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2:05 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.
Discussion: Dlisted, Defamer, Slate and Thomasco
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Nikki Finke / Deadline Hollywood Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson Was 'Really On The Verge Of Suicide' Before His DUI Arrest; 'This Was A Death Wish'  —  I'm told by a source intimate with his situation tonight that Mel Gibson "was really on the verge of suicide because he felt he was helpless to alcohol and didn't know what to do about it."
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.
Discussion: Defamer and We Love Celebs!
Merissa Marr / Wall Street Journal:
ABC Pulls Plug On Gibson Project About Holocaust
Discussion: FishBowlLA, TV Squad and Jossip
Nikki Finke / Deadline Hollywood Daily:   EXCLUSIVE: ABC Cancels Mel Gibson's Holocaust TV Mini-Series …
USA Today:
Mel Gibson in firestorm of bad publicity
Discussion: CNN
Michael Ventre / MSNBC:   In any language, Gibson is a real schmuck
Michelle Caruso / NY Daily News:
Shun Mad Mel, H'wood big sez
Discussion: Celebitchy
Andrew Glazer / Associated Press:   Deputy hopes Gibson thinks about DUI
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Ooh La La, La La La La  —  Is it really wrong to miss the old Kevin Federline from days of yore?  I suppose I can appreciate that homeslice is trying to clean up his act ... I didn't mind so much the combed hair and neckties ... the sweater vests gave me pause but it was nice to see him trying.
Discussion: Jossip
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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 and Celebritology
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.
Associated Press:
Moss tops 'Vanity Fair's best-dressed list
Discussion: HotRag.net RSS Feed
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
MollyGood:
Tom and Katie's Secret Wedding Plans, L. Ron Hubbard Approved  —  For months the world has been speculating as to when (and if) Tom Cruise will make an honest woman out of Katie Holmes.  Well, at least as honest as a contractual relationship can ever really be.
Discussion: Dlisted and Wizbang Pop!
Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Cher to auction 700 items from her home  —  LOS ANGELES - Come October, the highest bidder can sleep in Cher's bed.  It's one of 700 items from the superstar's Malibu home that will be auctioned beginning Oct. 3.  The sale includes furniture, artwork, jewelry, a 2003 H2 Hummer and original costumes by Bob Mackie.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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: Seriously? OMG! and Yeeeah!
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz Enjoy Hawaii  —  While the internet has been abuzz over these photos of Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz with Justin looking less than happy.  Everyone was assuming that by Justin looking less than thrilled while Cameron Diaz was all over him, that the couple is having problems.
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Karen Bale / dailyrecord.co.uk:   THERE'S SURFIN' ABOUT MARY
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.
Sky News:
SHAN'S SURGERY UPSET  —  It's one thing to read about the plastic surgery you've had done in the papers.  —  And quite another to read about it when you haven't even had any...  Such was the case for former Beverly Hills 90210 star Shannen Doherty, who burst into tears when she read …
David Hinckley / NY Daily News:
Whoopi for civility on her 1st day  —  Whoopi Goldberg made it clear yesterday that her new morning radio show would rather promote thank-you notes than poke into Mel Gibson's drunken-driving arrest.  —  Goldberg and her partner, long-time WHTZ afternoon host Cubby Bryant …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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!
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.
ComingSoon.net:
The Return of Sarah Michelle Gellar  —  Rogue Pictures has provided ComingSoon.net with this first look at Sarah Michelle Gellar in the November 17 supernatural thriller The Return.  —  Gellar plays Joanna Mills, a tough young Midwesterner determined to learn the truth behind …
Hollyscoop:
Tomkat Wedding In The Works?  —  Our suspicion of a Tomkat wedding this upcoming weekend reached an all time high, when we were stuck in traffic in front of the Cebrity Scientology Centre on Franklin in Hollywood.  When we looked to our left, we noticed tents being put in the garden of the center with all types of white decorations.
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
Hollywoodtuna:
Cindy Crawford's Husband Is A Daredevil  —  Ever wondered how to score a model like Cindy Crawford?  Well, make sure you're very wealthy, very handsome and psychotic enough to jump off huge boats into shark infested waters.  OK, I'm not sure if the water is shark infested …
 
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Robert Booth / Times of London:
Fey Four: Beatles outed as gay icons
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NY Daily News:
Page Six's top gun has DWI case Post-poned
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thefutoncritic.com:
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Boy George's next gig - broom-hilde
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People.com:
Kevin & Britney Mix Work, Romance in Vegas
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