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10:20 AM ET, October 5, 2006

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Henry / US Weekly:
Us Exclusive: Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner Split  —  Us Weekly has learned exclusively that after two months of dating Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner have called it quits.  —  Richie's rep Nicole Perna confirms the break-up exclusively to Us, saying: "Nicole and Brody are no longer dating but remain close friends."
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Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Nicole Richie & Brody Jenner Split  —  Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner ended their relationship Wednesday.  "Nicole and Brody are no longer dating but remain friends," Richie's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  Richie and Jenner had been dating since August, but have known each other since they were toddlers.
PerezHilton.com:
Nicole & Brody: Inside The Split!  —  Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner have put the brakes on their relationship.  And, PerezHilton.com has all the exclusive details on what really happened.  —  We contacted Brody to discuss what went down with him and Nicole, but - always the gentleman - he refused to comment on the split.
POPSUGAR:
Nicole and Brody "Break-Up"  —  We spent the summer calling BS on the relationship between Nicole and Brody, but then they kinda convinced us they might actually be a real couple - why else would they spend that much time together?  Now after 2 months of "hanging out" the two have broken up.
Discussion: Celebguru
Reuters:
Madonna adopts baby boy in Malawi  —  LILONGWE (Reuters) - 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.  —  The "Material Girl" …
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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:
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 …
Discussion: WOW Report and stereogum
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 …
Jo Piazza / NY Daily News:
Hands off my man!  —  If you think another girl's trying to steal your dude,  —  she is: Like Paris, she's a New York man-poacher  —  It has gotten so hard for women in this city to find a man that they have started stealing other women's boyfriends.  —  Man-poaching may be as old as dating itself …
Discussion: Metadish
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People.com:
Shanna Moakler, Paris Hilton Have Dustup  —  Tensions between Paris Hilton and Shanna Moakler reached a boiling point Wednesday night at Los Angeles hot spot Hyde Lounge, resulting in both women filing police reports, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  Both Hilton and Moakler accuse the other of battery …
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Girl Fight  —  Kevin Federline has yet to release his debut album and he's already turning into quite the diva, it would seem.  Over the weekend, K-Fed fled the confines of home life with his wife Britney Spears and 2 of 4 children for the bright lights of Sin City to attend a party the anniversary party at Tao nightclub.
Liza Hamm / People.com:
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard Have a Girl  —  Maggie Gyllenhaal and her fiancé, Peter Sarsgaard, have welcomed their first child, a rep for the actress confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  —  The baby girl, who was born Tuesday afternoon in a New York City hospital, is named Ramona.
TMZ.com:
Eva and Tony: Not Broken Up  —  Eva Longoria told E! News' Ryan Seacrest that she 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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PerezHilton.com:
Eva: I'm Flying To France To Be With Tony!
Discussion: Celebguru
TMZ.com:
Nicole and Brody Split — Nic's Heart "Never In It"  —  After two months of trying to elevate their longtime friendship to something resembling a relationship, Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner have called it quits, but say that they're remaining "close friends."
Discussion: New York Post
Jhwang / US Weekly:
Ashlee Simpson: Not Nick Carter's Sloppy Seconds  —  Hollywood homewrecker or harmless pawn in the path to D-list world domination?  Ashlee Simpson insists that Nick Carter is lying,  —  and that she and the former Backstreet Boy singer never got up close and personal while he was dating Paris Hilton.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Popoholic:
Keeley Hazell Is Now a Regular … Jennifer Ellison on Roller Skates  —  Brooke Burke Gallery
Discussion: Attu World
Michael Ausiello / TV Guide:
Ask Ausiello  —  Question: I'd like to offer you a trade: some shiny new Lost scoop in exchange for my grade-A, 100 percent genuine, completely unblemished immortal soul.  Whaddaya say?  — Sun Jester  —  Ausiello:  —  Throw in a pint of Cake Batter-flavored Tasti D-Lite and a $100 gift card …
People.com:
Ivanka & Lance's Brief Romance  —  So much for Lance Armstrong's Tour de Trump.  The cycling champ and Ivanka Trump went on "several dates," sources tells PEOPLE, but the relationship never got out of first gear.  —  Trump, 24, is vice president of development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization.
Discussion: Daily Blabber
C B / cityrag:
Barbra Streisand's dream nose  —  Some recent photos of Barbra Streisand turned up from Clinton Global Initiative meeting, and they seem to end recent speculation that Babs has had plastic surgery and a nose job...  However Bab's is not afraid to use a little rhinoplasty in her publicity photos...
Associated Press:
Cher Auctions Off Personal Items  —  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (October 3, 2006) — Cher has cleared out her closets of  —  all sorts of stuff and it's up for auction through tomorrow at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.  —  The items include Bob Mackie gowns, antique furniture, paintings and an autographed football.
Discussion: kenneth in the
Skinny Girl / The Skinny Website:
Mariah Strips Down Again  —  I apologize up front for anyone who suffers from blindness or nausea after viewing the following photos...  This appears to be the same costume that Mariah Carey wore at one of her last concerts from a month or two ago.  —  The difference?  She has gained waight.
 
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