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4:50 PM ET, August 8, 2006

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 Top News: 
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.
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" …
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."
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The Superficial:
Paris Hilton gets breaked up
Discussion: Bricks and Stones
Just Jared:
Brad, George & Matt: Ocean's 13 Set  —  The Slick Clique  —  The gang's all back!  Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Matt Damon were all spotted in Sin City yesterday were location filming started for Ocean's Thirteen.  Though their visit will be short, they will be returning briefly next month too.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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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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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.
People.com:
The Barkers' Travis, Shanna Split  —  Drummer Travis Barker has filed for divorce from his wife and Meet the Barkers costar Shanna Moakler, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  "I can confirm that Travis filed this morning," Barker's rep, Dvora Vener, tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Dlisted
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: Felt Up, The Corsair and WOW Report
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
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
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.
Discussion: Defamer
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Forgive The Question But, Who Let The Dogs Out?  —  Last night MSNBC's Keith Olbermann announced on his show, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, that he would broadcast the worldwide premiere of the first video of Suri Holmes-Cruise.  Of course I was immediately suspicious (SHAM!) …
Discussion: Celebrity Hijinx
POPSUGAR:
Laguna Beach Double Break Up  —  LC and Kristen are both single ladies again.  Good timing for MTV since they want us all to remember the ladies of LB before the new season begins on August 16th with a whole new cast.  The Hills just got renewed but it looks like Jason won't be a part of the second season now that LC dumped him.
Discussion: MollyGood and TVgasm
Just Jared:
Gwyneth Paltrow: FLOATING HAND!!  —  Gwyneth's Floating Hand  —  Gwyneth Paltrow takes next month's cover of Harper's Bazaar, the Fall Fashion September 2006 issue.  But it seems these pictures are incomplete... just look at Gwyneth's dangling/floating hand!
Phil / Egotastic!:
Natalie Portman is a Prostitute  —  Okay, so the last time it came up, I said Natalie Portman is not a prostitute.  Well, I guess I was wrong, because it looks like Natalie Portman really is a prostitute.  At least, she will be, if she gets a part in the dark comedy, Johnny Postal, according to The Sun.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Jude Law Breaks Up With Sienna Miller Again  —  I could really care less at this point what the hell state the Sienna Miller and Jude Law relationship is in, but the news gave me a reason to posts these interesting photos of Sienna Miller from the set of "Camille."
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Cameron Diaz is Beautiful  —  Honestly, I don't know how Justin Timerlake does it.  Just look at this pictures of Cameron leaving a sound studio the other day.  Why Justin hasn't asked her to marry him is anyone's guess.  Some might say her face looks like a frying pan and she's shaped like Gumby.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Mischa Barton is Playing the (Rugby) Field  —  Is Mischa Barton cheating on her greasy rocker boyfriend with a Rugby star?  All signs point to yes, reports Starpulse.  At least if you consider kissing a U.K. Rugby player named Mark Robinson to be cheating.
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
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Clay Aiken Sued by Book Author  —  Clay Aiken is being sued for more than a quarter of a million dollars by the author of an "unauthorized tribute" to the American Idol runner-up.  —  Jeannie Holleman, 50, of Raleigh, N.C., claims that Aiken defamed her and conspired to hinder sales of her 2005 book …
Discussion: American Idol Worship
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Lindsay Lohan Is Alive and Well  —  This may come as a shock to you, dear readers, but Lindsay Lohan is alive and well.  —  I ran into the 19-year-old star of film and supermarket tabloids last night in Hollywood, and frankly, she's never looked better.  —  If she's got a secret drug or drinking problem, then give her the Oscar now.
Discussion: Defamer and MollyGood
Scott Brown / Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch:
Prince at the Super Bowl — touchdown or fumble?  —  Have you heard the amazing news?  Cirque du Soleil will be the pregame show at Super Bowl XLI (pronounced "gigli"), and that Prince feller is doing the halftime.  —  Yes, you read that correctly.  Prince.  The Super Bowl.
Discussion: Queerty and Modern Fabulousity
Access Hollywood:
NBC Tells Cautionary Tale Of 'Diff'rent Strokes'  —  NBC will revisit one of television's most popular comedy series — "Diff'rent Strokes" — with a movie that serves as a cautionary tale about the tragedies and challenges facing the child stars of the sitcom.
Discussion: TV Squad, TV with MeeVee and TV Envy
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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