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3:45 PM ET, August 21, 2006

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People.com:
Brooke Burke & David Charvet Engaged  —  Former Baywatch star David Charvet and Rock Star: Supernova host Brooke Burke have two reasons to celebrate: they are getting married and expecting a child together, Burke tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Charvet proposed during a "summertime party" he threw on Saturday night, Burke tells PEOPLE.
Daily Mail:
Obsessed Bin Laden wanted to kill Whitney Houston's husband  —  Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden is so obsessed with singer Whitney Houston he thought about killing her husband, Bobby Brown, it was claimed last night.  —  The suggestion is made by Sudanese poet and novelist Kola Boof …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Best Week Ever
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New York Post:
DID OSAMA LUST FOR  —  WHITNEY?  —  OSAMA bin Laden …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Associated Press:
Rapper Busta Rhymes arrested, charged with assault  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Busta Rhymes was arraigned Sunday on an assault charge after he was reportedly accused of attacking a man for spitting on his car.  —  The New York Police Department released few details about the arrest, saying only that the incident occurred Aug. 12.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:   Busta Rhymes Arraigned on Assault Charge
Splash News Online:
Hogan knows skin cancer prevention  —  To make it up to you ladies for posting all those photos of Jessica Biel, I give you Hulk Hogan in a neon banana hammock.  It doesn't get much sexier than this.  Keep in mind this guy is 53 years old!!!  Best photos ever.  —  Pictures by Juan Garces
Alyssa Rashbaum / MTV:
'Snakes On A Plane' Has Just Enough Box-Office Bite For #1  —  Advance buzz translates to modest $15.2 million opening weekend.  —  Samuel L. Jackson in "Snakes on a Plane"  —  After months of Internet buzz, "Snakes on a Plane" finally hit theaters — and opened on top of the box-office heap.
Discussion: Blowing Smoke and adfreak
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Dean Goodman / Reuters:
"Snakes on a Plane" fails to charm
Discussion: Cinematical and Seriously? OMG!
Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Bam Margera's Uncle Don Vito Held On Suspicion Of Child Sexual Assault  —  Vincent Margera suspected of inappropriately touching two 12-year-old girls.  —  Vincent Margera — better known as Don Vito to viewers of "Viva La Bam" — was arrested in Colorado on Friday and held on suspicion …
Discussion: NewsAmericaNow
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starpulse.com:
Bam Margera's Uncle Arrested for Child Sex Assault
Discussion: Dlisted
Just Jared:
Angelina Jolie: Airplane Flying  —  Angelina Jolie Flies High  —  Angelina Jolie was spotted on the runway again, piloting her small single-engine Cirrus SR-22 airplane yesterday in Burbank, California.  Angelina, 31, is taking flying lessons to try to get her instrument rating …
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Toshiba Reynolds / The Post Chronicle:
Family & Friends Fear Demise Of Angelina Jolie, Pitt Relationship
Discussion: MollyGood and Dlisted
People.com:
Nick, Jessica Star Separately at Teen Awards  —  As if perfectly timed for the release of Jessica Simpson's album A Public Affair, Sunday afternoon's Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles had all the makings of a public spectacle.  —  During the ceremony, Simpson shared the stage with cohost …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Heidi Klum: I Want 'A Lot' of Kids  —  Project Runway host Heidi Klum and her husband, British musician Seal, are not only awaiting the birth of their second child, but they look forward to welcoming even more.  —  "We want to have a lot of children," the supermodel, who announced in June …
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Sky News:
OWEN THREATENS TO SUE  —  Owen Wilson is not happy about rumours linking him with newly single Kate Hudson.  —  In fact, he's hired a heavyweight lawyer to sue anyone who insinuates he has anything to do with Kate's recent marriage collapse.  —  Owen has called on the services …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Associated Press:
MTV wants to take VMA viewers backstage  —  NEW YORK (AP) — For fans who want to see more of Beyonce or Ludacris at next week's Video Music Awards, MTV is offering a trip backstage at Radio City Music Hall.  —  Not physically, of course.  That would get way too crowded.
Discussion: Lost Remote and Media News
NY Daily News:
He's 1-trick phony  —  L.I. teen busted faking way into Shea  —  A Long Island teen who has faked his way into photo ops with such stars as J.Lo, Pamela Anderson and Tom Cruise is in hot water after posing as a TV reporter to score a Shea Stadium interview with his idol, Mike Piazza.
Discussion: Jossip
Sky News:
WHOSE WEDDING GIFT IS THIS?  —  The rich and famous are renowned for buying large, luxurious pads.  —  But check this one out for size.  —  This is Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock's new marital home in Malibu, California.  —  Note the two little swimming pool ponds at the rear.
Phil / Egotastic!:
2006 Teen Choice Awards Mega Picture Post  —  I feel dirty.  I watched the 2006 Teen Choice Awards, and I really wish I could get those two hours of my life back.  As if the lame speeches, and crap performances weren't enough, every other second was a bombardment of prduct placement and album plugs.
Splash News Online:
Tom and Kat[i]e venture out  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes went out for a little dinner at Maestro's Steakhouse which is a rarity for the reclusive Cruise who only goes out when he has a movie to promote.  Who got blessed with the honor of babysitting Suri?
Discussion: MollyGood
NY Daily News:
Julianne's sad puppy dog tale  —  There were tears in the Julianne Moore household after the family's new puggle puppy died of distemper after just three weeks.  And the actress isn't pleased with the Brooklyn pet store that sold her the ailing pooch.  —  "Julianne and the kids were very upset," says a source.
PerezHilton.com:
Have You Slept With Matt Dallas????  —  ABC Family's Kyle XY star Matt Dallas was on the Howard Stern show this morning to proclaim his [homosexuality] heterosexuality, even boasting that he had sex with "about 20 girls" in high school.  —  Excuse us while we try to regain our composure!
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH news anchor's boorish behavior forced his network to shell out big bucks to several women so they would drop their sexual harassment claims?  He invited the ladies out to dinner - where he often couldn't keep his hands to himself - and then badgered them to come back to his apartment.
Associated Press:
Paris Hilton praises her debut album  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Paris Hilton is no stranger to self-promotion.  But when she asked DJs to play songs from her upcoming debut album, "Paris," last spring, she wasn't so confident.  —  "People go crazy," the 25-year-old socialite/reality TV star/singer …
 
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OpenAI suspends access to Sora in response to a group of artists leaking access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals

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