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7:10 PM ET, December 18, 2006

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Hollywoodtuna:
Tara Conner Is Out, I Want In  —  NEW YORK — Miss USA pageant owner Donald Trump prepared to announce reigning queen Tara Conner's fate in a press conference Tuesday, as reports of her alleged drug and alcohol abuse and indiscretions with men continued to surface.
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Jo Anne Way / The National Ledger:
Tara Conner Sex and Drug Allegations Send Miss USA Packing  —  Tara Conner seemingly stands accused of being a very naughty Miss USA right before Santa is set to visit.  The Kentucky beauty allegedly has led a pretty wild life since nabbing her Miss USA tiara, according to a report …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and HotRag.net
TMZ.com:
Tara Sinks; Trump Likes the Ink  —  It won't be a very happy 21st birthday today for Tara Conner: The Kentucky beauty is on the verge of losing her Miss USA crown over allegations of drug use and excessive partying, and sources tell TMZ she will be replaced tomorrow officially by Tamiko Nash, Miss California.
Discussion: Bossip
Catherine Donaldson-Evans / Fox News:
MISS USA TARA CONNER'S FATE TO BE ANNOUNCED TUESDAY, AMID REPORTS OF COCAINE ABUSE
Discussion: Celebrity Crunch
Associated Press:
Online vote says Spears worst dog owner  —  NEW YORK - When it comes to celebrity dog-parenting skills, Oprah Winfrey is tops and Britney Spears is the world's worst, according to an online vote by readers of two dog magazines.  —  "Britney was the overwhelming choice" …
Discussion: The Superficial, Defamer and Dlisted
New York Post:
POLE PULVERIZES LOHAN THIGHS  —  LINDSAY Lohan is suffering for her art - that is, suffering bruises from dancing on a stripper's pole to prepare for her role as a topless dancer in her new movie, "I Know Who Killed Me."  —  Lohan, 20, who sometimes forgets her underwear in real life …
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Martha Stewart Shares Her Prison She-Male Adventures With Howard Stern  —  Martha Stewart, 65, recently told Howard Stern, 52, that "girls that looked like boys" hit on her in prison and asked her out on lunch dates.  The doyenne of domesticity and former jailguest stopped …
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Harvey / A Socialite's Life:   Martha Stewart Uses a Thumper, And I'm Not Talking About The One From Bambi
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Gwen Stefani 'Prays' for Another Baby  —  Gwen Stefani's got love (husband Gavin Rossdale), an angel (son Kingston, 6 months) and music (a new album, The Sweet Escape) - now all she needs is another baby.  —  "I pray that I can have another baby," Stefani, 37, tells USA Today.
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USA Today:
The sound of motherhood is music to Stefani's ears  —  If you're not a fan of Broadway or Hollywood musicals, you might have heard Gwen Stefani's current single, Wind It Up, and wondered: What's up with the yodeling?  —  Those in the know immediately recognized the reference to The Lonely Goatherd, a song from The Sound of Music.
Star:
SHE'S BAAACK: ANNA NICOLE RETURNS TO U.S.A.!  —  Anna Nicole Smith, who's been hiding out in the Bahamas for several months, turned up in a San Francisco court Friday morning.  —  The former Playboy Playmate and current TrimSpa spokeswoman arrived at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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A Socialite's Life:   Anna Nicole's Back on American Soil
TMZ.com:
Britney Booed, Boo-Hoos, Bails on Lakers  —  How the tide has turned - now it's Britney who's getting booed and K-Fed, or something like him, eliciting cheers.  —  The exhibitionist pop star was among the fans at last night's Lakers-Wizards game at L.A.'s Staples Center, attending with sister Jamie Lynn and agent Jason Trawick.
Daily Snack:
Alien bride Posh  —  movie wannabe Victoria Beckham has landed her first Hollywood role - as an alien bride in Tom Cruise's weird Scientology flick.  —  Skinny Posh, 32, is lined up for the part in The Thetan, Cruise's new movie based on his wacky space-worship religion.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Harvey / A Socialite's Life:   Posh Spice Wants an Oscar
Esquire:
WHAT I'VE LEARNED: Katie Couric  —  It's a little harder than I thought it would be.  —  I felt a lot of pressure on Election Night.  Some people out there are rooting for me to fail.  But going in, I thought, I can do this, and when I finished, I thought, You know, I was right.  —  It's a job.
Discussion: Jossip and Gone Hollywood
Kimberly Lansing / People.com:
Aaron Carter Finds Love with Singer Kaci Brown  —  Aaron Carter is no stranger to falling in love fast.  —  After an impromptu marriage proposal in September to Kari Ann Peniche, his girlfriend of just a few days (they called it off six days later), the House of Carters star has been swept off his feet again.
Discussion: Barbie Martini
MollyGood:
Olsen hair switcharoo finally complete  —  So sure, my first thought when seeing Mary Kate Olsen's new platinum blonde hair was that she looks like a child prostitute, but I kind of love it.  Yup, I'm twisted like that.  No, really, it's probably just because a brush clearly touched her hair in the process.
Discussion: pop on the pop
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Celibate Paris declares 'sex is sacred'  —  Plus, Michael Jackson says sayonara to Tokyo appearance  —  Partying heiress Paris Hilton claims she's been celibate lately.  —  Hilton — who reportedly has been dumped by her panty-less best friend, Britney Spears — had declared …
New York Times:
Fired Editor's Remarks Said to Have Provoked Murdoch  —  Rupert Murdoch personally ordered the dismissal of Judith Regan, the publisher of a widely criticized O. J. Simpson book, after he heard reports of a heated conversation Ms. Regan had with a company lawyer on Friday that included comments …
Phil / Egotastic!:
Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton Top the Celebrity Viral Video List  —  As if it wasn't enough being the most searched for celebrity on Yahoo! (in no small part to those upskirt pics), Britney Spears also came out at #1 on ViralVideoChart.com's top ten list of the years most viewed celebrity web videos.
A Socialite's Life:
Papa Knowles, Troublemaker Extraordinaire  —  Rumors that Beyoncé Knowles' dissatisfaction with her role in "Dreamgirls," was the cause of a rift between her and co-star, Jennifer Hudson seem to be unfounded.  As it turns out, Matthew Knowles, (Beyoncé's father and manager) …
Popsugar / Insanely addictive:
Ben's a Changed Man  —  Ben has changed quite a lot from his Bennifer days thanks to the new ladies in his life.  We're glad he has made this comeback and clearly grown up.  He admits he is very protective of Jen and Violet and doesn't want them to have to suffer because of his poor choices.
 
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