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2:00 PM ET, July 26, 2006

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People.com:
Lance Bass: I'm Gay  —  Lance Bass, the former 'N Sync heartthrob, reveals that he is gay, in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.  —  "I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said (that I was gay) …
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TMZ.com:
Lance Bass — Out of the Closet  —  Lance Bass says he's gay and in a stable relationship with a reality show star.  —  Over the last few months, TMZ shot video of Bass and "Amazing Race" winner Reichen Lehmkuhl, and although there was a buzz the two were a couple, they went to considerable lengths not to be seen in the same shot.
Discussion: Glitterati
Just Jared:
Lance Bass: GAY!  —  Lance Bass is Gay … No official word on the nose yet but it's official, Lance Bass is gay.  I'm sure this will come as a shock to a lot of you but how many of you have known for years?  Lance and Reichen were walking around together in public as early as two months ago …
PerezHilton.com:
Lance Bass Coming Out OFFICIALLY!!!  —  Filed Under: Exclusives!  > Gay Gay Gay > Lance Bass  —  It's about time!  —  Our beloved Princess Frostylocks is coming out in the new issue of People magazine - out on newsstands later this week - multiple sources confirm exclusively to PerezHilton.com.
Discussion: The DarkHat, LAist and Hot Momma Drama
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Lance Bass Comes Out of the Closet - He's Gay!
Lance Bass / San Francisco Chronicle:
BASS FRIENDSHIP SPARKS GAY RUMORS
Sarah Hall / E! Online:
The Waxing of Shiloh  —  Sorry, Suri—as Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt might tell you, you snooze, you lose.  —  The exalted offspring of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has been chosen to be the first infant ever memorialized in wax by Madame Tussauds, the New York outpost of the museum announced Tuesday.
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X17online.com:
Here They Are ... The Beautiful People  —  So cute!  —  Angelina already looks great after the birth of Shiloh  —  ... and those look like breastfeeding boobs!  —  The happy family  —  They went for a walk on the beach after lunch  —  Brad's in love!
Star:
ANGELINA'S GOT THE BABY BLUES  —  Usually, Angelina Jolie is the very picture of poise and confidence.  But even this internationally envied beauty can't control the natural letdown that many women experience after childbirth — and now, more than six weeks after the birth of little Shiloh …
Life Style Extra:
Shiloh Pitt immortalised in wax  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt is to be the first child immortalised in wax by Madame Tussauds.  —  The likeness of the two- month-old - already dubbed "the world's most famous baby" - will be unveiled at the New York branch of the world famous museums on Wednesday (27.07.06).
Discussion: Dlisted and Blog
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Britney having a rough second pregnancy  —  In Touch reports the pop star went into false labor, but is now doing fine  —  Looks like Britney Spears might be having another rough pregnancy.  —  The "Oops!... I Did It Again" crooner went into false labor on July 15, according to In Touch Weekly, and now has her doctor on speed dial.
3am:
EXCLUSIVE: IT'S MAD'S MAD WORLD  —  As Madge nips out for a swim, then covers up like ET, we reveal her crazy tour demands  —  IN showbiz there are the eccentric, the slightly bonkers... and the stark, staring Mad.  When it comes to peculiar, the Queen of Pop is totally off the dial.
Discussion: BlogNYC
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Madonna's Concert Tour Demands
FemaleFirst:
George Michael: Kenny approves stranger sex  —  George Michael insists lover Kenny Goss doesn't mind him having gay sex with strangers.  —  The singer, who was caught engaged in sex acts with a jobless van driver on London's Hampstead Heath last week, insists Goss accepts his promiscuous behaviour.
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Life Style Extra:
George Michael's lover cancels wedding
Discussion: Nosy Snoop and Celebguru
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Nick: I Want Children of My Own  —  Lachey in New York City, June 9  —  PHOTO BY: ALBERT FERREIRA / STARTRAKS PHOTO  —  Only a day after Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo were getting physical - dancing and kissing - at the Manhattan club Butter, the hunky singer was on TV discussing children …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and MollyGood
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Sean Preston Federline Is One Big Baby  —  In the future, he may want to lay off the pudding pops.  —  (Image source)
Discussion: Dlisted
People.com:
Jessica to Be Rosie's First View Guest  —  PHOTO BY: JACOB ANDRZEJCZAK / SHOOTING STAR  —  Jessica Simpson will appear on the first episode of The View to star new cohost Rosie O'Donnell, on Sept. 5, PEOPLE has learned.  —  "Rosie herself reached out to Jessica," says a source close to Simpson about the singer-actress's guest shot.
Discussion: Jossip and I'm Not Obsessed
NY Daily News:
Edwards' drive heads into the stretch run  —  Just how much does former Sen. John Edwards want to be President?  —  So much, apparently, that to get a meeting Monday night with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, a go-to guy for Democratic presidential candidates courting the African-American vote …
Discussion: Defamer and Felt Up
Howard Gensler / Philadelphia Daily News:
PBS to Melanie Martinez: 'Good Night'  —  SOMEONE WITH moral authority - perhaps Tattle - needs to put out a guidebook to help people escape their pasts.  —  We're not sure why it is that some folks get a free pass on misdeeds committed as impressionable youths while other folks lose jobs over... nothing.
Discussion: Dlisted and TV Envy
PerezHilton.com:
I'm Gay: The Interview, The Frostylocks Highlights!  —  The issue is not even on newsstands yet - you can get it on Friday - but PerezHilton.com has the Lance People magazine "coming out" story in its entirety, and here are our favorite quotes:  —  On Why He Came Out Now
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
 
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New York Post:
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