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3:30 PM ET, July 24, 2006

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Reuters:
Miss Universe Passes Out Post-Pageant  —  Miss Puerto Rico Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza  —  PHOTO BY: MARIO ANZUONI / REUTERS / LANDOV  —  Forty minutes into her reign as Miss Universe, Miss Puerto Rico Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza collapsed during a post-pageant news conference and was rushed offstage on Sunday night.
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Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Who's Afraid Of The Big, Bad Wolf?  —  **Blogger.com has been down all morning long ... Sorry for the delay**  —  With the Teen Choice Awards a little under a month away, it looks like Kevin Federline is gettin' serious about preparing for his musical debut.
Sky News:
MISS UNIVERSE CROWNED  —  Come on girls, admit it...  Most of us have, at some stage, performed our own little tearful beauty contest win... in the privacy of our own bedrooms, at least.  —  But Miss Universe 2006 got the chance to do the whole thing for real - the crown, the flowers, the tears and the runny mascara.
Beth Harris / Associated Press:
Miss Puerto Rico crowned Miss Universe  —  LOS ANGELES - An 18-year-old from Puerto Rico who hopes to someday star in U.S. and Latin American films was crowned Sunday night as Miss Universe 2006.  —  Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza shared a nervous emotional hug with first runner-up, Kurara Chibana of Japan …
Discussion: The Superficial and Hollywoodtuna
Jossip:
Dessarae Bradford's Version of Her Colin Farrell Accosting  —  Rather than let Colin Farrell's PR team spin what happened during Thursday's Tonight Show taping, Dessarae Bradford is holding a presser this morning to explain her side of things.  You see, she wasn't looking to accost Farrell on stage …
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Woman Who Interrupted Colin Farrell's Tonight Show Appearance Tells Different Story
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Marisa Guthrie / NY Daily News:
NBC: We want Leno, ever after
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C B / cityrag:
Did Jodie Foster date Kim Basinger?  —  This may be a joke, and at the very least it is an unsubstantiated rumor, but it's a totally delicious one.  A friend tipped us off to a listing on eBay (that ended yesterday) of a 1989 fax to an employee at David Hockney's studio that contains …
Discussion: Defamer and Dlisted
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Kylie Minogue Concert Ticket Frenzy  —  If you had questioned if Kylie Minogue was still a concert draw, that question was answered when the UK leg of her concert tour sold out in six minutes.  The first two dates, 2nd and 3rd January, sold out at 9am.  Another two dates - 5th and 6th January …
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Sky News:
SURF'S UP FOR MATT  —  Our heartfelt thanks go to actor Matthew McConaughey.  —  He's reassured us that not all Hollywood types are born perfect.  —  Yes, yes, we know he's a good looking star with Gucci bags full of acting talent, but not everything in life comes naturally to him, it would seem.
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Just Jared:   Matthew McConaughey Surfing: Shirtless Again!
X17online.com:
Matthew Bitch Slaps a Pap, Then Chills With Yoga  —  Matthew McConaughey has gotten WAY more press since biking with Lance and Jake than he ever did with Penelope and since his first outing with those guys, we've seen pictures of Matt pretty much ever day, right?
Just Jared:
Jessica Simpson & Dane Cook: New Pictures  —  Dane & Jessica: Employees  —  For the Next Two Months  —  Looks like Jessica Simpson and comedian Dane Cook (they've been linked romantically) will be attached at the hip for the next two months hosting The Teen Choice Awards and promoting their new movie together .
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Hollywoodtuna:   Jessica Simpson Goes Bikini Crazy!
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Expensive Yacht Helps Rekindle Beckham's Love  —  Isn't it amazing what a big vessel can do for a woman and a marriage?  David and Victoria Beckham have had a rough time over their seven year marriage, but ever since the recent World Cup loss and Beckham's resignation as captain, there has been a shift in the marriage.
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TMZ.com:
EXCLUSIVE: The Beckhams Are Coming!
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Jane Atkinson / News of the World:
MY SEX WITH WES  —  Not your average night at the Cardiff Hilton.  —  But for besotted Fran Murphy it was the most unforgettable moment of a six-day sex marathon that started when Snipes arrived in town to film his new movie The Shooter.  —  Fran, who met 43-year-old Snipes when he summoned …
Discussion: The Corsair
New York Post:
LEO HELPS WHEELCHAIR DUO  —  July 24, 2006 — LEONARDO DiCaprio, who plays the hero in movies, was a real hero to two wheelchair-bound Madonna fans the other night.  Francesco Clark, 28, - who worked at Harper's Bazaar until a car accident left him a quadriplegic and now runs …
People.com:
Matthew Perry & Aaron Sorkin Joke About Drugs  —  PHOTO BY: MARIO ANZUONI / REUTERS / LANDOV; REED SAXON / AP  —  Crack cocaine and Vicodin aren't the typical topics of conversation at a Hollywood TCA (Television Critics Association) panel to introduce new Fall shows, but when the event …
Discussion: Wampoon
Phil / Egotastic!:
Uma Thurman Can't Get a Date  —  While I'm sure her new romantic comedy about dating a Superhero psychopath had nothing to do with the topic of her interview, Uma Thurman claims that she can't get a date.  Citing her massive celebrity status as the cause of the problem …
Associated Press:
Doherty cancels concert, returning to rehab  —  Star has been publicly battling addiction to heroin, cocaine and other drugs  —  LONDON - Pete Doherty has canceled a concert and is returning to treatment in a drug rehabilitation clinic, his tour's concert promoter said Friday.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Tara Reid's Nipple Slip is Child Abuse  —  Someone call social services, because there's no way that a child in such close proximity to a Tara Reid nipple slip is a good thing.  Britney Spears can drop her baby all she wants, but that's nowhere near as bad as what this kid must have been going through.
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
NY Daily News:
Tommy can Google her, but he can't ogle Storm  —  If Tommy Lee was trolling the Internet for a certain babe the other night, he could have been stunted by his own show's rules.  —  The Motley Crue drummer, who recently got the news that ex-wife Pamela Anderson will marry Kid Rock …
NY Daily News:
Prepville gets crass course on H'wood  —  Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel - the brash, crass, fast-talking model for the brash, crass, fast-talking character in the HBO hit "Entourage" - has been ruffling feathers this summer in the understated little beach community of Watch Hill, R.I.
Discussion: Defamer
 
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