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12:55 PM ET, August 22, 2006

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Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Brittany Murphy, Fiancé End Engagement  —  Brittany Murphy and Joe Macaluso, engaged since last New Year's Eve, have broken off their engagement, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The two "have amicably ended their engagement.  They remain close friends and wish each other much happiness," a rep for Murphy tells PEOPLE.
Bricks and Stones:
Nick, Jessica Dodge Run-In 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 …
Discussion: Hollyscoop, lePaparazzi and POPSUGAR
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TMZ.com:
Vaughniston's Award-Winning Chemistry
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   K-Fed Loses Control at the Teen Choice Awards
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Paris Hilton: My Album's So Good, 'I Cry'  —  Paris Hilton is releasing her album Paris on Tuesday, though for the 25-year-old hotel heiress, socialite and star of The Simple Life, making music is nothing new, she reveals.  —  "When I was little," she tells Blender magazine for its September issue …
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Paris Hilton's Own Music Makes Her Cry
Discussion: POPSUGAR and The Bastardly
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Officials say Madonna's liquid plan is all wet  —  Plus: Ashton Kutcher knows his place, as Demi Moore's accessory  —  When Madonna isn't busy being crucified in concert or horseback riding in the English countryside, she wants to use the powers of Kabbalah to rid the world of nuclear waste.
NY Daily News:
Oops!  Pete's otherwise engaged  —  Did supermodel-loving junkie Pete Doherty miss his own wedding Saturday?  —  His girlfriend, Kate Moss, flew 14 close friends, including her brother Nick, to a resort in Bali last week, causing widespread speculation the couple was planning to get married.
NY Daily News:
From the pen of Lindsay's dad  —  Prison inmate Michael Lohan is dipping his toe in the shark-infested waters of editorial cartooning.  —  Lindsay Lohan's dad - serving time at the Collins Correctional Facility outside Buffalo - has just sent Lowdown an epic drawing depicting his troubled relationship …
Hollywoodtuna:
Ashlee Simpson's New Look Has Benefits  —  It wasn't long ago that I hated Ashlee Simpson but it's amazing what a nose job and weight loss can do.  It's weird the way I suddenly forgot that she was caught lip-syncing on SNL, was rude to a poor McDonald's employee, and is only famous because she's Jessica Simpson's younger sister.
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Lindsay Lohan: 'Tabloids Ignored Ashlee Simpson's Nose Job'
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TMZ.com:
Smell It Like Beckham  —  With music, sports and tabloids under their belt, David and Victoria Beckham are now ready to conquer the perfume industry as well.  —  The British super couple have unveiled their new fragrances entitled "Intimately Beckham for Him" and "for Her."
Just Jared:
Wentworth Miller: Interview  —  Wentworth Miller Smells Like Cookies … In a KISS 106.1 radio interview this morning by Seattle, WA's "Jackie & Bender," Wentworth Miller revealed that if someone hugged him, the smell that would linger on his/her shirt would be that of chocolate chip cookies.
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Brenda Rodriguez / People.com:   Wentworth Miller  —  The Prison Break star dishes about his …
FemaleFirst:
Jessica Biel Seals The Deal On Auctioned Date.  —  Jessica Biel Seals The Deal On Auctioned Date.... Actress Jessica Biel dined in style on Friday (18Aug06) when the man who bid $30,000 (£16,600) for her company took her out for a meal.  —  The man, named simply John …
Discussion: Celebguru
Just Jared:
Brad Pitt: Ocean's 13  —  Brad Pitt: Smoking Hot or Not?  —  Somebody needs to kick the habit!  Brad Pitt was spotted smoking yesterday morning on the Los Angeles set of Ocean's 13.  Brad puffed away at his cancer stick while sitting alongside O13 co-star George Clooney.
Discussion: darkhorizons.com
Sharon Cotliar / People.com:
Diddy, Kim Porter Expecting Their Second Child  —  Sean "Diddy" Combs and his longtime girlfriend, model Kim Porter, are expecting their second child, the mogul's rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  "The couple is thrilled about the news," says the rep.
Discussion: MollyGood, POPSUGAR and Bumpshack.com
Jenny / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Hulk Hogan is Still Yellow  —  It must suck to be Hulk Hogan's fluffer.  Somebody got him ready to go out and sport his appropriately colored banana hammock and you know it wasn't that wife of his.  She looks more like Rex Kwan Do's wife, Starla, in Napoleon Dynamite than anything resembling …
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Gwyneth Paltrow Loves Her Generalizations  —  In Gwyneth Paltrow's recent interview with Harper's Bazaar magazine, she talked about a number of things: cellulite, being pregnant and her life in general.  Of course, the most annoying parts of the interview are when she's comparing the United States to her adopted home of England:
People.com:
Couples Watch  —  Get the latest scoop on star romance (Pam & Kid!  Gwen & Gavin!  Plus more!)  —  • Newlyweds Pam Anderson and Kid Rock, ordering champagne in a corner booth at Lino restaurant in Malibu.  "They seemed oblivious to anyone else," says a source.  "They were all smiles and seemingly very happy.
Empire News:
Spielberg, Ford and Lucas on Indy IV  —  Exclusive: Dream team talk sequel  —  Getting one of the Indiana Jones triumvirate to talk about the fourth sequel is a rare opportunity, but getting George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford to spill at the same time is as infrequent as finding …
Toshiba Reynolds / The Post Chronicle:
Angelina Jolie Angry & Jealous, Pitt Misses Jennifer Aniston  —  Yesterday we reported on how Hollywood's do-gooder duo, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, have not been happy about the constant fights and bouts that have been having.  —  The pillow-lipped babe is said to be cracking under …
Discussion: Celebguru and Pittwatch.com
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NEWS.com.au:
Jolie flees Pitt to luxury hotel
PerezHilton.com:
The Hip Hop Community: "We Don't Want Kevin Federline!"  —  "I just think we ignore him [Federline].  He's a joke, basically.  I just don't think he gets it.  He doesn't get that he's Britney's man and it's hard to take him seriously."  — Elliot Wilson, editor in chief of XXL magazine
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Andy In Film / Towleroad:
STEPHEN DORFF UNAFRAID TO LET IT ALL HANG OUT  —  Stephen Dorff hit the beach in Malibu over the weekend, just as a talked-about snippet from the forthcoming film Shadowboxer hit the internet.  If you'll remember, back in June Shadowboxer director Lee Daniels crowed about the talents of his star to gay mag Metrosource:
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

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