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10:30 AM ET, August 7, 2006

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Kelly / X17online.com:
Britney's Glowing!  —  Check out Mrs. Federline braving the paparazzi by herself — without bodyguard, without manny — and looking so happy and healthy!  We haven't seen Brit in such a good mood for a while and we love it!  —  The pregnant beauty stopped for a Frappuccino at Starbucks today …
Discussion: Just Jared and Celebitchy
FemaleFirst:
Cat Deely Dating DiCaprio  —  Leonardo DiCaprio is reportedly dating a British TV presenter.  —  The 'Titanic' star has been spotted enjoying several dates with blonde Cat Deeley, who shot to fame by presenting British music show 'CD UK'.  —  The 31-year-old - who was recently …
Celebrity Week:
Michelle Nunes, Miss Hooters International 2006  —  OCCUPATION Blackjack dealer in the Hooters Girl Party Pit at Hooters Casino Hotel in Las Vegas  —  EDUCATION The Ferndale, Calif. native graduated from Burbank High School and later attended the San Diego State University.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jessica: My Album Isn't About Nick  —  Jessica Simpson's next album, A Public Affair, is set for release Aug. 29 - and though the title may make it sound like it's about the spotlight placed on her crumbling marriage to Nick Lachey, she insists that isn't the case.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Jeff Wilson / Associated Press:
'Ricky Bobby' speeds past weekend rivals  —  LOS ANGELES - Will Ferrell's NASCAR spoof "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" enjoyed life in the fast lane with a No. 1 finish in the weekend box office race, taking in $47 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Discussion: Cinematical
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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 …
Michael Cidoni / Associated Press:
Housewives attend new DVD launch party  —  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - Four "Desperate Housewives" and their fellow cast members gathered on Wisteria Lane to celebrate something that fans, critics and Emmy voters had dubbed something of a disappointment: the second season of the popular ABC series.
Discussion: Celebguru
Just Jared:
Vince Vaughn Visits Jennifer Aniston's House  —  Vroom, Vroom, Vince  —  Reports have been swirling about a supposed real-life break-up between Jennifer Aniston and "not yet confirmed boyfriend" Vince Vaughn.  Recent pictures from this past Wednesday would confirm otherwise with Vince arriving at Jen's Malibu house.
New York Post:
MTV 'SNOOP' POOP  —  STINK OVER 'ANTI-WOMAN' 'TOON  —  Media watchdogs are barking over an MTV cartoon that portrays a Snoop Dogg-like character leading two women around on leashes - before scooping up their poop.  —  The new MTV2 animated series "Where My Dogs At?" satirizes such Hollywood stars …
Discussion: Blowing Smoke
Just Jared:
Adrien Brody & Elsa Paraky Pictures  —  Adrien + Elsa = Picture Perfect  —  Adrien Brody and his Spanish actress/model girlfriend Elsa Pataky  —  took a romantic break together yesterday afternoon, The happy couple snuggled up with one another, walking down the streeets of SoHo.
New York Post:
JETTISONS J.R.  —  JENNIFER Lopez isn't saying why she suddenly left the cast of "Dallas" - but an industry insider tells us there are two very big reasons - a subpar script and the less-than-strapping John Travolta, who was to play J.R. Ewing opposite J.Lo's Sue Ellen.  "The script sucks," our source says.
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Star:   IS J.LO FINALLY PREGNANT?
NY Daily News:
Brando's pad to be Jack's $6.5M flower bed  —  LOS ANGELES - Actor Jack Nicholson is planning to take a wrecking ball to Marlon Brando's old house, according to a published report.  —  Nicholson paid $6.5 million for Brando's Mulholland Drive home when his friend and next-door neighbor died two years ago.
New York Post:
POSTAL ROCKERS  —  NATALIE Portman is reading for the part of a troubled hooker in the dark romantic Universal comedy "Johnny Postal," and if she bags it, she'll be working with some classic rock greats.  Director Frank Calo has Deborah Harry appearing as a "sex-crazed, biker bitch past her prime" …
Discussion: Yeeeah!
New York Post:
BUNNY TALE: CARMEN'S SEXY STALL SECRET  —  ONE of Hugh Hefner's ex-girlfriends, Izebella St. James, is "really bummed" over the marital meltdown of Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro.  St. James was at their engagement party and their wedding.  "The funniest thing happened at the party …
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.
New York Post:
WHITE KNUCKLES  —  JULIANNE Moore became a movie star only after she forced herself to learn how to drive.  The flame-haired actress tells C magazine: "I didn't learn to drive until I was 27 . . . Back in L.A., going to auditions, I white-knuckled it on the road."  Moore also says she prefers life in New York.
Discussion: Jossip
FemaleFirst:
Hilton's Blair Blunder.  —  Hilton's Blair Blunder.  —  Hotel heiress PARIS HILTON stunned a journalist when she insisted she had no idea who British Prime Minister TONY BLAIR was.  —  The STARS ARE BLIND singer, 25, was asked during a recent interview with men's magazine GQ whether …
Discussion: Celebritology
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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