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4:45 PM ET, July 7, 2006

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Just Jared:
SexyBack Music Video: Justin Timberlake  —  Sexyback Music Video Talk  —  Justin Timberlake was at a Paris photocall promoting his single "Sexyback" earlier today.  JT had a bit to say about his "Sexyback" music video as told by MTV News: The singer fleshed out the concept for the clip …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Keep On Truckin'  —  Howdy, y'all!  I'm coming to you from deep in America's Heartland.  Right now I'm at a Super 8 in Omaha, Nebraska.  The roadtrip is coming along nicely ... deets at the end of this post.  —  So!  Finally!  Now we know where Jake Gyllenhaal picked up that nasty habit of wearing spandex!
Discussion: Dlisted
Jennifer Vineyard / MTV:   Justin Timberlake Lets MTV Have First Listen Of 'SexyBack'
Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Nicky Hilton Launching Her Own Hotel  —  Nicky Hilton is getting into the hotel business, she told PEOPLE on Thursday.  —  "I've always wanted to do it," says the lodging heiress who plans to renovate two existing buildings to open the "Nicky O" on Miami's famed Ocean Boulevard in November.
People.com:
Russell Crowe, Wife Have a Boy  —  Spencer and Crowe  —  Russell Crowe and his wife, Danielle Spencer, have welcomed a baby boy, the actor's rep, Grant Vandenberg, confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Tennyson Spencer Crowe was born at 7:27 a.m. on Friday in Australia at Sydney's Royal North Shore hospital, and weighed in at 8 lbs.
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Zach Braff Wants Jessica Simpson  —  Okay, so if Zach Braff pulls this off, he is totally my hero.  I mean, hands down, top of the list, kicking Wilmer Valderrama's ass down Hollywood boulevard, hero.  Pulls what off you ask?  Well, Jessica Simpson, that's what.
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Sky News:
NICOLE'S OLDER MAN  —  We were sceptical when rumours about Nicole Richie and Matt Dillon getting cosy filled the air.  —  And rightly so, because both stars firmly deny they were ever dating.  —  But the latest buzz is linking another older, well-known man with The Simple Life star.
Discussion: Just Jared and Dlisted
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Presenting Rose Lohan  —  Lindsay Lohan has joined Kabbalah and selected Rose as her Hebrew name.  —  I guess pledge week is finally over.  Sorry, Scientology.  Maybe you'll get your hands on the next boozy, young starlet...  I guess this would explain Lindsay's split-personality behavior on Wednesday …
Discussion: Lindsay Lohan News
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Lindsay Lohan Bikini Pictures - Now with Video!
USA Today:
'80s stars make game of photo shoot  —  NEW YORK — Here on a Sony soundstage, the '80s are so back, they might have never ended.  —  Weird Science's Kelly LeBrock, gaudy in a scarlet jacket that impeccably matches her puffy pout, gets her reddish mane curled by a stylist.
Discussion: Dlisted and Popwatch | Blog
NY Daily News:
For Hil & Gail, it's she said, Sheehy said  —  Hillary Clinton wants Gail Sheehy on ice.  —  Sen. Clinton apparently would like the world to know that she's giving the silent treatment to Vanity Fair contributing editor Sheehy, who's toiling on a high-impact profile expected to run before the November election.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
NY Daily News:
From the grass at home to Yankee Stadium  —  Yankees star Johnny Damon is finally opening up about his pot-smoking past.  —  "It's part of life, it's natural, it's from the earth," proclaims the slugger, sounding like he's ready to give praise to Rastafari.
Discussion: BlogNYC
Frank Swertlow / People.com:
Candy Spelling: I'm Not Selling the Manor  —  The widow of TV titan Aaron Spelling is not selling their 56,000-sq-foot home, the Manor, despite reports that emerged Wednesday that the estate was on the market for $150 million.  —  "I am deeply saddened and disappointed by the rumors and stories …
Michael K / Dlisted:
I Love Heidi from The Hills!!!  —  I was never a Laguna Beach fan, so I don't know why I started watching The Hills, but I'm glad I did!  I have fallen in love with the adorable and extremely dumb, Heidi.  I mean if you can make LC look smart, you must be dumber than a Nicky Hilton handbag.
Jenny / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits  —  As evidenced by the theme of the posts around here lately, it's bikini season.  So let's discuss rape prevention techniques, shall we?  Michelle Rodriguez has a good one.  If you haven't gotten around to taking self defense classes yet …
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors …:
Where's Suri?????  —  Our friend, Enron Hubbard, has the answers!  —  The conspiracy theories abound:  —  *In Jared Leto's dressing room, backstage at a Thirty Seconds To Mars concert  —  *Having a pillow fight at a slumber party with Dakota and Elle Fanning  —  *Climbed back into L. Ron Hubbard's frozen dick
Hollywoodtuna:
Elizabeth Hurley Is Boobalicious  —  Here's supermodel Elizabeth Hurley at the Valentino fashion show in Paris with what appears to be her boyfriend and George Hamilton's doppelganger.  I'm not sure why he tans so much but I do know he's damn lucky to be in the company Elizabeth Hurley's voluptuous rack.
Sky News:
PARIS: PAID TO PARTY  —  Partying at the swankiest venues with big time celebs, enjoying ever-flowing champers and canopes - well, it sounds like a lot of fun to us.  —  But according to Paris Hilton, it's not all it's cracked up be.  —  In fact, the only reason we see her pictured at party after party (after party) is for the cash.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
FemaleFirst:
Chloe Sevigny's shaving sale  —  Chloe Sevigny once shaved her head to sell her hair to a wigmaker.  —  The 'American Psycho' star and fashion icon flogged her locks for $500 when she was 17.  —  The 31-year-old star said: "I shaved my head when I was 17 years old.  I had really long hair down to my waist.
Stuart O'Connor / MegaStar:
The name's Branson, Richard Branson  —  Megastar says: 'Has Branson become bored with the boardroom?'  —  It seems mega-rich Virgin boss Sir Dickie Branson isn't doing as well as we all thought he was.  —  What else could explain his sudden career change to film and TV extra?
Discussion: Popped Culture
 
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