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1:30 PM ET, August 23, 2006

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Steve Gorman / Reuters:
Tom Cruise, Paramount end production deal  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures and actor Tom Cruise called an end to their 14-year production deal on Wednesday as the chairman of the studio's parent company took a parting shot at the movie star's off-screen behavior.
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Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Paramount cuts ties with Cruise company  —  LOS ANGELES - The latest high-profile Hollywood breakup is between Tom Cruise and his studio.  Sumner Redstone, whose company owns Paramount Pictures, said the studio would sever its 14-year relationship with Cruise's film production company because …
Discussion: The Superficial
TMZ.com:
Tom Cruise Canned From Paramount  —  Tom Cruise has just gotten the heave ho from Paramount Pictures.  —  Sumner Redstone, chief honcho at Viacom, the parent company of Paramount, has ended the 14-year relationship with Cruise's production company, Cruise/Wagner Productions.
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.
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.
Anne Thompson / Hollywood Reporter:
It's a wrap for Par, C/W Prods.
Reuters:
Paramount cuts ties with Tom Cruise: WSJ
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Blog
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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.
Discussion: BlogNYC
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 …
POPSUGAR:
Ashlee Simpson As Roxie Hart  —  Is Ashlee Simpson Broadway bound?  Rumors are that Ms Simpson may be the latest celeb to join the cast of Chicago.  It seems as if every celebrity is involved in this show.  Usher just made his debut this week and now these rumors.  Here's more:
Discussion: Yeeeah!, Celebitchy and Smart
popbytes:
beyonce in maximal magazine  —  hey y'all!  so beyonce is on the cover of france's 'maximal' magazine which i am assuming is an int'l version of 'maxim' - everyone seems so down on our girl these days - maybe her upcoming album bday (i hope it's not delayed) won't be a masterpiece but no matter …
Discussion: The Bosh and Queerty
Sky News:
OWEN GETS FLASHED  —  Owen Wilson experienced some indecent exposure at the premiere of his new movie.  —  And it left him a bit flustered.  —  The comedy star was at the UK premiere of You, Me and Dupree in Leicester Square last night when a fan called out his name before lifting up her top and showing off her breasts.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Sky News:
VIX'S NIGHT OUT  —  We are not ones to judge (unless it is a fashion issue).  —  After all, this is a showbiz website, not a county court.  —  So, we shall be maintaining an open mind on these snaps of Victoria Beckham's dinner date.  —  It's hard to tell if Vix had had one too many Ribenas …
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 …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Just Jared:
Matt & Lance Jogging Again!!  —  The Buff and the Beautiful  —  Surprise, surprise!  BFF running mates Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong were out once again working up a sweat yesterday afternoon.  Matt, 36, and Lance, 34, ran for miles alongside Miami Beach on the boardwalk.
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.
Discussion: Dlisted and Seriously? OMG!
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Ricky Martin's Poofy Hair  —  Does this make him look more or less poofy than his faux-hawk did?  —  Written by Lauren Burch  —  (Image source)
Discussion: Celebrity Pictures
 
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The Sun:
I'm too Keane on coke  —  KEANE frontman TOM CHAPLIN …
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Tina Sims / The National Ledger:
Angelina Jolie Frustration: Brad Reaches Out to Jennifer Aniston?
Discussion: Celebritology and HotRag.net
Access Hollywood:
Brittany Murphy, Fiancé End Engagement (PEOPLE)
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Kevin Praises His Teen Choice Performance
NY Daily News:
Getting ahead the old-school way?
Discussion: Gawker and Jossip
Michael K / Dlisted:
Britney Spears Wants to Be Buried with Her Dog (Not KFed)
Jesus Martinez / Drunken Stepfather:
I am - Victoria Silvstedt Lingerie Pics of the Day
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
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Joal Ryan / Yahoo! News:
"Prison Break" Off a Step
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Janet Charlton / Janet Charlton's Hollywood:
MAKE ME LAUGH  —  Is David Spade quietly juggling yet ANOTHER bereft divorcee?
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Idol Fever Hits Birmingham
NY Daily News:
Oops! Pete's otherwise engaged
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Dog is the Only One with Natural Hair
Don Kaplan / New York Post:
ALL EYES ON 'SNL' - AGAIN
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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