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1:25 PM ET, July 18, 2006

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Brad Pitt: Having Kids Is 'A True Joy'  —  Pitt in New Orleans July 14  —  Having children is the best thing Brad Pitt ever did, he says.  —  "It really changes your perspective on the world," Pitt, 42, said during a Today show interview aired Monday morning.  "You know, I've had my day.
Discussion: MollyGood and Brangelina Fans
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Associated Press:
Brad Pitt says fatherhood is `a true joy'  —  NEW YORK - Brad Pitt says being a father has changed his priorities.  "Man, I got kids now," the 42-year-old actor said in an interview that aired Monday on NBC's "Today" show.  "It completely changes your perspective.
Just Jared:
Ann Curry Interviews Brad Pitt … Read the full interview after the jump.  The video of Brad Pitt's interview with Today Show's Ann Curry is below.  The recording is kinda bootleg but it's the best available right now!  Check it.  Brad Pitt screencaps from Ann Curry's interview in the gallery!
Discussion: MSNBC
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Brad Pitt Still In His "Doing Good" Phase
Discussion: Pittwatch.com
TMZ.com:
"Other Woman" in Brinkley Split Speaks  —  The teenage girl who came between Christie Brinkley and her estranged husband, Peter Cook, is talking about about their steamy relationship and how it became sexual.  —  Diana Bianchi, now 19, told WNYW, the FOX affiliate in New York …
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NY Daily News:
'I made mistakes'  —  Christie's hubby lured me with job, teen cries  —  Knockout teen Diana Bianchi. broke her silence yesterday to say Christie Brinkley's philandering hubby lured her to his business with the promise of a doubled salary - then seduced her with feverish fawning.
Discussion: New York Post and CelebNewsWire
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Christie Brinkley's Hubby Always Liked Teens  —  When I awoke yesterday to stories that Christie Brinkley's hubby had cheated on her with a 19-year-old, I thought I'd entered Rocky and Bullwinkle's Way Back machine.  —  That's because exactly 10 years ago, I wrote a similar story about architect Peter Cook.
New York Post:
LINDSAY FLEES CACKLING PARIS  —  July 18, 2006 — PARIS Hilton is 25, but she can still behave like a bratty junior high school girl.  On Saturday, Hilton turned up at the Lia Sophia jewelry clambake at the Polaroid Beach House in Malibu, where her nemesis Lindsay Lohan was holding court with new squeeze Harry Morton.
Discussion: Defamer and MollyGood
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Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Timberlake admits to having used drugs  —  'I'm just like everyone else, I get completely plastered' says the singer  —  Justin Timberlake is justifying his drug use.  —  The former boy-bander and Mousketeer admits he has dabbled in drugs - and says he sees nothing wrong with it.
FemaleFirst:
Paris Hilton reignites Lohan feud
Discussion: The DarkHat and Celebritology
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Carmen Electra, Dave Navarro Split  —  Navarro and Electra on April 10  —  Actress Carmen Electra and Rock Star: Supernova host Dave Navarro have separated.  —  Electra and Navarro are "amicably separating," says rep Jill Fritzo.  They married on Nov. 22, 2003 in a wedding documented …
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Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors …:
Dave Navarro Already Has A New Girlfriend!!!  —  News of his separation from Carmen Electra was just announced, but rock 'n' roll bad boy already has a new girlfriend!!!  —  It gets more scandalous!!!  —  An insider tells Life & Style Weekly that Dave Navarro is practically living …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and RagHag Diva
Star:
STAR EXCLUSIVE: CARMEN AND DAVE TO SPLIT
Discussion: Jossip
NY Daily News:
Oliver's acid trip down memory lane  —  Guests this weekend at the Park Regency hotel may have been surprised to sniff some funny-smelling smoke drifting around director Oliver Stone's suite, but they shouldn't have been.  —  "I like ayahuasca," a hallucinogenic tea, said Stone, who's also spoken of his love of pot.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
TV Chef Rachael Ray: I Don't Diet  —  TV chef Rachael Ray has a lot on her plate - but worrying about her weight isn't one of them.  —  The Food Network host, best-selling cookbook author and lifestyle-magazine editor - who is about to launch her own daytime talk show - says, "I don't care about any fashion enough to give up food."
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David Bianculli / NY Daily News:
What's cooking: a new talk show
Discussion: Gawker
Associated Press:
Report: Lavigne weds Whibley of Sum 41  —  MONTECITO, Calif. - Punk-pop princess Avril Lavigne has married a fellow Canadian singer-songwriter, according to published reports.  Lavigne married Deryck Whibley, the guitarist and front man for the band Sum 41, on Saturday …
Discussion: lePaparazzi and The Superficial
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
And the ESPY for Bad Taste Goes to ...  When you don't expect to hear certain things in a familiar environment, it's easy to be surprised.  Your head turns.  Your stomach flips.  Your ears quiver.  I can't remember hearing anal-sex jokes on ESPN, so I was stunned to hear Lance Armstrong …
NY Daily News:
Rocking the boat, Hamptons style  —  It was yachts, private jets and pricey automobiles - along with some semi-VIP canoodling - in the Hamptons last weekend.  —  A Saturday-night cocktail party aboard the Highlander - the Forbes magazine megayacht docked in Sag Harbor - drew three times the expected number of guests.
Reuters:
Strip club assault charge dropped against Eminem  —  DETROIT (Reuters) - A man who accused Grammy-winning rapper Eminem of assaulting him at a Detroit strip club has dropped the charges, police said on Monday.  —  The man told Detroit police last week the 33 year-old rapper had punched …
Cele|bitchy:
Lindsay Lohan's ProActiv Commercial  —  I can't believe Lindsay accepted an endorsement gig as a ProActiv spokesperson.  Diddy and Jessica Simpson did it, but it seemed like a rumor when I first heard about it.  —  A few years ago I actually used ProActiv.
Discussion: Celebguru and celebrity terrorist
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Gwen Stefani Loves Her Baby  —  In photo after photo, Gwen Stefani is shown holding and caressing her son Kingston.  We have yet to see a photo of the baby's father, Gavin Rossdale, doing the same thing.  What's up with that?  —  Written by Lauren Burch  —  (Image source)
Just Jared:
Keira Knightley & Rupert Friend Pictures  —  Keira Knightley's Curtain Call  —  Keira Knightley was spotted wearing an over-billowy pale pink dress yesterday morning and afternoon.  An onlooker said: "It looked like she grabbed some curtains from a rail and turned them into a dress.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Christina Aguilera Likes It See Through  —  Christina Aguilera seems to be adverse to wearing a bra.  The other week there were some pictures of her walking around in a t-shirt without a bra, but I didn't post those.  These I'm posting, for a few reasons, not least of which is the fact that her top is see-through.
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna and CelebNewsWire
 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Brian Stelter / CNN:
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