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7:45 AM ET, September 20, 2006

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Associated Press:
No suicide or homicide in Anna Nicole son death  —  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — More than a week after her son mysteriously died beside her hospital bed, Anna Nicole Smith remained out of sight in the Bahamas on Tuesday as officials said only that his death was not a suicide or homicide.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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Melissa Sowry / ABCNEWS:
The Ultimate Energy Drink: Cocaine?  —  350 Percent Stronger Than Red Bull  —  Most people know what cocaine is, and now Redux Beverages in Las Vegas is offering what it calls a "legal alternative" to the illegal drug in form of an energy drink.  —  Jamey Kirby, the drink's inventor …
Discussion: WOW Report and Defamer
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A Socialite's Life:
Legal Cocaine  —  Red Bull may give you wings but the newest …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Tiffany McGee / People.com:
Bobby Brown: 'I'm Saddened' by Divorce  —  Commenting for the first time about his split from Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown tells PEOPLE, "I'm really saddened by the whole situation."  —  Brown spoke to PEOPLE on his cell phone from Boston, where he'd flown in from Los Angeles to celebrate …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
AMA Nominations for Mariah, Chili Peppers  —  Mariah Carey, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Eyed Peas and Nickelback each received three nominations for the American Music Awards, it was announced Tuesday.  —  Carey, who has won nine AMA awards over her career, was nominated …
Discussion: lePaparazzi and Hollyscoop
Aaron Parsley / Teen People:
Is Fergie Singing about Perez Hilton?  —  The celebrity blogger believes there's a track about him on her new album  —  Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton often breaks news on his popular website, but it's his witty, catty and often vulgar commentary about celebs that made him a star.
Discussion: Allie Is Wired
Colleen Hale-Hodgson / andpop.com:
Tara Reid Flick Direct to the World Wide Web  —  RSS Feeds:  —  (andPOP) - Actress Tara Reid's new film, "Incubus," won't reach the silver screen, but instead will be released on AOL.  —  AOL will offer the movie for download to online audiences for $7.99 on AOL Red, or $3.49 for a five-day rental.
Discussion: PerezHilton.com
Daily Mail:
Tiger's wife in topless pics storm as the WABs* fly in  —  * that's wives and birdies, of course  —  Tiger Woods has reacted with fury after a Dublin magazine printed topless photos of a woman which it wrongly claimed it was the superstar golfer's wife.  —  Woods and the United States team …
Discussion: Junkiness
MollyGood:
Finally, some fun for the celeb gossip loving mathematicians among us!  —  Leave it to the NY Times to take the mystery that is celebrity nuptial agreements and boil it down to a mathematical equation.  An equation that makes my head at to look at since I haven't done math other than working out tips since 2001, but math nonetheless.
POPSUGAR:
Mischa Explains Why She Dates Ugly Men  —  Mischa is such a cute girl, and we always wondered how she decided to date some not so hot men .  Well, it turns out she can't imagine dating a guy who cares about his looks as much as her.  She is actually answering why she won't date another actor …
Discussion: Contactmusic.com
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Scarlett Johansson: I Love My Curves  —  Scarlett Johansson, who admits she prefers Snickers to Milky Way ("I like peanuts," she says), doesn't worry about having a waifish figure.  "I'm curvy - I'm never going to be 5' 11" and 120 pounds," she says. "  But I feel lucky to have what I've got.
Associated Press:
Crowe tributes Irwin at memorial service  —  BEERWAH, Australia (AP) — "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin was remembered Wednesday for his "great zest for life" at a public memorial service for the beloved conservationist and entertainer.  —  "We have lost a friend, a champion," actor Russell Crowe said in a recorded tribute.
The Sun:
Kate and Pete romp at Priory  —  KATE MOSS and PETE DOHERTY shocked patients at The Priory this weekend - by getting jiggy with it on the lawns.  —  The frisky pair got so horny they were a moment away from having full-blown sex on a bench when they got rumbled.
Sky News:
NIC AND BRODY IN LURVE  —  It's lucky really that Nicole Richie isn't best mates with Paris Hilton anymore...  Otherwise Paris would be feeling rather left out.  —  Why?  Because Nicole is spending literally every minute with her new bloke Brody Jenner.  —  These two are slowly slipping into Coupledom: population two.
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Jessica Simpson is Back To Normal  —  It only took Jessica Simpson two days to get back to looking like hell.  Nice cloak.  Is she supposed to be a geisha girl or a Sith Lord?  I can't tell.  Maybe she's a samurai.  Either way, I have to give it up to Ken Paves.
TMZ.com:
Jay Z's Million Dollar Wheels  —  Fact: It's good to be Jay-Z. Really good.  —  The rapper hit the coast of Monaco with not one, but two ultra-expensive driving machines on Monday.  Jay-Z rolled out the jet black Ferrari F430 and the silver Pagina Zonda for an upcoming video, presumably "Show Me What You Got."
Discussion: POPSUGAR
ANI / Yahoo! News:
Madonna turns platinum blonde to mark her 48th birthday!  —  London, Sep 20 (ANI): In order to celebrate the beginning of the 48th year of her life, Pop queen Madonna, who in the past has tried a number of hair styles and colours, has undergone yet another hair reinvention.
Gawker:
Oprah Can't Pump Gas, Also Thinks Math Is Hard  —  Oprah gets off on being real, you know?  She may sleep atop a four-poster bed constructed from gold bricks and padded with crisp dollar bills, but she's still just like you, girlfriend!  Except for when it comes to taking a road trip …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Jeff Bercovici / RADAR:
JOE SIMPSON'S MONEY SHOTS  —  These days, canny celebrities know that by cozying up to individual photographers or agencies, they can influence how they are portrayed, discourage stalkerazzos, and even make a few bucks.  Crass as it sounds, no one bats an eye anymore at the star who earns …
Zap2it:
Season's First Night Goes to NBC  —  'Deal' strong, 'Studio 60' OK for Peacock Monday  —  Fast National ratings for Monday, Sept. 18, 2006  —  Aaron Sorkin's new drama "Studio 60" started off not too badly for NBC on Monday, but it was "Deal or No Deal" that led the network to a ratings win on the first night of the 2006-07 season.
Discussion: TV Squad and Defamer
Phil / Egotastic!:
Erika Christensen is Your Reason to Watch TV  —  As the new TV season rolls out, the choices of new shows is often overwhelming.  With new dramas, sitcoms, reality shows, game shows, celebrity singing shows, celebrity dancing shows, celebrity singing and dancing shows, it really isn't easy to figure out what's worth watching.
 
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
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Celebitchy / celebitchy.com:
Shakira dyed her hair brown
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
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Life Style Extra:
Tara Reid has another boob job
Michael K / Dlisted:
Fergie Tells Gays to Quit the Meth and Tells Internet Users to Shut It!
Discussion: Life Style Extra
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
Lindsay Lohan ventures out
Kelly Brook Pictures / Hollywoodtuna:
Kelly Brook Is Womanly Perfection
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John Joins the Boys
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
David Duchovny is alive!
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Hairy Pitt  —  By the looks of all the paparazzi camped …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Samantha Waldenberg / CNN:
ABC News plans to air an interview with President Biden “in its entirety as a primetime special”, at 8pm ET on July 5; a transcript will also be available

Paul Vieira / Dow Jones Newswires:
Netflix, Disney, and other US streaming companies ask a Canadian court to block imposition of a fee of 5% of sales to help finance local news and other content

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Cloudflare launches a tool that aims to block bots from scraping websites for AI training data, available free for all customers

 
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