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12:40 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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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
Star:
ARE BRITNEY AND J.R. FOR REAL?  EVEN HIS FATHER DOESN'T KNOW!  —  As reported in the new issue of Star, Britney Spears' working relationship with top hip-hop producer Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, 31 — who's been working with Brit on her upcoming new album — appears to have turned into something a little more personal!
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 …
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.
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
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:
SACHA BARON COHEN HIT BY NEW LAWSUIT  —  SACHA BARON COHEN has been hit by a new lawsuit from a man who claims he was "accosted" by the British funnyman in character as BORAT in a South Carolina restaurant last year (05).  Footage of the incident, in which Cohen posed as a toilet attendant …
Discussion: HotRag.net
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 and Towleroad
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
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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popbytes:
KEVIN REVEALS BRITNEY'S DARKEST SECRETS!  —  good morning kids!  oh yes it's that time of the week again...below is the very latest cover of STAR magazine which reveals kevin federline's plan to write a tell-all book about his soon to be ex-wife britney spears where he'll expose her 'darkest secrets'! …
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.
Discussion: Celebritology
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
Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:
Its been two days and I already hate this guy more than Kevin Federline  —  Jonathan 'J.R.' Rotem is like Kevin Federline times 1000.  Not only does he look like a total douchebag but he is already capitalizing on his status as Britney's rebound guy by going to The Ivy for lunch.
Anna Shanks UK / Splash News Online:
WHATS UP PARIS' NOSE?  —  What's up Paris Hilton's nose?  The wild partying hotel heiress was spotted leaving a top restaurant with what appears to be white stuff up her left nostril.  Hilton and Brandon Davis splashed out a whopping $2600 for a slap-up lunch and then left …
Discussion: Hollywood Grind
 
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