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8:40 AM ET, October 16, 2006

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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
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 …
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" …
Discussion: TMZ.com
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
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.
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."
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
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
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
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
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" …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Nosy Snoop and We Love Celebs!
James Montgomery / MTV:
Four Members Of Diddy's Danity Kane Involved In Ohio Car Crash  —  'Making the Band 3' singers were treated, released from hospital after Thursday accident.  —  Danity Kane  —  Four members of Danity Kane were injured in a limousine accident Thursday night en route to a performance in Toledo, Ohio.
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" …
Discussion: Celebguru
 
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X17 Online:
This One's For You, Tom!  —  X17 is on the job for Tom Cruise …
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