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5:35 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 …
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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'
Discussion: Celebritology
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.
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.
Discussion: lePaparazzi
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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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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Russell Crowe's New Baby Boy
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!
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
huffingtonpost.com:
BREAKING: New Rocketboom Girl Chosen, Looks Strangely Like Old One  —  HuffPo's "Eat The Press" has learned that Rocketboom executive producer Andrew Baron has tapped former MTV Europe VJ Joanna Colan to take the anchor chair vacated by Amanda Congdon earlier this week.
Discussion: Jossip and Gawker
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
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 …
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
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 and Cele|bitchy
Alex / Best Week Ever:
'The View' Gets Down & Doherty  —  Before working here, I'd never seen The View, nor had any inclination to do so.  But Barbara Walters and her menopausal minions have won me over with their ability to create daytime drama unfathomable to even the soap writers over at Passions.
Discussion: Contactmusic.com and POPSUGAR
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 …
Fresh / Crunk + Disorderly:
When It All Falls Down  —  When I heard the news that Stacey Dash was going to appear in Playboy I didn't believe it.  I figured if she went this long without dropping her panties that she could go a little longer without doing it.  I was wrong.  —  The pictures aren't that bad I guess.
Discussion: Celebrity Hijinx
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.
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
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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