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10:40 AM ET, October 19, 2006

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Noelle Hancock / US Weekly:
Paul McCartney/Heather Mills Divorce Shocker: Paul Choked Me  —  In court documents filed by Heather Mills, she claims that estranged husband Paul McCartney was physically violent towards her, took drugs and stopped her from breastfeeding their baby during their marriage.
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Paul Majendie / Reuters:
McCartney vows to fight wife's abuse claims  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Paul McCartney vowed on Wednesday to defend himself in court against accusations published in British newspapers that he physically attacked his estranged wife Heather during their tempestuous four-year marriage.
Discussion: kenneth in the and PerezHilton.com
Associated Press:
McCartney responds to divorce claims  —  LONDON - Lawyers for Paul McCartney said Wednesday that he will "vigorously" defend himself against allegations that he physically abused his estranged wife, Heather Mills McCartney.  —  Britain's Daily Mail newspaper on Wednesday reported details …
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Paul McCartney Reacts to Heather Mills's Allegations
Discussion: The Celebrity Dish
MSNBC:
Mills claims McCartney stabbed, abused her
Discussion: A Hot Mess! and Junkiness
Reality TV World:
Nick Lachey topping 'Newlyweds' ex-wife Jessica Simpson's CD sales  —  Since the much-publicized divorce of U.S. singers Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson, Lachey's newest album has sold twice as many copies as Simpson's.  —  When comparing sales of Lachey's "What's Left of Me" …
Discussion: Dlisted
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POPSUGAR:
No Wonder Jessica Is Depressed  —  Remember when Nick was famous for being in some boy band and Jessica was barely known since she was competing with the likes of Britney and Christina?  In fact, Nick was much more well off that Jessica's dad supposedly even recommended that she did not sign a prenup.
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
O.J. Simpson to confess - hypothetically  —  Plus: Toni Braxton sobs while discussing autistic son  —  O.J. Simpson is confessing.  Hypothetically, that is.  —  The former football great, who was acquitted in criminal court 11 years ago of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson …
Discussion: MollyGood, Glitterati and Celebritology
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lance Armstrong & Matthew McConaughey: We're Not Gay  —  Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey are laughing off questions about their sexuality and rumors that they're anything more than just pals.  —  "We tried it.  Wasn't for us," McConaughey jokes to Details magazine in a new interview …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Sofia Coppola Is Expecting a Daughter  —  Sofia Coppola is seven months pregnant with her first child - a daughter, she has revealed.  —  "I'm so excited to have a little girl," the Marie Antoinette director, 35, tells USA Today.  —  The father is Coppola's boyfriend, Thomas Mars, a singer for the French band Phoenix.
Discussion: Barbie Martini
Noelle Hancock / US Weekly:
Tim Gunn tells Us: Who Has Style?  —  Us Weekly snagged some time with Project Runway's Tim Gunn earlier this week.  The head of the fashion design department at NYC's Parsons school chatted with Us on myriad subjects, like going gray in his early twenties: "I honestly thought, for a long time, should I dye my hair?
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Henry / US Weekly:
US EXCLUSIVE: Jaime Pressly Engaged!  —  A rep for Jaime Pressly confirms exclusively to Us that the My Name is Earl star was engaged over the weekend to her DJ beau of one year, Eric Cubiche.  "Jaime is officially engaged," says Pressly publicist Megan Pope.  —  Pressly received the ring yesterday, October 17.
Discussion: We Love Celebs! and Junkiness
Jennifer Pearson / Star:
OMAROSA'S BIG NEWS!  —  No matter how obvious the change, most celebs try to keep their plastic surgery top secret.  But not former Apprentice contestant Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth!  The 32-year-old reality-show villain was happy to tell Star all about her recent boob job …
Discussion: Str8 Outta NYC and Bossip
Raphael Tenthani / Associated Press:
Dad in Madonna Adoption Blasts Critics  —  The biological father of Baby David - the 13-month-old boy adopted by Madonna _ on Wednesday criticized human rights groups seeking to reverse the move and said his child should stay with the star.  —  The Human Rights Consultative Committee …
Stephanie Rosenbloom / New York Times:
Good Girls Go Bad, for a Day  —  IN her thigh-highs and ruby miniskirt, Little Red Riding Hood does not appear to be en route to her grandmother's house.  And Goldilocks, in a snug bodice and platform heels, gives the impression she has been sleeping in everyone's bed.
Discussion: Metadish and Gawker
Alison Gee / People.com:
A-List Baby Shower for Tobey Maguire, Fiancée  —  In what well may be the year's most A-list baby shower, Tobey Maguire's fiancée, Jennifer Meyer, celebrated the couple's upcoming arrival at a girls-only affair in Malibu on Sunday afternoon, PEOPLE reports in its upcoming issue.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
popbytes:
LANCE ARMSTRONG DOES DETAILS!  —  That's what he'd like the world to believe.  Hey she still loves me, I'm not that bad.  —  He did that woman wrong big time.  She does not even want to see him, talk to him, or be near him.  —  She did not want him near when she was going through …
Hollywoodtuna:
Rachel Bilson See Through Pictures  —  I'm not sure when these pictures were taken but does it really matter?  It's Rachel Bilson in a see through top and that my friends, never gets dated.  So having said that, enjoy Rachel and her cute little boobies.  —  Related Articles:
Discussion: The Bastardly
ScottECollins / Channel Island:
CBS' 'Waterfront' Washout Adds to Warners' Woes  —  So, it looks like Joey Pants won't be coming to CBS after all.  Not this year, anyway.  —  CBS has put the kibosh on "The Waterfront," a drama starring Joe Pantoliano as a flamboyant Providence mayor, a character thought by many people …
Discussion: TMZ.com and TV Squad
PerezHilton.com:
Here Comes Baby Spelling!  —  Tori Spelling and her actor husband, Dean McDermott, grace the cover of the new OK! magazine in the U.S., and the 90210 vet, who is embroiled in a bitter feud with her mother and lost her father earlier this summer, tells the magazine:
 
