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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Chris Benoit on Steroids During Murder-Suicide — Professional wrestler Chris Benoit was on testosterone, painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs when he killed his wife and son and later comitted suicide in his Atlanta, Georgia, home last month. — Over the weekend of June 23, Benoit, 40 …
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Greg Bluestein / Associated Press:
GBI: Benoit had steroids in system — Pro wrestler Chris Benoit had an elevated level of steroids in his system when he killed his wife and son and then took his own life, Georgia's top medical examiner said Tuesday, calling it "an indication that he had been injecting testosterone."
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Winona Ryder Finally Speaks Out About Her Arrest — With her career getting back on track after several years of self-imposed exile, Winona Ryder is talking for the first time about her December 2001 arrest after she'd been videotaped trying to make off with merchandise from the Beverly Hills Saks Fifth Avenue.
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New York Post:
CALMING EFFECT — ROCKER and eyeliner connoisseur Pete Wentz counts on his groupie girlfriend, Ashlee Simpson, to help him overcome his anxieties. Although the Fall Out Boy was terrified to fly, the couple took a seaplane to the Hamptons last Friday night so he could DJ at Hamptons club Dune.
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Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson Aren't Walking Down the Aisle Yet — Contrary to online reports, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are not engaged. Simpson's rep tells Usmagazine.com that the rumors of their impending nuptials are "absolutely not true." — Gossip website Popcrunch claims that Wentz …
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Britney Spears to Host Las Vegas Club Opening — Britney Spears, a fixture on the Los Angeles club scene, will host the opening of LAX nightclub in Las Vegas next month, a club rep tells PEOPLE. — LAX, whose investors include Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie's former fiancé DJ AM, opens Aug. 31 in the Luxor Hotel.
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Peta Hellard / NEWS.com.au:
Beckham an LA wannabe — Decrease Increase - — Submit comment: — VICTORIA Beckham's attempts to become LA's biggest new star appear to have backfired, with her reality TV program savaged in the US. — The one-hour special Victoria Beckham: Coming To America, which aired in Australia …
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PARADE Magazine:
She'd Rather Be Laughing — Actress Jessica Biel gladly sets aside "sexy sexy" for "funny sexy" in her latest film — Jessica Biel has had an image-changing year with serious roles alongside big-name actors in The Illusionist , Home of the Brave , and Next .
New York Post:
ON HER OWN — NOBODY can control Britney Spears. Now she's taken over as her own business manager and publicist. Though she's still signed to Jive Records, a source told Page Six, "She is doing all of her own business now." Our spy saw Spears at Aspen on West...
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New York Post:
DROWN THE PAIN — O.J. Simpson has been hitting the bottle since he was tricked into semi-confessing to double-murder last year with his "If I Did It" book project. Simpson was at The Ivy in Aventura, Fla., the other night "falling all over himself and couldn't stand up, even though he tried several times," said our disgusted spy.
Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
NBC Gives 'Second Chance' to Isaiah Washington — When Isaiah Washington was fired from Grey's Anatomy, it took nothing short of bionic powers to revive his career. — "We believe in second chances," said David Eick, executive producer NBC's upcoming Bionic Woman, which has hired Washington for five episodes.
Mark Simpson:
Attack of the TwinkyClones — Life after fantasy blockbusters and magically permanent adolescence can get a little hairy. One of these actors used to be an apprentice Wizard (and is this month's cover star of US metromag Details). One used to be a Hobbit. One used to be a nerdy Spidey.
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TMZ.com:
"Home Improvement" Star's House — A Real S**thole — Once you get past the smell of s**t and piss, and cryptic messages spray-painted everywhere and massive holes smashed into the walls, Taran Noah Smith's former home isn't really that bad ... for a dump! — TMZ got video of the house today …
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New York Post:
NICKY BUTTS OUT — CASEY Johnson might be second-guessing her choice of Nicky Hilton as godmother of Ava Monroe Johnson, the baby girl she adopted from Kazakhstan. At Casey's recent baby shower at an L.A. restaurant, Paris' little sister was out on a balcony smoking a cigarette …
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Goes G-Rated Clubbing — Newly rehabbed Lindsay Lohan may have given up alcohol, but she's not giving up her favorite haunts. — Lohan and a group of friends arrived at L.A. club Winston's on Monday around midnight. Dressed simply in a blue tank top, jeans, and a fedora …
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Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Britney, mom engage in 'shocking slapfest' — Plus, Timberlake, Biel ready to take their romance public — The bad blood between Britney Spears and her mother has turned physical. — The troubled pop princess and Lynne Spears had a "shocking slapfest" in mid-June that …
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Ben Widdicombe / NY Daily News:
Fanning Usher's ire — You know things are rough when you're fighting with your own No. 1 fan site. — Sources say Usher is trying to shut down usherforever.com because the woman behind the site, Erika Jackson, doesn't care for his fiancee, Tameka Foster. — "He's had his lawyer send her papers," said an insider.
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Lance Bass Recalls First Encounter with New Beau — Connecting with new boyfriend Pedro Andrade was a real high for Lance Bass: He first spotted him 35,000 feet up in the air. — "He was asleep in the back of the plane on the way over," the former 'N Sync star said of the Brazilian model …
