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12:20 AM ET, August 18, 2006

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TMZ.com:
Haley Joel Osment To Be Charged With DUI/Pot Possession  —  UPDATE: At 3:20PM EST today, Haley Joel Osment was charged with four criminal counts:  — Driving under the influence of alcohol  — Driving with a .08 blood alcohol level or higher  — Enhancement of driving with a .15 or higher
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People.com:
Haley Joel Osment Charged with DUI  —  Sixth Sense star Haley Joel Osment has been charged with three misdemeanors including driving under the influence, the Los Angeles district attorney said on Thursday.  —  Osment's blood-alcohol content in the July 20 incident was double the legal limit …
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Britney snaps over Kevin's six pet sharks  —  Plus: Justin Timberlake's granny says he's not ready for marriage  —  Britney Spears is ruining all of K-Fed's fun.  —  The pop star is making her aspiring rap star hubby, Kevin Federline, get rid of his pet sharks, according to Life & Style.
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x17online.com:
Sean Preston Channels His Inner Federline  —  We're off to see the (studio) wizard  —  The manny returns... ...but so do the unfortunate tent-shorts  —  Britney might not feel like facing the press, but at least she's moving out of her "shrouded in blankets" phase!
Discussion: Dlisted
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Britney Says Baby #2 Was Not Planned  —  Britney Spears recently spoke with People magazine about her second pregnancy, revealing that her second pregancy, although welcome, was not planned.  "It just kind of happened," Spears told the magazine.  —  Hmm....the only problem I have believing …
Discussion: Hollywood Rag, Wampoon and Celebitchy
TMZ.com:
Mel Gibson Cops a Plea  —  TMZ has learned Mel Gibson's lawyer went to the Malibu Courthouse Thursday and appeared with the prosecutor to reveal a plea deal.  Gibson has agreed to three years probation, but will avoid jail time.  Gibson was ordered to attend one year of AA meetings.
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Michael Fleeman / People.com:
Mel Gibson Pleads No Contest to DUI  —  Mel Gibson has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in his drunk-driving case that spares him jail time but requires him to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.  —  Gibson, 50, pleaded no contest Thursday to a misdemeanor charge of driving …
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Beyonce 'Wouldn't Recommend' Liquid Diet  —  Beyonce says she went on a liquid diet to lose 20 lbs. for her role in the movie Dreamgirls - but she doesn't suggest that other people do the same.  —  "It was a liquid diet where you lose weight really fast," the singer, 24 …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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The Superficial:
Beyonce knows how to lose weight
Discussion: Smart and celebridiot.com
POPSUGAR:   Beyonce Doesn't Recommend a Liquid Diet
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Lindsay Lohan is Not Welcome  —  Lindsay Lohan has been forbidden from attending Justin Timberlake's showcase for his new album FutureSex/LoveSounds at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles on Saturday because his advisers believe she'll show up and act like Lindsay Lohan.  The Sun reports:
Discussion: Celebrity Hijinx
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The Sun:
Lohan sexy black listed  —  LAZY LOHAN has been banned from a JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE gig this weekend - because she's bad for his image.  —  Justin is playing a showcase of new album FutureSex/LoveSounds at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles on Saturday.  —  And the snake-hipped singer's management …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan: Naked, Drinking, and Messy
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
The Superficial:
Paris Hilton still needs powerful deodorant  —  Thanks to Howie for sending in this additional pic he took of Paris Hilton at her CD launch party in New York City last night.  Either Paris has the shiniest armpits I've ever seen or her deodorant situation is seriously out of control.
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Splash News Online:
Raise your arms if you're (un)sure
Discussion: The Superficial
POPSUGAR:
Is Katie Holmes Working for Barneys?  —  We used to keep track of how many times Ben and Jen went to Starbucks since we thought they had an underlying deal with them.  I am now beginning to think the same thing of Katie Holmes and Barneys.  On the other hand, shopping seems to be the only thing …
Discussion: MollyGood and celebrity terrorist
Michael K / Dlisted:
She's the Only One Feeling It  —  Paris Hilton & Caroline D'whore at her album party at Marquee, NYC on August 16th  —  Paris Hilton understands why people might not at first take her music seriously.  She wants us to know that this is her passion and her dream.
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Associated Press:
Anderson, Kid Rock wed again in Tenn.  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock have tied the knot again, this time at a fabled Nashville honky-tonk.  —  A judge performed the ceremony just after midnight Thursday at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, said Kirt Webster, Kid Rock's Nashville-based publicist.
Discussion: The Superficial
Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Alba Wanted As Assistant Or Sex Toy  —  Lately I haven't seen many new photo shoots of Jessica Alba until I came across these hot pictures.  Now maybe she's taking some time off but I think she should give up acting completely to become a normal person.
Associated Press:
Sebastian the cat gets a gold grill  —  The owner, a dentist, gives Persian blinged out teeth to strengthen them  —  ALEXANDRIA, Ind. - This cool cat has traded in his catnip for some bling.  Sebastian, a 1-year-old Persian with long black hair, sports gold crowns on his two bottom canines …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Dlisted
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
I Guess There Really IS A Time And Place For A Dance-Off  —  According to Janet Charlton's Hollywood: … Written by Lisa Timmons  —  More of Paris Hilton in that outfit, at her CD signing party sponsored by Z100 at FYE after the jump.
Andrew Gans / playbill.com:
NBC's "Scrubs" to Feature Musical Episode with Songs by Q Composers  —  The Tony Award-winning composers of Avenue Q will pen new songs for an upcoming musical episode of the NBC series "Scrubs."  —  Debra Fordham, a supervising producer for the television series, told Playbill.com …
Discussion: TMZ.com and the TV addict
Doobybrain / Just Jared:
Prison Break Little Elm Day 2  —  Wentworth Miller and friends were filming another episode of Prison Break in Little Elm, TX again.  —  Those of you who hated his blue shirt and tie will be glad to know that he isn't in it in these photos.  You'll see him in a dark blue jumpsuit instead.
New York Post:
SLIPPERY WAGON  —  RECENTLY rehabbed oil heir Brandon Davis is hitting the bottle again.  At the launch party for Paris Hilton's debut album at Suite in Miami, a drunken Davis climbed onstage and announced to the crowd, "I wrote a special new song called 'Firecrotch,' and it's for Lindsay Lohan!"
 
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