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5:30 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?
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: MollyGood and STARFRUIT GOSSIP
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Michael K / Dlisted:   The Eyes Say it All!!!  —  This poor dog knows his fate …
The Superficial:   Paris Hilton scares the crap out of dogs
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:
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 …
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?
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 …
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 …
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 …
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
Cousin It and her new giant  —  Just kidding, it's just Mary-Kate Olsen and what is most probably a regular sized guy out together in Paris.  Could this be a new flame?  A stalker?  Or just a fan of Lord of the Rings trying to get close to his favorite character Gollum?
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Andy Dick Says He's Straight  —  Andy Dick insists that his sexual encounters with men have not altered the hetero of his sexuality.  According to Starpulse News Blog:
Discussion: Starpulse and Junkiness
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: Celebrity Baby Blog
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 …
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Come Out And Play  —  We are just a mere couple of weeks away from the release of Kevin Federline's debut album and the anticipation is reaching a fever pitch.  As the album's release date draws near, K-Fed is getting into promo-mode.  Stereogum is reporting that The Federline is set …
Discussion: Associated Press
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.
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?
Noelle Hancock / US Weekly:
Preston Burke Will Totally Choke a B-tch  —  Is there an ass-kicker in the house?  Grey's Anatomy stars Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey got into a real-life violent brawl earlier this week, reports the New York Daily News' Rush & Molloy and The National Enquirer.
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Celebrity Dish
 
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