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2:15 PM ET, August 30, 2006

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New York Post:
CLEANING UP LINDSAY'S ACT  —  BILLION-heir Harry Morton is trying his best to save Lindsay Lohan from herself - and it looks like he's doing a good job.  "Harry has told her not to drink so much and is trying to calm her down," said our spy.  Lohan was scheduled to hit town …
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Lindsay Lohan's Bringing Sexy Back
Discussion: Rappys Gossip Page
Phil / Egotastic!:
You Smell Like Lindsay Lohan
Discussion: The DarkHat
FemaleFirst:
Lindsay Lohan's good vibrations
Discussion: Wampoon, Celebguru and The DarkHat
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
The Excremental Suri  —  We may not know what Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter looks like on the outside, but her insides are about to become a little less mysterious.  —  Turning "fine art" into what may be the most subjective term in the world, a bronze sculpture entitled Suri's Bronzed Baby Poop …
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caplakesting.com:
SURI CRUISE'S BABY POOP BRONZED FOR CHARITY  —  Healthy 'Evidence' Of Tom And Katie's Baby Goes On Ebay  —  Bronzed baby shoes are out, and bronzed baby poop is in, for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes as they celebrate baby's "first poop".  The commemoration of baby Suri Cruise's first poop strives …
Discussion: Dlisted
New York Post:
SET UP, FED UP  —  GWEN Stefani has had it with the MTV Video Music Awards.  The "No Doubt" cutie is said to be "boycotting" tomorrow's show because of the shoddy treatment she got last year.  "She had a ton of nominations and was under the impression she would be taking home at least one award," our insider said.
Jane Ridley / NY Daily News:
Project 'serious' Katie  —  Gone is the perky look as Couric gets set to drop anchor at CBS  —  If we didn't suspect already that TV is about style over substance, CBS closed the case by airbrushing 3 inches off Katie Couric's waist in her new publicity shots.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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Don Kaplan / New York Post:
WEIGHING ANCHOR  —  CBS PHOTO TRICKERY TAKES A LOAD OFF  —  'SLIMMER' COURIC  —  Talk about a miracle diet - Katie Couric has become the Incredible Shrinking Anchorwoman.  —  Thanks to a computer "slight" of hand, the Tiffany network has made the new face of "CBS Evening News" instantly drop about 20 pounds.
NY Daily News:
Katie's nip & tuck
Discussion: LA Observed
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Colin Farrell's Alleged Stalker Kept Away  —  Colin Farrell has obtained a three-year restraining order against a woman who confronted him during a July 20 taping of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  —  The preliminary injunction - which will expire in August 2009 - was issued …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Associated Press:   Colin Farrell gets 3-year restraining order against woman
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."
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 …
NY Daily News:
Lindsay's dad speaks out on his pop art  —  Prison inmate Michael Lohan has finally provided his authoritative take on his cartoon (below) about his troubled relationship with daughter Lindsay.  —  In the week since Lowdown published it, the drawing has inspired much media speculation and even a parody or two.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
NY Daily News:
Say it ain't so, Joe:  —  Piscopo split gets ugly  —  The laughter has definitely gone out of Joe Piscopo's marriage now that the former "Saturday Night Live" star and wife Kimberly are divorcing.  —  A Hunterdon County (N.J.) Family Court judge issued temporary restraining orders …
PerezHilton.com:
Finally Sperminated???  —  There's been the non-stop baby talk for a while now!  But, Nicole Kidman definitely showed off a sizable bump in her belly while on vacation with her mom and pop this past weekend in Vancouver.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Is Nicole Kidman Preggers?
Discussion: CelebNewsWire and Daily Mail
Michael K / Dlisted:
Chestica Simpson Tells a Lame Joke  —  Chestica Simpson thought she was being cute at a Yahoo! party for her album A Public Affair in NYC last night.  The sign really should've said "I Lost My Talent" or better yet "I Lost My Anal Virginity to John Mayer."  —  Even though she's lost her voice …
TMZ.com:
Rosie Drops Some Pre-"View" Details  —  Just days before her debut on "The View," Rosie O'Donnell is dropping some details about her new gig on her ever-active blog at rosie.com.  Among other things, we learn that she's taking Meredith Vieira's dressing room, that ABC is already prepping …
Discussion: Jossip
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:
Nominees announced for 2006 CMA Awards  —  NEW YORK - Brooks & Dunn and Brad Paisley were both nominated for six Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, but Ronnie Dunn emerged as the leader with seven nominations, including one for the group's inspirational song "Believe."
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lachey, DiScala Buy Basketball Team  —  Nick Lachey and A.J. DiScala have long been friends, and now they're business partners in the perfect venture: The two sports fans are starting a basketball team.  —  They, along with a group of celebrity owners, on Tuesday announced the formation of …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Celebitchy / Cele|bitchy:
Hilary Swank has a "new" boyfriend, but she's been with him for a while now.  —  Back in late April we reported that Hilary Swank was seen out jogging with a new guy, and that he may have been a friend or trainer.  She had filed for divorce from Chad at that point, but they made a couple …
Discussion: Defamer, Dlisted and The Green Straw
Dave Navarro 6767.com:
Performances Tonight!  —  Damn there are some funny rumors around regarding the show.  First of all, I don't know who Janet Charlton is, but I do know who she isn't.  She aint no Perez Hilton, that's for sure.  At least with Perez, you get humor and the rumors are at least based in SOME fact.
Discussion: Pop Candy
POPSUGAR:
The Beyonce Conspiracy Theory  —  Beyonce's father is speaking out about the recent rumors surrounding her B-Day album.  She supposedly made the record really quickly without her father's help.  Then after backlash from fans for her first singles and music videos, word is her father stepped …
 
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Angelina Jolie Angers Brad's Mom
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The Biden-Harris administration launches a Reddit White House account for news and info about federal government work; first posts are about Hurricane Helene

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