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11:40 AM ET, October 19, 2006

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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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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.
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
Simon Perry / People.com:
Paul McCartney Reacts to Heather Mills's Allegations
Discussion: The Celebrity Dish
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
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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 …
Kate Sheehy / New York Post:
MADONNA'S NEW ADOPT SCHEME: 'WE MUST GIVE MALAWIAN GIRL A HOME, TOO!'
Discussion: Defamer and The Evil Beet
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 …
Discussion: Dlisted and Bumpshack.com
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 …
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
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.
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
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
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
Gmmr / Give Me My Remote:
The Office Thursday on Give Me My Remote  —  Thursday - my favorite day of the week.  And time for a little tradition we have hear at GiveMeMyRemote.com called "Office Thursdays".  This is when I try to catch you up on all the latest Office gossip.  Y'all know The Office is my favorite show …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Dlisted and Bricks and Stones
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
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
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, Gawker and pop on the pop
 
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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

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

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