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10:10 PM ET, July 5, 2006

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Hilary: Chad's Substance Abuse Caused Split  —  Chad Lowe's "substance-abuse" problem was at the heart of the reason that his marriage to Hilary Swank broke up, the double Oscar-winning actress reveals in a candid new interview.  —  "I knew something was happening but I didn't know what," Swank tells Vanity Fair magazine.
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Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Swank Spills Lowe-down  —  Guess the Oscar speech omission wasn't to blame after all.  Though the snub heard round the world probably didn't help matters.  —  After months of keeping mum, Hilary Swank has opened up about her divorce from her husband of nearly nine years, Chad Lowe …
Discussion: Splendora Blog and The PEN15 Club
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ashley Judd on Rehab: 'I Needed Help'  —  After having endured a "chaotic" and "dysfunctional" childhood, Ashley Judd underwent a 47-day program at a Texas treatment center last February in order to deal with the issues of her past, including depression, isolation and co-dependent relationships, she says.
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USA Today:
Ashley Judd gets help, feels better  —  Ashley Judd reveals that she did a 47-day stint in February at a Texas treatment center to overcome lifelong emotional problems.  —  "I needed help," Judd says in Glamour's August issue, which arrives on stands July 11.  "I was in so much pain."
Just Jared:
Madonna for H&M Pictures  —  Madonna for H&M  —  It was announced not too long ago that Madonna would be shilling for international clothing brand H&M. Well, here are the first publicity shots for Madonna and her 150 person crew.  More pictures in the gallery, full press release after the jump!
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Madge for H & M  —  Here are the photos taken just a few days ago …
Discussion: Film Experience Blog
Hollywoodtuna:
Finally!  Hot Lindsay Lohan Bikini Pictures  —  I just want to say "Thank you Lindsay Lohan and I'm sorry I ever doubted you".  This is a bikini I will remember for a very long, long time.  Hopefully more pictures will be made available soon because Lindsay's breasts are spectacular.  —  Update:
Discussion: x17online.com
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Happy B-Day Linds!
New York Post:
BEASTLY BEHAVIOR IN CHELSEA  —  July 4, 2006 — SUPERMODEL Tyson Beckford nearly punched out a gossip columnist who interrupted his attempted seduction of Nick Lachey's new girlfriend, Vanessa Minnillo, at a Chelsea club the other night.  —  Beckford was grinding against the "Entertainment Tonight" …
Discussion: Jossip and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Spelling Mansion Secretly On the Market  —  TMZ has learned that Candy Spelling, Aaron's widow, has quietly put the Spellings' legendary mansion on the market for $150 million.  —  Sources in the real estate industry say Westside Estate Agency (WEA) has a pocket listing on the 56,000 square foot estate …
Discussion: MollyGood, Dlisted and Luxist
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Mommy dearest: Paris wants babies, and soon  —  Plus: Rocket Man Elton John blasts off about soccer  —  Paris Hilton wants to reproduce.  Soon.  The partying heiress insists she'd be a "great mother" - but the 25-year-old she doesn't want to wait long because she doesn't want to be an "old mom."
New York Post:
LIL' KIM LEAVES JAIL AS A 'HIPS'-HOP STAR  —  HER 'BIG' EXIT AFTER 10-MONTH STRETCH  —  July 4, 2006 — Lil' Kim got a whole lot larger in the big house.  —  The hip-hop hottie who bears the moniker Notorious K.I.M. looked more like her rap mentor, the Notorious B.I.G. …
Discussion: NY Daily News and Gawker
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Kevin Federline Was Joking  —  Kevin Federline is now claiming that his single, PopoZao, was intentionally released as a joke so he could capitalize on the fact that people were laughing at him.  The song was part of his grand scheme to bring millions of people to his website then blow their minds when his real "music" drops.
NY Daily News:
Brit's bomb followed by flack attack  —  Is Britney Spears in PR meltdown?  And is her rep, uberflack Leslie Sloane Zelnik, to blame?  —  That's a rival publicist's pitch to Spears' manager, Dan Dymtrow, in a possibly misguided attempt to steal the Brit account from Zelnik while leaking the smoking E-mail to this column.
Discussion: Defamer and Celebritology
Associated Press:
Producer Dallas Austin leaves Dubai jail  —  ATLANTA (AP) — R&B producer Dallas Austin has been released from a jail in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after being pardoned on drug charges.  —  "He is on the plane and safely out of the country," Austin's Atlanta lawyer, Joel A. Katz …
Discussion: WOW Report
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Miu von Furstenberg Leaves A Socialite's Life  —  It's the end of the road people.  If only Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men were performing this song while you, my dear readers, are reading my final post for A Socialite's Life.  With deep regret, and sheer exhaustion, I am retiring my grammatically error riddled blogging fingers forever.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Evangeline Lilly Has Airport Trouble  —  Sometimes I think it must suck to be a celebrity.  People always taking your picture.  Other people always posting your picture on the Internet.  Then I remember how much money actors make for doing essentially nothing, and I don't feel so bad about it.
Jossip:
Britney vs. Us Weekly, Round II: Unauthorized Personal Pics  —  Is Us Weekly looking at yet another lawsuit from Britney Spears?  While the pop tart is in legal limbo with the tab over claims she and husband Kevin Federline made a sex tape (and then watched it with their legal team), new charges might soon be brought.
Just Jared:
New Nicole & Keith Pictures in Nashville  —  Nicole & Keith: First in Fitness  —  Nicole Kidman and hubby Keith Urban spent July 4th with friends and family in Nashville, TN.  The newlyweds started off Independence Day by having a club gym opened up exclusively for them, The Club At Green Hills located at 3820 Cleghorn Ave.
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors …:
Vince & Jen: All The Wedding Details!  —  When?  Where?  How?  Why??  —  Find out all the latest on the engagement and their superstar wedding...after the jump!  —  [ Keep reading ... ]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
'Survivor' winner jailed for shooting dog with an arrow  —  A winner of the "Survivor" TV show posted bond in Douglas County Wednesday on charges related to shooting a puppy with a bow and arrow and battery against his wife.  —  Brian Heidik, 38, who won $1 million on the 2002 "Survivor …
Discussion: TV Squad
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
This Is The First Day Of My Last Days  —  Well ... today is my last full day living here in Detroit.  Even tho I have about 8 million things to do today, I'm gonna do my best to enjoy today as any regular ol' day here in Detroit Rock City.  Let's get to the day's goss ...
 
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

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