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11:45 AM ET, September 29, 2006

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PerezHilton.com:   Anna Nicole Marries Her Lawyer!
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A Socialite's Life:
Anna Marries.....  Star Magazine has got the goods on Anna Nicole's Marital Status:
Discussion: Gawker
Starpulse:
Britney Spears Dumps Publicist  —  Britney Spears has fired longtime publicist Leslie Sloane-Zelnick and taken charge of her own public relations, according to media reports.  Sloane-Zelnick has been on hiatus since the beginning of September, after Spears insisted on handling the PR duties surrounding …
Discussion: Bricks and Stones
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A Socialite's Life:
Britney Takes Her PR into Her Own Chubby Little Hands  —  I know, I know...a dig at her weight is so passe, as well as distasteful, since the woman did just have her second child.  But I couldn't resist.  The latest news to drift out of Casa Spears is that Britney has decided to let her publicist go …
New York Post:
WE HEAR  —  THAT Jessica Biel will be at Godiva in Rockefeller Center today to help celebrate the chocolatier's new "Gold Collection" . . . THAT Britney Spears' new son may not be named Sutton Preston Spears.  An insider said, "She is refusing to confirm the name until the pictures appear in People …
BBC:
Gwyneth Paltrow duets with Jay-Z  —  Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has made a surprise appearance with rap legend Jay-Z at London's Royal Albert Hall.  —  The star of Shakespeare in Love and Proof sang the chorus of Song Cry from the rapper's classic Blueprint album.
Discussion: Bossip
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé Caught in Paparazzi Crush  —  A glammed up Beyoncé, along with her man Jay-Z, desperately fought through a sea of flashbulbs on their way out of a popular London hotspot yesterday.  Even after they pushed their way into an awaiting Rolls Royce Phantom, the shutterbugs just wouldn't give up.
Discussion: Straight outta NYC
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Madonna Tops Britney's Guinness Record  —  The 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of Records names Madonna as the highest paid female singer on the planet.  —  Madonna, who earned $50 million in 2004, takes the title away from Britney Spears, who had held the record since 2001 after earning slightly more than $38 million in 2000.
Discussion: The Superficial
Peoplemag / Style Watch:
Fantasy Gifts: Our Birthday Picks for Naomi, Gwyneth, and Hilary  —  Three's the charm for today's birthdays — Naomi Watts, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Hilary Duff were all born on September 28.  They are all beautiful and stylish women, and we wish them very happy birthdays!
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Laura Saltman / Access Hollywood:
Dish Of Salt: Harry's Last Tango (September 29, 2006)  —  Ok, let's be honest here, I love that the dancers have been breaking the rules the last two weeks on "Dancing with the Stars".  It makes for great TV.  Watching Len Goodman go after Mario Lopez as he sheepishly hangs his head in shame is priceless.
Discussion: reality blurred
NY Daily News:
Jay-Z hip-hops across the pond  —  Def Jam CEO Jay-Z was missing from the office yesterday - but he had a good alibi.  —  The unretired rap titan brought his beats to London's Royal Albert Hall Wednesday night - becoming the first hip-hop artist to headline at the theater, which opened in 1871.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Emily Christianson / Celebrity Week:
'Nightmare On Elm Street' House For Sale  —  One, two Freddy's coming for you, three, four, better lock your door ... especially if you're planning to move into the house featured in Nightmare on Elm Street.  As it turns out the famed four bedroom, three and half bath home actually sits at 1428 Genesee Ave. in Los Angeles.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Avril Lavigne is a Spitter  —  You know, I've got to hand it to her, Avril Lavigne sure is embracing her Supermodel lifestyle.  Case in point: when she's not doing sexy photoshoots, or attending movie premieres, she's being a complete drunken fool, and spitting on photographers.
Noelle / US Weekly:
Ashlee Razzle-Dazzles 'Em in Chicago  —  Ashlee Simpson proves once and for all that she can sing without the aid of prerecorded vocal accompaniment in this clip of her performance in the musical Chicago.  Interspersed among the song-and-dance numbers, Ashlee tells AmericasNewsToday.com …
Discussion: Celebritology
NY Daily News:
The tools of Nicholson's trade  —  Martin Scorsese may have circumcised some of those scenes in "The Departed" where Jack Nicholson brandishes a startling prosthetic.  But Nicholson still has big plans for his beloved prop.  —  We told you back when they were shooting here that Jack had taken …
Discussion: Defamer
Daily Mail:
Katie takes out her tiny Tom  —  It looks like Tom Cruise may have paid one too many visits to "the shrink".  —  The star was positively dwarfed by his fiance Katie Holmes as they stepped out for dinner at the Beverly Regent in Hollywood.  —  Scroll down to view image
Julia Wang / People.com:
Amanda Peet's Pre-Wedding Jitters  —  Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip actress Amanda Peet, who is set to marry Troy screenwriter David Benioff this weekend, is having some pre-wedding jitters, she says.  —  In an appearance Wednesday night on the Late Show with David Letterman, Peet admitted …
Hollywoodtuna:
Victoria Beckham's Breasts Are Ready To Pop  —  OMG!  I am speechless.  Every single time I think Victoria Beckham's breasts can't look anymore artificial, round and retarded, she goes ahead and outdoes herself.  I'm more impressed with her than ever!  —  Related Articles:
Celebrity Week:
Streisand Receives After-Life Apology From Dad  —  Barbra Streisand's father has apologized to the singer for dying when she was young - from beyond the grave.  —  The Yentl star recently visited a medium after her brother told her the psychic was terrific and, although she went into the meeting …
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
Guess Who?  UPDATE  —  It's Paris Hilton and Travis Barker!  Hilton and Barker were spotted in the Red Light District of Amsterdam hitting up The Mansion club and Absinthe Bar.  Check out Paris trying to be sneaky below.  Paris leaves her hotel in that red dress with BFF Kim Kardashian behind …
Discussion: MollyGood, Dlisted and The Superficial
New York Post:
BIO BABY ONLY  —  TROUBLE might be looming in the splendiferous world of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.  Jolie has told pals she's ready to adopt again - but Pitt, it seems, is not.  "Brad wants another child, preferably a boy - but he wants a biological boy," said our snoop.
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
 
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