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12:50 PM ET, September 11, 2006

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Jessica Robertson / Associated Press:
Son of Anna Nicole Smith dies suddenly  —  NASSAU, Bahamas - The 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith has been found dead in the Bahamas, where the former reality TV star and Playboy playmate gave birth to a baby girl days earlier.  —  Authorities had not determined what caused the death …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Anna Nicole: Son Dies, Daughter Is Born  —  Daniel Smith, the 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith, died suddenly in the Bahamas on Sunday, three days after the former Playboy Playmate gave birth to a girl, according to a statement from Smith's attorney.  —  Attorney Howard K. Stern provided no further details, Reuters reports.
Reuters:
Anna Nicole Smith's son dies  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — The 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith died suddenly in the Bahamas on Sunday, three days after the former Playboy Playmate gave birth to a girl, Smith's attorney said.  —  A statement from Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole Smith's attorney …
PerezHilton.com:
Anna Nicole Smith's Son Dies And She Gives Birth To A Daughter
TMZ.com:   Anna Nicole's Son Dies, Daughter Born
Star:
EXCLUSIVE: ANNA NICOLE'S SON DIED IN HER HOSPITAL ROOM, SOURCES TELL STAR
Discussion: Jossip
Leah Rozen / People.com:
Toronto Diary: Reese Unveils Penelope  —  The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing - with stars like Reese Witherspoon and Sacha Baron Cohen unveiling their latest offerings.  —  In all, 352 movies from 61 countries will unspool at this year's festival, which runs until Sept. 16.
Discussion: Hollyscoop
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Cameron French / Reuters:
Pitt humbled by non-actors in "Babel"  —  TORONTO (Reuters) - He's one of Hollywood's biggest stars, but Brad Pitt says he enjoyed taking a smaller role as part of an ensemble in the new film "Babel," and was humbled by the work of several nonprofessional actors in the film.
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Popoholic:   Borat at the Toronto Film Festival
Michael K / Dlisted:   Brad Pitt is Looking Old
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Fergie: Crystal Meth 'Hardest Boyfriend'  —  Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie is riding high on the success of her first solo album, The Dutchess.  —  But, as she admits in the new issue of Time, feeling high in the past meant using crystal meth.  —  "It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with," she says.
Discussion: Dlisted
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Associated Press:
Fergie recounts crystal meth addiction  —  NEW YORK - Fergie, the female voice of the Black Eyed Peas, says she had to dig deep into herself to kick her crystal meth addiction.  —  "It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with," Stacey "Fergie" Ferguson told Time magazine …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Sky News:
BRAD: WHEN I'LL WED ANGE  —  More news of wedding bells on the horizon?  —  Brad Pitt has given a clue as to when he and Angelina Jolie will marry.  —  But don't get too excited.  —  He seems to be making more of a social point than giving away any concrete facts.
Discussion: The DarkHat
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Lindsay Lohan Finally Grateful For Paparazzi  —  Yes, the Lindsay Lohan stolen Birkin bag containing $1 million in jewels saga is finally over with.  In an interesting twist to the saga, it was a paparazzo that ended up cracking the stolen Lohan bag case.  Lindsay will now be forced to pose without objection for the next seven years.
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Starpulse:   Lindsay Lohan Thanks Paparazzi for Finding Her Lost Bag
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
PETA sheds no crocodile tears for Steve Irwin  —  Plus: No Suri, Moby doesn't approve of baby Cruise's magazine debut  —  Some animal lovers aren't shedding any crocodile tears for Steve Irwin.  —  The Aussie naturalist, known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed last week by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Celebrity Gossip …
FemaleFirst:
Orlando Bloom romancing Uma?  —  Orlando Bloom is reportedly romancing Uma Thurman - just days after splitting from Kate Bosworth.  —  The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor - who is believed to have ended his four-year on/off romance with Kate last week - was apparently seen getting close to Uma on the set of her new commercial.
Discussion: Dlisted
NY Daily News:
Finances may give real fits to design line  —  With socialite-designer Tory Burch getting ready to unveil her spring clothing line Thursday during Fashion Week — while insisting that business has never been better — Burch's detractors are claiming her label's on the ropes.
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Sharapova, Federer Win at U.S. Open  —  The U.S. Open wrapped up Sunday evening when Roger Federer won the tennis tournament for the third straight year, this time beating American Andy Roddick.  On Saturday, Maria Sharapova won her first U.S. Open, besting Justine Henin-Hardenne.
Discussion: Hollyscoop
Christopher Leake / Daily Mail:
How Paris was left hopping at Branson's Mad Hatter bash ...  Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was left nursing a bruised ego last night after falling victim to an elaborate practical joke set up by Richard Branson at his son's spectacular 21st birthday party.  —  Gallery:
NY Daily News:
Doc can't see the 'Beauty' of it  —  Top beauty doctor Pat Wexler is siccing her lawyers on Alex Kuczynski, the New York Times reporter whose book "Beauty Junkies" is due out Oct. 17.  —  Wexler denies cooperating with the author, despite being extensively quoted both in the book and an excerpt that appeared in Vanity Fair.
Ananova:
Is Denise Engaged?  —  She's yet to finalise the divorce from her estranged husband Charlie Sheen...  But it appears that Denise Richards may already be getting serious with her new man.  —  Denise was spotted wearing a sparkling ring when she attended the Fashion Rocks concert, with Richie Sambora in New York recently.
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
Bad boy, bad boy, what'cha gonna do  —  It's been a tough week for celebrities and police with Paris Hilton and her DUI and Lindsay Lohan and the theft and eventual return of her handbag but bad boy Colin Farrell isn't going to let these teen queens have all the fun.  Farrell took it in stride and even posed with some fans.
Discussion: The Superficial
TMZ.com:
Croc Hunter Gets No Tears From PETA  —  Fans the world over have been mourning the tragic death of Steve Irwin, but not, evidently, the animal lovers at PETA.  —  This morning, the animal lovers group's Dan Mathews says that it's "no shock at all" that Irwin died the way he did, and he's also branded Irwin a "cheap reality TV star."
 
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