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1:25 PM ET, August 4, 2006

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People.com:
Penelope Cruz: I've Met Suri  —  Tom Cruise's ex-girlfriend, Penelope Cruz, is the latest celeb to say she has seen Suri Cruise.  —  "She's really beautiful.  She's one of the most beautiful babies I've ever seen," the 32-year-old actress told the Associated Press Thursady at the British premiere of her new film, Volver.
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Wedding pressure gets to Katie: report  —  New mum Katie Holmes has had a break down as life with Tom Cruise spins out of control, according to reports in the U.S.  —  Friends claim that the 27-year-old actress was thrown over the edge as she was due to plan her wedding to the superstar actor, according to The National Enquirer.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Associated Press:
Penelope Cruz says she's met Suri Cruise  —  LONDON - She may not be seeing much of ex-beau Tom Cruise anymore, but Penelope Cruz is among those who say they have seen his baby daughter, Suri.  —  Cruz, who dated Cruise from 2001 to 2004, declined to offer details of the meeting, but praised Suri as a special baby.
PerezHilton.com:
A Message From Lindsay Lohan  —  Filed Under: Exclusives!  > Lindsay Lohan … Original Message—  From: [XXXXXXXX]  —  To: Perez Hilton  —  Subject: Re: Yooo  —  Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 23:23:59 +0000  —  Almost witnessed 3kids being hit by paparazzi.... Never in my life had
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X17online.com:
Lindsay's Frightening Pap Encounter  —  Lindsay allegedly emailed our pal Perez about her scary paparazzi experience yesterday:  —  Almost witnessed 3kids being hit by paparazzi.... Never in my life had an expirience as I just did with the paparazzi.  I am not kidding I am shaking, cannot breathe a bit, scared, anxious and sad.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Toshiba Reynolds / The Post Chronicle:
TITTLE-TATTLE TOO  —  Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn — The Breakup That Never Was?  —  Jennifer Aniston has been reported as having called off her engagement to comedian/actor Vince Vaughn.  However, Aniston and Vaughn were never really an admitted couple, and so speculation is wild …
Discussion: Dlisted, Celebitchy and OH NO!!
New York Post:
JONES' HUBBY GETS 4 A.M. BUZZ  —  STAR Jones' husband, Al Reynolds, had better tell strangers who come looking for him late at night to be a little more careful whose buzzers they ring.  —  A neighbor of Reynolds and Jones who lives on a lower floor in the same ritzy Yorkville building …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Sarah Hall / E! Online:
McPhee Goes for Broke  —  Another bad break for Katharine McPhee.  —  Just days after joining the American Idols Live tour following her recovery from bronchitis and laryngitis, the second-place finisher is back on the disabled list after tripping backstage and fracturing her foot before a concert in North Carolina.
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New York Post:
STARR REPORT  —  "American Idol" runner-up Katharine McPhee fractured …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Ashlee Simpson Upskirt Panty Slip Pictures  —  Oops!  Looks like Ashlee Simpson let a little too much show when her too-mini skirt began to ride up in the car.  The younger Simpson sister flashed her white panties to the paparazzi as she arrived at Hyde in Los Angeles.
NY Daily News:
Some Jews are Mel's chosen ones  —  Some of Mel Gibson's best friends are Jewish - and sexy.  —  Malibu cops have said the Oscar winner spewed vile anti-Semitic bile during his drunken-driving arrest last week.  But we hear the "Braveheart" star couldn't have been nicer …
Discussion: Defamer
Michael K / Dlisted:
Gay Al Better Keep It Outside the House  —  A neighbor of Star Jones and Gay Al claims that a huge, black guy with a bucket hat rang his buzzer at 4 in the morning looking for Gay Al.  The neighbor saw the guy on his security camera that is equipped in each apartment.  The neighbor told the man that he had the wrong buzzer.
Hollywood Reporter:
Bale digs spurs into 'Yuma' redo  —  Christian Bale is close to a deal to star opposite Russell Crowe in James Mangold's "3:10 to Yuma."  Relativity Media is stepping in to finance the film, which has been without a home since Columbia Pictures put it into turnaround earlier this summer.
Discussion: Cinematical
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Taylor Hicks Prepares Memoir, Billboard  —  All he needs is a movie and Taylor Hicks could be the new King of All Media.  —  He's conquered TV - winning American Idol - and music - he had a hit with his single "Do I Make You Proud" - and now Hicks, 29, has inked a deal to write a book.
Discussion: reality blurred
Sky News:
KID 'DUMPED EX BY TEXT'  —  We've heard all about the celebrations and joy at Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock's yacht-based St Tropez wedding.  —  But it seems not everyone is raising a glass to the happy couple.  —  Kid's ex, model Jill Marie Gulseth, is still reeling from the shock of being dumped by text.
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
Associated Press:
Ludacris Trades His Braids for a New 'Do  —  NEW YORK — Ludacris  —  has lopped off the long braids that have been his trademark for nearly a decade — and not because of the heat.  —  The rapper, whose real name is Chris Bridges, says his new, short hairdo — a "shadow fade" — was a "spur of the moment kind of thing."
Associated Press:
Newark Bears Baseball Team to Host Britney Spears Baby Safety Night  —  NEWARK, N.J. — The Newark Bears, a minor league baseball team, are hosting a Britney Spears Baby Safety Night to spread the message about keeping babies safe in vehicles.  —  The event is named for the 24-year-old pop star …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
Celebrity Week:
What's Next For Mel Gibson?  —  Let's face it, Mel Gibson hasn't had a very good week.  First the arrest for DUI, then those embarrassing comments about Jewish people and the cancellation of a much-hyped network TV project.  So things have to get better, right?
People.com:
Project Runway's Keith: I Didn't Cheat  —  The first-ever designer to be kicked off Bravo's Project Runway for breaking the rules has spoken out about his ouster - and he thinks he got a raw deal.  —  Brooklyn, N.Y., native Keith Michael, 34, was asked to leave because he had pattern-making books …
Jose Martinez / NY Daily News:
Sex rap vs. Maury goes behind closed doors  —  Maury Povich's dirty laundry won't be aired in open court.  —  A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled this week that a television producer's $100 million sexual harassment lawsuit against the talk show host can proceed - but only behind closed doors.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Reuters:
Love Rocker Arthur Lee Dies at 61  —  Arthur Lee, the eccentric singer/guitarist with influential 1960s rock band Love, has died in a Memphis hospital after a battle with leukemia, his manager said on Friday.  He was 61.  —  "His death comes as a shock to me because Arthur had the uncanny ability …
 
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New York Post:
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Discussion: Yeeeah!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Parasite Hilton is Practically a Virgin
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Paul D. Colford / NY Daily News:
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
BBC Chair Samir Shah calls for UK's “outdated” regulatory regime to be improved to let public service broadcasters compete with US streaming giants for viewers

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

 
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