preliminary injunction to stop him from publishing (what Lopez describes as) a "negative, denigrating and disparaging" tell-all book about the multi-talented actress until the matter goes to court.
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Hollywoodtuna:
Victoria Beckham Walks Her Bra — I really hope Victoria Beckham's exposed bra trend catches on. It would be great for major cities because this look would clean up the streets. If all women walked around in sexy lingerie, hookers would go out of business. So let's protect our kids folks.
