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11:00 AM ET, October 16, 2006

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New York Post:
OIL-RICH DAVISES RUN DRY  —  OILY heir Brandon Davis appears to be running out of reserves.  Though he made fun of Lindsay "Firecrotch" Lohan, scoffing that she "only" had $7 million, the grandson of supposed billionaire Marvin Davis bounced a $10,000 check he gave to "Girls Gone Wild" …
Angella Johnson / Daily Mail:
Madonna's adopted baby's father tells how he was powerless to stop her  —  The father of the little boy adopted by Madonna in Malawi has described his feelings of confusion and powerlessness in the face of the singer's determination to take his only surviving child away.
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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 …
Greig Box / Mirror.co.uk:
SEE YOU IN COURT MADONNA  —  Charity fights to stop her adopting baby David
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and Gone Hollywood
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Will Lindsay Lohan take a break from acting?  —  'I want to travel and learn more about other cultures' says the starlet  —  Will Lindsay Lohan take a hiatus from acting?  —  The partying "Mean Girls" star says she loves to travel to foreign countries where she can blend in with the locals - and may take a year off to do just that.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Gossip Rocks Forum
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
SCARLETT JOHANSSON RECORD DEAL IN THE WORKS  —  Scarlett Johansson Record Deal in the Works  —  Scarlett Johansson and Lindsay Lohan are about to have something in common.  —  Scarlett, I am told, has signed a deal to make her first record.  "Scarlett Sings Tom Waits" …
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 …
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Allie Is Wired
NY Daily News:
Dupri: Label germane to Janet's CD flop  —  Janet Jackson's boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, is said to be blaming fellow execs at Virgin Records for the miserable sales of her new CD.  —  We hear Dupri has threatened to quit as president of the Virgin Urban division because he feels label chairman Jason Flom …
Discussion: Daily Intelligencer
Michael Cidoni / Associated Press:
Clooney gets American Cinematheque Award  —  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - For George Clooney, the awards just keep on comin'.  In a year where he's already received an Oscar and a Golden Globe, the actor-director-producer has just collected another trophy: the 2006 American Cinematheque Award.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and POPSUGAR
NY Daily News:
Actor adopts a new attitude  —  Madonna made headlines for her adoption excursion to Malawi last week, but some celebrities are helping African kids away from the media spotlight.  —  Actor Derek Luke was moved by a young South African girl, Ziizi Mahlati, who plays his daughter in the upcoming film "Catch a Fire."
X17 Online:
Tori's Growing ...  Tori and hubby Dean shopped on Melrose Friday and I'm thinking that for reportedly being 3 1/2 months pregnant (according to People Magazine), Tori's lookin' large!  I predict a mommy who has trouble losing the poundage ...  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
PR inside:
LOHAN SHOCKED BY RED CARPET COURT SUMMONS  —  Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)  —  Actress LINDSAY LOHAN received a court summons to appear as a witness as she strutted up the red carpet, for a case believed to be related to her mother.
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 »
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
Michael K / Dlisted:
Anna Nicole's Mom Thinks Howard Stern Did It  —  Anna Nicole Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur (above with Daniel), told Nancy Grace that she thinks Daniel Smith was murdered and that the murderer may have been Howard K. Stern.  She is also afraid for her daughter, because she thinks Howard …
Contactmusic.com:
LOHAN TO PLAY SEXY SCENES WITH KNIGHTLEY  —  LINDSAY LOHAN and KEIRA KNIGHTLEY are set to light up the screen together in a film about Welsh poet DYLAN THOMAS, in which they play women who are sexually attracted to each other.  The story revolves around the wordsmith and his wife CAITLIN …
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna and makeushot.com
POPSUGAR:
Is Nick Getting Nasty?  —  Looks like Nick Lachey is bitter.  The "nice" half of the divorced Newlyweds is starting to get more vocal about his real feelings for his ex.  Turns out he can hate her a little more.  The Gatecrasher reports: … Source
Michael K / Dlisted:
Gorge  —  Nicole Kidman brought back the hotness at the Rome Film Festival last night.  The wig is a little much, but she does have good fake hair.  I'll give her that.  The body, the face, it all looks hot.
Discussion: STARFRUIT GOSSIP
 
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

Mia Sato / The Verge:
A lawsuit between two Amazon influencers over allegations of copyright infringement shows the challenges of defining originality and ownership in content

 
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