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3:00 PM ET, October 17, 2006

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Daily Mail:
Madonna: 'David is just the best little baby ever'  —  Madonna has revealed she's "never been happier" after an emotional trip to Malawi to adopt a 13-month-old baby.  —  After being allowed to take little David Banda home, the superstar added: 'It's so worth it.  He's just the best baby ever.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Baby Madonna Wants to Adopt Lands in London  —  The 13-month-old Malawian boy Madonna is hoping to adopt arrived in London Tuesday en route to be reunited with the singer.  —  David Banda arrived at London's Heathrow airport at about 6:20 a.m. aboard a British Airways 747 from Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
Discussion: D*ana's DIRT. and We Love Celebs!
The Sun:
Madge flies baby Davie into UK  —  MADONNA'S newly adopted baby son was flown into Britain early today after the star had him whisked out of Malawi.  —  The nanny, bodyguard and aides accompanying the child avoided waiting reporters at Heathrow's Terminal 1 arrivals hall and left by another exit.
Sky News:   PICS OF MADGE'S BABY
TMZ.com:
Madge's Baby Swarmed in South Africa
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Be My Baby Tonight
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:   Madonna's Baby Delivered to UK
Mike Collett-White / Reuters:   Madonna adoption plans trigger broad backlash
Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Fabolous Shot And Arrested In New York  —  Rapper in stable condition after being shot in the leg in a parking garage.  —  Fabolous  —  In a bizarre sequence of events, New York rapper Fabolous was shot in the leg early Tuesday morning (October 17) as he stood in a Manhattan parking garage …
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Fabolous Shot, Arrested and Hospitalized  —  Rapper Fabolous was shot early Tuesday at a New York City parking garage and then arrested, police say.  He is now hospitalized in stable condition.  —  Fabolous (real name: John Jackson), 28, and three friends had just left the Diddy-owned restaurant Justin's …
ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
Rapper 'Fabolous' shot at Sean Combs' restaurant  —  The 28-year-old rapper was shot, then arrested for possession of a gun  —  The rapper "Fabolous" was shot in the leg, and later placed under arrest, following a fight that spilled out of Sean Combs' restaurant this morning.
Discussion: Metadish and Nah Right
The Superficial:   Fabolous gets shot and arrested
Samantha Gross / Associated Press:   Rapper Fabolous shot, stable in NYC
Catherine / US Weekly:
Breaking News: Nicky Hilton and Kevin Connolly Split  —  After a two-year romance, Nicky Hilton and Kevin Connolly have called it quits.  "They're no longer a couple," a Hilton rep confirms exclusively to Us.  Hilton, 23, began dating Connolly, 32, star of HBO's Entourage, in late 2004 …
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People.com:
Nicky Hilton & Kevin Connolly Split Up  —  Hilton and Connolly at the premiere of Entourage's third season, on June 7  —  Nicky Hilton and Entourage star Kevin Connolly are no longer a couple, the hotel heiress's rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The couple had an off-and-on relationship for two years.
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and The Evil Beet
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Love blooms for Olsen twin and oil heir  —  Plus: Prince Harry's sweetie is no brain surgeon  —  Mary-Kate Olsen has found love again.  —  The 20-year-old mogul has been single for about a year - ever since Paris Hilton swiped her last sweetie, shipping heir Stavros Niarchos …
FemaleFirst:
Britney Spears to adopt African baby claims  —  Britney Spears is set to follow in her idol Madonna's footsteps and adopt an African child, it has been reported.  —  The 'Toxic' singer - who has two sons, Sean Preston and Sutton Pierce, with husband Kevin Federline - has been inspired …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Britney and Kevin Keep A Boring Secret
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan: I Want to Be Married by 30  —  At 20, Lindsay Lohan knows what she wants to accomplish within the next decade.  —  "I want to get married before I'm 30.  And have my house.  And make the kind of record I want.  And I'd like to win an Oscar before then," the Bobby actress says in the November issue of InStyle.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, Dlisted and Allie Is Wired
NY Daily News:
Barkin finds her Clooney closeup 'Ocean's' of fun  —  Ellen Barkin has stoked rumors of romance on the set of "Ocean's 13" by declaring, "Yes, I have f— George Clooney.  —  "I always heard that George has amazing chemistry with all of his co-stars," said Barkin, freshly divorced …
Sean Daly / Celebrity Week:
Bonaduce: "I Could Eat Bobby Brown"  —  Didn't catch last season of the train-wreck reality series Breaking Bonaduce?  No biggie - neither did its star.  "And I don't intend to watch one minute of this year's show either," former drug addict, radio host and Partridge Family actor Danny Bonaduce tells us.
Discussion: Blowing Smoke
New York Post:
DIVA DETENTE  —  LINDSAY Lohan is playing with fire.  She's now decided to be best buds with her former nemesis Paris Hilton, and the two even had a sleepover in Las Vegas this weekend.  On Saturday night, the terrible twosome arrived arm-in-arm to Michelle Trachtenberg's 21st birthday party …
FemaleFirst:
James Blunt's split from model love claim  —  James Blunt has split from his model lover Petra Nemcova, it has been reported.  —  The 'You're Beautiful' singer is said to have infuriated the beautiful Czech model after allegedly cheating on her with a string of girls, including Australian TV presenter Tania Zaetta.
Associated Press:
ABC sticking with 'Brothers & Sisters'  —  LOS ANGELES - Maybe Calista Flockhart was smart to hold out for "Brothers & Sisters" in making her return to series TV.  —  The drama with the former "Ally McBeal" star was picked up for the full season by ABC, the network said Monday …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Tweedle Dog and Tweedle Fug  —  Fergie and A**hole Simpson met up last night in London for dinner at Mr. Chow's.  A**hole is currently performing in Chicago and Fergie is there to fix her meth face.  Actually, she's there to promote her album.  —  The two looked like fug twins as they strolled …
Discussion: Superficial Girls
 
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