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12:45 PM ET, August 10, 2006

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
How Gwyneth Paltrow Lost Her Baby Weight  —  Even Gwyneth Paltrow worries about losing her post-pregnancy weight, although she says she's been less stressed since giving birth to son Moses in April than she was after she had daughter Apple, 2.  —  "The first time, you are horrified," she tells Harper's Bazaar in its September issue.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
New York Post:
BON JOVI DODGES EX'S IMAGE  —  CONSPICUOUSLY absent at the "Hollywoodland" premiere in Southampton last weekend was Jon Bon Jovi.  The Jersey-born rocker has a place in East Hampton and has been a fixture on the swanky South Fork social scene this summer.  But he had good reason to skip this movie …
Discussion: Dlisted
Buck Wolf / ABCNEWS:
Engagement Rumors for Aniston Swirl, Despite Denials  —  Us Weekly Claims "Vince Proposes,' Aniston's Spokesman Says 'It's Just Not True'  —  Us Weekly says Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston are engaged, and the magazine is sticking by its story, even though Aniston's camp has issued a quick denial.
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wnbc.com:
Robin Williams Checks Self Into Rehab  —  Acclaimed actor-comedian Robin Williams has checked himself into rehab to battle alcoholism.  —  According to "Access Hollywood," Williams' publicist announced the actor's decision to seek treatment.  —  "After 20 years of sobriety …
Discussion: WOW Report and Towleroad
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Associated Press:
Robin Williams seeks help for alcoholism
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Blog
Phil / Egotastic!:
Firecrotch Returns: Lindsay Lohan Upskirt Pictures  —  I know I keep posting pictures of Lindsay Lohan, but admit, there's a part of you deep down inside that loves it.  And if not, just be happy I'm not obsessed with Paris Hilton.  Regardless, these are particularly noteworthy.  Why?
Splash News Online:
Nicole Richie and mystery man  —  Nicole Richie was out in Beverly Hills yesterday with a new mystery man.  This guy has to be a porn star.  Only porn stars have mustaches like that with matching pony tails.  The "Girls Gone Wild" T-shirt, windpants, and sunglasses are just icing on the cake.
Discussion: The Superficial
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MollyGood:   If Paris and Nicole's feud is a hoax, do we all lose?
Katie Hind / Daily Mail:
Val Kilmer goes from Batman to fatman  —  He is perhaps best known for playing comic book superhero Batman on screen - while off-screen he has dated the likes of Cindy Crawford.  —  But where a six pack once rippled on Val Kilmer's chest, now stands what looks more like a rather large beer belly.
FemaleFirst:
Victoria Beckham's Suri invite  —  Tom Cruise has invited Victoria and David Beckham to meet baby Suri.  —  But the 'Mission Impossible' star and fiancee Katie Holmes have issued their British friends with a list of instructions of how to behave around their daughter.
Discussion: Dlisted
People.com:
Katie Couric: I'd Like to Get Married  —  Katie Couric, the former Today cohost who in September will take over as host of the CBS Evening News, says she's ready for a "solid" relationship.  —  "I would love to be married or in a really solid, committed relationship," Couric, 49, tells Parade in its upcoming issue.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Blohan's Made Up Boyfriends  —  Lindsay Blohan graces the cover of Elle and in the magazine she talks about how she sometimes makes up that she's dating someone to make her love life look more exciting than it is.  —  "I say things that aren't true a lot... If I was dating one person (I'd) …
Discussion: Celebitchy
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FemaleFirst:
Lindsay Lohan's Love Lies.
New York Post:
CALLS MET STAR A 2-TIMING 'SCUM'  —  A sexy Long Island teen revealed in an explosive interview yesterday that she and married Met catcher Paul Lo Duca have been carrying on a steamy affair since April, enjoying secret trysts at his pad and sharing intimate phone calls.
Discussion: Jossip and kenneth in the
Celebitchy:
Elusive baby Suri supposedly captured on film!  —  First people said they saw her, and now there are supposed photographs that will be published in Vanity Fair this Fall.  Come on, why the delay?  —  SURI Cruise's days of being a mystery baby some believe doesn't really exist are about up.
Just Jared:
Christina Aguilera: Rolling Stone Cover  —  The Dirty Girl Fights Back  —  Christin Aguilera takes the cover of Rolling Stone in theirAugust 24, 2006 issue.  Some of the inside pictures (not so great quality) in the gallery!  Christina's next single is feel-good number "Candyman."
Discussion: MollyGood
NY Daily News:
At Condé Nast, a hefty serving of attitude  —  Does someone in the Condé Nast cafeteria believe that the publishing empire's corporate name is shorthand for condescending and nasty?  —  Or is it just a puckish sense of humor - or maybe the thankless struggle to please …
Discussion: Jossip and BlogNYC
Rich Schapiro / NY Daily News:
Christie's mom sez Peter's cooked  —  Peter Cook had better not be holding his breath for a reconciliation with Christie Brinkley.  —  The supermodel's mom told Star magazine her knockout daughter is having no second thoughts over dumping her cheating hubby.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Jay-Z Gets Behind H2O  —  Jay-Z may have parted ways with Cristal, but he's ready to share his new beverage of choice with the masses.  —  The rap mogul announced Wednesday that he has joined forces with the United Nations and MTV to film a documentary about the lack of accessible fresh water around …
People.com:
Dave Navarro & Jenna Jameson: New Hookup?  —  Just weeks after splitting from Carmen Electra, Dave Navarro is taking up with a fellow not-quite-singleton, adult film star Jenna Jameson, PEOPLE reports in its new issue.  —  "It's new," says a Navarro source of the relationship between the Rock Star: Supernova host, 39, and Jameson, 32.
Shayla Byrd / vibe.com:
Diddy Okays Timberlake's Sexy, Deemed Richest Person in Hip Hop  —  Justin Timberlake may think that he's bringing "Sexyback," but according to Diddy—it never left.  —  Diddy, known for his extravagant use of the word "sexy," has no problem letting the blue-eyed soul singer use his catchphrase …
Discussion: stereogum and Just Jared
Michael K / Dlisted:
You Know Things are Bad When You're Getting Kicked Out of This Place!  —  Blohan and Bryan Rabin at the Rabin Rodgers party on August 9th  —  The Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles has been the home base for many a rocker.  So, I'm sure it's seen its days of partying, drugs, sex and whatever else we can come up with.
Discussion: Celebrity Hijinx
copyranter:
Right Gwynnie.  And I'm Martian.  —  Paging through the "Fashion Rocks" (god, I never get tired of that phrase) supplement to the September issue of Vanity Fair, I first came across a David Bowie version of the keepachildalive.org ad at left.  OK.  —  Married to Iman.
 
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NY Daily News:
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