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4:40 AM ET, August 23, 2006

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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.
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Reuters:
Paramount cuts ties with Tom Cruise: WSJ  —Text+NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures unit is ending its 14-year relationship with Tom Cruise's film production company because of the actor's offscreen behavior, the company's chairman said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Discussion: Dlisted, Allie Is Wired and Nosy Snoop
Anne Thompson / Hollywood Reporter:
It's a wrap for Par, C/W Prods.  —  Amid a breakup that took a publicly acrimonious turn Tuesday, Tom Cruise and Paramount Pictures are parting company.  —  Cruise and his producing partner Paula Wagner, whose Cruise/Wagner Prods. has been based at Paramount for 14 years …
Discussion: Celebritology and Bumpshack.com
Chris Gardner / Variety:
Spunky Sumner severs Par's ties to Cruise
Discussion: Pop Crunch
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.
Discussion: Voxefx and Bumpshack.com
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Matthew, Lance and the Ladies  —  These are photos from a week and a half ago, when we were in the middle of our shirtless Matthew McConaughey marathon.  So this is what Matthew and Lance look like in action.  Matthew looks like one of those touchy-feely guys doesn't he?
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TMZ.com:
The Three Amigos: Trouble In Paradise?  —  Could it be splitsville for Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong, celebdom's most visible new BFFs?  A report today in the New York Daily News' Ben Widdicombe says that Jake Gyllenhaal has edged out Matt for the plum role of playing Lance …
Discussion: Dlisted and Best Week Ever
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.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Splash News Online:
Easy Riders  —  George Clooney and Brad Pitt rode their motorcylces to the Ocean's 13 set yesterday which gave me indigestion as I am incredibly jealous of these two guys.  Nothing like being a playboy like Clooney or in Brad Pitt's case, going home to your mansion where Angelina Jolie …
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Celebitchy:
Brad Pitt is smoking hot. Brad Pitt smoking is not.
Discussion: Bricks and Stones
Don Kaplan / New York Post:
ALL EYES ON 'SNL' - AGAIN  —  AUDITIONS NEXT WEEK  —  WHAT's going on be hind the scenes at "Saturday Night Live" this month may be more dramatic than any thing you'll see on the two prime-time shows starting this fall based on the famed late-night comedy.
New York Post:
'JACKASS' TUNE SLIMES JESSICA  —  ONLY a jackass would stoop to crude sexual innuendo about Jessica Simpson - and that's exactly what Chris Pontius, one of Johnny Knoxville's doofy daredevil stuntmen in the upcoming "Jackass: Number Two," has done.  —  A source tells us Pontius has penned …
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Toronto Has "Good Year," Closes with "Grace"  —  With a lineup this promising, how do you not conclude the festivities with a rendition of Amazing Grace?  —  The Michael Apted-directed drama, starring Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon and Albert Finney is set to close the 31st annual Toronto …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Dog is the Only One with Natural Hair  —  Jessica Simpson and Ken Paves will launch their new wig and extension line on August 30th at extensions.com.  I know you literally can't wait.  The thing is don't think your hair going to look like that (below).
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
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.
WKMG-TV:
Live Rattlesnakes Released In 'Snakes On A Plane' Theater  —  Two live diamondback rattlesnakes were released in an Arizona movie theater during a showing of the new film "Snakes on a Plane," according to Local 6 News.  —  Authorities said pranksters released the young venomous rattlesnakes …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Natalie Portman is a Brunette Again, and Still Not Wearing a Bra  —  There are a lot of reasons I like Natalie Portman, not least of which is the fact that she rarely seems to wear a bra.  It's not a big thing, but there is definitely something sexy about a girl who doesn't.
Janet Charlton / Janet Charlton's Hollywood:
MAKE ME LAUGH  —  Is David Spade quietly juggling yet ANOTHER bereft divorcee?  He likes to step in and console vulnerable women who've suddenly become single.  Clever Spade makes em laugh - and we all know that's the best medicine!  It worked for Heather Locklear, didn't it?
Discussion: Hollyscoop and celebrity terrorist
Joal Ryan / Yahoo! News:
"Prison Break" Off a Step  —  A head start wasn't all it was cracked up to be for Veronica Donovan, much less Prison Break.  —  Monday night's "fall" premiere of the Fox series, featuring the scamper for freedom by the formerly incarcerated Michael ( Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
James Blunt Gets His Rocks Off  —  Singer James Blunt has purchased a gun that shoots rocks at his fans.  This is no stunt that you will see at a concert of the 32 year- old Brit.  He has purchased the weapon to scare away crazed fans from his holiday retreat in Ibiza.
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 …
POPSUGAR:
What's Wrong With Britney?  —  Britney storms out of a store looking pretty pissed off.  I wonder what went wrong?  She actually looks great again.  Besides the dark hair making her a bit pale, she is well groomed and I love that she is working it.  —  In other Britney news …
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Idol Fever Hits Birmingham  —  Crowds gather in Birmingham to audition for American Idol.  —  There may be something in the water down in Birmingham.  The Alabama city has produced two American Idol winners so far - Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard - and as the talent show came to town Monday …
Larry Carroll / MTV:
Tangled Web: 'Spider-Man 3' Re-Shoots Planned, James Franco Reveals  —  Director Sam Raimi has put out call for 'more action,' actor says.  —  LOS ANGELES — There are certain things that every good geek knows to be true, like the fact that Spider-Man's secret identity is Peter Parker …
Discussion: Defamer
 
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TMZ.com:
Wilson Tightlipped About Hudson
NY Daily News:
Oops! Pete's otherwise engaged
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Queerty and Jake Watch
David Caplan / Star:
WILMER: ACTOR-TURNED-TEACHER!
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Defamer:
PARIS HILTON SELLS HERSELF ON YOUTUBE
Discussion: New York Times and POPSUGAR
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Beyonce Postponed  —  It's been a hard-knock life for Beyonce lately.
Discussion: Dlisted
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Big Surprise, Kevin Federline Sucks
Discussion: Associated Press
The Superficial:
Mischa Barton and Cisco Adler eat lunch at Cafe Med
Discussion: Splash News Online
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Lance Bass' First Gay Date
C B / cityrag:
Lohan blow  —  We enjoy a good joke at Lindsay Lohan's expense …
Splash News Online:
Nick and Vanessa off to NYC
Just Jared:
Hugh Jackman's Kids Play in the Park
Hollywoodtuna:
Avril Lavigne's Ass Was Made For Riding
Phil / Egotastic!:
What the Hell Happened to Amanda Bynes?
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Break  —  Talk about bringing sexy back (and now …
Discussion: Sky News
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon reports Q3 ad revenue up 19% YoY to $14.33B, vs. $14.25B est., amid its push to insert ads into Prime Video, and subscription sales up 11% YoY to $11.3B

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump sues CBS News in a Texas court, claiming CBS engaged in election interference “through malicious, deceptive” editing of its 60 Minutes Harris interview

 
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