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2:40 PM ET, October 19, 2006

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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 …
New York Post:
PARIS SHUNS NEXT AWFUL FLICK  —  PARIS Hilton is desperately trying to distance herself from yet another movie fiasco.  —  The celebutard - whose screen credits include the self-made porno flick "One Night in Paris" and the box-office bomb "House of Wax" - starred in National Lampoon's …
Jhwang / US Weekly:
Armani to Design Katie's Wedding Dress  —  Us has has learned that famed fashion designer, Giorgio Armani, has been asked to design Katie Holmes' wedding dress for her upcoming wedding to actor Tom Cruise.  —  "I can confirm that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have asked Giorgio Armani to design …
New York Post:
FOR THE RECORD  —  JENNIFER Aniston went on "Oprah" to tell the world she and Vince Vaughn are still together.  We apologize to Vaughn for reporting on Oct. 11 that the "The Wedding Crashers" star had been photographed "making out" with a "mystery blonde" at a party in London.
Discussion: Jossip, Defamer, Gawker and pop on the pop
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Noelle Hancock / US Weekly:
Aniston/Vaughn Split Downgraded to a "Break"  —  Friends of Jennifer Aniston tell Us Weekly that the break-up between the actress and Vince Vaughn has been downgraded to a "break."  (Hello, Ross and Rachel!)  —  Though the couple have not been spotted together for seven weeks …
Discussion: We Love Celebs!
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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Michael K / Dlisted:   Tori Spelling is One Step Closer to Soft Core Porn
Contactmusic.com:
SPELLING IN TALKS TO BECOME INNKEEPER
Discussion: Haute Gossip
Erin Carlson / Associated Press:
Jeffrey Sebelia wins `Project Runway'  —  NEW YORK — Jeffrey Sebelia was the guy who viewers loved to hate.  And they'll be seeing much more of him now.  —  Sebelia was crowned the winner of Bravo's "Project Runway" in the fashion competition show's finale Wednesday night.  —  "I'm shocked," he said.
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.
RADAR:
MADGEWEAR, COMING SOON TO T.J. MAXX  —  While Madonna is busy matching her Malawian baby to her Prada tote, her fashion line at Swedish retail giant H&M appears to be bombing.  —  Three months after Madonna launched her tracksuit in three colors, bountiful stocks of the girl's materials hang …
Discussion: WOW Report
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: CelebNewsWire and The Bastardly
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
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
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 …
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Paul Majendie / Reuters:
McCartney vows to fight wife's abuse claims
Discussion: kenneth in the and PerezHilton.com
POPSUGAR:
Clooney is not Hosting Katie's Wedding  —  We now all know Katie and Tom will be saying I do in Armani for their wedding day, but we still don't have the date and location confirmed.  It sounded like it might take place at George Clooney's villa in Lake Como, Italy, but George's people …
NY Daily News:
Wad of cash frees rapper  —  Unlocking a stainless steel briefcase, Fabolous' money manager removed $15,000 in cash and slid the crisp bills under a courthouse window yesterday - freeing the wounded Brooklyn rapper on bail shortly after he was hit with gun charges.
Michael K / Dlisted:
An Alien Has Landed!  —  Posh Beckham is taking over the world.  From Paris (above) to Tokyo (below) she's spreading her fashion message.  She was in Tokyo yesterday promoting her new jewelry line and also talking about her new fashion website where women and fans can buy everything Posh from jeans to jewelry.
Discussion: PR inside
Daily Mail:
Madonna spends £15,000 on new nursery...while baby's father returns to the fields  —  As Madonna's adopted baby David Banda adjusted to his new life of bewildering wealth, his father has got back to the business of growing enough food to stay alive.  —  Subsistence farmer Yohane Banda spent …
Discussion: Wampoon
David K. Li / New York Post:
PALS JEN AND COURTENEY NEIGHBORS, TOO  —  Jennifer Aniston will soon be a friend and neighbor of Courteney Cox.  —  The knockout actress has purchased a stunning Beverly Hills property for $15 million, putting her three doors away from "Friends" co-star and real-life best pal Cox, according to published reports.
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
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: Bossip and Str8 Outta NYC
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: POPSUGAR and Celebrity Baby Blog
 
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