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5:25 PM ET, October 4, 2006

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TMZ.com:
Exclusive — Paris: "Shanna Attacked Me" — Police Reports Filed  —  TMZ has learned that Paris Hilton and Shanna Moakler have both filed police reports early Wednesday morning, alleging each was attacked.  Paris says Moakler socked her in the jaw.  Moakler claims Paris' ex shoved her down some stairs.
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X17 Online:
CATFIGHT!  - Paris and Shanna Moakler Get It On  —  Paris and the estranged Mrs. Travis Barker gave Hyde patrons some entertainment last night when Shanna reportedly punched Paris in the face!  —  Our spies inside say it all started around 1:30 am when, after a night of abuse at the hands of Shanna …
MSNBC:
Madonna adopts baby boy in Malawi  —  Singer, already mom of two, also will fund center for orphans  —  LILONGWE, - Pop diva Madonna adopted a young boy in Malawi on Wednesday and moved ahead with plans to fund a center for 1,000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to AIDS in the impoverished African nation.
Noelle / US Weekly:
Update: Madonna's Rep Denies Reports of Adoption  —  "I can confirm Madonna is in Malawi on a private visit," the singer's publicist Liz Rosenberg said when contacted by Us Weekly.  "She is building an orphanage and child care center and is involved in other initiatives geared toward helping children orphaned …
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Raphael Tenthani / Associated Press:
Madonna visits Malawi, may adopt child  —  BLANTYRE, Malawi - Madonna arrived in Malawi on Wednesday on a mission to help AIDS orphans — and may leave with a child adopted in this impoverished southern African country.  Andrina Mchiela, secretary to the minister for gender and child welfare …
Discussion: The Superficial
Noelle / US Weekly:
Us Exclusive: Jen and Vince Split  —  After weeks of distance both emotional and real, the relationship ax fell the week of September 9 for Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston.  A source close to Vaughn tells Us that the split happened just before the actor left for London to begin work on his holiday comedy, Joe Clause.
Entertainment Tonight:
Anna Nicole: The Latest  —  ET breaks major bombshells in the battle for Anna Nicole's newborn baby girl.  —  There's a new bombshell in the battle for ANNA NICOLE SMITH's newborn baby: Photojournalist LARRY BIRKHEAD has hired celebrity attorney DEBRA OPRI, who filed court papers on his behalf …
Discussion: Dlisted and Celebrity Hijinx
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TMZ.com:
Eva and Tony: Not Broken Up  —  Eva Longoria told E! News' Ryan Seacrest that her and and Tony Parker have not officially split and that she is flying to Paris tonight to join Parker in France, where the NBA star is playing some exhibition games.  —  Longoria's publicist released a statement …
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Noelle / US Weekly:
Eva's Other Man: Mario Lopez
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Access Hollywood:
'Game' Over For Jim Carrey & Cameron Diaz?  —  It looks like it's "Game" over for Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz.  —  The romantic comedy "A Little Game" appears to have imploded with the abrupt exits of stars Carrey and Diaz, as well as director Gabriele Muccino, just weeks before it's scheduled October 19 release, according to Variety.
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National Enquirer:
ENQUIRER EXCLUSIVE: FARRAH FAWCETT BATTLING DEADLY CANCER  —  TV legend Farrah Fawcett is battling cancer, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.  —  Doctors discovered a malignant tumor in her lower intestine and blasted it with radiation to shrink it, sources say.
Discussion: Tabloid Whore!
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Anna Shanks UK / Splash News Online:   Farrah Fawett reported to have cancer.
Star:
MADONNA TO ADOPT!  —  Is Madonna following in the footsteps of fellow celebrity mom Angelina Jolie when it comes to expanding her family?  The pop wonder, 48, and husband Guy Ritchie, 38, are flying to the African republic of Malawi to help raise money and awareness about the country's children who are orphaned by AIDS.
People.com:
Rep: Madonna Has Not Adopted  —  Madonna is in the southern African country of Malawi, where she is launching a series of humanitarian projects to benefit orphans - but despite a statement by a government official, she has not adopted a baby there, her rep says.
Noelle / US Weekly:
Fergie's Wacky Rolling Stone Confessions  —  Fergie isn't afraid to talk about anything from her addiction to crystal meth (she kicked her habit at 25 and celebrated by getting an eyebrow ring) to her most embarrassing moments.  With her solo album, The Dutchess, debuting at No. 3 …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
NY Daily News:
Rap's jeweler finds pals are precious few  —  Is Jacob the Jeweler in so much trouble that his hip-hop customers are running away from him?  —  Maybe not, but Vanity Fair's Nancy Jo Sales reports that 21 hip-hop artists - "many of whom have rapped about Jacob, in more than 40 songs" …
Discussion: Rhymes With Snitch
MSNBC.com:
Mel Gibson reportedly drinking again  —  Plus: Nick Lachey has two women battling for his attention  —  Has Mel Gibson fallen off the wagon?  —  The star — who publicly sought help for his alcoholism less than two months ago — was spotted drinking beer in Austin, Texas, according to the upcoming issue of the National Enquirer.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Mariah Carey Bikini Concert Pictures  —  So, I don't think that Mariah Carey is technically wearing a bikini, but whatever she's wearing on stage isn't really that much bigger than a bikini.  Sure, it has a cape, and she's not at the beach, but it sure looks like a bikini to me.
New York Post:
MAKE MY DAY  —  NO wonder Kevin Federline is partying his life away without a care.  If he and wife Britney Spears ever split, he stands to get $10 million - millions more than has been reported.  "Britney was leaving Kevin but then got pregnant again," said a frustrated family friend.
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Esposito Engaged  —  Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito are engaged, their rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Cooper, 31, and Esposito, 34, have kept their romance low profile.  In January at the Warner Bros. and InStyle Golden Globes party, the pair greeted each other with a kiss on the lips.
Angela Ashman / Village Voice:
This Is Constantine Maroulis.  He Wishes You Knew That. … With a blow-dryer in one hand and pomade in the other, Constantine Maroulis was trying to fix his voluminous hair, which was in a mass of curls after being pinned up underneath a brown mullet wig for his Friday-night performance of The Wedding Singer on Broadway.
Discussion: Gawker and cityrag
Daily Mail:
Gaultier swaps Size O models for 'Size 20'  —  Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier found his own way to comment on the 'size zero' debate - by putting a larger model down the catwalk to show off his clothes.  —  Dressed in a daring black corsetry, the plus-sized model dwarfed her fellow waif-like catwalk queens.
Discussion: New York Post and Dlisted
 
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