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12:00 PM ET, December 13, 2006

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New York Post:
TOM'S CHURCH TEMPTS J.LO, TOO  —  A LOT of people were scratching their heads when they saw Jennifer Lopez and Jim Carrey among the guests at Tom Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes last month in Italy, wondering what the possible connection could be.  —  Some assumed it was the super-agency CAA …
TMZ.com:
Knievel Sues 'Kanyevel' Over Jumpsuit  —  World-famous daredevil Evel Knievel, 68, has sued rapper Kanye West — over a cheesy jumpsuit and a rocket-propelled Skycycle.  —  In a lawsuit filed Monday in Federal Court in Florida, the daredevil claims that Kanye infringed on his trademark name …
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The Smoking Gun:
Evel Knievel Sues Kanye West  —  Daredevil claims rapper copied him in "Touch The Sky" music video  —  Retired daredevil Evel Knievel is suing Kanye West, claiming the rapper ripped off his trademarked look in a recent music video in which the performer, using the handle "Evel Kanyevel," …
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Johnathan and Heather: Hot New Couple?  —  David Spade who?  Heather Locklear, 45, was recently spotted sharing an intimate dinner with Christina Applegate's ex-husband, actor Johnathan Schaech, 37 (That Thing You Do!), at Mastro's Steakhouse in Thousand Oaks, California.
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Cops Say Pauly Shore Video a Fake!  —  The shocking footage of Pauly Shore getting socked in the face is phony baloney according to police.  —  The Odessa, Texas Police Department claims that an officer "had met with Mr. Shore prior to his set, and was asked to participate in the skit.
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Will K-Fed spill juicy secrets about Britney?  —  Plus: Jessica Simpson and John Mayer making beautiful music together?  —  Will Kevin Federline tell all about Britney Spears?  —  K-Fed is prepared to write a steamy, scandal-filled book about his estranged wife that could include shocking details …
NY Daily News:
Brangelina kids: Call your agent!  —  Confidential memo to Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael V. Hayden  —  On Dec. 22, Universal Pictures will release "The Good Shepherd," a film in which Matt Damon plays counterintelligence section chief Edward Wilson and Angelina Jolie plays his wife, Clover.
Discussion: TMZ.com
People.com:
Stella McCartney, Husband Welcome a Daughter  —  Fashion designer Stella McCartney has given birth to a daughter, Bailey Linda Olwyn Willis, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  The baby, born on Dec. 8 in London, weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz.  —  This is the second child for McCartney, 35 …
Discussion: Barbie Martini
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Naomi Campbell Says She's a 'Target'  —  Naomi Campbell, who has faced a series of charges that she attacked her employees, says people are simply gunning for her.  —  "I just feel like I am a target," the 36-year-old supermodel told Britain's Sky News.  "People have told me for months and years …
Contactmusic.com:
AGUILERA PLAYS SANTA FOR SPEARS' CHILDREN  —  CHRISTINA AGUILERA is playing Santa for former rival BRITNEY SPEARS' children after ordering them Christmas gifts for them from a posh Los Angeles store.  The BEAUTIFUL singer is currently on tour in Europe and called hip celebrity baby boutique Petit Tresor …
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
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Greg Braxton / Los Angeles Times:
Out of the picture  —  Jennifer Holliday, who starred onstage in 'Dreamgirls,' feels swept aside as a film nears.  —  New York — JENNIFER HOLLIDAY stood on a small stage, pouring out a song of hope and battling the odds.  Her gut-wrenching voice tore from her throat with volcanic force …
Discussion: The Evil Beet
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Angelina: I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love With Brad  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are finally ready to take their relationship public.  —  The pair walked the red carpet for the first time as a couple at the premiere of The Good Shepherd last night in NYC.
People.com:
Outrage Grows Over Rosie O'Donnell's Asian Joke  —  Members of the Asian-American community are expressing offense over remarks made by Rosie O'Donnell last week on The View.  —  Commenting on Dec. 5 about a visit to the ABC show by an inebriated Danny DeVito, O'Donnell said: "The fact is that it's news all over the world.
Discussion: TV Envy and PLATFORM|LAUNCH
NY Daily News:
The bizarre courtship of Kurt and Courtney  —  Just as a sobbing and sober Courtney Love was cleared of all pending drug and assault charges in L.A. Superior Court yesterday, galleys of a book circulated saying Kurt Cobain had wanted to divorce her.  —  Everett True, an old friend …
RADAR:
THE ART OF SLY STALLONE  —  Rocky Balboa, the sixth installment in the Rocky saga due out Dec. 22, wasn't merely conjured up by a panic-stricken Sylvester Stallone after The Contender got canceled.  (That was Rambo IV: Pearl of the Cobra.)  No, this time around—unlike the original Rocky …
Discussion: Defamer
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William and Prince Harry Announce Concert for Diana  —  Princes Harry and William on Dec. 12  —  Prince William and Prince Harry have announced their plans for a concert to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother, Princess Diana.  "It's got to be the best birthday present …
Discussion: Barbie Martini
New York Post:
CHARGES ARE SHOWN THE DOOR  —  CHARGES brought by It Boy Fa bian Basabe against Bungalow 8 doorman Armin Amiri have been dropped.  Basabe claimed Amiri as saulted him last June as he tried to enter Amy Sacco's West 27th Street hot spot with friends.  But after in vestigating, the Manhattan DA asked that the charges be dis missed.
Leah Greenblatt / Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch:
What's the saddest song ever?  Science knows  —  Anyone who's ever lost a pet, a girlfriend, a job — or just had a really crap day — has their go-to Sad Song.  You know, the one you put on repeat while you lie splayed on the kitchen floor, in the dark, slowly soaking the linoleum with your salty, salty tears.
Discussion: Dlisted and stereogum
 
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Major Canadian news organizations, including Torstar, Postmedia, and CBC, sue OpenAI, alleging breach of copyright and terms of use

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