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1:15 PM ET, July 11, 2006

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Nicholas White / People.com:
Jolie's Dad: 'I Haven't Seen Shiloh'  —  Voight (left) and Jolie  —  PHOTO BY: RUSS EINHORN / SPLASH NEWS; JACKSON LEE / ADMEDIA  —  Actor Jon Voight is still hoping to reconcile with daughter Angelina Jolie - and to see Jolie's own new daughter, 6-week-old Shiloh Nouvel.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Angelina Jolie Still Hates Her Father
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan Puts Best Face Forward  —  Lindsay Lohan is in the clear and ready to tell the world how she got there.  —  The A Prairie Home Companion player has signed up to become the latest celebrity spokesperson for Proactiv Solution, the seemingly miraculous acne treatment that has had Jessica Simpson …
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay's Break-Out New Gig  —  Lindsay Lohan has been tapped as the new face of Proactiv Solution.  The acne treatment, that features such stars as Jessica Simpson, Diddy, Kelly Clarkson and Vanessa Williams providing testimonials about its miraculous results and their personal loyalty to the product …
Discussion: Celebguru, Dlisted and MollyGood
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Simpson dreaming about Pitt, but not dating  —  Plus: Paul McCartney's divorce is getting uglier  —  Jessica Simpson has been linked to several hunks lately, but the "Dukes of Hazzard" star insists she hasn't dated anyone since her split from hubby Nick Lachey.
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USA Today:
Jessica: 'No dates,' only dreams  —  Her new album arrives Aug. 29.  And as part of her publicity push, newly divorced Jessica Simpson set the record (partially) straight with OK! magazine — but questions about her ex-husband, Nick Lachey, were off-limits.
Discussion: TMZ.com
NME:
Pink Floyd legend Syd Barrett dies  —  Reclusive star passes away aged 60  —  Pink Floyd legend Syd Barrett has died at his Cambridgeshire home.  —  The singer, 60, who suffered from an LSD-induced breakdown while at the peak of his career in the Sixties, died last Friday (July 7).
Discussion: Eat Sleep Drink Music and popbytes
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Adam Fresco / Times of London:
Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett dies at home  —  Syd Barrett, the founding member of Pink Floyd, has died aged 60 at his Cambridgeshire home where he became a recluse 30 years ago.  —  The guitarist, singer and lyricist founded the band in 1965 and was one of its biggest songwriting talents in its early days.
Discussion: WOW Report and Scenestars
NY Daily News:
The Flip side of hip-hop success  —  Was rapper Lil' Flip the victim of a multimillion-dollar dirty trick?  —  The "I'm a Balla" hip-hopper bought himself out of his Sony contract just before his album "I Need Mine" was scheduled to drop last month.  —  The label let him go …
Sarah / Teddy & Moo's Celebrity Gossip:
- Tara Shops & Gets Her Picture Taken: Christen: she is size 6!  — Nick & Vanessa at LAX: Anonymous: she is gorgeous
canada.com:
Sienna Miller steps out with co-star  —  You read it here first!  Is actress getting revenge in Canada on her cheating beau Jude Law?  —  John Kennedy, canada.com  —  Actress Sienna Miller could be getting revenge on her cheating ex-fiancee Jude Law, canada.com has learned.
Discussion: Felt Up, The Bosh and celebrity nation
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TMZ.com:
Sienna "Maneater" Miller
Michael K / Dlisted:
Brokevag Mountain  —  We have a Razzy frontrunner everybody!  Bandidas is a cowboy movie starring Salma Hayek and Penny Cruz.  Here are some promo shots in what looks more like a porn movie than a feature film.  I can smell the lesbian action from here.  I don't need to tell …
Discussion: Blowing Smoke
Kimberly Nordyke / Reuters:
Field tapped matriarch in ABC drama  —  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sally Field has joined the cast of ABC's upcoming drama series "Brothers & Sisters."  —  The family drama centers on five adult siblings, played by Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, Balthazar Getty, Dave Annable and Matthew Rhys.
Discussion: TV Squad and mediabistro.com
Bridget Byrne / Yahoo! News:
"Pirates" Fills Record Treasure Chest  —  Hey, ho, me hearties!  It was a pirate's life for everyone this weekend.  —  The scurvy dogs and scalawags of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest plundered a bigger than whopping $132 million from Friday to Sunday to sail away with the record for best three-day opening of all time.
Discussion: Queer Beacon and makeushot.com
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 Made Everybody Come
Discussion: Pajiba
Wenn / Hollywood.com:
Portman To Play Indiana Jones' Daughter?  —  The Perfect Storm star Karen Allen, who is expected to reprise her Marion Ravenwood role in the upcoming Indiana Jones movie, let the news slip about Star Wars heroine Portman at a question-and-answer session in New York on Friday.
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FemaleFirst:
Johnny Depp plays with Barbie dolls  —  Johnny Depp loves playing with Barbie dolls.  —  The 'The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' actor - who has two children, seven-year-old Lily Rose and Jack, four, with French singer Vanessa Paradis - says playing with the girlie dolls has become his favourite pastime.
Discussion: Dlisted
NY Daily News:
Stand by your made man?  —  Wife bails - and tells all  —  You've seen the breakups and makeups of Tony and Carmela Soprano.  But, when it comes to romantic fury, the TV mob couple has nothing on Joe and Nancy Defede.  —  The Defedes are the real deal.  For four years, Joe was acting boss …
Discussion: Nosy Snoop
John South / National Enquirer:
TOM & KATIE AT WAR OVER BABY  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have been locked in a tug-of-war — over baby Suri!  —  While Tom has been demanding a Church of Scientology naming ceremony for their 3-month-old daughter, Catholic Katie is insisting that she be baptized as a Catholic.
Associated Press:
Report: Drunken Jackie Chan Disrupts Show  —  An apparently intoxicated Jackie Chan disrupted a concert by Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jonathan Lee in Hong Kong and exchanged insults with the audience, a news report said Tuesday.  —  Ming Pao Daily News said Chan suddenly jumped on stage …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed!
TMZ.com:
Jillian Barbarie's Good Morning Matrimony  —  Jillian Barbarie of FOX's NFL pre-game fame and Good Day LA tied the knot this past weekend with boyfriend, actor Grant Reynolds.  —  Barberie surprised everyone by announcing her over-the-weekend marriage live Monday on Good Day LA, exclaiming that Grant was the love of her life.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed!
 
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