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11:30 AM ET, September 12, 2006

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Michelle Caruso / NY Daily News:
Anna's heartbreak  —  Son, 20, found dead after her girl is born  —  DAILY NEWS WEST COAST BUREAU CHIEF  —  The joy of giving birth turned to horror for ex-Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith when she discovered her 20-year-old son dead in her hospital room just hours after he had come …
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New York Post:
RARE REJECTION  —  PARIS Hilton is not wanted at Ian Schrager's Gramercy Park Hotel.  Friday night, after partying at Marquee and drinking "lots" of vodka and pineapple juice, Hilton tried to join Orlando Bloom, Winona Ryder and Josh Lucas in the hotel's Rose Bar, but bouncer Damien stopped …
Associated Press:
Eva Longoria says no more TV shows after 'Housewives'  —  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Eva Longoria says she's done with television after Desperate Housewives ends.  —  The 31-year-old actress said she loves the medium of television and the routine it provides, but that Housewives will be her last series.
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Seriously? OMG! WTF?:   Is this the housewife who will die on Desperate Housewives?
National Enquirer:
BRITNEY GIVES BIRTH: IT'S A BOY!  —  Pop princess Britney Spears gave birth to a 6 pound, 11 ounce baby boy just before 2 a.m., September 12th at a Los Angeles hospital, insiders told The ENQUIRER in an exclusive.  —  "Kevin took Britney to the hospital in the evening hours of Sept. 11 …
NY Daily News:
Aguilera hit by a Vibe Brown-out  —  Is Bobby Brown really hotter than Christina Aguilera?  —  Vibe magazine apparently thinks so — and Aguilera's peeps are peeved.  —  It was disappointing enough for Aguilera — who did a big interview and photo shoot for Vibe's October cover to hype …
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and Bossip
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Russia Prepares for Madonna Invasion  —  Madonna spent Monday on a secret mission to Moscow, where she is due to perform at Luzhniki Stadium on Tuesday night: She quietly arrived by private plane at an undisclosed location for security reasons, The New York Times reports.
Discussion: Dlisted
Nick Wright / Reuters:
Timberlake seeks credibility with 2nd solo album  —  TORONTO (Reuters) - With the launch of Justin Timberlake's second solo album on Tuesday, the pop singer is seeking to be taken seriously and cement his position as one of the few boy-band members to carve out a successful career in his own right.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Ben Williams / New York Magazine:   The Men Who Would Be Prince  —  Justin Timberlake and OutKast …
Gayle Macdonald / Globe and Mail:
Pitt puts on the ritz for poverty expert  —  TORONTO — Unless it's a gala movie premiere in Cannes, Venice or L.A., Brad Pitt doesn't normally show up in a suit.  Usually the celebrity superstar — one half of the duo known globally as Brangelina — is snapped in torn jeans and a scruffy T-shirt, hair askew.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
People.com:
Jessica Simpson: I Scare Guys Away  —  It's hard to believe that Jessica Simpson would have trouble finding a date, but that's what she said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday.  —  "I think I'm too hard to be in love with," Simpson, 26, told DeGeneres.  "It ends up on the cover of every magazine.
Discussion: Rappys Gossip Page
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POPSUGAR:   Jessica is in Love with Herself
Sky News:
ARE TOMKAT STILL IN LOVE?  —  It's been a while since Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have been papped out.  —  But the occasion of Tom's daughter Isabella's footy match presents us with a good opportunity to see how things are going in paradise...  And an excuse to ring our old mucker Dr Love.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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TMZ.com:   Restaurant Staff Comes to TomKat's Rescue
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Dancing with the Stars' Joey Lawrence  —  The former teen idol dishes on finding his footwork, shaving his head - and fatherhood  —  Whoa!  Joey Lawrence is getting ready to waltz his way into America's hearts when ABC's Dancing with the Stars kicks off its third season on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET).
Andrew Blankstein / Los Angeles Times:
Celebrity Boutique Sues Us Weekly, Saying Lack of Coverage Is Hurting Business  —  In the celebrity fashion world, the adage goes, it's not what you're wearing but who you are wearing.  —  Now one of Hollywood's most celebrity-soaked boutiques is suing one of the town's top celebrity chroniclers, accusing it of the ultimate snub.
Discussion: Metadish and Jossip
Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna / People.com:
KISS Singer, Wife Have a Boy  —  KISS singer/guitarist Paul Stanley and his wife, Erin Sutton, have welcomed a baby boy, the musician's rep has confirmed to PEOPLE.  —  Colin Michael Stanley was born in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 6, and weighed in at 8 lbs. 6 oz.
NY Daily News:
Artest makes a play for custody of his son  —  A lot of NBA players make a fast break from their girlfriends once the ladies get pregnant.  But bad-boy hoop star Ron Artest wants his baby mama to hand over their child to him.  —  The Sacramento King has long had a love-hate relationship …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Janet: 'I Could Not Believe How Big I Was'  —  Janet Jackson's dramatic weight gain - a reported 60 lbs., which she has since lost - gave even her pause, she admits.  —  "I could not believe how big I was, how heavy I really was," the singer, 40, tells TV's Extra in an interview airing Tuesday night.
Discussion: Hollyscoop
FemaleFirst:
Pirates Breaks $1 Billion Barrier.  —  Pirates Breaks $1 Billion Barrier.... Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man'S Chest has become only the third film to break through the $1 billion (£555 million) international box office barrier.  —  The swashbuckling sequel - which stars Johnny Depp …
Discussion: makeushot.com and Hollyscoop
Reuters:
Madonna concert moved over 9/11 clash: organizer  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pop star Madonna's Russian concert was pushed back a day to avoid performing on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States, a Russian organizer said on Monday.
Valli Herman / Los Angeles Times:
The St. John ladies are not amused  —  Here come the St. John ladies.  Strolling into the richly remodeled Fairmont hotel in Newport Beach, Calif., radiating an expensive gloss in perfectly matched ensembles, golden chains and glittery jewelry.  —  Two hundred of them are filling a ballroom …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
WWD.COM:
Memo Pad: Fairing Well ... Beer Here!  —  FAIRING WELL: Vanity Fair is already benefiting from its coup of publishing the first photos of Suri Cruise, love child of couch-jumping actor Tom Cruise and fiancée Katie Holmes.  The October issue featuring a 22-page photo spread …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 
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