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12:35 PM ET, September 12, 2006

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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 …
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 …
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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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?
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
TMZ.com:
Are You Ready For Some TomKat?  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' magical public-relations tour continued with a pretty unmissable appearance on the first night of Monday Night Football at the Washington Redskins - Minnesota Vikings game.  —  The actor, accompanied by Katie Holmes …
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Washington Post:
TomKat Joins One Big Happy Dan-Family
Discussion: Pink Is The New Blog and Defamer
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Paris Hilton was Alice in Blunderland at party  —  Plus: Yet another group is cross about Madonna's crucifixion  —  Did Paris Hilton fall down the rabbit-hole at Branson's bash?  —  Call it Paris in Blunderland.  —  Richard Branson threw a lavish Mad Hatter-themed 21st birthday party …
Discussion: The Superficial
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 …
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
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
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
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
Denise Martin / Variety:
VH1 kicks up 'Flavor' with femme spinoff  —  Original ranks as web's top-rated original series  —  VH1 is spinning off a female version of its No. 1 show "Flavor of Love."  —  Cable network has greenlit production on 10 episodes of an untitled series from executive producers Cris Abrego …
Discussion: Dlisted
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).
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 …
TMZ.com:
Britney — We Need Less "Law & Order"  —  On Friday's season premiere of "Law & Order," the protagonists are an aspiring rapper and a rich young pop princess who has a reputation for being careless with her baby.  Sound familiar?  —  The long-running police procedural is offering …
FemaleFirst:
Brad Will No Longer be Appearing in the Buff  —  Sorry ladies!  According to the latest tabloids, Hollywood A-Lister Brad Pitt has announced that he will no longer be doing any sex scenes in films because he's doesn't want his kids to see him in the nude.  —  The American star …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Dlisted
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
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
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.
 
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Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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