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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.
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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!
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"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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'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.
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.
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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STAR EXCLUSIVE: CARMEN AND DAVE TO SPLIT — It's over! Carmen Electra, 34, and rocker Dave Navarro, 39, have called it quits after two-and-a-half years of marriage, her rep Jill Fritzo has confirmed on July 17 to Star, the first publication break the news. — "Carmen and Dave are amicably splitting," Fritzo, tells Star.
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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.
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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.
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Trouble Brewing in The Jones-Reynolds Household? — According to Media Take Out: — Last week Al Reynolds visited the offices of the divorce law firm Blank Rome LLP in New York's Chrysler building. MediaTakeOut.com spoke exclusively with a building employee who first noticed Star's soon-to-be-ex.
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.
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Tanika Ray — Tanika Ray joined "Extra" in August of 2004, and serves as the New York-based correspondent for the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine. — Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Los Angeles, Ray knew at an early age that she wanted to be in the entertainment industry.
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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.