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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Kathy Griffin: My Ex Stole $72,000 From Me  —  Griffin on Larry King Live  —  Comedian Kathy Griffin told CNN's Larry King that her marriage to Matthew Moline fell apart after she discovered he'd stolen $72,000 from her.  —  In a Larry King Live interview that aired Monday night, Griffin …
Discussion: RagHag Diva
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CNN:
Kathy Griffin: Ex-husband took $72K from me  —  (CNN) — "My Life on the D-List" star Kathy Griffin, who divorced in May, told CNN's Larry King that the action was prompted by her discovery that her now ex-husband took $72,000 from her.  —  "My ex-husband, without my knowledge …
Robbie / The Malcontent:
Life on the Divorced List  —  Finally.  After a week of rumors and leaks that Kathy Griffin would disclose the details of her divorce during an interview with Larry King, CNN sets down the Kim Jong Il and picks up Miss Kathy.  —  The details already released are just about the extent of things.
Discussion: Queer Beacon and Queerty
CNN:
CNN LARRY KING LIVE  —  Interview With Kathy Griffin  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ladies and gentlemen, here she is the one and only Kathy Griffin.  —  KATHY GRIFFIN: You guys came on a good night.
Associated Press:
'Real World' cast member arrested in Conn.  —  CROMWELL, Conn. - A cast member on the MTV reality show "The Real World" was arraigned on a misdemeanor assault charge Monday after police said she bit her boyfriend during a domestic dispute.  —  Paula Ann Meronek, 25, bit her boyfriend several times …
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Jeff Mill / middletownpress.com:
Real World Key West's Paula arrested  —  CROMWELL - A participant in the newest edition of MTV's "Real World," who was described by producers as "damaged," was arrested early Sunday morning following an altercation with her boyfriend.  —  Paula Ann Meronek, 25, of 38 River Road …
TMZ.com:   Cast Member Gets a Taste of the "Real World"
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Jessica Simpson Doesn't Feel Right  —  Despite being linked to several men such as Bam Margera, Johnny Knoxville, Adam Levine and Dane Cook lately, Jessica Simpson claims that she hasn't dated anyone since she split from her now ex-husband, Nick Lachey.  In a interview with OK! …
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Gawker:
D-List Presenter Disappeared So Quietly We Didn't Even Know She Was Missing  —  If you're like us, you spend your afternoons curled up on the couch with a Miller Genuine Draft tallboy at your side and MTV's Total Request Live on the tube (can never get enough Panic !  @# At The Disco).
Discussion: MollyGood
People.com:
Jessica & Nick Together Again?  —  PHOTO BY: JACOB ANDRZEJCZAK / SHOOTING STAR  —  Jessica Simpson has been tapped as cohost of the Teen Choice Awards, and she may have her work cut out for her at the Aug. 20 event.  Not only is she a nominee, but so is her ex-husband, Nick Lachey, and his new squeeze, Vanessa Minnillo.
Discussion: Celebguru
TMZ.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Cruise/Shields' Births — New Twist  —  UPDATE: St. John's Hospital still has not called back, but we may have figured out what is going on here.  It seems as if the nurses entered the license number of the doctors who delivered the children.  Doctors are registered with the Medical Board, not the Nursing Board.
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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Phil Kemp / MegaStar:
Jon's message to Brangelina
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Reynolds tries to determine her TV future  —  NEW YORK - Now that the smoke is clearing from her abrupt departure from "The View," Star Jones Reynolds is trying to see if she has a future in television.  —  She's appearing this week as a guest host on HGTV's top-rated show, "House Hunters," a booking made before she left "The View."
Discussion: popbytes
USA Today:
'Idol' tryouts begin Aug. 8  —  Here we go again.  —  American Idol will seek a fresh crop of singing stars when TV's top series starts its sixth-season audition tour Aug. 8 in Los Angeles.  —  Producers will visit seven cities, starting about a week earlier than last year …
Discussion: LAist, Popwatch | Blog and TV Squad
Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan is Proactiv  —  Okay, so we know that Lindsay Lohan has allegedly done loads of drugs, drinks while underage, dates older men, frequently, very frequently, and loves a good party.  So you'd think it might have come out somewhere along the line that she used to have skin problems …
Discussion: The DarkHat
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Defamer:
Sex, Drugs, Lindsay Lohan, And The Magic Kingdom
Discussion: MollyGood
David Bauder / Associated Press:
A low-water mark for broadcast TV viewing  —  NEW YORK - TV viewers must have taken to the beach: It was the least-watched week in recorded history for the four biggest broadcast networks.  —  CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox averaged 20.8 million viewers during the average prime-time minute last week, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Discussion: Defamer
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Pink Floyd Co-Founder Barrett Dies at 60  —  Syd Barrett (left) with a '60s-era Pink Floyd  —  Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett has died, a spokeswoman for the band said Tuesday.  He was 60.  —  The London-based rep declined to give specifics about when or how the brilliant yet reclusive …
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Introducing the Puff  —  In an attempt at what I'm guessing is keeping himself current, Sean Combs has once again changed his every-evolving moniker.  —  According to Page Six: … And this just brings me back to a point I've been making for years, which is that certain people simply …
Discussion: New York Post
Associated Press:
Rimes Resting After Leg Infection Surgery  —  Country singer LeAnn Rimes was resting Tuesday after undergoing surgery for a leg infection, her publicist said.  —  Rimes, 23, canceled three performances on her "This Woman" tour to undergo outpatient surgery for a tissue tear, publicist Diana Baron said.
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Associated Press:   Rimes to Have Surgery for Leg Infection
Doobybrain / Just Jared:
Hayden Christensen at The Guvernment Nightclub  —  Hayden Wasted In Canada  —  Hayden Christensen was apparently so smashed over the weekend at The Guvernment Nightclub in Toronto, Canada that he could not utter complete sentences.  Check out the  —  I really have no idea how this kid got famous.
USA Today:
June Allyson, screen icon  —  A lot of actresses got tagged as "perky" or "the perfect screen wife" back when the terms meant far more than they do now.  But June Allyson so owned the mold that when she finally played a shrew in 1955's flop The Shrike, it was akin to, say, casting James Stewart as Public Enemy No. 1.
Discussion: Popwatch | Blog
Phil / Egotastic!:
Eva Longoria: No Makeup, No Good  —  There are some girls who are naturally beautiful.  They don't need any makeup to look great.  Eva Longoria isn't one of them.  —  I really thought that Eva Longoria was one of those girls, but I was clearly wrong.  Wrong to the point that I think I even see a hint of a mustache.
 
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