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12:35 PM ET, August 1, 2006

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Times of London:
ABC pulls Mel Gibson's Holocaust mini-series  —  So LA: Hollywood, yaks and Gibson  —  The ABC television network has cancelled a mini-series about the Holocaust it was developing with Mel Gibson, after the actor launched into an anti-Semitic tirade during his arrest for drink-driving.
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USA Today:
Mel Gibson in firestorm of bad publicity  —  LOS ANGELES — Getting drunk and mouthing off is nothing new in Hollywood, but Mel Gibson's weekend arrest has plunged him into a crisis that few could have imagined two years ago.  —  Back then he described himself as a filmmaker guided …
Nikki Finke / Deadline Hollywood Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: ABC Cancels Mel Gibson's Holocaust TV Mini-Series Because Of His DUI Anti-Semitic Slurs  —  EXCLUSIVE: I have learned that, because of his DUI anti-Semitic slurs, ABC canceled development with Mel Gibson's television production company on a non-fiction TV mini-series about the Holocaust …
Michelle Caruso / NY Daily News:
Shun Mad Mel, H'wood big sez  —  DAILY NEWS WEST COAST BUREAU CHIEF  —  LOS ANGELES - A Hollywood powerbroker called for a showbiz "shunning" of Mel Gibson over his crude anti-Jewish remarks, while TV doyenne Barbara Walters and her crew roasted the trash-talking star on "The View" yesterday.
Discussion: Celebitchy
Merissa Marr / Wall Street Journal:
ABC Pulls Plug On Gibson Project About Holocaust  —  Walt Disney Co.'s ABC Television Network pulled the plug on a miniseries about the Holocaust that it was developing with Mel Gibson's production company, after the actor allegedly made anti-Semitic remarks when he was arrested last week on suspicion of drunken driving.
Discussion: FishBowlLA, TV Squad and Jossip
People.com:
Mel Gibson In Rehab for Alcoholism  —  Mel Gibson has sought treatment for alcoholism, his rep, Alan Nierob, tells PEOPLE.  —  "He definitely entered a program," said Nierob, who wouldn't identify or describe the program or say how long Gibson planned to be there.
Lee Hannon / Star:
EXCLUSIVE: MEL IN RECOVERY PROGRAM  —  Mel Gibson has checked himself into a recovery program for alcohol, the troubled actor's rep Alan Nierob, exclusively tells Star.  "He is in a program of recovery at this time," Nierob says.  —  Plus, Chris Prentiss, a neighbor of Gibson's and the co-founder …
Andrew Glazer / Associated Press:
Deputy hopes Gibson thinks about DUI  —  CALABASAS, Calif. - The deputy who arrested Mel Gibson on suspicion of drunken driving said Monday that he feels bad for damage to the star's reputation but hopes Gibson thinks twice before drinking and getting behind the wheel.
Michael Ventre / MSNBC:
In any language, Gibson is a real schmuck  —  Director's anti-Semitic comments could spell end of his successful career … As a casual student of Yiddish, I consulted three books - "The Joys of Yiddish" and "Hooray for Yiddish," both by Leo Rosten, and "Every Goy's Guide to Common Jewish Expressions" …
CNN:
Gibson enters rehab after DUI arrest
Nikki Finke / Deadline Hollywood Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson Was 'Really On The Verge Of Suicide …
Discussion: Reuters, PerezHilton.com and Gawker
Just Jared:   Mel Gibson Mug Shot
People.com:
Paris Says She's Back with Stavros - For Now  —  Paris Hilton is back together with her ex-boyfriend, Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos - at least for now.  —  "We're together now here.  We love each other," Hilton, who, like Niarchos, is in Saint-Tropez, told PEOPLE on Monday …
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Paris Hilton Sluts it Up With Stavros Niarchos
Discussion: MTV
Farrah Weinstein / MTV:
Kanye West, Gwen Stefani Named To Vanity Fair's Best-Dressed List  —  Kate Moss makes hall of fame, appears on magazine's cover.  —  Kanye West  —  They may have always thought of themselves as extremely fashionable, but now Kanye West and Gwen Stefani have empirical proof that they're style leaders …
Discussion: Just Jared
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WWD.COM:
Memo Pad: Vanity Fashion Plates  —  VANITY FASHION PLATES: Despite being infamous for frumpiness, journalists didn't do half badly on Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed list, which this September appears in the new forum of the magazine's first-ever Style issue.
NY Daily News:
Sobering truths from Lohan's beau  —  There's a reason Harry Morton is such a good influence on Lindsay Lohan.  Morton's half-sister, the model turned bounty hunter Domino Harvey, died around this time last year of what was largely suspected to be a drug overdose, after years of battling substance abuse.
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Seriously? OMG!
The Sun:
Lazy Lohan's a beach bum  —  JUST when LINDSAY LOHAN thought things couldn't get any worse, I've got more bad news for her.  —  The party animal's pop career is over in Britain because record company bosses got so sick of her lazy attitude that they gave her the bullet.
Discussion: Celebitchy and I'm Not Obsessed
New York Post:
INCOMING ICE  —  RUMORS of a possible split between Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and his wife, Shanna, are heating up.  The other night, the two showed up and partied separately at Hollywood hot spot Privilege.  The rocker gladly signed autographs for fans, but when Shanna saw him taking …
Discussion: Dlisted and We Love Celebs!
NY Daily News:
Boy George's next gig - broom-hilde  —  Singer Boy George will report for community service Aug. 14 - cleaning New York's dirtiest streets under the steamy summer sun, the Daily News has learned.  —  The androgynous British pop icon was sentenced to garbage cleanup duty after he pleaded guilty …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Towleroad
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Boy George to Pick Up New York City Trash
Discussion: OH NO!! and kenneth in the
Just Jared:
Brooklyn Beckham Covers Mom's Face  —  Brookyln Covers Mom's Mug  —  I think this is a first for celebrity babies around the world.  Brooklyn Beckham takes to protecting his mother at a very early age.  Brooklyn, 7, tries to shield Victoria Beckham, 32, from the hoards of paparazzi with a pad of paper.
Kbarnes / Listen Up:
Shakira, Peppers lead VMA nominations  —  If there's a major awards program on which the actual awards mean less than those of MTV's Video Music Awards, I'd love to know what it is.  On the VMAs, it's all about the "spectacle," the "scandalous" on-screen events that, likely as not, have been cooked up in advance to titillate viewers.
Neil Davey / MegaStar:
Hudson's houseguests in trouser shortage  —  MegaStar says: 'She's seen them "one too many times"?  What's the acceptable number of flashes, then?'  —  If you're ever lucky enough to spend the night at Kate Hudson's place, please remember the pyjamas.  And to zip up after bathroom visits.
thefutoncritic.com:
You Know What Time It Is!  The #1 Rated Series on VH1 Is Back for Another Season as 'Flavor of Love 2' Premieres Sunday, August 6 At 10pm  —  You Know What Time It Is!  The #1 Rated Series on VH1 Is Back for Another Season as 'Flavor of Love 2' Premieres Sunday, August 6 At 10pm
Discussion: reality blurred
 
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