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11:20 AM ET, October 27, 2006

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Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Nicole Richie Seeks Help for Weight Issues  —  Nicole Richie is seeking treatment for what her rep describes as an inability to put on weight.  —  "Nicole Richie has decided to undergo diagnostic treatment to determine why she's not been putting on any weight," her rep tells PEOPLE in a statement.
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Noelle Hancock / US Weekly:
Nicole Richie Enters Treatment Program  —  Nicole Richie has entered into a "diagnostic treatment program" to determine why she hasn't been gaining weight.  —  "She's not being treated for an eating disorder," a Richie source tells Us Weekly.  "They're trying to figure out why she's not gaining weight."
Discussion: PerezHilton.com and MollyGood
TMZ.com:
Richie Hospitalized  —  Nicole Richie has checked herself into a private facility for an undisclosed treatment.  According to a statement from Richie's reps, published on E! News, "She is working with a team of doctors and specialists whose focus is nutrition..."
POPSUGAR:
Nicole's in Rehab - But Does NOT Have an Eating Disorder  —  Nicole has checked herself into rehab, but is making it crystal clear that it is not for an eating disorder.  She lashed out at the press for falsely reporting that she had checked herself in a few weeks ago, but is now seeking help …
Discussion: A Hot Mess!
Ben Katner / TV Guide:
America's Next Top Model's A.J.: Janice Didn't Scare Me  —  From the minute she started rolling her eyes at the judges' pronouncements of what does and doesn't make a pretty girl a likely candidate to become America's Next Top Model (Wednesdays at 8 pm/ET, on CW), you just knew that A.J. Stewart wasn't long for the show.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   America's Next Top Sex Kittens
Kate Lanahan / The Bosh:   Is Tyra too fat for TV?
X17 Online:
You've Come A Long Way, Baby  —  Can you believe Heidi Klum still has another month of pregnancy to go?  Sheesh, if that baby bump gets any bigger, she's going to need a wheelbarrow!  —  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
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POPSUGAR:
Heidi's Lunch Date  —  Heidi Klum had lunch with pro-snowboarder Shaun White AKA "Flying Tomato" at Orso in LA on Wednesday.  I know - we don't get it either.  What could these two be doing together?  It must be a business lunch, but about what?  It's not like she's looking …
Star:
HOW KATE TAMED OWEN  —  Has the Butterscotch Stallion retired?  Until very recently, Owen Wilson was a regular guest at the Playboy Mansion.  —  "He was like a kid in a candy store with all those half-dressed women walking around," said a source.  "He'd have a drink in his hand at all times.
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POPSUGAR:   Goldie Doesn't Approve of Owen?
Tom Reilly / The Sun:
Sharon slams 'baby sale'  —  X FACTOR judge Sharon Osbourne has slammed Madonna's adoption of little David Banda from Malawi.  —  Shazza, 53, told US radio shock jock Howard Stern: "It is like getting a Louis Vuitton handbag.  —  "It is a crock of s***.  If she wants to help the kid …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
NY Daily News:
These pros can catch a rising star  —  There is such a thing as star quality.  —  The casting agents who launched the careers of Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Cusack, Matt Damon and many others say future stars share a certain something that can be seen early on.
Discussion: Bossip
Noelle Hancock / US Weekly:
One Olsen Twin Finally Absorbs the Other  —  Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have gone to such lengths to differentiate themselves these past few years - changing their hair color, adopting different styles.  One has to wonder why Ashley (at right) would change her hair, and they'd both revert back to the identical hair-and-clothing look?
Discussion: POPSUGAR and pop on the pop
POPSUGAR:
Liz Hurley's Wedding: Coming Soon  —  It's sounding like Liz Hurley's wedding to her fiance Arun Nayar may take place sooner than expected.  Arun said, "We aim to marry real soon, probably in February in Udaipur, when it is not too hot."  But friends of the couple are betting on another date, and that date is around the corner.
Discussion: Celebguru and Mirror.co.uk
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
February Nuptials Planned For Liz Hurley
Discussion: Hollywood.com
Celebitchy / Cele|bitchy:
Angelina plans to adopt an Indian kid to take the heat off Madonna  —  There's a report that Angelina wants to adopt an Indian baby that she plans on naming - get this - India.  There were stories when Angelina was pregnant that she was going to have a boy and name him "Africa," because that's where she was at the time.
Starpulse:
Naomi Campbell May Lose US Work Visa  —  Troubled supermodel Naomi Campbell is anxiously waiting to find out whether she'll ever be allowed to work in the United States again following her arrest for alleged assault.  The English beauty was in London renewing her U.S. working visa …
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Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:   Family Ties  —  Well ... David and I made it to San Francisco …
People.com:
Boy's Father Afraid Madonna Will 'Dump' Son  —  Yohane Banda, the father of the 13-month-old Malawian boy Madonna hopes to adopt, says he's worried the controversy surrounding her plans will cause the pop singer to back out of the adoption.  —  "I am afraid Madonna may get angry and frustrated …
Discussion: STARFRUIT GOSSIP
Hollywoodtuna:
A Drunken Avril Lavigne Shows Off Her Panties  —  Avril Lavigne has officially graduated from small-time party girl to full fledged drunken bar floozy with these latest pictures.  You know you've hit the big leagues when the Paparazzi can actually catch you drunk and passed out in the back seat of a car …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Still the Hotness  —  Annie Potts, Dixie Carter, Delta Burke and Jean Smart aka the Designing Women reunited last night at the Museum of Television and Radio for a Q&A. Everyone still looks majorly hot.  However, Dixie Carter's face has been pulled to Mars.
hollywoodrag.com:
Jessica Simpson Addicted to Online Dating  —  Jessica Simpson is reportedly addicted to internet dating.  —  The 'Dukes of Hazzard' beauty - once married to Nick Lachey - is said to have been feeling so lonely after splitting with her latest flame John Mayer, she has started visiting online dating sites.
cityrag:
Cheap and easy celebrity costume  —  Here's an easy costume idea... "Celebrity Baby Smuggler" - dark wig or scarf, large sunglasses, doll with a blanket drapped over it, head down.  And it's timely... Angelina, Britney, Madonna, Katie, Gwyneth, Jennifer, Gwen... 2006 has been the year of celebrity baby hiding.
Discussion: Defamer and MollyGood
Just Jared:
Jude Law is a Proud Papa  —  Jude Law was spotted popping out his north London home this past Tuesday, taking two of his kids to school — Rafferty and Iris.  Rafferty carried into school a copy of "The Guinness Book of World Records" in a plastic bag.  —  And just yesterday …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Ashlee Simpson Likes her Breasts, and So Do I  —  If the new celebrity trend isn't adopting third world babies, then it's definitely talking about how much you like your natural breasts.  Linsday Lohan talked about her breasts earlier this week, and now Ashlee Simpson is going on record about hers.
 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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