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1:20 PM ET, October 16, 2006

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Reuters:
Child Madonna hopes to adopt leaves Malawi  —  LILONGWE (Reuters) - A small private jet carrying the one-year-old Malawian boy Madonna hopes to adopt took off from the southern African country on Monday, a Reuters witness said.  —  The child, David Banda, was whisked out of his native Malawi …
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Pete Bell / The Sun:
Madge adoption goes ahead  —  WITNESSES are reporting that Madonna's bodyguard left Malawi on a private jet with David Banda, the baby the star has been trying to adopt.  —  Human rights groups had this morning planned to file an application asking the court to block his adoption.
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NY Daily News:
Not so fast, Madge!  Legal row holds up adoption  —  LILONGWE, Malawi - Human rights groups in Malawi will seek a court injunction today to stop pop star Madonna from adopting a year-old boy in the impoverished African nation.  —  Malawian law prohibits adoptions by nonresidents, but officials are granting an exemption to Madonna.
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Angella Johnson / Daily Mail:
Madonna's adopted baby's father tells how he was powerless to stop her
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" …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Nicole Kidman Tours Kosovo for the U.N.  —  Nicole Kidman toured Kosovo this weekend on behalf of the United Nations, the Associated Press reports.  —  The actress was named goodwill ambassador for UNIFEM, the U.N. Development Fund for Women, in January, and this trip was her first assignment in that role.
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Nebi Qena / Associated Press:
Kidman visits Kosovo as U.N. official  —  PRISTINA, Serbia - Nicole Kidman began a tour of Kosovo on Saturday as a United Nations goodwill ambassador, pledging to provide a voice for the troubled province.  —  Kidman arrived in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, after attending the premiere of her movie …
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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.
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Lindsay Gets Served!  A Shocking Red Carpet Summons!!!  —  She thought she was signing an autograph for a fan, but Lindsay Lohan was shocked when she was served court papers at an event in Beverly Hills over the weekend.  —  The actress is being dragged to testify in a lawsuit against her mother.
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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" …
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.
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People.com:
Steve Irwin's Daughter Bindi Filming Own Show  —  Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin may be gone, but his love for animals will live on - through his and his wife Terri's 8-year-old daughter, Bindi.  —  Bindi Irwin is currently shooting Bindi, The Jungle Girl, a 26-part wildlife documentary …
Discussion: Dlisted
Don Kaplan / New York Post:
MORE 'LOVE'  —  'NEW YORK' SNAGS OWN SHOW  —  RAPPER Flavor Flav may have dumped his sassy, out spoken date, New York, on last night's season finale of "Flavor of Love 2," but she'll be back soon - with her own VH1 show, "Flavorette."  —  New York, whose real name is Tiffany Patterson …
David Germain / Associated Press:
'Grudge 2' scares up $22M at box office  —  LOS ANGELES - Early Halloween spirit gripped movie audiences as the fright flick "The Grudge 2" debuted at No. 1, taking in $22 million during its first weekend.  —  Sony's horror sequel bumped the previous weekend's top film, the Warner Bros. release "The Departed," to second place.
Associated Press:
Murray Parties With Scottish Students  —  Bill Murray created a small sensation in the Scottish town of St. Andrews, joining Scandinavian students at a late-night party and even helping to wash the dishes, a newspaper reported Sunday.  —  In the movie "Lost in Translation," …
New York Post:
JUST PLANE HYPOCRISY  —  LEONARDO DiCa prio - the environ mental avenger - has no problems preaching about the evils of gas-guzzling cars, but, like his green pal Laurie David, he just can't give up the fossil fuel- chugging pri vate planes.  On Thursday, DiCaprio, his mom …
Discussion: The Bosh and celebrity terrorist
Life Style Extra:
Lindsay Lohan's lesbian role  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Lindsay Lohan and Keira Knightley are to play lesbian lovers in a new movie.  —  The film is about famous Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his wife, Caitlin, and was written by Keira's mother, Sharman Macdonald.
Discussion: Dlisted
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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: POPSUGAR and A Socialite's Life
PerezHilton.com:
Wronger Than Wrong  —  These outfits would look cute on Alexis Arquette, the tranny of the family, or her drag queen BFF - Jackie Beat.  However, when Patricia and actor-husband Thomas Jane wore these matching plaid ensembles to a Johnnie Walker event in Los Angeles over the weekend …
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