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4:50 PM ET, December 22, 2006

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Miss Usa / canada.com:
Miss USA rocked by sexy new scandal  —  Miss Nevada fired after racy photos go public  —  Miss Nevada 2007 Katie Rees.  —  John Kennedy, canada.com  —  A Miss USA contestant has been stripped of her title after racy photos of her were made public.  —  Some of the images of Katie Rees …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Donald Trump Continues to Blast Rosie O'Donnell  —  While Rosie O'Donnell chose to button her lip about Donald Trump on Thursday - her only new contribution to their verbal slugfest was to grimace on The View - the object of her detraction launched a new barrage of comments about her.
TMZ.com:
Trump Blames People Like Rosie For Iraq War  —  The Donald's new celebrity war with Rosie O'Donnell is comparable to the war in Iraq ... at least according to Trump.  —  Last night, the Donald phoned into "Larry King Live" from a phone on his private jet, and continued to bash his newfound enemy …
Adam Lisberg / NY Daily News:
Miss Nevada not so lucky  —  Unlike Miss USA, an old trampage costs her title  —  Hard-partying Miss USA salvaged her tiara by heading off to rehab yesterday - as Miss Nevada USA was fired by Donald Trump's pageant for some raunchy photos.  —  Trump, who owns the pageant, said Katie Rees …
Discussion: The Superficial
RADAR:   THE DONALD VS. O'DONNELL: TRUMP'S SAPPHIC SECRET WEAPON REVEALED!
New York Post:
FAME DIVIDEND  —  real name, Adam Goldstein - doesn't miss his ex-girlfriend, the anorexic and pill-popping Nicole Richie.  But he does miss her fame.  Goldstein has been quietly asking friends in Los Angeles to "set him up with someone who has a name," said a friend.
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The Sun:
Skinny Nic tucks into burger  —  Feast ... Nicole has a junk food feast  —  HERE'S proof even super-skinny NICOLE RICHIE can't resist filling her face at Christmas.  —  My snappers caught the party girl scoffing at trendy burger joint Johnny Rockets in Los Angeles.
Discussion: MollyGood, Haute Gossip and Dlisted
Harvey / A Socialite's Life:   Nicole Richie's Ex Misses The Limelight
NY Daily News:
Out-landish speculation by gays about the Pope  —  Pope Benedict has denounced gay marriage and is said to favor banishing gay seminarians from the priesthood.  But none of that has stopped gay Italians from speculating that His Holiness is one of them.  —  On the day Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:   Jessica Drops Out of Kennedy Broadcast
Associated Press:
Paternity test ordered for Smith's baby  —  LOS ANGELES - Anna Nicole Smith was ordered Thursday to bring her infant daughter to California for paternity tests sought by a former boyfriend who claims he is the father of the child, the man's publicist said in a statement.
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The Sun:
Britney plans on doing a Jen  —  BRITNEY SPEARS is plotting to tell all about her disastrous marriage in an explosive interview with Vanity Fair mag.  —  She will do a JENNIFER ANISTON-style post-divorce expose on life with KEVIN SPENDERLINE ahead of a big comeback.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Morning Hotness: Kate Winslet in Vanity Fair Italian  —  It's amazing what excellent lighting and some make-up can do.  Actually, Kate Winslet is sort of a natural beauty.  She looks extra special in Italian Vanity Fair.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Kate Beckinsale Slipped a Boob and an Ass  —  Want to know who the luckiest man in Japan is?  He's the guy who interviewed Kate Beckinsale while one of her breasts was totally exposed.  According to FemaleFirst, during an interview with a Japanese reporter, Kate Beckinsale's boob slipped out of her shirt …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
TMZ.com:
Inside Angelina, Jen and Tori's Stockings  —  With the last-minute holiday shopping season in full crush, TMZ has learned what gifts celebs Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston and Tori Spelling are giving as stocking stuffers.  —  Jennifer Aniston is finally getting rid of all her baggage this season, and no, we don't mean Vince Vaughn.
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MollyGood:
Angelina hits up Kitson for 'Team Self' shirts
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Just Jared:
Nicole Scherzinger and Talan Torriero: Together... And In Love?  —  WOWOWOW!!!  We finally get to see it with our own eyes!  Nicole Scherzinger, Pussycat Dolls' lead singer, and reality TV star boyfriend Talan Torriero (Laguna Beach) were finally spotted lunching together yesterday afternoon.
Discussion: MollyGood and Bossip
Hollywoodtuna:
Victoria Beckham's Nipples Are Interfering With My Xmas Plans  —  I'm telling you Victoria Beckham must do it on purpose.  She purposely goes out of her way to ruin any productive plans I may have.  For instance, I woke up today and planned to finish off my Christmas shopping …
USA Today:
Coming attractions  —  The Silver Surfer surfaces in 'Fantastic Four' sequel  —  It's surf's up for next year's Fantastic Four sequel.  —  In June, the Silver Surfer jumps from page to screen in The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.  —  With computer-generated imagery techniques similar …
Lburch / A Socialite's Life:
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Will Reunite  —  Ben Affleck and Matt Damon do hope to work with each other again.  However, finding the right project has been tough for the best friends. … Damon and Affleck to reunite [Virgin.net]  —  (Image source, source)
Associated Press:
Mike Evans, original Lionel Jefferson, dead … TWENTYNINE PALMS, California (AP) — Actor Mike Evans, best known as Lionel Jefferson in the TV sitcoms "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," has died.  He was 57.  —  Evans died of throat cancer December 14 at his mother's home in Twentynine Palms, said his niece, Chrystal Evans.
 
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Just Jared:
Good Night, Gwyn  —  Gwyn's next film, The Good Night …
Popsugar / Insanely addictive:
Grey's Tops EW's Entertainers of the Year
Hollywoodtuna:
Jingle Boobs, Jingle Boobs, Jingle All The Way
New York Post:
OSCAR PREPPING  —  PARIS Hilton can't act her way out of a paper bag …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Celebritology
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Discussion: Jossip
Fox News:
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