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4:20 PM ET, August 4, 2006

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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, OH NO!! and Celebitchy
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Just Jared:
Jennifer Aniston: NEW DOG!!  —  Jen's New Pet Pooch  —  Jennifer Aniston looks on the bright side of life, snuggling up with a new dog on the balcony of her digs in Los Angeles.  A white-shepherd mix puppy, perhaps?  Jen's other constant companion that you may be familiar with is Norman …
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
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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 and Defamer
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Just Jared:
American Gangster Movie: Russell Crowe  —  Rusty and the Rapper … Russell Crowe was spotted yesterday filming the new Ridley Scott-directed American Gangster with rapper RZA and John Hawkes from HBO's Deadwood.  The cast was filming in the Brooklyn area.
Billboard:
Aiken Covers Elton, Adams, Celine On New Album  —  Season two "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken tackles a host of enduring power ballads on his third album, "A Thousand Different Ways."  Due Sept. 19 via RCA, the set features 10 covers and four new songs penned by the likes of Jon Bon Jovi …
Discussion: Queerty and Dlisted
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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.
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
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   Britney Spears is Deep
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
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 …
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
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: TV Squad and reality blurred
Associated Press:
Madonna's concert crucifixion draws ire from religious leaders  —  ROME (AP) — Madonna is always reinventing herself.  In her latest role, she is a humanitarian with an ambitious plan to care for orphans in the AIDS-ravaged African country of Malawi.  —  "For the last few years …
Hollywoodtuna:
Carmen Electra And Shannon Elizabeth: A Hot Pair?  —  Last week, it was rumoured that Carmen Electra was dating Jamie Foxx, but I'd like to think that she's dating Shannon Elizabeth because the thought of them having hot steamy lesbian sex (with me in the middle of course) would make headlines all across the globe.
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 …
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.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Madonna Angers Catholic Church...What Else Is New?  —  From TMZ: … Frankly, I find it more newsworthy that the Catholic Church even bothers to be offended by Madonna anymore.
Discussion: TMZ.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."
Discussion: Hip Hop Ruckus
X17online.com:
Ken Paves Threw A Party, And Everybody Came  —  Our online A.M. film festival continues, as we've got great footage of celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves' birthday party filing out of The Little Door last night - and given Ken's client list, you better believe the stars were out in full force!
Discussion: Hollywood Rag and The Bosh
ninemsn:
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
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Home Is Where The  —  Wassup, wassup?!  I am back home in Detroit Rock City and let me tell you ... it's nice to be back in town.  Sure, I've only been away for little over 3 weeks but I guess I did miss it more than I thought.  Let's get to the day's goss ...
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.
Gayz Of Our Lives / We Don't Know if YOU'RE on it:
A Friend of a Friendz Weddin' Portraits  —  Hey Gayz!  So, our friend Fred Torres just got back from St. Tropez.  We heard he was there and when he called we were so excited to hear from him and became even more excited when he said the reason he was in St. Tropez!  —  SEE FOR YOUSELF!
Discussion: Best Week Ever
 
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