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2:25 PM ET, December 8, 2006

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Daily Mail:
Brad and Angelina set for fairytale Christmas wedding in South Africa  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are planning a fairytale Christmas wedding in South Africa.  —  The Hollywood couple will tie the knot in a small village outside Johannesburg, according to reports in the US.
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The Sun:
Angelina to wed Pitt in Africa  —  BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE are to wed in Africa — to the beat of tribal music.  —  They plan to tie the knot before Christmas in a South African village near Johannesburg, friends revealed yesterday.  —  Chum OPRAH WINFREY, 52 — who founded a girls' school there — is said to have been invited.
People.com:
Dolly Parton to Jessica Simpson: No Hard Feelings  —  Dolly Parton has no hard feelings toward Jessica Simpson, who flubbed the lines to the country singer's song "9 to 5" during the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday.  —  "Jessica is so talented that I'm sure that someday they will be paying tribute …
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Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Simpson Gets Grounded!  —  Jessica Simpson's mother gave Jess a verbal smackdown after her "embarrassing" rendition of "9 to 5″ in front of Dolly Parton and President Bush at the Kennedy Center Honors last weekend, telling her that she should get out of the business if she doesn't want to put in the work.
hollywoodrag.com:
How Men Hit on Jessica Simpson
Ulrica Wihlborg / People.com:
Tori Spelling Gets Ready for Her Yard Sale  —  Tori Spelling is following in Kirstie Alley's footsteps - by holding a yard sale.  The five-months pregnant actress and her husband, actor Dean McDermott, will be selling wares at their Studio City, Calif., home starting Friday at 9 a.m.
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Janet Charlton / Janet Charlton's Hollywood:
TORI SPELLING: VALLEY GIRL?
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
Mischa Barton pulls a Britney!  —  Well, not really.  Mischa was spotted in NYC with her fly undone after having lunch with boyfriend Cisco Adler (is lunch code for something?).  I know work has been a little slow since leaving The O.C. and you have reportedly been a little depressed lately …
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Is Mischa Barton the Next Britney Spears?
Jeff Truesdell / People.com:
Wesley Snipes Arrested on Tax Fraud Charges  —  Actor Wesley Snipes was arrested Friday in Florida on charges of tax fraud, Steve Cole, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa, Fla., tells PEOPLE.  —  Snipes, 44, had been filming a movie in Namibia despite the warrant for his arrest, which was issued in October.
NY Daily News:
Jay-Z & Beyoncé romp goes without a hitch  —  Jay-Z and Beyoncé couldn't be more in love - especially after she ambushed him with a mind-blowing three-day birthday party.  But don't count on them getting married this weekend.  —  The New York Post trumpeted on Tuesday …
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Reps: No Wedding for Beyoncé, Jay-Z  —  Don't believe the rumors that Beyoncé and Jay-Z are getting married at a luxury Caribbean resort this weekend.  —  A rep for Beyoncé is denying the reports, and a spokeswoman for Jay-Z told Reuters she had no knowledge of any approaching nuptials.
Discussion: The Superficial and pop on the pop
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Us Exclusive: Jordana Brewster Engaged  —  Actress Jordana Brewster, star of such films as The Fast and the Furious and The Faculty, is engaged.  Brewster's boyfriend of one year, producer Andrew Form, popped the question on November 4 with a sparkler by jeweler Peter Atman.
Oliver Jones / People.com:
Lou Diamond Phillips Pleads No Contest to Domestic Battery  —  Actor Lou Diamond Phillips pleaded no contest Thursday to charges of domestic battery involving an August incident with his live-in girlfriend, the Los Angeles City Attorney's office tells PEOPLE.
Wford / A Socialite's Life:
Quick Hits: Jake In See-Through Shirt … [Mollygood] … [Hollywood Tuna] … [IDLYITW] … [Just Jared] … [Egotastic] … [Hollywood Rag] … [Dlisted] … [City Rag] … [Popsugar] … [PITNB]  —  [Image Source]
Zap2it:
Hayek Tops Best Nude Scenes of 2006  —  Less clothing is definitely more valued on this list  —  Sure, Jennifer Aniston took a nude walk through an apartment building, but it was Salma Hayek's covorting in the water with Colin Farrell that won Mr. Skin's love for 2006.
Discussion: Cinematical and Pop Candy
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
CrotchGate Part II: Camille Paglia says Madonna Gave Britney the "Kiss of Death"  —  Yesterday we spoke with Paris Hilton's waxer on the recent trend of Hollywood actresses going bald.  Today we take a more intellectual approach (no, really).  We called renowned feminist author …
Discussion: Gawker and Rolling Stone Rock …
POPSUGAR:
Denzel Gives Us Deja Vu  —  You aren't experiencing deja vu.  If you feel like you've seen this premiere before, it's because you have.  It had its US premiere last month in NY.  But this week it premiered overseas in France.  Meanwhile the film sits comfortably at number three at the box office.
National Enquirer:
NICK HAIRY ORDEAL  —  In a scene that was sorta "40-Year-Old Virgin" meets "Fur," NICK LACHEY's sexy squeeze VANESSA MINNILLO - itching to control his chest hair, which sprouts like scratchy sawgrass, according to pals - dragged "Gorilla Guy" off to a BevHills spa to get his man-thatch wax-snatched!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Gossip Rocks Forum
People.com:
Inside Eva Longoria and Tony Parker's Engagement  —  How did Tony Parker's Nov. 30 marriage proposal to Eva Longoria go down?  "It was a big surprise!"  Longoria tells PEOPLE in its new issue.  —  "I was heading home from a long day on the (Desperate Housewives) set.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
 
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FemaleFirst:
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Just Jared:
Size Order Matters!
MollyGood:
Here's to hoping Dakota's Fairy Tale at no point includes a member …
Queerty:
Brandon Voss Named New HX Editor
Discussion: Jossip
New York Post:
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The Sun:
Jordan: I'll party with Brit
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TMZ.com:
Rosie Won't Bid Adieu to "The View"
Associated Press:
Rosie Says She's Not Leaving 'The View'
Black Entertainment:
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Popoholic:
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Britney Caught With Drugs!
 

 
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