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1:30 PM ET, September 8, 2006

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Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Paris' DUI pinch a boost to party image  —  LOS ANGELES - For most celebrities, getting smacked with a DUI is an instant image crisis.  For Paris Hilton, it could be a career boost.  "Paris Hilton being arrested just makes her more famous," said veteran publicist Michael Levine.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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TMZ.com:
Paris Wigs Out  —  Is Paris Hilton on the lam?  The latest DUI celebrity suspect hit the clubs Thursday night, wearing a dark-colored wig.  —  Paris was scheduled to appear at a release party for her new movie, "Bottoms Up," where Sleepy Brown was scheduled to perform his new single, "Margarita."
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Rep: Paris 'Regrets What Happened'  —  Although Paris Hilton said Thursday her DUI arrest that morning "was nothing," her rep insists she's taking it seriously.  —  "She regrets what happened," Hilton's publicist, Elliott Mintz, tells the New York Daily News.  "She did not take this matter lightly or frivolously.
Discussion: Hollyscoop, Egotastic! and Nosy Snoop
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.
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.
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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People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Stolen Bag Recovered  —  A handbag allegedly stolen from Lindsay Lohan at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday has been recovered, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  "Yes, it was hers," says Lohan's publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, of the orange Hermes handbag, which was found on airport property.
Associated Press:
Police recover Lindsay Lohan's handbag  —  LONDON - Lindsay Lohan may be in luck.  British police said Friday they had recovered a handbag that went missing from the star's luggage cart at Heathrow Airport.  —  "A member of the public contacted us to say they had found it and brought it in …
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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Ellen DeGeneres tapped to host Oscars
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oscars.org:
79th Academy Awards Show Producer
Discussion: popbytes and TV Squad
Celebrity Baby Blog:
Britney Spears in labor?  —  Update: A source tells us that Britney was out getting ice cream at 4:30 pm PST, and is not in labor right now - although she may be at the hospital.  It won't be a surprise if her scheduled c-section occurs tomorrow morning or afternoon, but a Thursday night birth looks unlikely.
Discussion: X17online.com and PerezHilton.com
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Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   Britney Spears is Set To Be Less Fat
New York Post:
TRULY GOLD TAN  —  MARIAH Carey has to look good and tan on her "Emancipation of Mimi" tour, especially in her tiny outfits - but what's a girl to do if she doesn't have time to lay out?  Carey solved the problem by hiring Portofino Beverly Hills' Jenny Phillips to accompany her on tour through October and …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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POPSUGAR:   Mariah's Mystic Tan
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 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Haute Gossip
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Vintage Ben Affleck
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 …
Discussion: reality blurred
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 …
Discussion: TV Envy and TV Squad
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 …
Discussion: Hollyscoop
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."
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Martha Knocks Trump for Firing Carolyn  —  The Donald Trump-Martha Stewart feud seems to be back on, with Stewart blasting Trump for firing his former Apprentice sidekick Carolyn Kepcher.  —  "Donald is out of control," Stewart tells TV's Access Hollywood.
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.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Gawker, Metadish, Jossip and Cele|bitchy
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
'Lost' Boy Rodrigo Santoro  —  Lets make that "Lost" man.  He's been called the Brazilian Tom Cruise (minus the Scientology and couch jumping), and he's coming to "Lost."  You may be familiar with Rodrigo from the films "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Love Actually."
Julie Pike / The National Ledger:
Angelina Jolie & Pitt Argue over Jennifer Aniston in New Orleans?  —  During their recent trip to New Orleans a new report is emerging that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie again got into a bit of a tiff and again it is being reported that it is because Pitt still has feelings for his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston.
Discussion: Celebamour and The Bosh
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 …
 
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Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered

Olesia Safronova / Bloomberg:
Ukraine says the country's hackers carried out a cyberattack that took down the online broadcasts of 20+ Russian broadcasters on Vladimir Putin's 72nd birthday

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who has mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, readies a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

 
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