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3:05 PM ET, October 15, 2006

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NY Daily News:
Nick show a tour de divorce  —  Nick Lachey's concert tour seems to have turned into a jokey hatefest about his ex, Jessica Simpson.  —  After his performance of "I Can't Hate You Anymore" at Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel, he added in an aside to the audience, "Well, maybe just a little."
Jeeja Purohit / Associated Press:
Photographer: I Was Punched on Jolie Set  —  PUNE, India (AP) - An Associated Press freelance photographer says security guards protecting a movie set where Angelina Jolie is shooting her latest film punched and threatened him at gunpoint Friday, in the second run-in between the star's security and the news media this week.
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and Cinematical
Greig Box / Mirror.co.uk:
SEE YOU IN COURT MADONNA  —  Charity fights to stop her adopting baby David  —  MADONNA jetted back to Britain yesterday after her controversial tour of Malawi's orphanages - but without the baby she has adopted.  —  Officials in the poverty-stricken south east African nation …
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and Gone Hollywood
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Madonna departs, child stays — for now  —  LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — Madonna and her husband jetted out of Malawi early Friday, after gaining preliminary custody of a 1-year-old boy they want to adopt in an apparently streamlined procedure that sparked criticism from a child protection organization.
Zap2it:
ABC Wants a Full Season of 'Ugly Betty'  —  Star America Ferrera isn't actually ugly  —  Following in the footsteps of CBS' "Jericho" and NBC's "Heroes," ABC's "Ugly Betty" has become the latest freshman series to receive a full-season pick-up.  —  ABC made the "Ugly Betty" …
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and TV Envy
Extra:
Celine Dion to Trade in Vegas Gig for Another Baby?  —  Celine Dion embodies the traits of a Las Vegas legend, and "Extra's" Carlos Diaz caught up with the angel of music just minutes before she stepped on stage at Caesars Palace.  —  The Sin City hotel has been home to Celine's "A New Day" …
TMZ.com:
Ellen's Emotional Breakdown  —  It's a different side of Ellen DeGeneres, shedding tears on national television.  —  The usually upbeat host gets emotional on Monday's episode of her talk show when talking to a hypnotist about her addiction to smoking cigarettes.
Discussion: celebrity nation
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Mel Gibson Talks About His Anti-Semitic Outburst  —  In the second and final part of his interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, Mel Gibson talked about his statement, made after his July 28 drunken driving arrest, that "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."
Discussion: Jossip
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Gibson says he's "ashamed" of remarks  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson said in an interview his anti-Semitic tirade last summer may have been set off by criticism of his 2004 movie The Passion of the Christ even before its release and by Israel's war in Lebanon.
Discussion: The Movie Blog
X17 Online:
Hilary Protects Against Stalkers  —  Hilary's getting serious about safety, calling in security experts to protect her Toluca Lake home in the San Fernando Valley are of LA. She has been stalked by two different ment over the past six weeks and she's worried for her safety.
Contactmusic.com:
JAY-Z AND BEYONCE CHARTER PLANE FOR EXCESS BAGGAGE  —  Superstar couple JAY-Z and BEYONCE KNOWLES were forced to charter an extra plane to cope with their excess baggage on a trip to South Africa this week (ends14OCT06).  The hip-hop star/producer and R+B beauty arrived at the check-in desk …
Discussion: STARFRUIT GOSSIP
MTV:
'There's somewhat of a lesbian undertone,' Lohan says of 'Best Time of Our Lives.'  —  BEVERLY HILLS, California — Lindsay Lohan has been called many names throughout her stint as a music, film and tabloid darling.  Her next one might be the most surprising of all: Mom.
Andrew Glazer / Associated Press:
Famed comedy writer Belson dead at 68  —  LOS ANGELES - Jerry Belson, an Emmy-winning comedy writer for "The Tracey Ullman Show" whose wit graced numerous other films and TV shows, including "The Odd Couple" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show," has died.  He was 68.
Discussion: TV Squad
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Dynasty Star John Forsythe Has Cancer  —  Dynasty star John Forsythe, who played patriarch Blake Carrington on the primetime soap and was the voice of Charlie in both the TV and film versions of Charlie's Angels, was treated for colon cancer this week and is now recovering at a Los Angeles hospital, his rep said Thursday.
Contactmusic.com:
DUFF SEEKS RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST RUSSIAN 'STALKER'  —  HILARY DUFF and JOEL MADDEN have filed an application for a restraining order against two men, alleging they are stalking the teen singer/actress.  Duff, 19, and Madden, 26, filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday …
Discussion: Blog.Absolutely.net and HotRag.net
PerezHilton.com:
Madonna Flies Home WITHOUT Her New Baby Boy!  —  After a nine day day humanitarian visit, during which she also began the process of adopting a one-year-old baby boy, Madonna has left the country of Malawi.  —  One small problem: her new child didn't join her on the trip home!
TMZ.com:
Oprah to Prez Pusher: "Not Gonna Do It"  —  Oprah Winfrey finally got through to the man who's been hounding her about running for President in 2008, and she told him that, despite his best efforts, she's just not going to try for the Oval Office.  —  According to retired Kansas City math …
Discussion: New York Post
X17 Online:
Lindsay's New Personal Assistant is Rumer Willis!  —  Looks as if Lindsay Lohan is finally getting help — she's hired a personal assistant to run errands with her, to run in to Elixir and get her tea when she doesn't feel like getting out of the car, and to carry her day's purchases into the Chateau Marmont at then end of a long day.
 
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