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7:55 PM ET, August 29, 2006

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People.com:
Jessica Simpson Loses Her Voice  —  Jessica Simpson's new album, A Public Affair, dropped Tuesday - but her promotional efforts were silenced that same day when she had to cancel a scheduled Today show appearance due to laryngitis.  —  Today host Matt Lauer announced on the air …
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Jessica Simpson, The Mute  —  Check this out, from In Touch Weekly: … Yeah, yeah, yeah, poor Jessica.  But what about the rest of us who depend on the stupid s**t she says to fill up our "quote of the day" sections?  Looks like we're going to be relying pretty heavily on Justin Timberlake …
People.com:
Jessica Simpson's New Man: John Mayer  —  Jessica Simpson is embarking on a not-so-public affair — with singer-songwriter John Mayer, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  "She's tiptoeing back into the dating world," a source tells PEOPLE.  "It's the first stage.  She's never been happier."
Discussion: POPSUGAR
PerezHilton.com:
Jessica Simpson & John Mayer: Dating!  —  The National Enquirer was the first to break the news of John Mayer's courtship of Jessica Simpson.  —  We were a tad skeptical.  However, when Simpson revealed during a radio interview in Texas recently that she had already heard Mayer's new album …
Discussion: We Love Celebs!
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Jessica Simpson Keeps Quiet  —  What was supposed to be A Public Affair has ended up being pretty hush-hush.  —  Jessica Simpson, who had a full schedule of appearances lined up to promote her new album, A Public Affair, has lost her voice, her publicist confirmed Monday.
Discussion: Egotastic!
Hollywoodtuna:   Jessica Simpson Could Use Some Of My Personal Assistance
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Buy a $1200 chandelier for Britney's baby!  —  Plus, ex-Nicole Simpson friend finds new claim to fame  —  Britney Spears wants a $1,200 chandelier for her new baby's room.  —  The pregnant crooner - or some prankster pretending to be her - has registered online for thousands of dollars worth …
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Fly, Fly Away  —  So today I will be flying all day cross country to get to my babe in New York City ... but before I get to the airport this morning, I had to make sure that I worked up a quick post for this fine Tuesday.  So let's get to it ...  Kevin Federline is finding …
Discussion: Bricks and Stones
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Nicole Richie Is Human Just Like Us
Lisa Muñoz / NY Daily News:
Steer clear of 'Vice' star for 3 years, fanatic told  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Colin Farrell's alleged stalker put on a bizarre performance when she was last in court to fight a restraining order barring her from the Irish actor.  —  Yesterday, the former phone-sex operator tried a different tack: She simply didn't show up.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Jossip
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POPSUGAR:
Colin's Crazy is Restrained
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BBC:
Horse breaks Ringo's wife's leg  —  Ringo Starr's wife is spending her 60th birthday in hospital after her horse kicked her and broke her leg.  —  Barbara Bach, a former Bond girl, was admitted under her married name, Starkey to the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford on Sunday morning.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Broderick, Bach Hurt in Riding Accidents
TMZ.com:
Voight to Jolie — "Regards to....What's Her Name?"  —  Angelina Jolie's estranged father Jon Voight sent a shout out to his grandkids Saturday, but it seems like absence makes the memory grow weaker — he royally screwed up one of the names.  —  At the fourth annual BAFTA Tea Party …
New York Post:
LABOR OF LOVE  —  OWEN Wilson, who?  It looks like Kate Hudson and her hubby, Chris Robinson, are back on track.  So much so that they're planning to spend Labor Day weekend at the California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., watching the Sony HD 500 NASCAR races.  A pal of the couple said, "They never really split.
New York Post:
HILTON'S CD IS INSTANT TANKER  —  PARIS Hilton's career as a pop star is fizzling as quickly as one of her blink-and-you'll-miss-it relationships.  —  In its first week out of the gate, Hilton's first CD is being widely seen as a certified flop.  "Paris," which features the single …
NY Daily News:
Hot spot gives Kimora's pals cold reception  —  Just because you're in Kimora Lee Simmons' posse doesn't mean you can enter Unik Ernest's P.M. Lounge at will.  —  Several members of the Baby Phat founder's entourage were deemed "too urban" Thursday night to be allowed into the Meatpacking District boite …
New York Post:
SUPPORTIVE AL  —  STAR Jones and hubby Al Reynolds were back from their European vacation for only a couple of hours last week when Reynolds left his wife at home to hit the clubs with the guys.  He arrived at Lotus with three young men "in tight pants" and a woman and partied for a few hours before going home to Jones.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Flavor of Love 2's Toastee Speaks!  —  Foofy Foo left Toastee in tears as he told her she had to go, because of some nude modeling she did in the past.  She was evicted from the Flavor of Love mansion on this past week's episode after Nibblz told Foofy that she was a porn star and was lying about it.
POPSUGAR:
Let the Kidman Pregnancy Rumors Continue  —  Looks like Nicole is hiding something.  She spent the day with her mom in Vancouver, and I'm now thinking she wants us to believe she's expecting.  Why else would we see all these pics of her with her hands on her stomach?  —  Source
Howard Breuer / People.com:
Tom Arnold and His Wife Separate  —  Tom Arnold filed for a legal separation from his wife, Shelby Roos, on Monday, after four years of marriage, PEOPLE has learned  —  When asked why Arnold filed for a legal separation, which involves a permanent division of assets, rather than a divorce …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Just Jared:
Beyonce @ The Ellen Show  —  Beyonce's B-Day on 'Ellen'  —  Ellen DeGeneres taped the fourth season premiere yesterday morning for The Ellen DeGeneres Show in Central Park, New York City.  Beyonce performed a selection of songs and celebrated her birthday — she turns 25 on September 4th, the premiere airs on September 5th.
USA Today:
TV stars jump off the screen and behind the mike  —  LOS ANGELES — James Denton is on guitar.  Hugh Laurie mans the keyboards.  And Greg Grunberg is wailing on drums. … "Whoa," Grunberg says.  Everyone stops.  The timing isn't quite right.  "Let's take it from the chorus," he says, and they try The Letter again.
Discussion: Blowing Smoke
The Superficial:
Tara Reid gets owned by Paris Hilton  —  TMZ has a great video of Tara Reid being denied entry to Hyde and then moments later having her former best friend Paris Hilton waltz by with Kim Kardashian and go straight in.  It's almost sad.  Like watching Gary Coleman try to buy a TV only to find out his credit card is maxed out.
Brian / TVNewser:
Katie's Extreme Makeover?  —  "Talk about a waistline touch-up," an e-mailer says:  —  The left photo is the official first-pic-of-Katie released by CBS at this year's upfront.  (TVNewser posted it in May.)  The right photo is an edited version of the same photo, from the September issue of Watch magazine, which is owned by CBS.
Discussion: Lost Remote
 
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