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11:00 AM ET, July 25, 2006

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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Lindsay Lohan Confounds  —  What kind of birthday party was Jeremy Piven having, and why is Lindsay Lohan wearing what she's wearing?  I need answers people.  —  More photos of Lindsay at Jeremy Piven Birthday Dinner, after the jump.
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Splash News Online:
Another shirtless hunk!  —  Ok, I may be stretching the word 'hunk' here with Jeremy Piven, but I know some of you ladies (and even some of you guys) would love to hug it out with him.  The Entourage star was celebrating his 41st birthday at a Malibu beach house when he decided to do his best Matthew McConaughey impression.
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Lindsay Lohan is Magical  —  Being the geniuses that they are, the Disney marketing team extended an invite to Lindsay Lohan to celebrate her 20th bithday in both of the Anaheim parks in a PR move to gain exposure with the teen demographic.  This was a planned media event …
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
NY Daily News:
'JFK Jr.: The Unsold Story' told anew  —  How many more trees must die in the service of the Camelot Jr. myth?  A whole forest, it seems.  —  Add Massachusetts resident William Sylvester Noonan to the list of authors who're doing their darndest to keep a literary cottage industry alive.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Colin Farrell: I Fear for My Family  —  Dessarae Bradford, the woman who confronted Colin Farrell Thursday on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, announced Monday that she has filed a lawsuit against the actor.  —  This suit - for $10 million - is the third brought against Farrell by Bradford …
Discussion: OH NO!! and Celebritology
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Gillian Anderson is Expecting  —  PHOTO BY: NEBINGER-ORBAN-ZABULON / ABACA  —  Former X-Files star Gillian Anderson is going to become a mom for the second time.  —  "She is happy to announce that she is expecting her second child, due at the end of the year, with businessman Mark Griffiths …
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Access Hollywood:   Gillian Anderson Expecting Second Child
Katie Hind / Daily Mail:
Gay lover tells George: the wedding's off  —  To mark their ten years together, George Michael and his American lover Kenny Goss had been looking forward to an Elton John-style gay 'wedding' ceremony followed by a lavish party.  —  But plans for the nuptials are off - after the singer …
Discussion: Queerty and Towleroad
NY Daily News:
Naomi Campbell, hopeless romantic?  —  When Naomi Campbell was removed by police in London Thursday for trying to pick up her stuff from the home of her ex, Dubai rich guy Badr Jafar, she was simply showing an intense desire to get organized.  You know how it is when you want to put things in order at 3 o'clock in the morning.
New York Post:
FOXX HUNTING  —  July 25, 2006 — CARMEN Electra seemed to be enjoying her newly single status with Jamie Foxx the other night.  The duo arrived together at Hollywood hot spot Element to catch a "surprise" performance by Gnarls Barkley.  "Jamie's arm was around Carmen more than once …
Discussion: Dlisted
Sarah Hall / E! Online:
Tom Cruise in Dot Command  —  At long last, Tom Cruise has been proclaimed the master of his domain name.  —  An Internet dispute body run by the U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organization has awarded the actor custody of TomCruise.com, ordering a cybersquatter who had been operating …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Natasha Burton / People.com:
Oprah, Stedman Party Among Stars  —  Graham and Winfrey on July 22  —  Oprah Winfrey and her two closest pals - boyfriend Stedman Graham and best friend Gayle King - lit up Saturday's "A Starry Night" dinner and concert benefiting the GRAMMY Foundation and honoring Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Nicole Lampert / Daily Mail:
Beckhams revive romance on £20m love boat  —  Their marriage has sailed into stormy weather over the past seven years.  —  But it seems that David and Victoria Beckham have finally found calmer seas.  —  Friends say there has been a dramatic shift in the couple's relationship …
Splash News Online:
Surf's up hunks!  —  We have been experiencing a heat wave out here in California and hunky Matthew McConaughey isn't helping the situation!  The surfing hottie hit the beach in Malibu to catch a few waves which definitely raised the temperature on the beach a few degrees.  —  Pictures by Ginsburg/Spaly
Discussion: Dlisted and A Socialite's Life
New York Post:
SIGHTINGS  —  July 25, 2006 — SCARLETT Johansson downing kamikaze shots with Wilmer Valderrama and P. Diddy at Marquee until 4:30 a.m. . . . BRIAN Grazer and a pretty redhead dining at Nobu in Malibu and then heading off on '60s bicycles . . . DAVID Johansen posing for some camera-snapping …
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and Yeeeah!
Zap2it:
Lauper, Gray, Bolton Sing 'Duets'  —  FOX still lining up celebs to sing with pros  —  PASADENA, Calif. — The celebrities on FOX's fall singing competition "Celebrity Duets" haven't been announced yet, but whoever they are, they'll have a fairly deep roster of recording artists backing them up.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Media News
Claude Brodesser-Akner / TMZ.com:
Brokeback Piano: Nicolas Cage Headlines Liberace  —  EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Cage is not leaving Las Vegas; indeed, he's coming back to it, starring in a new biopic about the life of that gold lame luminary, Liberace.  What's more, Cage is producing the project as well, via his Saturn Films production company …
Associated Press:
PBS kids' show host fired for video  —  NEW YORK - The PBS Kids Sprout network has fired the host of "The Good Night Show" after learning she had appeared in videos called "Technical Virgin."  —  The host, Melanie Martinez, had alerted network officials about one of the videos late last week and she was immediately taken off the air.
Discussion: Celebrity Crunch and Gawker
Drew Mackie / AfterElton.com:
Rex Lee: More Than Just the "Gay" One On TV's Entourage  —  In the final moments of "Exodus," the penultimate episode of Entourage's second season, Rex Lee's character, the openly gay Lloyd, proves his loyalty to his recently fired boss, Ari, by continuing as his assistant despite Ari's termination.
Discussion: Defamer and Queerty
 
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Luke MacGregor / Newsweek:
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NY Daily News:
Booted from flight, comedian accuses
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lionel Richie A 'Basket Case' Over Nicole
Discussion: Celebritology and Hollyscoop
Hollywoodtuna:
Miss Universe Passes Out From Hotness
Discussion: The Superficial
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Madonna Adopting African Village
Discussion: Splash News Online
Just Jared:
Sienna Miller sits in Jude Law's Lap
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Hollywoodtuna:
Take Cover! Mariah Carey Is On The Loose
Michael K / Dlisted:
Another No-Talent Ho Tries to Sing
Discussion: The Post Chronicle
Michael K / Dlisted:
What is She Doing with a Mic?  —  Bai Ling attended some Vh1 event last week.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Katie Couric Quote Taken out of Context
Discussion: Gawker and Jossip
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Orlando Bloom is Too Tired
Just Jared:
Gwyneth Paltrow & Daniel Henney Reunite
Discussion: Best Week Ever
OH NO!!:
David Beckham wearing a speedo
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Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Simpson Goes Bikini Crazy!
 

 
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