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8:55 AM ET, October 11, 2006

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Daily Mail:
Depp set to marry long-term love  —  Actor Johnny Depp is poised to tie the knot with his long-term girlfriend, French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis.  —  The dashing couple, who have been together for eight years, are understood to be planning a small ceremony at their £1.5 million home in the south of France.
Discussion: Haute Gossip
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Has Depp Set a Date?
Discussion: Celebguru
Raphael Tenthani / Associated Press:
Malawian claims Madonna adopted his son  —  LIPUNGA, Malawi - Madonna has adopted a 1-year-old Malawian boy whose mother died a month after childbirth, the baby's father claimed Tuesday, saying he was happy his son was escaping poverty.  —  Malawian government officials said last week …
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Star:
BRANDY IN LOVE!  —  Popstar and America's Got Talent judge Brandy, 27, has fallen for Project Runway finalist Michael Knight, 28!  The two hit it off after being introduced by an industry acquaintance while L.A. based Brandy was Atlanta promoting her show, says sources.
ABCNEWS:
Mel Gibson Says He's Not 'That Kind of Monster'  —  Actor Talks Exclusively to ABC's Diane Sawyer About His Fight With Alcoholism And His Anti-Semitic Tirade  —  Actor Mel Gibson is speaking out for the first time about the anti-Semitic comments he made to police when they booked him for drunken driving last summer.
NY Daily News:
For McDreamy, it's nearly lights out  —  They almost needed some real doctors on the set of "Grey's Anatomy" this week, according to sources who say stars Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey got into a violent brawl.  —  Our spy at the production corroborated a National Enquirer report …
Discussion: TMZ.com and Metadish
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Kirsten Dunst is Taking a Break  —  Fug beast, Kirsten Dunst, says that she is ready to quit Hollywood and go back to college.  She hisses: … Yeah, it's always a good idea when you give up millions of dollars so you can go learn to draw.  This would possibly sound noble and sincere if it was anybody except this hag.
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The Sun:
Spider-man star is no Dunst
POPSUGAR:
JT Will Not be Bringing Sexy Back in 10 Years  —  Justin has been bringing SexyBack for weeks and weeks now, but he may not be bringing it back in 10 years.  Apparently he doesn't want to be part of the craziness that the spotlight brings for much longer.  He said, "I've had bottles of pee thrown at me …
Discussion: into GOSSIP …
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Maira Oliveira / All Headline News:   Justin Timberlake Says He's Considered Leaving The Music Scene
Defamer:
Trump Shares His Interesting Thoughts On Brangelina, K-Fed, And Paris Hilton  —  Let it never be said that partially mummified, softball-tossing talk show host Larry King does not have sneakily impressive interviewing skills.  King long ago realized that the majority of his guests would probably …
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POPSUGAR:
Donald Trump is Not on Team Jolie
Discussion: MollyGood
Josef Adalian / Variety:
'Bionic' skein rebuilt at NBC  —  'Galactica' guy preps revamped 'Woman'  —  HOLLYWOOD — "Battlestar Galactica" exec producer David Eick is teaming with feature scribe Laeta Kalogridis to reinvent "The Bionic Woman" for NBC.  —  Eick and Kalogridis will exec produce a new take on "Bionic …
Noelle / US Weekly:
Us Exclusive: Tara Admits to Botched Implants, Liposuction  —  In the new issue of Us Weekly, actress Tara Reid reveals that she underwent reconstructive surgery on Sept 6, 2006, to repair the damage done by a 2004 joint implant-liposuction procedure.Among her revelations:
Discussion: Celebritology
Jessica Alba / FemaleFirst:
Alba Alters Religious Beliefs.  —  Alba Alters Religious Beliefs.... Jessica Alba decided to leave her born-again Christian church after religious leaders accused her of being too promiscuous.  —  The Dark Angel star insists her multi-ethnic appearance stopped her from being accepted …
Discussion: The DarkHat
Noelle / US Weekly:
Jessica Alba Talks Religion, Nudity, and Being Her Own Role Model  —  When Elle magazine decided to profile the best-dressed up-and-coming actresses in the biz, 25-year-old Jessica Alba was naturally at the top of the list.  And so Alba - who's currently filming the romantic comedy …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and pop on the pop
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Delusional Dina Lohan  —  White Oprah aka Dina Lohan is extremely delusional.  She desperately wants to be famous and uses her daughter's name to get there.  She recently said that she thinks she will be a good match for George Clooney.  She insists he's the only man for her and wants a date with him.
NY Daily News:
Spoils of divorce  —  Barkin gems fetch $20M  —  Ellen Barkin's sparkling spoils from her failed marriage to billionaire Ron Perelman fetched her more than $20 million last night in a diamond-studded Christie's auction.  —  The actress sold off more than 100 pieces of jewelry given …
Associated Press:
Hilton, Richie Reunite for 'Simple Life'  —  Feuding Ex-Friends Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie Rekindle Friendship for New 'Simple Life'  —  Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are reunited.  And the producer of "The Simple Life" says it feels so good.  After a yearlong public feud that nearly killed …
Michael K / Dlisted:
FHM Doesn't Want Booze Near Brooke Hogan  —  FHM has pushed their alcohol advertising from its November issues to December.  Brooke Hogan is their cover girl and she's only 18, prompting the publishers to have a booze-free issue. … They have instead replace the booze ads with herpes medication.
Discussion: STARFRUIT GOSSIP and MollyGood
PerezHilton.com:
Madonna Indeed Adopting A Boy!  —  Despite earlier denials, Madonna's publicist is now changing her tune.  —  Liz Rosenberg tells Life & Style magazine that the Material Mom and pop icon may indeed be adding another baby to her family.  —  "I have not been given official confirmation from Madonna," says Rosenberg.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
hollywoodrag.com:
Jennifer Lopez is Insulting  —  Jennifer Lopez allegedly insulted an airhostess - because she couldn't make her a speciality coffee mid-flight.  —  The Latin diva is said to have flown into a rage after she asked for a double espresso and was told that they couldn't make her one.
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Makin' Up Ain't Hard To Do  —  Woot!  I love it when Perry Taylor, ex-manny and current bodyguard to the stars, shows up unannounced at various functions all over the country!  Pink reader Teylor ran into Perry at the Grudge 2 premiere after party at Knott's Scaaaary Farms earlier this week:
theskinnywebsite.com:
Male Celebrities: Before & After  —  My boyfriend has been all over me to do a male celebrity post, so I finally did some digging and found some somewhat recent "before and after" photos of three male celebrities who have gained weight: John Travolta, Tim Allen and Martin Lawrence.
Tom Gliatto / People.com:
The 5 Best New Fall Shows!  —  Our TV critic weighs in on the shows worth adding to your TiVo list  —  30 Rock  —  The first few episodes of NBC's breakout hit about a mysterious, seemingly random little society of people with superpowers has done a great job teasing us with glimpses of those powers …
 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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