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12:05 PM ET, August 3, 2006

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Katharine McPhee Breaks Her Foot  —  Just days after joining the "American Idols Live" tour after recovering from bronchitis and laryngitis, Katharine McPhee has suffered a new setback: a fractured foot.  —  The Idol runner-up, 22, was injured Tuesday night when she tripped backstage …
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and MollyGood
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Mel Gibson's Vodka in a Water Bottle Trick  —  If you hadn't heard already, Mel Gibson has officially been charged with DUI.  The offense carries a maximum sentence of 6 months in county jail.  We already know how he's been charged in the court of public opinion.
Discussion: The DarkHat
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Trevor Pitt / The Art Pitt:
DUI?...WWJD?  —  More on this later.  I'm too tired to type coherent sentences.  Most of my writing would only focus on "Sugar Tits" anyway.  And you don't want that.  —  UPDATE: Okay, it's later.  I'm a wee bit late on Mel Gibson's drunken antics, but since Mel's still making news daily, I think Jesus will forgive me.
TMZ.com:
Gibson Charged With DUI
Discussion: Tabloid Whore!
People.com:
Lost Star's Mystery Date  —  What was Lost's Naveen Andrews - who's dated Barbara Hershey since 1998 - doing on Manhattan Beach on Saturday with a mystery blonde?  —  "I have no comment," his rep tells PEOPLE in its new issue.  "Naveen and Barbara are still together."
Discussion: Celebrity Hijinx
People.com:
Madonna to Help Orphans in Africa  —  Madonna has committed to helping orphans in Malawi, Africa, she tells Time magazine in its new issue.  —  "Now that I have children and now that I have what I consider to be a better perspective on life, I have felt responsible for the children of the world …
Discussion: Queerty and Dlisted
Linda Deutsch / Associated Press:
Prosecutors charge Mel Gibson with DUI  —  LOS ANGELES - Mel Gibson now faces a legal battle in addition to the one to restore his public image.  —  Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Gibson with driving under the influence of alcohol, having an elevated blood-alcohol level and an open container …
Discussion: Cinematical
Jennifer Aniston / San Francisco Chronicle:
ANISTON TURNS TO GIRLFRIENDS AS SHE GOES SINGLE AGAIN  —  Jennifer Aniston has turned to her close-knit group of girl friends after allegedly calling off her wedding to boyfriend Vince Vaughn.  —  The actress is reportedly single again and is calling on best pals Courteney Cox Arquette …
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Just Jared:   Jennifer Aniston Eats at Spago Restaurant
National Enquirer:
JESSICA & EVA: FRIENDSHIP OVER?  —  Whatever daddy wants... daddy gets - and after dissing daughter JESSICA SIMPSON's marriage to ex NICK LACHEY, Papa Svengali/manager JOE SIMPSON wants His Little Girl to deep-six her friendship with "Desperate Housewives" co-star EVA LONGORIA …
Discussion: Celebitchy
Extra:
Welcome to the Exclusive 'Ocean's' Club  —  Ante up for an "Extra's" "Ocean's 13" exclusive, courtesy of franchise producer Jerry Weintraub.  The movie mogul opened Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon's luxurious inner sanctum, The Ocean's Club, only to "Extra."
Discussion: Just Jared
John Bell / National Enquirer:
MEG RYAN FLEES HOLLYWOOD  —  Meg Ryan is escaping the Hollywood rat race to live on a remote cliff-top estate where she'll raise her year-old daughter, an adopted Chinese orphan.  —  The Sleepless in Seattle star has an agreement to pay around $7 million for a 12-room mansion nestled …
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Meg Ryan Will Work For Food
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Just Jared:
Grier Hammond Henchy Pictures: Brooke Shields Daughter  —  Brooke's Baby Joys  —  Brooke Shields, hubby Chris Henchy, and their two daughters, 3-year-old Rowan Francis and 16-week-old Grier Hammond arrived at LAX airport with two nannies yesterday afternoon.  Brooke and Chris have been married for five years.
Defamer:
STAR JONES PREPARED TO SUE ANYONE WHO SUGGESTS THINGS AREN'T GOING GREAT WITH GAY HUSBAND  —  Star Jones' "people" (at this point, we imagine she's just making the calls herself using a really fake sounding British accent) have issued an angry statement in response to Page Six's lengthy item today reporting …
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New York Post:   STAR'S PLUMBERS  —  STAR Jones thinks somebody's out to get her.
The Sun:
Yo Blair!  Yo Dogg!  —  IT'S not often TONY BLAIR gets a mention in Bizarre but today I have to make an exception.  —  While there are pressing matters of state to deal with — the war in Israel, for example — I caught the Prime Minister hob-nobbing with hip-hop star SNOOP DOGG at Hollywood's most glamorous nightspot.
People.com:
Courteney Cox & David Arquette: Baby No. 2?  —  Courteney Cox and her husband, David Arquette, are "hoping" for a second child, the actress tells PEOPLE.  —  "We're hoping it will happen," Cox, who stars as a tabloid editor in the upcoming F/X series Dirt, told PEOPLE last week.
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Pussycat Dolls Look for Stray  —  The answer to Tom Jones' immortal question: What's new, Pussycat, could be you.  —  The soon-to-launch CW network has ordered eight episodes of the reality competition The Search for the Next Pussycat Doll, pitting wannabes against each other for the chance …
Discussion: TV Envy
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Christie Brinkley Meets with Her Ex  —  Christie Brinkley met with her estranged husband, architect Peter Cook, and his parents on Tuesday, according to the New York Daily News.  —  "I'd rather not comment," Brinkley, 52, told the paper as she left her $22 million estate in New York's Hamptons after the visit from the Cooks.
Discussion: Celebritology
Logo / NewNowNext:
Meet Jacob & Joshua: Twins Are In!  —  Introducing Joshua and Jacob: The next big, hot, gay, twin pop duo!  —  Check these guys out!  They're brothers!  Twin brothers!  They're pop stars (or they hope to be)!  And they're gay!  —  All that is just the beginning of the drama, the fun …
Discussion: reality blurred and Towleroad
FemaleFirst:
BRITNEY SPEARS' husband KEVIN FEDERLINE may still only be a fledgling pop star, but he is already eyeing a career on the big screen.  —  Although Federline is trying to establish himself as a singer by performing at the TEEN CHOICE AWARDS on 20 August (06) and releasing an album, he insists he's ready to try out acting.
Discussion: Dlisted
X17online.com:
Sisters Doing It For Themselves  —  We've got exclusive pictures of Jessica and Ashlee Simpson at the Ivy en route to last night's Victoria's Secret gala - not, mind you, that we wouldn't excuse you for being surprised that the pair attended a party thrown by an underwear manufacturer …
Discussion: The Superficial
Michael K / Dlisted:
Babs Gets Caught!  —  Babs Streisand saw these pictures and took our advice.  Here she is leaving a plastic surgery clinic in Los Angeles.  She is all veiled up and will hopefully reveal her new face soon.  I'm thinking she just got a face lift and a few tucks.  She's probably preparing for her World Tour.
Discussion: Celebitchy
 
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Associated Press:
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MollyGood:
Surprise, Leonardo DiCaprio loves to have the sex with models …
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Daily Mail:
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Move Bitch, Get Out The Way  —  Beyonce has denied there is any truth …
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Here Comes The Bride?  —  Hmmm ... there is deffo something afoot …
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Lindsay Lohan Relaxes Her Boobs
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Fred Imbert / CNBC:
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