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12:55 PM ET, September 26, 2006

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Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Gibson's remarks draw still more controversy  —  Plus: Paris Hilton's ignorance embarrassing to company  —  Get ready for more Mel Gibson controversy.  —  The "Apocalypto" director recently made widely reported comments drawing parallels between Mayan culture shortly before it collapsed …
Noelle / US Weekly:
Reality Star Enters "Arrested in the Company of a Porn Model" Phase of His Career  —  Laguna Beach's resident d-uchebag, Jason Wahler, has been arrested for the second time this month.  According to Perez Hilton and TMZ, the LAPD arrested Wahler on Friday at 5:30 p.m. for misdemeanor battery.
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PerezHilton.com:
Jason Wahler Arrested AGAIN!  —  Former Laguna Beach-er Jason Wahler has been arrested for the second time in less than a month, PerezHilton.com has learned exclusively.  —  Lauren Conrad's ex-boyfriend was arrested on Friday and charged with battery, sources tell us.
NY Daily News:
Bobby drives too hard a bargain  —  Now that Whitney Houston has filed for divorce, R&B crooner Bobby Brown has to plan for a future without a rich wife.  —  I hear that the 37-year-old Brown — who reportedly has been staying in L.A. with "Video Vixen" Karinne Steffans since separating from Houston …
Associated Press:
Oprah says her lawyers overreacted  —  NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey says her lawyers shouldn't have gone after the man who is trying to promote her as a candidate for president.  Not because she's running, mind you.  —  "I feel flattered by it," the 52-year-old talk-show host told The Associated Press on Monday.
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TMZ.com:
Oprah Lords Over White Folk, Talks Poop on XM
Noelle / US Weekly:
Mel Gibson Tries To Distract Public With Shiny New Controversy  —  Rehabbed actor/director Mel Gibson has (sort of) emerged from hiding but is still stirring up controversy.  According to MSNBC's The Scoop, the director recently raised eyebrows on a promotional tour hyping Apocalypto …
Discussion: Dlisted
Noelle / US Weekly:
Us Exclusive: Aaron Carter's Ex-Fiancée Discusses Break-Up  —  Last week, Us Weekly broke the exclusive news that Aaron Carter, 18, had called off his engagement to Kari Ann Peniche after only six days.  Now the 22-year-old Playboy poser tells Us her side of the story.
Lowri Williams / Entertainmentwise:
Kate Moss And Pete Doherty To Live Stateside?  —  Oh no!...  Supermodel Kate Moss is looking to leave the UK for the US with her newly clean man Pete Doherty.  —  Moss has contemplated leaving the UK for good when she was pictured allegedly taking cocaine but this time she is serious.
Discussion: Dlisted
Michael K / Dlisted:
Let's Go to London and Throw Salad at Her!  —  A**hole Simpson opened in her musical theater debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago last night in London.  According to audience members, the bitch didn't lip-synch which is unfortunate, because she probably should have.  She was joined by her sister, Jessica Simpson.
New York Post:
LOHAN REVENGE FALLING SHORT  —  LINDSAY Lohan hatched a devious plan to make her ex-boyfriend Harry Morton so jealous that he'd fly back into her arms and drive her nemesis Paris Hilton crazy at the same time - but so far, the strategy hasn't worked.  —  On Friday, the day after Morton dumped Lohan …
People.com:
Colin Farrell's 'Stalker' Apologizes  —  The woman who confronted Colin Farrell during a taping of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in July apologized Monday - but insisted she's no stalker.  —  During a hearing Monday in which judge John Reid upheld a restraining order against her until August 2009 …
Discussion: Dlisted
NY Daily News:
Fox News' war zone is the D.C. bureau  —  Marital sniping may have led to the departure of Brit Hume's wife, Kim, from Fox News last week.  —  Kim Hume's imminent exit as Fox's D.C. bureau chief was announced Thursday.  The buzz out of Washington is that she and the anchorman had been tattletaling …
Discussion: Gossip Rocks Forum
Andy / Towleroad:
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND THE UNABOMBER: SEPARATED AT BIRTH?  —  More photos from a new Bon magazine photoshoot after the jump...
Samuel Maull / Associated Press:
NYC judge dismisses Gest's assault case  —  NEW YORK - A judge threw out a $10 million civil assault lawsuit Monday filed against Liza Minnelli by her estranged husband, David Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during alcoholic rages he had to be hospitalized.
A Socialite's Life:
Brad Pitt Hearts Borat  —  Brad Pitt's new BFF is Ali G.  —  For real.  —  According to Life & Style:  —  Brad Pitt's latest score in his divorce face-off with Jen Aniston is none other than Borat himself, Sacha Baron Cohen.  Da Ali G Show actor, who was once a tenant of Jen's …
TMZ.com:
Lindsay's Newest Hit and Run  —  Lindsay Lohan should really try to be a bit more cautious — and maybe avoid running directly into parking meters when possible.  —  Lohan, who broke her wrist in two places after falling at a NY Fashion Week party last week, slammed her left arm …
Sharon Waxman / New York Times:
Not So Funny Anymore: Squabbling and Spiraling Costs Dissolve a Comedy Mill  —  LOS ANGELES — When Jim Carrey picked up the phone to call his agent, Nick Stevens, earlier this month, it was the end of a long, profitable run.  —  The comedy superstar called Mr. Stevens …
Celebrity gossip:
Steven Tyler: I have hepatitis C!  —  In exclusive interview with Access Hollywood, Steven Tyler, admitted he is suffering from hepatitis C for couple of years now.  I'm guessing he probably contracted the disease while being a drug addict. … Poor Steven, hope he'll manage to get out of this …
 
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Anna Shanks UK / Splash News Online:
Nice socks!!  —  Okay, im really really hoping Kirsten Dunst just came from an audition.
New York Post:
DAD BUTTS IN  —  JESSICA Simpson's new movie could have a bad ending.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
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TMZ.com:
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Associated Press:
NBC newscast reclaims lead from CBS
Michael K / Dlisted:
LederHOsen  —  Parasite Hilton is currently in Germany …
MollyGood:
As you read this, Ashlee Simpson has already premiered in Chicago
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People.com:
Scrubs Actress Recovering After Fall
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
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PerezHilton.com:
Cynthia Nixon: Why I Love Vagina!
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Jada Yuan / New York Magazine:
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Matthew Jordan / The Conversation:
As Congress tries to force carmakers to install AM radios as a matter of public interest, it should push licensed stations to abide by public interest standards

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
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