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10:45 AM ET, August 9, 2006

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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.
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
MTV Curse, The Barker's Split Up  —  Travis Barker has ended his almost two year marriage to Shanna Moakler.  The Bink-182/Transplants drummer filed for divorce Tuesday morning.  No word of the details of their end have been confirmed.  —  Shanna, a former Miss USA, says she only has concerns right …
Discussion: Voxefx and Seriously? OMG!
Jeff Davidson / TMZ.com:
Confirmed: Dave & Jenna Are a Couple!  —  From Jeff Davidson's Sound Bytes blog  —  Dave Navarro has had a tough year.  First, he received a lot of flack about his "experimentation" with men that allowed him to satisfy any inner questioning of his sexuality and then, of course, he most recently split with wife Carmen Electra.
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David Caplan / Star:
EXCLUSIVE: DAVE AND JENNA DATING!  —  Rocker Dave Navarro — who amicably split from wife Carmen Electra on July 17 — has bounced back!  He's dating porn star Jenna Jameson, her rep Jackie Markham exclusively tells Star, the first publication to get official confirmation of the super-steamy relationship.
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna and Bumpshack.com
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Kristin Cavallari & Brody Jenner Break Up  —  Laguna Beach star Kristin Cavallari, 19, and her boyfriend, Brody Jenner, 22, have split, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  "Yes, Brody and I broke up," Cavallari tells PEOPLE.  "It's just hard right now because I am working all the time.  We're still good friends though."
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Tabloid alleges Mel Gibson has troubled past  —  Plus: New romance doesn't thrill ex-'Newlywed' Jessica Simpson  —  Mel Gibson's past is the subject of an upcoming National Enquirer article.  —  FREE VIDEO … Looks like boozing may not be Mel Gibson's only problem.
Discussion: Celebitchy
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Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Hope springs eternal at 'Idol' auditions  —  PASADENA, Calif. - About 10,000 "American Idol" hopefuls showed up at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday with wide-eyed dreams of becoming the next Taylor Hicks or Carrie Underwood.  —  After waiting all night and standing in line for hours …
Discussion: Defamer and POPSUGAR
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Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Past 'Idol' Finalists Advise Hopefuls  —  The sharpest advice columnists might be stumped, even sage Dr. Phil.  But past "American Idol" finalists know what to tell those yearning to follow them to stardom.  —  "Be yourself and pick songs that make you stand out," advises Carrie Underwood.
TMZ.com:
Who Would Mug Screech?  —  Dustin Diamond, aka Screech from the TV show "Saved by the Bell," told a Tampa radio station that a woman tried to mug him in his hotel in Omaha, Neb. on Monday.  —  Diamond was on the MJ Morning Show on 93.3W FLZ this morning, detailing the incident.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and TV Squad
People.com:
Janet Jackson: I Like Younger Men  —  Janet Jackson doesn't have a problem with dating younger men: In fact, she prefers it, the singer says in a new interview.  —  "I came to realize that younger men had less of a problem with who I am than older men," Jackson, 40, whose boyfriend …
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Ms. Janet Prefers Them Young
Daisy Kay / MegaStar:
Paltrow - post pregnancy  —  MegaStar says: 'Being a baby-making machine ain't all it's cracked up to be!'  —  Yummy mummy Gwyneth Paltrow has been sharing her secrets on how to get her giraffe limbs back in tip top shape.  —  OK, so they aren't exactly 'amazing' secrets …
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Laguna Beach Stars L.C. & Jason Split  —  Laguna Beach stars Lauren "L.C." Conrad and Jason Wahler have split up, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  "Its true.  Lauren broke up with him last week," Conrad's rep, Nicole Perez, tells PEOPLE.  —  Being single isn't slowing Conrad down a bit …
Discussion: reality blurred
Kari Kramer / People.com:
Bryce Dallas Howard Is Pregnant  —  Bryce Dallas Howard is expecting her first child with actor-husband Seth Gabel, the actress announced Tuesday at the British premiere of her movie, Lady in the Water.  —  "I can't talk about the pregnancy too much," Howard, 25, said amid congratulations at the film opening.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
Michael Jackson says conspirators out to ruin him  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Michael Jackson has stumbled across a conspiracy by former attorneys, associates and advisers to force him into financial ruin, his spokeswoman said on Monday.  —  The plot was discovered …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
popbytes:
angelina moves out w/ kids - brad freaks  —  good evening - below is the very latest scandalous cover of STAR magazine! it's been way too quiet on the brangelina front - i knew some gossip was bound to rear its ugly head soon and here it is - looks like trouble could be brewing in paradise …
Hollywoodreporter / Past Deadline:
It's Time For Ellen Burstyn To Step Up and Step Down  —  I open here with the caveat that I swear I have nothing at all personally against Ellen Burstyn.  Loved her in "The Exorcist."  She was amazing in "Requiem For a Dream."  She's a six-time Oscar nominee, and the Film Academy …
Discussion: FishBowlLA and TV Squad
Associated Press:
Police called to Paul McCartney's home  —  LONDON - A security guard at Paul McCartney's home called police when one of his estranged wife's guards climbed a wall to let her in, a spokesman for Heather Mills McCartney said Tuesday.  —  Mills McCartney's security guard climbed a wall to open …
Discussion: The Superficial
Splash News Online:
Grace Jones scares me  —  [Zula], I mean [Strangé], no, wait, [May Day], Grace Jones was leaving the Guys and Dolls afterparty in London when she transformed herself into all 3 of her most famous characters all at once.  Actually, maybe those weren't characters at all and Grace Jones was just being Grace Jones?
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
New York Post:
HER SWING AT FAME  —  MET WIFE'S WISH: EX  —  The Playboy-model wife of Met catcher Paul Lo Duca is in the spotlight for divorcing her alleged cheating hubby - but attention is nothing new for the sexy siren, who has sought fame all her life, her ex-boyfriend said yesterday.
 
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