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3:49 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 …
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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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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Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan: Naked, Drinking, and Messy  —  The last time we saw personal pictures of Lindsay Lohan, she was drinking underage (in a car no less), surrounded by drugs, and giving the middle finger.  —  Not much has changed.  In this new set of old pictures (her hair is black …
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
ComingSoon.net:
Sweeney Todd to Start Filming Early 2007  —  DreamWorks Studios announced today that Johnny Depp has been set to star and Tim Burton to direct Sweeney Todd, the award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical thriller.  —  The co-production with Warner Bros. will star Johnny Depp as the titular Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
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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
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Britney Says Baby #2 Was Not Planned
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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.
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: Dlisted and Seriously? OMG!
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
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
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
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.
Mary Dalrymple / Associated Press:
IRS, Academy Awards reach tax agreement  —  WASHINGTON - Movie stars enjoying the lavish gift bags handed out at this year's Oscars will get some decidedly unglamorous notices: don't forget to pay tax on the windfall.  —  "There's no special red-carpet tax loophole for the stars," Commissioner Mark Everson said Thursday.
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.
Amy Longsdorf / People.com:
Maggie Gyllenhaal  —  The pregnant Trust the Man star dishes about becoming a mom and the secret to her relationship's success  —  Maggie Gyllenhaal is one busy mom-to-be: Come this Friday, she'll have two movies at the multiplexes - the Oliver Stone-directed World Trade Center and the romantic comedy Trust the Man.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Penelope Cruz Nipple Slip Pictures  —  I know it's not really a big deal to see the nipple of a European actress, especially one who's appeared nude or topless in quite a few films, but there's just something about the nipple slip, it's complete oopseyness, that makes it special.
 
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