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4:05 AM ET, August 30, 2006

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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."
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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 …
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  —  Yesterday, I thought I may be overreacting a bit about Jessica Simpson's hotness going down the toilet but was I?  Well, if you think I am going to sit here and continue writing negatively about how her looks are fading faster …
PerezHilton.com:
Jessica Simpson & John Mayer: Dating!
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 …
Discussion: Egotastic! and The Superficial
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Paris Not Exactly A Pop Sensation
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 …
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Just Jared:
Jon Voight Loves Shakira
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
MTV:
My Chemical Romance, Fergie Performing At VMA Preshow  —  'Red Carpet on the Rock' preshow airs Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT.  —  Fergie will kick off Thursday's Video Music Awards celebration by opening up the "Red Carpet on the Rock" preshow with a performance of her #1 hit "London Bridge."
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Fergie To Open The VMA Preshow
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
NBC 'Regrets' Conan's Crash Skit  —  NBC executives apologized Monday for the Emmy Awards opening skit that showed host Conan O'Brien surviving a plane crash and aired the same day a real crash in Kentucky killed 49 people.  —  "Our hearts and prayers go out to the many families who lost loved ones …
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Fatback / Fatback and Collards:   NBC "regrets" Conan skit. Declare themselves bunch of pussies.
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 …
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.
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.
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Matt Leinart To Be a Dad  —  Football star Matt Leinart is going to be father.  The Arizona Cardinals quarterback and USC women's basketball player Brynn Cameron are expecting a baby in the fall.  —  Leinart, one of PEOPLE's Most Beautiful People this year, graduated from USC in December 2005 …
Discussion: Hot Momma Drama
Phil / Egotastic!:
You Smell Like Lindsay Lohan  —  Get ready to smell like cocaine, alcohol, and Harry Morton's man juice, because if Lindsay Lohan gets her wish, that's what's going to happen.  According to TMZ, rumours in the world of celebrity perfume are running wild (as only celebrity perfume rumours can) …
Discussion: TMZ.com and The DarkHat
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
Associated Press:
Colin Farrell gets 3-year restraining order against woman  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Actor Colin Farrell has obtained a three-year restraining order against a woman who confronted him during a taping last month of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  —  The preliminary injunction issued …
zap2it.com:
Stone Confirms Third Adoption  —  Baby joins two other adopted brothers  —  It looks like Sharon Stone's "Basic Instinct" is maternal.  —  The 48-year-old actress has adopted her third child, ending months of speculation, reports "Extra."  —  The infant's name is Quinn …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Glitterati
ComingSoon.net:
Sarah Connor Chronicles Gets the Green Light  —  Warner Bros.  TV has set David Nutter to direct the pilot for "The Sarah Connor Chronicles," prompting Fox Broadcasting to officially greenlight production on the "Terminator"-themed project.  —  Nutter, whose last 12 pilots have all been picked …
 
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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