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3:30 PM ET, October 11, 2006

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New York Post:
'MADONNA DID ADOPT MY SON'  —  MADONNA maximized the publicity over her adoption of an African urchin by having her publicist, Liz Rosenberg, deny it last week.  But the baby's own father has told The Associated Press in Malawi that Madonna has adopted his son, David.
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Thomas Whitaker / The Sun:
Madonna's little ray of light  —  THE desperately poor father of the African tot being adopted by Madonna last night declared he was "so happy" the child was being whisked into a world of wealth.  —  Yohane Banda, 32, earns just a few pounds a month growing potatoes and onions in a mud hut village in Malawi.
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Is this the baby Madonna plans to adopt?
Discussion: Hip&Pop
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Has Madonna Picked out a New Baby?
MSNBC.com:
Hilton dumped Barker after catfight  —  Plus: Nicole Richie has new hair color, new sweetie  —  Paris Hilton dumped boyfriend Travis Barker after a nasty catfight with an ex, according to a report.  —  Hilton claims that Shanna Moakler, Barker's estranged wife, called Hilton a "skinny …
Anna Shanks UK / Splash News Online:
Spot the Dog.  —  Ever wondered what it would be like to get up close and personal to Paris.  I think this dogs face says it all.  I can't stop laughing.  —  Pictures by London Entertainment.
Discussion: Dlisted, MollyGood and STARFRUIT GOSSIP
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The Superficial:   Paris Hilton scares the crap out of dogs
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 …
People.com:
Patrick Dempsey & Isaiah Washington's On-Set Dustup  —  There would have been no shortage of bandages if things had really gotten out of hand during an on-set argument between Grey's Anatomy costars Patrick Dempsey and Isaiah Washington on Monday.  —  Dempsey, 40, and Washington, 43 …
The Superficial:
Paris Hilton dumped Travis Barker  —  Paris Hilton reportedly dumped Travis Barker after the incident last week when Shanna Moakler called her a "skinny bitch" and punched her in the jaw at Club Hyde.  A friend of Paris tells In Touch Weekly Hilton broke up with Travis the following weekend …
Discussion: STARFRUIT GOSSIP
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X17 Online:
These Are The Problems Famous People Have  —  When you're as famous as Paris Hilton, even something as seemingly wholesome as reconnecting with old friends presents problems - for instance, now that she can't seduce Lindsay Lohan or Nicole Richie's boyfriends (for the time being, anyway), where's she going to find a man?
National Enquirer:
EXCLUSIVE: GREY'S ANATOMY STARS BRAWL ON THE SET!  —  In one of Hollywood's most shocking fights ever, two top stars of "Grey's Anatomy" got into in a violent brawl — with one choking the other, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.  —  A long-simmering feud exploded into the open as Isaiah Washington …
Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
Gibson: I haven't had a drink in 65 days  —  LOS ANGELES - Mel Gibson calls his anti-Semitic rant following his arrest for drunk driving in July "the stupid ramblings of a drunkard."  In an interview with Diane Sawyer set to air on "Good Morning America" on Thursday and Friday …
Discussion: ABCNEWS
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Mel Gibson Still Working on Damage Control
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Noelle Hancock / US Weekly:
Michael Jackson Pays Off Ex  —  Three years after Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe filed for visitation rights and custody of the couple's kids, Prince Michael, 9, and Paris, 8 - something she voluntarily gave up in 2001 - the battle is over.  (Jackson has a third child, Prince Michael II …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jessica Alba: 'I Don't Do Nudity'  —  It's nerves over nakedness, as far as Jessica Alba is concerned.  —  The 25-year-old actress tells Elle magazine in its November issue that when she was playing a stripper in 2005's Sin City, directors Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez offered her the option to bare all - but she said no way.
Noelle Hancock / US Weekly:
Nicole Richie: A New Guy Already?  —  The foliage isn't the only thing changing quickly this fall.  Just three days after her October 4 breakup with her beau of two months, Brody Jenner, Nicole Richie showed off a new hair color (red!) and a new(ish) guy: Samuel Plouchart …
People.com:
Eva Longoria & Tony Parker Rekindle Romance  —  There are signs of hope in the relationship of Tony Parker and Eva Longoria, whose split last week seemed only to last, well, a split second, PEOPLE reports in its new issue.  —  "They're trying to work things out," Longoria's rep, Liza Anderson, tells the magazine.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
POPSUGAR:
SMG Just Says No to Botox  —  Sarah Michelle Gellar is back in the November issue of Marie Claire Magazine.  In the interview she talks about the pressures of being an "almost 30" year-old woman in Hollywood and her feelings about plastic surgery.  Isn't 30 the new 20?
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Ellen Barkin Auctions Jewels for $20 Million  —  After deciding to unload the jewels she accumulated during her six-year marriage to billionaire Ron Perelman that ended this winter, Ellen Barkin sold off more than 100 pieces at Christie's New York on Tuesday - for a total of $20,369,200, including commission, reports Reuters.
People.com:
Birth Certificate Names Stern Father of Smith's Baby  —  Howard K. Stern is listed as the father of Anna Nicole Smith's newborn daughter on her Bahamian birth certificate, a copy of which has been obtained by PEOPLE.  —  On the certificate, issued by the Registrar General's office in Nassau …
Discussion: Hollyscoop
 
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National Enquirer:
DR. TOM  —  Insiders whisper that TOM CRUISE's reps just got …
Discussion: Glitterati
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From Mediagazer:

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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