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Summer / US Weekly:
US EXCLUSIVE: Sara Evans Quits Dancing with the Stars  —  Us has learned exclusively that country singer and Dancing with the Stars hopeful Sara Evans has decided to quit the popular reality series effective immediately.  —  A source tells Us that Evans has decided to leave ABC's Dancing With the Stars for personal reasons.
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Associated Press:
Evans quits 'Dancing With the Stars'  —  LOS ANGELES - Country singer Sara Evans on Thursday announced she was filing for divorce and quitting the "Dancing With the Stars" television competition.  —  Evans filed for divorce from Craig Schelske in Williamson County, Tenn., where she lives …
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Sara Evans Quits Dancing with the Stars  —  Country star Sara Evans has decided to pull out of the Dancing with the Stars competition due to personal reasons, an ABC spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE.  In a statement released by her personal rep, it was revealed that Evans had filed for divorce from husband Craig Schelske on Thursday.
Beverly Keel / Tennessean.com:
Court documents state husband's adultery, pornography reasons for Sara Evans divorce  —  Sara Evans filed for divorce Thursday from her husband of 13 years, Craig Schelske, in Williamson County, alleging that he had committed adultery, verbally abused her and frequently watched pornography at home.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Hilary Duff Seeks Restraining Order Against Stalkers  —  Hilary Duff has been aggressively stalked by two men over the last six weeks and fears for her life, according to court documents filed today on behalf of the singer-actress in L.A. Superior Court.  —  Duff, 19, claims the two perpetrators …
NY Daily News:
Chicks still getting Bush-whacked  —  Dixie Chick Natalie Maines may have learned a thing or two since telling Brits in 2003, "We're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas."  But tact apparently isn't one of them.  —  "Bush is a dumb f-," an even tougher Maines says in …
Extra:
Kevin Federline: The Modern Renaissance Man  —  Kevin Federline and Britney Spears are a paparazzo's money shot, a tabloid's dream.  —  Now, in an "Extra" exclusive, Kevin Federline opens up about constantly being trapped in the media frenzy.  —  "My wife is there for me all the time," Kevin told us.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Ashley M. Heher / Associated Press:
Oprah, Bono promote clothing line, iPod  —  CHICAGO - Talk show host Oprah Winfrey and humanitarian rocker Bono hit the city's "Magnificent Mile" on Thursday for a shopping spree to promote a new line of clothing, accessories and gadgets, including a special-edition iPod, that will raise money to fight AIDS in Africa.
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Raphael Tenthani / Associated Press:
Madonna gains custody of Malawi boy  —  LILONGWE, Malawi - Madonna and her husband left Malawi Friday after gaining custody of a 1-year-old boy they adopted during a weeklong tour of orphanages in this impoverished southern African nation.  —  The private plane departed for an undisclosed destination …
Discussion: The Superficial
The Sun:
Thin-eth Paltrow's extreme diet  —  GWYNETH PALTROW is taking desperate measures to shift her baby bulk.  —  Most new mums would be happy to have her slimline look.  But the Oscar-winning actress is battling to lose pounds she put on before giving birth to second child Moses in April.
Discussion: Just Jared
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Noelle Hancock / US Weekly:
Nick Says Newlyweds a Factor in Divorce  —  His Beefiness, Nick Lachey, stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman Wednesday night and opened up about all things Jessica Simpson, and how the reality show of their marriage, The Newlyweds, contributed to their divorce.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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PerezHilton.com:
Nick Opens Up About The Demise Of His Marriage
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Mel Gibson Admits He Drank After Arrest  —  Mel Gibson says he drank alcohol the morning after his July 28 arrest for driving under the influence.  —  After he was released by Malibu police, "I just went home and saw my kids were there.  You know, I talked to them for a little bit.
Discussion: Voxefx and I'm Not Obsessed
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Mel Gibson's post-arrest beer binge
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Angelina's Driver Swipes a Biker  —  Whoopsy-daisy.  —  NBC News reported Wednesday that a car Angelina Jolie was riding in peeled away from a traffic signal, supposedly to avoid a pack of photographers, and hit a man on a motorbike.  —  Police confirmed to the network that 19-year-old Mittal Rawat …
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The Sun:
Thandie's shock at 'black' Angie
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Illness Ends Usher's Chicago Run  —  A case of strep throat has brought an abrupt end to Usher's run in the Broadway revival of the musical Chicago, which saw a spike in ticket sales after he joined the cast.  —  The 27-year-old R&B star - who was playing shyster lawyer Billy Flynn …
Discussion: Barbie Martini and pop on the pop
E Canada Now:
Ashlee Simpson Offers Warning About Plastic Surgery  —  Ashlee Simpson has warned people not to rush into plastic surgery.  The 'Boyfriend' singer - who recently had rhinoplasty to straighten her crooked nose - insists it is everybody's individual right to go under the knife to improve their looks.
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POPSUGAR:   Is Ashlee Addicted to Plastic Surgery?
Daily Mail:
Kate Moss strips off in 'amazing' lingerie film  —  Kate Moss has made her most saucy film yet for the Agent Provocateur underwear label.  —  The supermodel, 32, strips off to just her knickers in the short 30-minute clip.  —  The film, which begins with Moss wearing a skirt and shirt …
Discussion: WOW Report
TMZ.com:
Steve-O: I Wanna F*** Paris Hilton  —  Steve-O is joining the list of men waiting to spend a night in the Paris Hilton.  —  TMZ cameras caught the "Jackass" star/train wreck after his stand-up set at The Laugh Factory in Los Angeles last night, where he confessed he wanted to get into the heiress' pants …
Discussion: makeushot.com
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Is This Carson Kressley?  —  Oops.  —  (Source)
People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Linda Evangelista Has a Boy  —  Linda Evangelista has welcomed her first child - a boy, the supermodel's agent, Didier Fernandez, tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  Augustin James Evangelista was born on Wednesday in New York City.  —  Evangelista, 41, told the Associated Press …
TMZ.com:
Evans Quits, Inaba Hooks Up on "Dancing"  —  It keeps getting more interesting on "Dancing With The Stars."  Yesterday, contestant Sara Evans announced that she quit the hit ABC show and has filed for divorce from her husband.  Citing the need "to give her family her full attention at this difficult time …
New York Post:
KARR'S 'DRUNK' RANT TO AIR  —  JOHN Mark Karr, the pedophile who falsely claimed to have murdered JonBenet Ramsey, was too creepy for "Good Morning America" - but not, ap parently, for "Today."  Over the weekend, "GMA" announced it had scrapped its planned interview with Karr …
Discussion: Metadish and Jossip
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Poor Thing  —  I've never found Hilary Swank to be that attractive, and this unfortunate photo shoot doesn't really help change my opinion of her.  The little boy look isn't working for me.  Don't get me started on the bangs.  —  More from Hilary Swank's Nino Munoz photo shoot after the jump.
Discussion: Barbie Martini
 
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