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1:35 PM ET, September 1, 2006

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Splash News Online:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Engagement?  —  Are these pictures the proof?  Harry Morton was spotted at Cartier (dude can't afford Harry Winston?) allegedly purchasing an engagement ring.  The wealthy 25-year-old entrepreneur has dated 20-year-old Lohan for little more than a month …
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News & Gossip  —  Paris Hilton was spotted with Lance Armstrong at the Key Club in L.A. Tuesday night.  —  Donald Trump has told Apprentice judge Carolyn Kepcher "You're fired."  —  Kevin Federline's acting career is taking off!  —  The West Wing's Allison Janney has signed …
Discussion: MollyGood
Splash News Online:
Lohan and Morton in Hawaii  —  Lindsay Lohan and Harry Morton can't keep their hands off of each other in Hawaii as rumors swirl of an impending engagement.  Nice to see that Lindsay bought a new bikini for the trip.  —  Pictures by Chris Whittle
Discussion: The Superficial
Extra:
Lindsay Lohan's Boyfriend, Harry Morton, Buys Her As Engagement Ring  —  Sources tell "Extra" exclusively that Lindsay Lohan's boyfriend, Harry Morton, just purchased an engagement ring for her at Cartier in Beverly Hills.  —  In a statement to "Extra," a representative from Morton's company …
Discussion: Egotastic!
Just Jared:
Brad Pitt in New Orleans  —  Brad & Angelina's Dinner Date  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie enjoyed dinner togehter this past Wednesday with their 5-year-old son Maddox at a restaurant in the hardest hit area of the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Discussion: MollyGood
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Just Jared:
Brad & Angelina: NEW ORLEANS  —  Brad & Angelina do New Orleans  —  Brad Pitt announced the winners (New York city architects Andrew Kotchen and Matthew Berman, of the firm Workshop/APD) of his architectural design competition at a news conference in New Orleans earlier on today.
Stacey Plaisance / Associated Press:
Pitt, Jolie to watch New Orleans rebuild
Discussion: POPSUGAR
New York Post:
ASHLEE'S NO. 2  —  ASHLEE Simpson may claim she's dating her bandmate Braxton Olita, but she looked a little too cozy with Fall Out Boys' Pete Wentz at G-Spa the other night.  The two spent time together at big sister Jessica's Yahoo! roller-skating party at the Roxy, but got even closer at the after party at G-Spa.
Discussion: Jossip, Dlisted and celebrity terrorist
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
CNN's Kyra Phillips Has Last Laugh  —  Phillips on the Late Show  —  CNN anchor Kyra Phillips, whose bathroom gossip was broadcast live on CNN on Tuesday, appeared on Thursday's Late Show with David Letterman to give her side of the story.  —  That is, she delivered Top 10 list of reasons why things went wrong.
Discussion: Totally Joshness
NY Daily News:
Simpson swaggers through  —  The rich just kept getting richer yesterday.  —  On the last day of gluttonous freebie-grabbing before last night's MTV Video Music Awards, Jessica Simpson proved herself the Queen of Swag.  —  The pop tart and her posse - including her manager-dad, Joe …
Discussion: Jossip
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Paris Hilton on Oral Sex … Written by Lauren Burch  —  (Source) (Image source)
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Dlisted
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Gwen Stefani Buys J.Lo's Former Home  —  Gwen Stefani and husband Gavin Rossdale have paid nearly $15.5 million for a Beverly Hills home that once belonged to Jennifer Lopez, the Wall Street Journal reports.  —  The couple, whose son Kingston is three months old, bought the house …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Jesus Martinez / Drunken Stepfather:
I am - Lohan in Maui in a Bikini of the Day  —  I guess my live blog was a disaster.  So I am posting some new Lohan in a bikini pictures.  I am not doing this so make you happy, because I don't really care what you think most of the time.  I am doing this because I have been following Lohan's disaster …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
The Break-Up Actor, Wife Have a Son  —  The Break-Up actor John Michael Higgins and his wife, actress Margaret Welsh, welcomed a baby boy Tuesday.  —  Walter Lloyd Higgins was born at 8 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.  He weighed in at 8 lbs., 2 oz.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
popbytes:
oh those VMA 2006 performances...  hey kids!  of course i'm watching MTV's VMAs which just started here in los angeles - i hate that damn west coast delay! i'm going to update throughout the evening - i'm not calling it 'live blogging' so there is no pressure...i'll be adding in pics as well …
NY Daily News:
Earth savers Bill & Al are poles apart  —  Global warming has done nothing to melt the chill between Bill Clinton and his former vice president, Al Gore, Democratic Party sources say.  —  Following the suggestion of his advisers, Gore iced the charismatic consensus-builder out of his own 2000 presidential campaign.
Jossip:
Graydon Carter Hires Armed Guards to Protect His Suri Cruise Cover  —  Get out your umbrellas, kids, because the gossip really is starting to pour in.  Of course all the well heeled, well connected folks are just now getting back from the beach to sit down and dish all their dirt.
Discussion: Defamer
Brian Orloff / People.com:
The VMAs' Top 5 Most Shocking Moments  —  1. Sean "Diddy" Combs giving MTV's John Norris the silent treatment on the red carpet.  The mogul, standing with his arms crossed, only answered questions through a spokesman - though he occasionally cracked a smile.
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Panic! at the Disco Scores at VMAs  —  Panic! at the Disco took the video of the year award, for their "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," at the 23rd annual MTV Video Music Awards Thursday, while other big winners included Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, James Blunt, Kelly Clarkson and the Pussycat Dolls.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
POPSUGAR:
Worst Dressed at The VMAs  —  What a disappointing year for style at the VMAs.  There were some gold themes but for the most part bad dressing was the most popular trend.  Jennifer Lopez had potential with the mini dress but the head-wrap killed the look for us.
Discussion: FAB
Just Jared:
Jessica Alba Work Out  —  Jessica Alba Cools Off  —  Jessica Alba works it out while walking her dog in Hollywood Hills this past Wednesday.  Thanks to Sabi, it's believed that Jessica's dog is a Argentine Dogue (or Dogo Argentino).  Jessica, 25, was later spotting walking around …
 
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