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1:25 PM ET, January 30, 2007

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People.com:
Paris Hilton Sues to Shut Down Web Site  —  Paris Hilton on Monday slapped a federal lawsuit on the Web site that's displaying private photos, videos, diaries and other possessions she had kept in storage, the Associated Press reports.  —  Parisexposed.com, which the 25-year-old Simple Life star hopes to shut down, launched Jan. 23.
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Associated Press:
Paris Hilton sues over personal items Web site … LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Paris Hilton filed a federal lawsuit Monday, seeking to shut down a Web site that displays personal photos, videos, diaries, and other belongings once kept at a storage facility.
Discussion: The Blemish, Dlisted and The DarkHat
People.com:
DINE & DASH  —  Nicole Richie catches up with best friend Paris Hilton …
Discussion: Dlisted
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J. Harvey / A Socialite's Life:
Pete Doherty and Kate Moss Check Into Rehab Together  —  Needle and Spoon have checked into rehab together .  This would be a heart-warming story if it wasn't for the express purpose of Doherty needing someone to fake a seizure or scream "Fire!" to distract the orderlies while he escapes.  Again.
Discussion: Contactmusic.com
MSNBC.com:
J. Lo defends TomKat and Scientology  —  Plus: At least Britney's boyfriend believes in buying underwear  —  Jennifer Lopez has jumped to the defense of TomKat's wedding — and their sometimes controversial religion.  —  "[The wedding] was a great celebration of their love," J. Lo told a Florida TV station.
NY Daily News:
Di's life: Picking up some old threads  —  Women's cable network WE dropped big bucks on four gowns owned by Princess Diana two months before she died.  It planned a national PR tour called "Dresses to Di For."  —  Needless to say, the tour was scrapped when she lost her life in a Paris car crash.
Discussion: Jossip and Celeb Gossip Junkie
TMZ.com:
Diddy Takes Sienna Home  —  Diddy seemed to have been caught off guard when he was spotted entering a New York hotel Sunday morning with Sienna Miller.  —  Diddy, father of newborn twins, was spotted dropping off Miller at her NYC hotel this morning after a rumored night of partying together in the city.
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New York Post:   SIENNA & DIDDY: PARTY PLAYMATES
RADAR:
PARIS STORAGE SHED ICKIER THAN IMAGINED  —  In case you still haven't coughed up the full $39.97 required for a peek at the treasure trove of goodies Paris Hilton left behind when she failed to pay rent on her storage locker, here's another gem: what appears to be a prescription for Valtrex, a herpes medication.
Discussion: Defamer and Best Week Ever
NY Daily News:
The GOP's Mr. Right?  Not Rudy, say insiders  —  Rudolph Giuliani may have a tough time getting support from his own party should he announce that he's running for President, a high-level Republican says.  —  "He's the antithesis of the core values which the party stands for," claims the source.
Discussion: Gawker and Rhymes With Snitch
New York Post:
SHORTER LEASH  —  MISS USA Tara Conner is out of rehab, but Donald Trump and the Miss Universe Organization are keeping a tight leash on her.  Friends say the beauty queen has moved from her Trump Tower pad to a bigger apartment farther uptown, which she now shares with a chaperone.
Metro.co.uk:
Sienna's Factory Girl premiere is pants  —  Sienna Miller raised a few eyebrows at the premiere of her new movie Factory Girl in New York.  —  She started the evening in a glittery white mini-dress covered in tassles - but for the party afterwards she changed into a black top, black boots …
Discussion: HotRag.net
Michael K / Dlisted:
Naked With a Horse!  —  Harry Potter aka Daniel Radcliffe will soon begin his role in the London production of Equus.  Harry will play a boy who has issues with horses and likes blinds them or something.  No, horse/boy sex does not occur.  Harry does have to get all naked though.  He also needs a tan.
Discussion: The Blemish
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Michelle Collins / Best Week Ever:
GUESS WHO?: Hottie Boombalottie Edition
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Metadish
Andrea Peyser / New York Post:
FUNNY THING IS, BRITNEY IS THE PITIFUL PARENT  —  HE'S the fertile layabout who won fame for giving a face to the creature he most resembles - the 6-foot sponge.  —  Who knew that Kevin Federline would evolve into father of the year?  —  We have a national crisis on our hands, America.
Discussion: Gawker
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Miss Oklahoma Is Crowned Miss America  —  For the second year in a row, Miss Oklahoma was named Miss America when aspiring Broadway star Lauren Nelson was crowned on Monday.  —  "I watched Miss America as a little girl since I was 2 years old and never in my wildest dreams did I ever …
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Jeremiah Marquez / Associated Press:
Police want Brandy charged in fatality
X17 Online:
Oy Vey!  She Did It Again!  —  • What?  —  We spotted Britney outside the Chateau Marmont, and we couldn't help but notice the Star of David dangling from her neck!  Could she be renewing her intensely spiritual exploration of the Kabbalah?  Or are we just seeing the influence of Isaac Cohen at work?
Discussion: D*ana's Dirt!!
A Socialite's Life:
Eddie Murphy Frightened of Scary Fans  —  Even though his well-trained PR rep is dutifully denying any such thing, the New York Daily News has the inside scoop on why Eddie Murphy was a no-show at the "Dreamgirls" premiere in London last weekend.  Predictably, it has a little something …
TMZ.com:
Dancing for Beyonce Is No Dream, Girl  —  TMZ has learned that dancers working on Beyonce's latest videos are being low-balled on their salaries in order to make the videos on the cheap.  —  Sources tell TMZ that the music diva is shooting several music videos in L.A. this week, which we're told she is financing, not her label.
Discussion: celebrity terrorist
Access Hollywood:
What James Brown Wanted From Eddie Murphy  —  Eddie Murphy may have modeled his award-winning performance in "Dreamgirls" in part on James Brown, but he tells Access Hollywood he was asked to go one step further by the late Godfather of soul.  —  "James Brown said to me years ago 'If they ever do my life …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Hollywoodtuna:
Heather Graham's Lesbian Comeback  —  Heather Graham plays a lesbian in new movie 'Gray Matters'.  The stunning actress is to portray a woman, Gray, who discovers she is gay after falling in love with her brother's girlfriend.  Heather's same-sex love interest, Charlie …
 
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