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1:10 PM ET, August 8, 2006

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NY Daily News:
Christie can do without  —  Cook peace offering  —  Christie Brinkley's husband, Peter Cook, hopes his generosity will blot out his infidelity.  But does he have a choice?  —  Christie "can have whatever she wants" in their divorce, Cook's lawyer, Norman Sheresky, was recently quoted as saying.
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TMZ.com:
Top Stories for 08/08/06  —  Peter Cook's lawyer has said that his estranged wife Christie Brinkley "can have whatever she wants" should they eventually split up, but sources say that Christie would get the "lioness' share" of the couple's assets anyway.  —  "Christie brought most of the money …
Discussion: Junkiness
Associated Press:   Hefner denies stroke claim, says he's OK
NY Daily News:
Emmy 'snub' spells more war for Tori  —  Actress and reality-show celeb Tori Spelling, furious with her estranged mom, Candy, for cutting her out of late father Aaron Spelling's multimillion-dollar will, now claims her mother is trying to get her disinvited from a planned Aaron Spelling tribute at the upcoming Emmy Awards.
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People.com:
Spelling Feud Holds Up Tori's Tribute to Dad  —  A special tribute to the late TV producer Aaron Spelling to be hosted by daughter Tori will not air on ABC this fall as planned - after Spelling's widow and Tori's mother, Candy Spelling, blocked the project, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Jose Martinez / NY Daily News:
The hit of the party  —  Clubber: Doorman decked me  —  Making it past the doorman at Bungalow 8 is about to get a little tougher for man about town Fabian Basabe.  —  The dirty-dancing party boy - notorious for his front-page gyrations with First Daughter Barbara Bush …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Gawker
Associated Press:
Paris Hilton: I'm going celibate  —  'I'll kiss, but nothing else,' says heiress  —  LONDON, England (AP) — Paris Hilton says she is sick of boyfriends and is celibate.  —  The 25-year-old who gained international fame when a former boyfriend posted a videotape of the couple having sex …
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FemaleFirst:   Paris Claims No Profit From Sex Tape
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lindsay Wants to Entertain Troops in Iraq  —  Lindsay Lohan wants visit the troops in Iraq - accompanied by New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.  —  "I've been trying to go to Iraq with Hillary Clinton for so long," Lohan, 20, tells Elle magazine in its September issue, according to the New York Post.
Discussion: Celebrity Crunch, Dlisted and MollyGood
Sky News:
IS PETE BACK WITH KATE?  —  It's been on, it's been off and now it might be on again.  —  Kate Moss and Pete Doherty look to be giving things another go.  —  They were spotted at a gig together over the weekend.  —  Kate and Pete arrived at the Rhythm Festival in Kate's chauffeur-driven Range Rover.
Discussion: Celebitchy and PerezHilton.com
This Is London:
Mad, bad Grace steals show  —  Wearing a ski hat and a top made out of what appeared to be black clingfilm, Grace Jones produced a bravura performance to overshadow Patrick Swayze's opening night in the West End.  —  The singer/actress was invited to the aftershow party in Soho and her act was pure Jones.
Discussion: The Corsair and WOW Report
entertainment.iafrica.com:
McCartney, Mills get nasty  —  The divorce between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills has become increasingly messy with the former Beatle now having barred his estranged wife from using their joint account.  —  The move comes after McCartney discovered the animal rights activist had withdrawn …
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BBC:
Police called to McCartney home  —  Police were called to the London home of Sir Paul McCartney on Monday over an incident involving his estranged wife.  —  Heather Mills McCartney reportedly arrived at the property with daughter Beatrice but was unable to enter.
Discussion: Best Week Ever
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Paris Hilton's ex-beau walks out on her  —  Plus: Did UNICEF shun the Material Girl's money?  —  So much for Paris Hilton's renewed romance with shipping heir Stavros Niarchos.  —  Just days ago, the partying heiress was back in the arms of her ex-beau, declaring, "We're together now here, we love each other."
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Get Mel Gibson's rant for your cell phone  —  Plus: Suri Cruise, the Loch Ness Monster of celebrity babies  —  The next anti-Semitic rant in a vaguely Aussie accent you hear may not be Mel Gibson: it may be a cell phone.  —  Oasys Mobile has created a "Mel in Malibu" …
Discussion: Dlisted and The Hollywood Gossip
People.com:
It's a Boy for Fred Savage and Wife Jennifer  —  Former Wonder Years star Fred Savage and his wife, Jennifer Lynn Stone, welcomed their first child, a boy, Savage's agent tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The baby was born Saturday night in Los Angeles.  He weighed in at 6 lbs., 13 oz. and measured 20 inches long.
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Associated Press:
'Wonder Years' star Savage becomes a dad
Discussion: TV Squad
Michael K / Dlisted:
Don't Interview Joe Francis  —  L.A. Times writer, Claire Hoffman, wrote a very interesting and very lengthy story on Girls Gone Wild creator, Joe Francis.  Claire tagged along with Joe on the GGW tour to learn more about the man and his process.  What she didn't sign up for is to be pressed …
Discussion: Best Week Ever
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New York Post:
VIDEO KING WORSE THAN WILD
Discussion: Gawker and LA Observed
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Bloom & Kate's Tiff  —  Orlando Bloom lays down the thunder in Japan.  Kate Bosworth put out a cigarette and threw it on the ground in a Green Charity's Rock Festival.  Bloom flew of the handle and let her have it pirate style.  —  Appearing to promote the environment Orlando was red faced as Kate treated the world like an ash tray.
Sky News:
COOL OCEAN'S 13 SET PICS  —  Danny Ocean's gang is back (yes girls, Brad Pitt, George Clooney AND Matt Damon) ...  ... And this time it's even bigger.  —  By one person.  —  But just who that extra person is remains a secret.  —  Could it be Catherine Zeta-Jones' character, Isabel …
Discussion: Celebitchy
Just Jared:
Kate Hudson Beach Pictures  —  Every Day is Beach Day!  —  Kate and Ryder have been making daily visits to the Malibu shoreline!  Ryder Robinson, 2 1/2, dug his way through the sand as drop dead gorgeous mommy Kate Hudson looked on this past Sunday.  Kate looked gorgeins wearing a long, flirty, sheer black cover-up over her bikini.
Discussion: Rappys World
Splash News Online:
Keanu and his beach attire  —  Keanu Reeves cannot be comfortable in that outfit on the beach.  Black jacket and jeans?  I know Reeves is working on cultivating this Hollywood outsider image but who kicks it on the beach like that?  The whole point of bringing a young lady to the beach …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Corey Kilgannon / New York Times:
Was That a Manatee in the Hudson, or Just a 'Fat Log'?  —  Tom Earle and his son David have not seen it, but they have already named it — Tappie, for its choice of the Tappan Zee section of the Hudson River as a vacation destination.  —  John Vargo has not seen it, either, but he insists it …
Discussion: Jossip and Towleroad
 
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