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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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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."
David K. Li / New York Post:
MEL'S REHAB ROLE — 'TRYING TO STAY ALIVE': REP — Mel Gibson checked into rehab yesterday as his rep hinted at the star's uphill battle, saying, "The guy is trying to stay alive." — After spewing anti-Semitic comments and cursing a cop when he was arrested for drunken driving last week …
Jossip:
Ari Emanuel Calls For Mel Gibson Protest, Hatches Plan to Exclusively Rep Hollywood's Biggest Jew Hater — You all know Ari Emanuel. You probably know him better as Ari Gold, Jeremy Piven's disturbingly sexy character on Entourage. Well, it seems that Ari is not too happy with Mel Gibson's …
Nikki Finke / Deadline Hollywood Daily: EXCLUSIVE: ABC Cancels Mel Gibson's Holocaust TV Mini-Series …
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 …
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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.
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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.
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.
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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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.
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Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Tori Spelling dumps designer duds on eBay — Plus: Tabloid report made Shannen Doherty burst into tears — Former rich kid Tori Spelling is economizing. — The former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star not only is selling off a bunch of old clothes on eBay, she's also registered for close …
People.com:
They Said What? — • "It wasn't crazy crazy, but we didn't go out in the Ferrari to read scriptures." — Jamie Foxx, on partying with costar Colin Farrell while filming Miami Vice, to David Letterman — • "I've taken the vow of chastity ... for about 25 minutes."
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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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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.
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.
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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.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
"Batman" Goes for "Brokeback" — Batman has a new adversary from Down Under. — Warner Bros. confirmed Monday that Heath Ledger will be playing The Joker in The Dark Knight, the next installment of the rejuvenated Batman franchise. — "I'm excited to continue the story we started with Batman Begins …
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 …
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.
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Don Kaplan / New York Post:
FABRICATION,' SAYS PRODUCER: FANTASIA WAS NOT PUSHED TO DROP OUT — THE producers of "American Idol" are angry about suggestions in the upcoming Fantasia Barrino movie on Lifetime that they pushed her to quit because she was an unwed mother. — "Certainly, under no circumstances …
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 …
