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3:40 PM ET, July 12, 2007

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Emily Fromm / People.com:
Jessica Simpson: I'd Get Plastic Surgery  —  Her sister Ashlee has talked about plastic surgery - and now Jessica Simpson says she won't rule it out.  —  "I've had none," she says in the August issue of Bazaar.  "But maybe after having kids, if my boobs dropped down to my belly button, I would get them lifted. ...
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USA Today:
Jessica Simpson: 'My boobs are real'  —  Jessica Simpson is keeping it real — for now.  "I've had none," she says, when asked about plastic surgery.  —  "But maybe after having kids, if my boobs dropped down to my bellybutton, I would get them lifted," Simpson tells fashion designer pal Michael Kors …
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson: "I Dress For Men"  —  Jessica Simpson isn't letting a break-up and a busted movie get her down.  On the contrary, the pop star is on the cover of August's Harper's Bazaar looking as confident and sexy as ever.  Read on for excerpts from the magazine's interview!:
Discussion: Pretty Boring and Mocksie.com
Hollywood Reporter:
McPhee joins Columbia's sorority  —  "American Idol" runner-up Katharine McPhee will make her studio acting debut in the untitled Anna Faris project for Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison.  McPhee, along with Emma Stone, Rumer Willis, Kat Dennings and comedian Dana Goodman …
Discussion: Us Weekly
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New York Post:
Scent's Suspect In Bird Abuse  —  IS Ralph Lauren to blame for the disappearance of three piping plover families?  —  The federally protected birds - in danger of extinction because they insist on building their nests on busy beaches - went missing last month after cosmetics giant L'O …
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New York Post:
CLARKSON BLASTS LABEL 'LIARS'  —  KELLY Clarkson has been biting her tongue as we've reported on her fight with BMG/RCA boss Clive Davis.  Clarkson insisted on recording her own songs on her third album, while Davis - mindful of needing hits - wanted her to sing tunes written by others.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and Tastefulcelebs
Shay / TMZ.com:
T.I. Goes on Strike With a Mic  —  Rap superstar T.I. doesn't take s**t from anyone — especially when he's on stage!  What a performer!  —  According to several TMZ spies, T.I. was pissed when a fan launched a cup at the rapper during a performance at an ESPY pre-party at the Roosevelt Hotel on Tuesday night.
TMZ.com:
Photog Brutally Attacked Outside ESPY Afterparty  —  Panic and violence erupted on the streets of Hollywood last night after a brutal late night attack left a celeb photographer unconscious and convulsing outside of an ESPY Awards after party.  —  The fight began after two random jerks decided …
PARADE Magazine:
Catherine Zeta-Jones Scoop Behind the Shoot  —  In an interview in this Sunday's PARADE, Oscar-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones talks about motherhood, her marriage to Michael Douglas and living life unafraid.  Below, in a Parade.com exclusive, Jeanne Wolf offers up the behind-the-scenes scoop …
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Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Catherine Zeta-Jones' Ultimatum to Michael Douglas
Life&Style Weekly:
In Life & Style now: Angie refuses to eat!  —  When Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie visited his family in Springfield, Mo., recently, Angie's frail appearance stunned the Pitts.  And when everyone sat down for dinner, says a family insider, Angelina ate only a handful of grapes and a small slice …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and The Blemish
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A Socialite's Life:
Angelina Jolie Still Shrinking, Brad is Distraught
Michael K / Dlisted:
Miss NJ Reveals Photos That Aren't That Revealing  —  Miss New Jersey Amy Polumbo was on "Today" this morning to show the photos that were ripped from her Facebook account and used to blackmail her.  The blackmailer wanted Amy to give up her crown by this Friday or they would release the photos.
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TMZ.com:
Miss New Jersey Exposes Blackmail Pics
NY Daily News:
Regan may out-Fox Rupe  —  Judith Regan has secret tapes of phone calls and meetings that provide explosive evidence in her $20 million lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, sources tell us.  —  After attempting to publish O.J. Simpson's memoir "If I Did It," Regan was fired by HarperCollins' CEO Jane Friedman.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Puts House on the Market - Again  —  Britney Spears is looking to make a new start.  She put her Beverly Hills mansion back on the market on Wednesday for $7.495 million, and she's offering to sell it fully furnished.  —  The 25-year-old mother-of-two bought the 9,000-square foot home …
FemaleFirst:
Stella McCartney pregnant  —  Stella McCartney is pregnant again.  —  The fashion designer - daughter of Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney - is expecting her third child with husband Alasdhair Willis, just seven months after her second child was born.  —  A source told Britain's Daily …
Michael K / Dlisted:
They Are No Fun!  —  OK!  Magazine apparently dropped $400,000 for the exclusive rights to the photos of Nick Lachey and Vanessa Manilafolders getting down in a hot tub in Mexico.  The NYDN reports that the mag only bought the pictures to keep them off the market and to keep Vanessa and Nick happy.
Ben Widdicombe / NY Daily News:
Honestly loves 'Xanadu'  —  OMG, O N-J!  Olivia Newton-John laughed and clapped the loudest as she was mercilessly sent up onstage at the opening night of "Xanadu" on Broadway Tuesday night.  —  Star Kerry Butler's brutal Australian accent sounds like a throttled budgie.
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH hip-hop legend is going to go broke paying child support?  Besides his known baby mamas, seven months ago, a member of his entourage gave birth to another child of his, which was the last straw for his girlfriend...
Discussion: Jossip
JJ's Blog:
Singer/Actress Eve & Female Prostitute  —  Singer/Actress Eve was a guest at the Setai hotel in South Beach.  It is Miami's hottest new celebrity hot spot.  —  Currently singer Sting and his wife are in house making outrageous demands.  —  Lets get back to Eve.
New York Post:
BRITNEY: EVER MORE PATHETIC  —  BRITNEY Spears can't seem to catch a break - or get along with any of her family members.  Two weeks after serving her mother, Lynne, with legal papers, Spears has dropped her other constant companion, cousin Alli.  To make matters worse …
Michael K / Dlisted:
He's Starting To Look Like A New Age Singer  —  I actually really like Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy together.  He doesn't make sense, she doesn't make sense, together they make sense.  OMG!  That quote was from one of the great movies of all-time "Untamed Heart."
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad
Daily Mail:
Kate Moss 'in hiding' after Pete Doherty split  —  Supermodel Kate Moss is taking refuge at the home of close friend and confidante James Brown after her break-up with troubled rocker Pete Doherty, according to reports.  —  Moss has largely avoided the paparazzi since breaking up with Doherty …
Discussion: Agent Bedhead
 
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Kim Porter Confirms Diddy Split
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New York Post:
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Hollywoodtuna:
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Starpulse News Blog:
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CROWNING INSULT  —  THE queen of celebrity photographers …
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Star:
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Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who has mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, readies a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

Wall Street Journal:
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