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12:20 PM ET, October 2, 2006

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Mike Sullivan / The Sun:
George in 999 dope dash  —  FEARS grew last night that George Michael is self-destructing as he was busted for drugs in his car AGAIN.  —  The wasted star was rushed to hospital after cops found him slumped at traffic lights.  —  George, 43, was later cautioned for possessing cannabis …
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Sydney Morning Herald:
George Michael passed out in car - again  —  George Michael has been found passed out in his car for the second time in eight months.  —  The 43-year-old pop star was cautioned by police for carrying cannabis when found slumped over the wheel of his vehicle.
Discussion: PerezHilton.com
Associated Press:
George Michael arrested on drug charges  —  LONDON - George Michael was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana after police found him slumped over the steering wheel of his car in London, authorities said Monday.  —  Michael was arrested after police responded to complaints that a car …
Discussion: Metadish
FemaleFirst:
George Michael's drug arrest  —  George Michael has been arrested for possessing cannabis after being found slumped at the wheel of his car - again.  —  The 'Fast Love' singer was discovered by police in a "semi-conscious state" in his Mercedes car at around 3.20am on Sunday morning (01.10.06) …
Discussion: D*ana's DIRT.
People.com:   George Michael Arrested on Drug Charge
BBC:
Drug caution for singer Michael
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New York Post:
JANET-JUSTIN IN REUNION TALKS  —  THERE just might be a Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake reunion sooner than anyone expected.  —  Insiders in Jackson's camp said she is in talks with Timberlake's people to appear together in "some sort of big, live show like the Grammys or the Oscars" as the ultimate publicity stunt.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Stop Milking It!  —  We all know what happened at the Super Bowl …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony: Movie Offered Life Lessons  —  For Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, life is full of lessons.  —  For starters, Anthony says he'll play it safe now that he's researched the downward spiral of the late Puerto Rican salsa legend Hector Lavoe …
Discussion: MollyGood
Celebitchy / celebitchy.com:
Britney Spears calls listening to advice her "biggest mistake"  —  Britney Spears appears in a new interview and photoshoot in "Q" Magazine, which will feature 20 covers with different celebrities and accompanying stories as part of their 20th anniversary issue.
Discussion: Dlisted
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BRITNEY SPEARS DOES Q MAGAZINE
NY Daily News:
Storm clouds for an 'It Girl'  —  Dave Navarro must not read the gossip columns, or he'd know he was supposed to be dating a young lady by the name of Susan Howard.  —  A host of the recently completed "Rock Star: Supernova," Navarro has been hanging out with one of the show's sexy contestants, the elaborately named Storm Susan Large.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Top Headlines:
Isaac Hanson Gets Married  —  Isaac Hanson of the pop group Hanson married his longtime girlfriend, Nicole Dufresne, on Saturday in Oklahoma, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The groom, 25, and bride, 22, wed in a traditional ceremony at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Hanson's hometown of Tulsa.
NY Daily News:
Swilling and chilling on the Irv Boat  —  Music producer Swizz Beatz channeled the spirit of the bling-spattered party for hip-hop impresario Irv Gotti the other night aboard the 150-foot Utopia III.  —  "We got about $5 billion worth of people onboard!"  Swizzy shouted over the superyacht's …
ComingSoon.net:
New Nerds and Comebacks Casting  —  Variety reports that Fox Atomic will begin filming in Altanta on October 9 for Revenge of the Nerds, a reimagining of the 1984 cult comedy being produced by McG and his Wonderland Sound & Vision partner David Manpearl.  Kyle Newman directs.
Discussion: Dlisted
Nadia Cohen / News of the World:
LOOK WHAT CAM OUT!  —  IT'S your lucky Diaz, guys.  Stunning star Cameron turns into a big tourist attraction by showing off her, erm, beauty spots on a Majorcan beach.  —  See our stunning slideshow here  —  The actress gave holidaymakers quite a view as she stripped off for a fashion shoot on the Spanish island.
NY Daily News:
At 'subUrbia,' actors look back in angst  —  Eric Bogosian's "subUrbia" reminded actors at Thursday's opening of the horror show that was their own adolescence.  —  The play, at the Second Stage Theatre, follows a group of young people through one debauched night.
New York Post:
ODD COUPLE?  —  IVANKA Trump is gorgeous, successful, and . . . dating Lance Armstrong?  Though hard to believe, that's the rumor on the West Coast.  And Trump, who will be the new spokeswoman for Tiffany as well as working at her father The Donald's firm, has been spending a lot of time in L.A. recently shooting "The Apprentice."
FemaleFirst:
Elvis Presley bedded Monro in minutes claim  —  Elvis Presley bedded Marilyn Monroe within minutes of meeting her, it has been claimed.  —  The late rocker's former agent, Byron Raphael, kept details of the secret one-night stand quiet for 50 years, but has now revealed all in a US interview.
Discussion: Dlisted
MSNBC.com:
Baby weight not a problem for Katie Holmes  —  Plus: No plastic surgery for Kate Beckinsale  —  One more reason to be jealous of Katie Holmes: After-baby weight was no worry for her.  —  MSNBC  —  TomKat watchers are buzzing about the dramatic weight loss by the once-pregnant half of the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes twosome.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Just Jared:
The New Hunk on Wisteria Lane  —  Josh Henderson (best known for dating Ashlee Simpson on The Ashlee Simpson Show) debuted his abs last night on Desperate Houseives, playing Edie's bad boy nephew, Austin Britt.  Watch the Josh Henderson shirtless scene below and check out the screencaps in the gallery!
X17 Online:
The REAL Story of Eva's Breakup With Tony  —  So everyone has their "inside sources" and "eye witnesses" leaking info on Eva and Tony's breakup, but X17 has its own source in Eva's camp who says the split has nothing to do with Tony's supposed flirting with a girl at a club last week.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
 
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