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2:55 AM ET, September 4, 2006

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People.com:
Brooke Shields: Tom Cruise Apologized  —  Tom Cruise apologized to Brooke Shields for criticizing her antidepressant use, the actress said Friday on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  —  On Thursday, Cruise "came over to my house and he gave me a heartfelt apology," Shields, 41, told Leno.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and popbytes
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TMZ.com:
Cruise to Shields — I Acted Like a Jerk
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
Associated Press:
Police: Ellen escapes injuries in crash  —  LOS ANGELES - Ellen DeGeneres walked away from a three-vehicle collision caused by a suspected drunken driver, police said.  "She had a little neck and back pain, but it doesn't look like it was anything serious," said Sgt. Ken Buscarino of the Los Angeles police said after Friday's accident.
Discussion: TV Squad
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Access Hollywood:
Ellen DeGeneres In Car Accident Involving Alleged Drunk Driver  —  According to police, comedienne Ellen DeGeneres was in a car accident Friday afternoon, when her stopped car was reportedly hit from behind by a car that was itself struck by an alleged drunk driver.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
NY Daily News:
What cut Janeane's Air supply  —  Was it a disagreement over covering the 9/11 anniversary that cost Janeane Garofalo her perch on Air America?  —  She went from being a daily co-host to "guest host" status in July, for reasons that were not clear at the time.
Discussion: PerezHilton.com
Jed Dreben / People.com:
Party of Five's Jeremy London Gets Married  —  Rev. Camden would approve: 7th Heaven actors Jeremy London and Melissa Cunningham were joined in holy matrimony Saturday in California, a source confirms to PEOPLE.  (London played young minister Chandler Hampton from 2002-2004 on the long-running WB show …
Access Hollywood:
Billy's Blog: Baby Talk With Jeremy Piven (August 29, 2006)  —  Well I'm taking a little heat in the blogosphere (which leads to some radio) for the Jeremy Piven interview at the NBC Emmy Red Carpet Special.  Whoops.  —  If you don't know my history with Piven (and who would), it looks like he's repulsed by my line of questioning.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Independent:
Banksy targets Paris Hilton  —  'Guerrilla artist' replaces heiress's CDs in shops with doctored versions  —  He has smuggled fake artwork into Tate Britain, and sprayed a vision of paradise on the Palestinian side of Israel's "security wall".  —  Now, the "guerrilla graffiti" …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and stereogum
Extra:
Tanika Ray  —  Tanika Ray serves as the New York based correspondent for the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine "Extra."  Delivering the most up to the minute celebrity news from her home base at Planet Hollywood in Times Square, Tanika has become one of Gotham's favorite entertainment reporters.
Discussion: The Bastardly
Liz Clarke / Washington Post:
Sharing Court Doesn't Mean Match for Sharapova, Roddick  —  Desperate to give disappointed ticket holders at least a semblance of entertainment Saturday at the U.S. Open, where rain washed out every match on the schedule, tournament officials asked Maria Sharapova and Andy Roddick if they would hit …
News of the World:
KATE MOSS has finally admitted she WILL tie the knot with junkie rocker PETE DOHERTY.  —  The supermodel sensationally confessed: "Yes, we're getting married."  —  And Kate told pals at a gig in north London this week: "I love him so much.  He's the sexiest man on the planet."
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Jen Blackburn / The Sun:
Celebrities share their sex tips  —  RED-HOT babe Beyoncé has revealed she keeps a super sexy "Freakum dress", to fire up her love life whenever things fizzle out.  —  The bootilicious babe, who is engaged to hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, has even written a track on her latest album B …
Discussion: Hollyscoop and Seriously? OMG!
Rav Singh / News of the World:
GERI'S TOT HORROR  —  The tiny tot was shrieking when furious Geri, 34, turned on the nanny and screamed: "What's happened?  What have you done to my baby?"  —  But the nanny — believed to have been hired from an agency while Geri looks for a permanent carer — said nothing …
Discussion: Hollyscoop
Starpulse:
Jessica Simpson Struggles With Voice Problems To Perform  —  Jessica Simpson struggled with voice problems to perform on breakfast show "Today" yesterday morning after spending much of the week croaking through TV interviews.  The pop star burst a blood vessel in her vocal cord at the beginning …
Discussion: Gossipin.com
Contactmusic.com:
FEDERLINE FINALLY WINS MUSIC INDUSTRY BACKING  —  KEVIN FEDERLINE has finally won music industry backing for his much publicised fledgling career as a rapper after signing a deal with record label giant Sony BMG.  The much maligned husband of BRITNEY SPEARS, who previously worked as a backing dancer …
Discussion: HotRag.net
Colleen Barry / Associated Press:
Bond star Craig has cinematic gay kiss  —  VENICE, Italy - No doubt there are plenty of on-screen kisses in store for Daniel Craig as the new James Bond.  But none will be more talked about than the one that premiered at the Venice Film Festival.  —  Craig plays one of the men who brutally murdered …
NME:
Isley Brothers singer jailed  —  Soul singer gets three years for tax fraud  —  US soul singer Ronald Isley has been jailed for tax fraud.  —  The Isley Brothers frontman has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.1m (£1.62m) to the US tax service for "pathological" evasion, reports the BBC.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
TMZ.com:
Xtina Shows Fans and Photogs No Love  —  At last week's VMAs, Christina Aguilera refused to have her photo taken with any of the fans who were screaming from the sidelines of the red carpet.  The songstress, who was widely praised for her sultry performance, walked the pre-show gauntlet …
 
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Lindsay Lohan / Boston Globe:
Lohan engaged?  —  (BANG) - Lindsay Lohan is getting engaged, according to reports.
Discussion: TMZ.com and PerezHilton.com
People.com:
Hilary Swank Steps Out with Her New Man
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From Mediagazer:

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

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

 
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