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9:30 PM ET, October 15, 2006

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People.com:
Human Rights Group Tries to Halt Madonna's Adoption  —  The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC), a grouping of 67 human rights NGOs in Malawi, tells PEOPLE they hope to halt Madonna's adoption of a 13-month old baby boy for the moment.  —  Justin Dzonzi, HRCC's chairman …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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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
Associated Press:   Madonna departs, child stays — for now
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
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."
TMZ.com:
Tom and Katie — Wedding Conflict  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding may be just around the corner, with her dress all ready to go, but the persistent buzz is that Katie's parents are still outraged that the nuptials — whenever and wherever they happen — will be conducted by the Church of Scientology …
TMZ.com:
How Celebs Drop That Baby Weight — If They Can  —  The celebrity baby boom of 2006 has officially come and gone, and some of its products — Suri, Shiloh, Sutton Pierce — are (we presume) bouncily moon-faced, bright-eyed, happy, and fat.  But if Angelina, Katie, and Britney thought …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
USA Today:
Timberlake's gear on racks, runway  —  He already brought SexyBack.  —  Now, singer Justin Timberlake is going after the rest of your body with his William Rast clothing line, launched with his friend and roommate, Trace Ayala.  —  MORE: Timberlake talks about his childhood friend and new clothing line
X17 Online:
Julia's Babies!  —  Have you been wondering just what those twins look like at almost two — well, here are Hazel and Phinnaeus looking as cute as cute can be.  And I was shocked to see that Danny Moder actually looks pretty cute too!  —  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
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" …
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
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" …
Associated Press:
Kidman takes on U.N. Kosovo envoy role  —  PRISTINA, Serbia (AP) — Nicole Kidman is playing a role that has nothing to do with movies, touring Kosovo as a United Nations goodwill ambassador to the tense province.  —  "I'm here ... to learn so that I can help your country at this crucial …
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
Michael K / Dlisted:
Holy Boobs!  —  I am a fan of huge tits, especially real ones.  I was breastfed until I was 16.  My mom has like no nipples now.  Ugh, that grossed me out.  Here's Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane at a Johnnie Walker event.  —  I'm sure there's a nipple slip somewhere.  Bitch looks mega hot.
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
X17 Online:
This One's For You, Tom!  —  X17 is on the job for Tom Cruise — his son Connor my not have been rolling when daughter Isabella's goal during her soccer game today (you'll see Connor with the video camera in his lap), but there's no way we missed it.  We caught the whole thing on tape …
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.
 
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