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TMZ.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Victim of Major Robbery — TMZ has learned that Lindsay Lohan was robbed at Heathrow Airport in London this afternoon. Scotland Yard tells TMZ a "theft of a bag at Heathrow Airport was reported to police by a 20-year-old woman." — They continue to say iIt is alleged …
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Bill Hutchinson / NY Daily News:
Lindsay boo-hoos over theft of big bag o' bling — A sobbing Lindsay Lohan pleaded yesterday for the thieves to return a bag of bling swiped from her at London's Heathrow Airport. — The "Mean Girls" actress was in tears as she was photographed shortly after discovering she was target of the grand-theft caper.
People.com:
Ellen Called to Oscar Duty — She's been an Emmy winner and an Emmy host, but now TV talk-show queen Ellen DeGeneres is taking on the movies. DeGeneres will host the Oscars next February, her first time ever emceeing the telecast, the Motion Picture Academy has announced.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Kevin: Britney Craves Chipped Ice — With their second child together due later this month, Kevin Federline told Ellen DeGeneres on her eponymous talk show Wednesday that wife Britney Spears's cravings are "not too bad" compared to a year ago, before the birth of son Sean Preston.
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Dlisted
Associated Press:
Ellen DeGeneres tapped to host Oscars — LOS ANGELES - Ellen DeGeneres has been tapped to host next year's Oscars, the Academy of Motions Pictures Arts and Sciences said Thursday. — It will be the comedian and TV talker's first time hosting the Oscars show and first appearance on the award show.
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POPSUGAR
Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Hilton says DUI arrest was 'nothing' — LOS ANGELES - For once, Paris Hilton wasn't happy to be the center of attention. Hours after paparazzi swarmed the Hollywood police station where the celebutante was booked for investigation of drunk driving, she told radio host Ryan Seacrest people were making too big a deal out of her arrest.
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Jeremiah Marquez / Associated Press:
Paris Hilton arrested in DUI case — LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton was arrested early Thursday for investigation of driving under the influence, police said. Hilton was arrested shortly before 12:30 a.m. after being pulled over in Hollywood, said police Officer I. Isabella, who declined to give his first name.
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The Green Straw
TMZ.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Jessica's Publicist Fired — TMZ has learned Rob Shuter, Jessica Simpson's longtime publicist, has been fired. — According to one well-placed source, Rob was let go because of last week's weekly magazine debacle involving Jessica's purported romance with rocker John Mayer.
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Jeff Bercovici / radaronline.com:
JOE SIMPSON FIRES ROB SHUTER — How shady is Rob Shuter? So shady that even Joe Simpson doesn't want to do business with him anymore. A well-placed source tells Radar Simpson fired Shuter as the publicist for his daughters Jessica and Ashlee earlier today.
NY Daily News:
Dancer Tucker gets good spin from Rev. Al — What is it about "Dancing With the Stars" that's making folks act so nutty? — First, disgraced former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay - who apparently has some time on his hands while awaiting trial in Texas for alleged political corruption …
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reality blurred
Janet Charlton / Janet Charlton's Hollywood:
CONSPIRACY THEORY — Ok, we weren't going to bother spreading this story, but whenever we tell it to anyone they encourage us to do so. So here we go. Keep in mind this is a RUMOR, but it explains a lot. The story goes that when Katie Holmes split with her exboyfriend Chris Klein in March 2005 …
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Felt Up
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Chantelle Janelle / WIS-TV:
Clay Aiken to be appointed to White House committee — (Raleigh, NC-AP) September 6, 2006 - The White House says singer Clay Aiken is in line to be named to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. — Aiken is a native of Raleigh who gained fame as a runner-up on "American Idol."
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Brad Pitt / Esquire:
No. 16: Brad Pitt's Sketchbook — (My List) Fifteen Things I Think Everyone Should Know — The Drug War — I'll agree that drugs are harmful, but we spend $40 billion a year on the drug war and $8 billion a year incarcerating people, 25 percent of whom are in there for drugs.
Lowri Williams / Entertainmentwise:
Nicole Kidman Slams Angelina Jolie — For abusing charity work... Australian actress Nicole Kidman has lashed out at fellow thespian Angelina Jolie for using her charity work as a means of getting publicity. — Kidman is about to take a trip to India in her first engagement …
Amy Elisa Keith / People.com:
Shanna: I Was 100% Faithful to Travis — Last month, Shanna Moakler's husband and Meet the Barkers costar Travis Barker filed for divorce, charging that the former Miss U.S.A. had cheated on him and neglected their kids. — But Moakler, 30, tells PEOPLE in its new issue that she's a good mom …
Starpulse:
Emma Roberts Is The New Face of Dooney & Bourke — Continuing with the mega successful introduction of his teen trend collection over the past four years, designer Peter Dooney introduces a new collection targeted to today's young consumer. To symbolize the spirit of the collection …
Defamer:
BEN AFFLECK TEACHES MASTER CLASS IN HOW TO PICK UP FRENCH-CANADIAN CHICKS — We don't have a lot of background on the above video (apologies if you've seen it before, but it's new and amazing to us), in which Ben Affleck plops Montreal TV host Anne-Marie Losique in his lap during an interview …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Letterman inks CBS deal for 4 more years — NEW YORK - David Letterman is planning to outlast Jay Leno in late-night television. CBS Corp. and Letterman have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep the comic on the "Late Show" through the 2009-10 television season …
TMZ.com:
What's Up With Orlando and Uma? — Orlando Bloom dropped by the set of Uma Thurman's new Honda commercial in NYC. The (reportedly) newly-single "Pirates" star is rumored to be dating the tall beauty, but nothing has been confirmed. — The two kept a safe distance from each other in this video …
