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6:05 AM ET, August 10, 2006

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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.
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PerezHilton.com:
Old Dude Day!  —  Remember the days when Val Kilmer was hot?
Discussion: PEN15 Club
People.com:
Robin Williams Enters Rehab  —  Robin Williams is seeking treatment for alcoholism, his publicist, Mara Buxbaum, told the Associated Press Wednesday.  —  Buxbaum told the AP that Williams, 55, had been sober for 20 years.  —  Williams "found himself drinking again and has decided …
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ETonline:
Robin Williams In Rehab  —  This just in — ET breaks the news that Oscar-winning actor ROBIN WILLIAMS has been admitted into rehab for alcohol abuse.  —  A rep for the 55-year-old star released the following statement to ET:  —  "After 20 years of sobriety, Robin Williams found himself drinking again …
Sarah Hall / E! Online:
Jen and Vince Deny Latest Engagement Rumor  —  Looks like Oprah Winfrey can continue holding off on those $8 million wedding plans.  —  Despite making a joint appearance on Us Weekly's latest cover under the blaring headline, "Vince Proposes!  Jen Says Yes!," Jennifer Aniston …
CBS News:
Heidi Klum Gets Her Own Bra  —  Supermodel Has New Bra Named After Her Nickname  —  (CBS) Heidi Klum may just be the hardest working woman in fashion.  She's a world famous model, the host and executive producer of the hit reality show "Project Runway," and she's expecting her third child.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Heidi Klum Gets Her Own Bra
Hollywoodtuna:
Jennifer Love Hewitt's Boyfriend Is Real Cool  —  Some of you think I'm going to make fun of that pregnancy top Jennifer Love Hewitt is wearing to cover her newly shaped lower half, which we discovered last week, but truth is Jennifer will always be damn cute.  However, the real problem is the shirt her boyfriend has on.
Discussion: Rappys World
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Lindsay Lohan is Patriotic  —  In the newest issue of Elle magazine, Lindsay Lohan says she is anxious to go to Iraq to entertain our troops. … Far be it from me to make fun of somebody for doing something for our troops, but this is Lindsay Lohan.  She could rescue me from a burning car and I'd still call her a slut.
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Scary Lindsay Lohan Quote of the Day
X17online.com:
Britney Doesn't Hide Behind Sheet While Walking To Her Car  —  Okay, Britney's doing what she thinks a celebrity should do by hiding from photographers behind a sheet as she leaves a Hollywood recording studio with baby Sean today.  It's a well-known bodyguard trick to carry a queen-sized Egyptian cotton …
Richard / Proceed at your own risk:
NEW YORK HEAT WAVE NO. 2  —  For the second week in a row, New York City has experienced an extraordinary heatwave.  However, last week I hid behind my air conditioners.  This week I hid behind my camera.  Times Square is often called the Center of the Universe.
Discussion: Towleroad and Made in Brazil
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: kenneth in the
Associated Press:
Bruce Willis sues former friend  —  LOS ANGELES - Bruce Willis has sued a childhood friend, claiming he tried to extort at least $100,000 from him by threatening to release private photos of the action star.  —  The lawsuit claims that Bruce DiMattia was "overcome by greed" and was …
USA Today:
'Twins' for Gyllenhaal  —  NEW YORK — The top half of Maggie Gyllenhaal is all gussied-up, camera-ready movie star.  —  Her brown hair is softly braided and wrapped around her head, her blue eyes and plump lips lightly but meticulously made up, and her billowy purple top camouflages her pregnant belly.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Phil / Egotastic!:
Jude Law Dumps Sienna Miller's Crotch  —  According to The New York Post, Jude Law has broken up with Sienna Miller for the last time.  Or at least until next Tuesday.  Really, it's just a matter of time until the King and Queen of relationship indecision undecide to get back together, or split up again, or whatever.
MollyGood:
If Paris and Nicole's feud is a hoax, do we all lose?  —  Paris Hilton, shown here at Diddy's white party where, if I am understanding this correctly, she broke up with Stavros via text message despite both being in the same f-ing place, may have been swindling us all with this whole Nicole Richie feud.
Discussion: The Superficial and MSNBC
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Mel Gibson's New Movie 'Being Shopped'  —  Red Buttons |  World Trade Center  —  Disney once again finds itself in the position of having a movie it no longer wants.  —  Mel Gibson's movie "Apocalypto," which Disney was supposed to release on Dec. 8, is "being shopped" to other potential distributors, sources tell me.
Whitney Houston / popbytes:
HAPPY 43RD B-DAY WHITNEY HOUSTON!  —  today our lovable whitney houston turns 43!  you must go read EW's popwatch getting all up in the 'hell to the no' action! who the hell knows what that ms. houston is (or isn't) doing for her birthday today but nonetheless we always love whitney! …
Michael K / Dlisted:
"Hey Paparazzi, We're Behind the Palm!"  - TomKat  —  Sucio!  Here's TomKat acting madly in love in front of the cameras.  I love Tom's usual uniform of I'm totally gay, but want to be straight so bad.  Gay Al has the same kind of fashion choices.  As for Katie, homegirl shops at Dress Barn.
MTV:
Outkast Deny Breakup Rumors: 'Everything Is Still Tight,' Andre 3000 Says  —  'We're holding it under wraps. ...  But we're still doing music,' Dre reveals.  —  Outkast  —  It's been years since we've seen them in the same video and there are no plans for them to perform together in the near …
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Joe Simpson Really, Really Loves His Daughters  —  Apparently, whoring your daughters out and bragging about the size of their tits isn't really as cool as "Papa" Joe Simpson thought it would be.  Reports out of the Simpson camp are that Simpson really is a freaking weirdo.
Discussion: Dlisted
People.com:
Meet 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.
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
My Hump, My Hump, My Hump, My Hump Day Post  —  OY!  I'm back in LA ... had a long flight with lay over in Memphis, TN ... I crashed pretty hard last night ... but let's get to it ...  Here are new pictures of Britney Spears, rockin' the uberPink, with Sean Preston at a recording studio earlier this week ... could it be?
 
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TMZ.com:
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Jenny / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
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Phil / Egotastic!:
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Meghnad Bose / Columbia Journalism Review:
A profile of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year winner, an Afghan woman who works anonymously and covers the plight of women under Taliban rule

Asif Shahzad / Reuters:
Pakistani TV host Matiullah Jan was picked up off the street and charged with terrorism after investigating claims of casualties in a protest march in Islamabad

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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