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1:45 PM ET, September 2, 2006

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 Top News: 
Lindsay Lohan / Boston Globe:
Lohan engaged?  —  (BANG) - Lindsay Lohan is getting engaged, according to reports.  —  The 'Mean Girls' star's boyfriend, Harry Morton, who has only been dating Lindsay for a month, was spotted buying a diamond ring from Cartier, in Beverly Hills, earlier this week.
Discussion: TMZ.com and PerezHilton.com
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Starpulse:
Lindsay Lohan's Dad Becomes a Minister While Serving Time in Jail  —  Lindsay Lohan's estranged father has become a pastoral minister after finding God in prison in Buffalo, New York.  Michael Lohan, who is serving a 28-month sentence at Collins Correctional Facility on assault and drunk-driving charges …
Discussion: Lindsay Lohan News
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan and Harry Morton hit Hawaii  —  Lindsay Lohan and Harry Morton ran off to Hawaii shortly after Harry was spotted shopping for an engagement ring at Cartier.  It takes a real man to pet Lindsay Lohan like a little dog and to grab her ass in public.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   Lindsay Lohan Might Be Engaged
People.com:
Hilary Swank Steps Out with Her New Man  —  The streets of Rome can bring out the romantic in anyone - and they clearly worked their magic for one new couple: Hilary Swank and John Campisi, one of her agents at Creative Artists Agency.  —  Last weekend, fresh from spending a few days together …
TMZ.com:
Hottest Videos — Week of 08/27  —  Former party queen Tara Reid has been officially dethroned.  The former "Taradise" star was humiliated in front of a crowd of eager partygoers, when she was denied entry into an ultra-trendy Hollywood club.  Adding insult to injury, as the defeated actress waited …
People.com:
Off-Camera at the VMAs: What You Didn't See  —  By Tiffany McGee with Lesley Messer  —  At the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, some of the most memorable moments happened off-camera.  Here's some of what you didn't see:  —  6:32 p.m. Rapper Method Man is kicked off of the red carpet …
Discussion: lePaparazzi
FemaleFirst:
Madonna To Be Face Of Louis Vuitton?.  —  Madonna To Be Face Of Louis Vuitton?.... Madonna will be performing at a private party for Louis Vuitton next month (Sep06) - and the pop superstar is also reportedly being courted as the next face of the fashion house.
Discussion: Hollyscoop
National Enquirer:
FIRST PHOTOS OF TOM & KATIE'S BABY!  —  The National Enquirer has gotten the first look at Baby Suri!  —  The ENQUIRER viewed photographs of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes newborn.  The baby has a mop of dark hair and strongly resembles Katie.  No resemblance to Tom is immediately apparent.
Discussion: Tabloid Whore!
TMZ.com:
VMA After-Parties  —  Once the Video Music Awards were over on MTV, the real partying began.  Plenty of the evenings biggest stars hit the Atlantic Records post-VMA bash.  —  Our cameras caught Diddy, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Fantasia and Lil' Kim (ain't freedom grand?) among the bevy of stars that partied the night away.
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
WTF happened to this guy?  —  This better be for a movie/tv gig.  I know things haven't been going that well for Chris O'Donnell since the cancelling of his TV show Head Cases after just a few episodes but dude, you are way to young to be playing Telly Savalas.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Shiloh's Too Good for the Cameras  —  When Zahara and Maddox were little babies, Angelina Jolie had no problem showing their s**t off to the photographers and such.  But since her biological baby, Shiloh Nouvel, has been born she has barely brought her out.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Rosie Loses Weight, Katie Couric-Style  —  The View publicity shot  —  Katie Couric's digitally slimmed-down photo didn't surprise Rosie O'Donnell, who says she's been there, done that.  —  In her online blog, O'Donnell, who joins ABC's The View on Tuesday, writes (in her signature haiku-like style) …
3am:
PETE IS EVICTED  —  EXCLUSIVE He owes £10k in back rent Blood and graffiti all over the walls  —  CHEAPSKATE Pete Doherty is being kicked out of the flat he has trashed owing more than £10,000 in rent, we can reveal.  —  The walls of the £350,000 pad are covered in blood …
Starpulse:
Teri Hatcher Opens Up on 'Inside The Actor's Studio'  —  Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio" welcomes actress Teri Hatcher in an episode premiering Monday, September 18, 8-9 p.m. ET/PT. Host James Lipton sits down for a candid tell-all of Teri's life and career as one of Hollywood's most talked-about actresses today.
Bob / Best Week Ever:
PROPPED: Baby Fight!  —  SP Federline or The Brangelina Experiment: who would win a baby fight?  Thanks to this video dropped by CynicallyTested we finally have an answer.  Check it out.  —  Got something you want to share with us?  Drop it now!
MTV:
Mos Def Arrested After Impromptu Performance Outside VMAs  —  Rapper didn't have permit to perform on flatbed truck outside Radio City Music Hall.  —  Police arrest Mos Def outside the 2006 VMAs  —  Mos Def was taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduct Thursday night …
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM and stereogum
Jossip:
Axl Rose & Tommy Hilfiger Make Nice, Courtesy VMA After Party  —  Have Axl Rose and Tommy Hilfiger made amends since their well-publicized May altercation?  The MTV VMAs - always the bastion of resolution - seem to have brought the twosome together in harmony.  Files a club-going operative:
Discussion: Junkiness
Celebitchy / Cele|bitchy:
K-Fed's Lose Control music video  —  Let me be honest here, I only watched 1/2 of this.  It's not terrible, but it's terribly trite.  K-Fed uses every cliche in the book.  He's the high-roller, getting into the club that only admits women while normal guys are turned away.
 
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Angelina Jolie Pisses Off Oprah!
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
2006 MTV VMA's: The Performances
teamsugar.com:
WHO LOOKED MOST FAB AT THE VMAS?
Discussion: POPSUGAR and FAB
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
The Really Big Show  —  Holy shizz, y'all ... MTV really knows …
Discussion: Reuters
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Jessica Simpson Wins A Car At VMA's
Michael K / Dlisted:
The MTV VMAs: Who Looked a Wreck, Part III
 Earlier Picks: 
MollyGood:
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Lance Bass and Reichen Lehmkuhl Joined the VMA Pre-Partying Fun
POPSUGAR:
The Jolie-Pitts Rebuild New Orleans
Discussion: People.com
Just Jared:
Beyonce VMAs Video
Mprieve / A Socialite's Life:
Penelope Cruz's Admirers
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
A Hoarse Jessica Simpson Sings on Today
Discussion: POPSUGAR and The Superficial
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

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

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

 
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