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7:55 PM ET, September 8, 2006

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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.
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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 …
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
It's Been A Bad Week For Hollywood "It" Girls  —  Yikes ... when it rains, it pours.  The darling girls of Hollywood are having a very rough time of it lately ... from Paris' humiliation at Bungalow 8 (not to mention the cd prank that graffiti artist Banksy unleashed on her album in the UK) …
This Is London:
FOUND - LINDSAY LOHAN'S £500K BAG
Discussion: MollyGood
TMZ.com:
Lohan's Bag Recovered — Contents Still in Question
Jenny / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Lindsay Lohan Was Really Airing It Out
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
TMZ.com:
50 Cent Busted in Silver Lamborghini  —  TMZ has confirmed that rapper 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) was arrested around 2:00PM this afternoon in Manhattan.  Law enforcement officials in an unmarked car pulled over the star's silver Lamborghini at the corner of 8th Ave. and 35th Ave. in Midtown …
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Gawker:
Rumor Mongering: 50 Cent Arrested?  No, Can't Be!  —  Breaking: We're hearing that Kevlar spokesman and hip-hop role model 50 Cent, innocently driving his silver Lamborghini just like any of us would, has been arrested on the corner of 35th and 8th, possibly for cocaine.
Discussion: Hollyscoop and MollyGood
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Simpson Shows Publicist the Door  —  It turns out Jessica Simpson and John Mayer's hot romance was only taking place in Wonderland.  —  And Rob Shuter will no longer be playing the role of Fairy Godmother.  —  Simpson's manager dad, Joe Simpson, gave his daughter's publicist the ax this week …
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Jessica Simpson Fires Her Publicist
Star:
EXCLUSIVE: DENISE AND RICHIE ARE ENGAGED, SAYS A SOURCE!  —  It was music to actress Denise Richards' ears when her rocker boyfriend, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, 47, recently asked the magic question: "Will you marry me?"  Now Star can exclusively report that Denise, 35, has said "Yes!"
Discussion: TMZ.com and Dlisted
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TMZ.com:
Denise and Richie Go Public  —  TMZ's cameras were at Fashion Rocks on Thursday night when Denise Richards and Richie Sambora showed up hand in hand.  —  The power couple, who have have been dating for months, have been spotted together many times by paparazzi but this is this first time the duo …
POPSUGAR:
Denise and Richie Engaged?
Discussion: Life&Style Magazine
Associated Press:
Brad Pitt: I'll marry when everyone can  —  NEW YORK - Brad Pitt, ever the social activist, says he won't be marrying Angelina Jolie until the restrictions on who can marry whom are dropped.  —  "Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Dlisted
Michael K / Dlisted:
Beyonce in a Banana Skirt?  —  Beyonce has indeed lost her mind.  She wore this little doozy at last night's Fashion Rocks concert which will be on TV tonight.  House of Dereon put out another winner.  All she's missing is a pineapple on her head and a monkey with a tambourine on her shoulder!
Richard Roeper / Chicago Sun Times:
'Hollywoodland' flies high as tribute to Reeves, film noir  —  Along with "Gilligan's Island," "The Munsters," "The Andy Griffith Show" and "The Honeymooners," the 1950s version of "Superman" was a rerun staple on broadcast television in the 1970s.  —  I always hated that show.
USA Today:
Teasing out Travolta  —  Hollywood musicals haven't been a sure thing lately, so the brain trust behind Hairspray wanted a ringer for their remake.  —  And who better than the guy who cut a rug in Grease and Saturday Night Fever?  —  "John Travolta is our generation's greatest musical star," says Hairspray producer Neil Meron.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff! and WOW Report
Hollywoodtuna:
Carmen Electra Gets Some Fashion Sense  —  I'm starting to think that Carmen Electra reads Hollywood Tuna (as most celebrities should).  You see, earlier this week I did a post on how bad Carmen's fashion sense has become over the last year and voila; one week later she's looking like her old self …
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
POPSUGAR:
Penelope and Matthew Reunited  —  Check out who was caught having lunch together and maybe even holding hands!  Penelope and Matthew split up a few months ago, but they were caught red handed in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.  After eating, Penelope got into Matthew's car and they drove away.
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
Associated Press:
Lauer not interested in night anchor job  —  NEW YORK - Don't look for Katie Couric's former "Today" show partner Matt Lauer to be following her into the night.  Lauer said Thursday he has no ambition to become an evening news anchor like Couric, who started this week at the "CBS Evening News" after 15 years at "Today."
Discussion: Jossip
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Eva Longoria is in Disguise  —  As much as I'd like to masturbate to these pictures of Eva Longoria in Hollywood on September 4th, her moustache just won't let me concentrate.  It's like, should I be horny or scared that she's going to steal my horses?
MollyGood:
Maybe the officer forgot which Starlet he was booking for a second there  —  I'm fairly positive whoever put this police record up on the internet is the one who was drunk here.  First of all, Paris Hilton's middle name is Whitney, not Lohitney.  Also, she's way taller than 5'3''.
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:
Steve Irwin Remembered with 'Khaki Day'  —  Friday is Khaki Day Down Under, with Australians urged to wear the color as a tribute to the late Steve Irwin.  —  The Sydney Morning Herald - under the headline, "Are You Wearing Khaki Today?"  - reports that the idea started with an e-mail campaign …
 
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