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New York Times:
Fired or Quit, Tom Cruise Parts Ways With Studio — Citing Tom Cruise's yearlong metamorphosis from pure box-office phenomenon to pop-culture punch line, Viacom's chairman, Sumner M. Redstone, said Tuesday that Paramount Pictures was ending its 14-year relationship with the actor's production company.
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Los Angeles Times:
Viacom to Break Ties With Cruise — Paramount Pictures is severing its lucrative 14-year relationship with Tom Cruise, whose recent off-screen behavior proved to be too much for Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone, who disclosed the superstar's termination Tuesday.
C B / cityrag:
Kevin Federline really is a weasel — After hearing over and over that Kevin Federline looks like a weasel (or acts like one), we decided to do a little comparison, and holy crap, he's more weasel than weasels!... K-Fed's funky hand jive — We'll stop ourselves after one more below (it's just too easy)...
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Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
I'm Crazy For Loving You, For Feeling You — As much as I love it when Kevin Federline performs (apparently, I'm the only one), I think I much prefer Kevin Federline when he's allowed to speak. GQ magazine was kind enough to allow K-Fed the forum with which to let the world hear what he has to say.
Splash News Online:
Matt and Lance back together again — Looks like everything is ok between Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong as they were out jogging together. Rumors circulated that Lance had chosen perennial third wheel Jake Gyllenhaal to star in a biopic about the cancer surviving wife divorcing Tour de France winner over McConaughey.
TMZ.com:
Company Says Hilton's a Hacker...Lohan a Victim ? — Paris Hilton was recently terminated from her SpoofCard account for allegedly breaking into unauthorized voice mail boxes. SpoofCard calling cards offer the ability to change what someone sees on their caller ID display when they receive a phone call.
Alexis Chiu / People.com:
Survivor to Divide Teams by Race — Survivor: Cook Islands castaways — Fueled by critics who slammed its lack of diversity, CBS's Survivor has unveiled a new twist for its upcoming season: Contestants will be divided by ethnicity. — When it premieres Sept. 14, Survivor …
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Andy Dehnart / reality blurred:
Survivor Cook Islands cast includes at least three actors, 13 people from California — CBS has just unveiled the site for Survivor Cook Islands, following this morning's announcement of the season's big twist. And while the cast may be diverse ethnically, geographically, they are homogenous.
3am:
EXCLUSIVE He punches nurse in chest Cries out for girlfriend Kate Guarded for his protection — PETE Doherty punched a nurse and trashed his own room in a rehab clinic as the out-of-control crack addict went berserk. — The Babyshambles singer - desperately pining for supermodel lover Kate Moss …
Michael K / Dlisted:
What's Gayer Than Gay? — Dancing with the Stars!!! — Here are the cast photos of the new season which premieres on ABC September 12th! — Mario "AC Slater" Lopez pulled out his Greg Louganis costume! — Willa Ford and Harry Hamlin — Emmitt Smith and Jerry Springer
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
That's...hot? Hilton, 'fire crotch' heir shack up — Plus: Beyoncé Knowles plans lavish 'wedding to end all weddings' — So much for Paris Hilton's recent claim that she's giving up on men. — The crooning heiress is living with Brandon Davis, according to Life & Style weekly.
TMZ.com:
Matt Lauer's Pricey Pecs — The shirtless bod of Matt Lauer fetches more money than Matthew McConaughey's rippling chest — or so the bidding on a recent photo of the "Today" show host proves. — The paparazzi pic of a well-sculpted Lauer frolicking in the surf with daughter Romy in Southampton …
Jenny / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Fun With Celebrity Yearbook Photos — I like to think of this as an actual yearbook page where all of these people were classmates at the same time. I like to think Johnny Depp scored a threesome with both Angelina Jolies, and both George Clooneys nailed both Halle Berrys on the same night.
NY Daily News:
29-year-old virgin paging Mr. Right — Manhattanite Sarah DiMuro claims she's a 29-year-old virgin, but she wants to lose that exalted status by the time she turns 30. — So she's enlisted the good offices of Jane magazine to help her find the right man for the job - and the deadline is her birthday, Nov. 7.
People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Selling Her Luxe Digs — Sometimes fast-moving Lindsay Lohan doesn't even leave footprints: That's the case with the actress's West Hollywood condo, which she's put on the market for $2.85 million, PEOPLE reports in its new issue. — Lohan paid $1.9 million for the 2,100-sq.-ft. …
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Sienna Miller: From Bikinis to Oscars? — I've given Sienna Miller her fair share of flack in my blogging career, but I don't think I've ever said anything bad about her acting skills. In fact, I've always enjoyed Sienna's performances everytime I've seen her.
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Superman's Brandon Routh Engaged — Brandon Routh is engaged to his girlfriend, actress Courtney Ford, the star's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively. — "They are very happy," says Kacey Spies, the rep for the Superman Returns actor. — The couple, who have been dating for three years, co-star in the upcoming short film, Denial.
Robert Simonson / playbill.com:
"American Idol" Finalist May Join Broadway's The Wedding Singer — Constantine Maroulis, a finalist in the 2005 season of television's "American Idol," may soon join the cast of Broadway's The Wedding Singer. — MTV announced on Aug. 22 that Maroulis would join the show on Sept. 8.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Victoria Beckham Gets Boozy At Nobu — It's good to see her having some fun and letting loose for a change. She usually looks as if she has a stick up her ass. You go girl. — Many more photos of a messy Victoria Beckham at Nobu, after the jump.
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Janet Jackson is Horny — Janet Jackson has found some new hobbies - sex toys and stripping. The seemingly demure and shy singer claims in next month's issue of Vibe, that it's all thanks to her boyfriend, producer/rapper Jermaine Dupree. … To reiterate, she's talking about Jermaine Dupree.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Nasty Bitch and I'm Not Talking About the Canine! — Mischa Barton shows off her fat thighs and her new pooch on August 21st. I'm not sure what kind of dog that is, but it's not into her ass. It probably heard stories about these kind of girls from his other pooch friends.
Reuters:
Pregnant Spears ad too "stimulating" for Tokyo metro — TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's subway has refused permission for an advertising poster featuring a nude and heavily pregnant Britney Spears, branding it "too stimulating" for young people. — The picture of the pop singer …
The Superficial:
Britney Spears yells at Jessica Simpson — Us Weekly reports that backstage during the Teen Choice Awards Jessica Simpson asked Britney Spears if she could kiss her pregnant belly and Britney yelled back, "Hell no!" … I can't even imagine the vacuum created when Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson are in the same room together.
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Conan the Emmy conqueror returns Sunday — LOS ANGELES - Conan O'Brien may have helped Finland's president get elected. His NBC show "Late Night" is humming along nicely after 13 years. And he's not far from claiming the plum "Tonight" job promised him after Jay Leno's announced 2009 departure.
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David Spade and Heather or Carmen? — From rocker to funny man. That seems to be the theme these days. But is it possible that the funny man is the same guy for Heather Locklear and Carmen Electra? Rumor is David Spade is the guy to go to to get over a heartbreak.