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New York Post:
FOR THE RECORD  —  JENNIFER Aniston went on "Oprah" …
Discussion: Jossip and pop on the pop
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Desperate Housewives' Dougray Scott Engaged
FemaleFirst:
Keira Knightley in Chanel film
Contactmusic.com:
SPELLING IN TALKS TO BECOME INNKEEPER
Discussion: Haute Gossip
Starpulse:
Justin Timberlake Kicks Of 2007 FutureSex/LoveShow World Tour Jan. 8
Discussion: lePaparazzi
Michael K / Dlisted:
Models Working for Food?!?
Discussion: reality blurred and Gawker
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Catherine Zeta-Jones is Mad at Michael Douglas
TMZ.com:
Nancy Grace Under Fire
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Buying $15 Million Home
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J Lo Welcomes Vogue into her Home
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Reese and Ryan's public disaffection
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Petra Nemcova May Not Have Dumped James Blunt - But She Should Have
Associated Press:
Whitney Houston files for divorce
Hollywoodtuna:
Carmen Electra Needs A Hot Girlfirend
Discussion: Life Style Extra
Kate Sheehy / New York Post:
MADONNA'S NEW ADOPT SCHEME: 'WE MUST GIVE MALAWIAN GIRL A HOME, TOO!'
Discussion: Defamer and The Evil Beet
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Filing: Disney agrees to pay $43.25M to settle a 2019 lawsuit over pay equity for up to 14,000 female Disney employees; the trial was set to begin in May 2025

Carmen Reinicke / Bloomberg:
Conservative video streaming platform Rumble hires Guy Beahm, aka Dr Disrespect, to lead Rumble Gaming; RUM rises 13%+ to its highest level since May 2024

 
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