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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Paris Hilton Swears Off Sex for a Year  —  Paris Hilton, who has been linked to a string of rich and famous men, wants to set the record straight about her sexy image.  —  "People think I sleep with everyone, but I'm not like that," the Simple Life star and hotel heiress tells British GQ in its September issue.
Discussion: Rappys World and popbytes
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Lowri Williams / Entertainmentwise:
Paris Hilton Is Inspired By Her Parents  —  Did they make a porno too?...  Paris Hilton has revealed that her inspiration in this life comes from her parents.  —  Rick and Kathy Hilton have always been publicly supportive of their daughter's antics, Kathy even starred in her own US reality TV show 'How To Be A Hilton'.
Serena Kappes / People.com:
WEEK AHEAD: American Idol Auditions!  —  Paula, Randy and Simon are heading on the road to look for the next Taylor, Fantasia or Kelly on Tuesday.  PEOPLE finds out the details of their search for the next great singer plus other events to look for in the coming week:
Discussion: Voxefx
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Hopes / Allie Is Wired:
American Idol: Taylor Hicks to Write a Book!  —  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 and TV Squad
X17online.com:
Julia Roberts, Hausfrau or Pretty Woman?  —  America's Sweetheart looks pretty much like any other mom grocery shopping without makeup and wearing her slightly too-sensible shoes.  Girlfriend even brings a shopping list.  Either this is some Oscar-worthy acting or Mrs. Moder is really just a down-to-earth woman ...
Discussion: Dlisted
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Mel Gibson Has Israeli Bodyguard  —  Mel Gibson may have a problem with Jews — they're responsible for all the wars, they've inflated the number of dead in the Holocaust, etc.  —  But Gibson likes one Jewish person a lot.  His personal bodyguard for more than a decade turns out to be an Israeli.
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and Defamer
People.com:
Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly Rev Their Engines  —  Fasten your seat belts: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play NASCAR stars in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.  But these boys aren't all about burning rubber.  Ferrell, 39, and Reilly, 41, chatted with PEOPLE contributor Sam Jemielity …
People.com:
Kathy Ireland Turns Role Model  —  Kathy Ireland has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue three times, runs her own $1 billion clothing-and-furniture line and is the happily married mother of three - yet she faced hurdles along the way.  —  "When I started my business …
Just Jared:
Maddox Birthday Party!!!!!  —  Happy Birthday Maddox!  —  Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt celebrates his 5th birthday today.  Happy birthday to one of the luckiest tykes alive!  —  Think daddy Brad Pitt and mommy Angelina Jolie are throwing a big birthday bash for their big boy?  FYI ::
Jenny Eliscu / usaweekend.com:
The reinvention of Christina Aguilera  —  She rode the teen pop boom to stardom, then stripped down to a pouty, raunchier image that earned her the handle "Xtina."  But that was merely the opening act for this newly hitched, multiplatinum-selling bottle-blonde.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Male Fan Sends Kate Beckinsale Naked Photos  —  Celebrities must receive a wide array of unusual items from fans.  Take Kate Beckinsale for instance; she received a collection of photos of a male fan who was naked in the shower except for his shower cap.  She claimed to have been shocked.
Discussion: The DarkHat
Sky News:
DEUCE BIGALOW BLASTS MEL  —  Rob Schneider, of Deuce Bigalow fame, has become the first actor to voice his disgust at Mel Gibson after his alleged anti-Semitic comments.  —  Rob went to the lengths of taking out an ad in Hollywood trade rag Variety to say he would never work with Mel.
Zap2it:
Mohr, 'Last Comic' Make Up  —  Comedian to appear on season finale  —  LOS ANGELES — Whatever hard feelings Jay Mohr had toward NBC and "Last Comic Standing" have apparently eased.  —  Mohr, who co-created the show and hosted its first three incarnations, will return to "Last Comic" in its season finale on Wednesday, Aug. 9.
Discussion: TV Squad and reality blurred
Phil / Egotastic!:
Jessica Simpson's Breasts Want You to See Her New Movie  —  Once again, the Hollywood marketing machine has commandeered Jessica Simpson's breasts for their nefarious promotional schemes.  First it was to promote her new album, and now, the trailer for Jessica's new movie …
TMZ.com:
Carmen Electra is The New Anna Nicole  —  Anna Nicole Smith allegedly lost all her excess blubber by using the weight loss supplement TrimSpa.  Now Carmen Electra is claiming the secret to her slammin' body is not due to good genes, marathon gym sessions or a strict diet, but to a miracle pill named NV.
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Hollywoodtuna:   Carmen Electra And Shannon Elizabeth: A Hot Pair?
Handbag.com:
'No nuptials' for Jenny McCarthy  —  Jenny McCarthy has denied that she is set to marry Jim Carrey.  —  The former Playboy Playmate says she is 'very, very happy' with the funnyman, but there are no wedding bells in earshot.  —  'Our dynamic is great,' Jenny told People magazine.  'It's a lot of laughing.'
Tabloid Whore!:
VINTAGE WHITE TRASH BRITNEY VIDEO.  —  Ahh, it's been so long since I've done a Britney Spears post!  Since I know you all probably miss them as much as I do, I wanted to share this YouTube clip I just came across.  Some of you may have already seen this "vintage" video clip of Britney Spears …
Discussion: popbytes and Poppy Cedes
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   Britney Spears is Deep
Kerri Smith / People.com:
Alleged 'Serial Shooter,' A Sports Photog  —  One of two alleged serial shooters who were identified by Phoenix authorities on Friday is a professional sports photographer, PEOPLE has been told.  —  Dale S. Hausner, whose picture was not released by the police, is a boxing photographer …
New York Post:
BED WETTER  —  WILL Ferrell isn't into watersports.  In town to launch "Talladega Nights," the funnyman took his family to Bed New York for a quiet cocktail when a fight with water guns and ice buckets broke out.  The overheated scenesters on the roof deck were "running around like inebriated kids at recess," said one source.
Star:
IS J.LO FINALLY PREGNANT?  —  Could Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony be expecting a bundle of joy?  Lopez has dropped out of a film role leading insiders to believe she might be pregnant!  "She is out of Dallas," Lopez's rep Leslie Sloane Zelnik, tells Star, the first media outlet to report the news …
Suzanne Rozdeba / Star:
THE WAIT IS OVER  —  A pregnancy would likely be a relief to the Oscar winner — in 2001, Nic, who is mom to adopted daughter Isabella, 13, and son Connor, 11, miscarried just after her nearly 10-year-long marriage to Tom Cruise ended.  As a result, a friend tells Star, Nic probably …
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Penelope Cruz Reveals That She Too Has Met Suri  —  The list of celebrities who have seen Suri Cruise keeps getting stranger and stranger.  First we had Leah Remini who said Suri "looks like Tom and Katie.  She's just beautiful."  Then we had Jada Pinkett Smith who said …
Discussion: lePaparazzi and MollyGood
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San Francisco Chronicle:
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TMZ.com:
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Introducing The New Jen  —  In a possible case of art imitating life …
Michael K / Dlisted:
What Happened to the Supermodels?!
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Lohan's Supposed Brush With Paparazzi
Discussion: Defamer
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Just Jared:
Mandy Moore: New Album!!
Discussion: Rappys World
Billboard:
Aiken Covers Elton, Adams, Celine On New Album
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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”

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: Shari Redstone does not plan to stay on the board of Paramount Global after the company completes its planned merger with Skydance Media

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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