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3:45 PM ET, August 18, 2006

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Associated Press:
Pete Doherty pleads guilty in drug bust  —  LONDON - Musician Pete Doherty pleaded guilty Friday to five counts of possessing drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine.  —  Sentencing was adjourned until the Sept. 4.  District Judge Alison Rose warned the Babyshambles singer that he could be sentenced to jail.
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NY Daily News:
Home 'Rule': Lindsay's staying in  —  Pals of Lindsay Lohan have noticed a change come over the firecracker actress in recent weeks.  —  "She's heard everyone and is cleaning up her act," says a friend.  —  "Lindsay is really taking it easy these days. ...  she is focused on work and [boyfriend] Harry [Morton]."
People.com:
A New Man for Jessica Simpson?  —  Lately Jessica Simpson has been working - and working it.  —  Last weekend, the singer, who has been promoting her new album, A Public Affair, turned up at L.A. hot spot Hyde Lounge on Saturday night for a triple date.  She was with her hairdresser …
Clemmie Moodie / Daily Mail:
Macca fears Heather will turn video diary into TV show  —  Heather Mills is putting further pressure on Paul McCartney by filming a video diary of the couple's increasingly acrimonious split.  —  The former Beatle is understood to be concerned that the footage might easily …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ashton: Demi and I Never Argue  —  As they approach their first wedding anniversary next month, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are enjoying a relationship that has "the same energy as before but more depth," he says.  —  In the upcoming issue of Parade magazine, Kutcher, 28 …
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
First Look: Beyonce's New Album 'B'Day'  —  Imagine if Whitney Houston never had Clive Davis steering her career for those first few important image-defining albums.  The result would have been Beyonce Knowles ' new "B'Day," the follow up to her huge-selling debut album "Dangerously in Love."
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Mandy / Bloggy McBlogalot:
Parental discretion advised  —  Cast of characters:  —  Mandy Stadtmiller  —  Andy Dick  —  Chick with big boobs  —  Dude #1  —  Dude #2  —  Narrator  —  Narrator: Scene One.  In which Andy pees in front of Mandy.  —  Dude #1: Is it Star, what is it...  Mandy: I work—
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Brandon Davis is Still Drunk  —  Brandon Davis is apparently taking his rehab seriously.  So much so that he jumped on stage, drunk, at Paris Hilton's CD release party, where he proceeded to announce to the crowd that he has recorded a song of his own:
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The Sun:
Penelope's pleasure Cruz  —  HOLLYWOOD beauty Penelope Cruz goes overboard on a boat trip — and gives a glimpse of her spectacular seafront.  —  The 32-year-old Vanilla Sky stunner let her skimpy bikini top slip while taking an ocean dip off sun-kissed Ibiza.
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Maira Oliveira / allheadlinenews.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Friends Say She Is Taking Career "Seriously" Now  —  Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - Sources say Lindsay Lohan may have learned her lesson and may have put an end to her over-the-top partying-at least temporarily.  —  According to the New York Daily News, friends of the wild girl …
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan: Naked, Drinking, and Messy
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Linda Deutsch / Associated Press:
Gibson pleads no contest, gets probation in drunk-driving case  —  MALIBU, Calif. — Mel Gibson ended his legal headache Thursday, pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of drunken driving in a deal that put him on probation for 3 years, fined him and sent him to alcohol rehabilitation sessions.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Bianca's Million-Dollar "Talent"  —  Sometimes, good things—such as solid gold pipes—come in small packages.  —  Winning the hearts of viewers and proving Piers Morgan right, 11-year-old singer Bianca Ryan captured the $1 million prize Thursday night on the finale of America's Got Talent.
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Doobybrain / Just Jared:
Gwen Stefani at Burbank Studio  —  Gwen's Busy Baby  —  Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale have been carrying Kingston around a lot lately to different studios as the two of them continue to work on their music careers.  Here, Gwen is holding Kingston as she and Gavin walk into a studio in Burbank on Wednesday.
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Britney Spears and Sean Preston Federline  —  We've touched on some of the People Magazine interview already, and I'm sure there will be more to come on that.  In the mean time, I have to say that these photos of Britney Spears and her son Sean Preston are really cute.
Discussion: Rappys World
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Pam Anderson, Kid Rock Wed for Third Time  —  Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock exchanged vows once again - this time at Nashville's notable Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in the wee hours of Thursday morning, according to Kirt Webster, the groom's Nashville-based publicist.
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Los Angeles Times:
'Sixth Sense' Star Haley Joel Osment Charged With Drunk Driving  —  Haley Joel Osment, the 18-year-old actor injured in a car crash in La Cañada Flintridge last month, has been charged with misdemeanor drunk driving, authorities said Thursday.  —  Osment, whose haunting performance in …
Doobybrain / Just Jared:
Rachel Bilson at Devil Wears Prada  —  Rachel Goes To See The Devil  —  Rachel Bilson went ahead and caught The Devil Wears Prada with a friend last weekend on Saturday, August 12.  She was wearing a cute flowery red top and jeans with red shoes to boot.  In hand was the handy celebrity must-have gadget, the T-Mobile Sidekick.
Doobybrain / Just Jared:
Eva Longoria on Maxim Cover  —  Where you flying to, Eva?  —  Eva Longoria was the lady in white at LAX airport last Saturday.  She was carrying boarding tickets and a travel visa (going out of the coutry maybe?) and wearing minimal makeup on her face.  However, if you want to see her in …
NY Daily News:
Cops blue in the face over Franz's refusal  —  Dennis Franz just got 1,200 cops mad at him.  —  The actor who played Det.  Andy Sipowicz on "NYPD Blue" just turned down the Pulaski Association, an organization of New York police of Eastern European ancestry, when they asked him last week …
Doobybrain / Just Jared:
Kanye and Alexis at Mr Chow  —  Kanye and Alexis Chow Down  —  Kanye West and reported fiance Alexis were out eating at the Beverly Hills Mr. Chow yesterday afternoon.  Kanye recently asked Alexis to marry him while the two were on a two-week vacation.  Alexis stuck by Kanye when he was involved …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Actress Kellie Martin Expecting First Child  —  Kellie Martin, who starred in the 1989-93 series Life Goes On and then later on ER, and her husband, Keith Christian, are expecting their first child in October.  —  Martin, 30, had better be a quick study.  "I never even babysat," she tells the Associated Press.
 
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