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1:10 PM ET, July 18, 2007

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Metro.co.uk:
Is Lohan turning to ecstasy?  —  Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has started taking ecstasy when she is out partying, according to reports.  —  Lindsay, 21, left the Promises rehab centre in Malibu in May after being treated for susbtance abuse, but is already back to her old ways …
New York Post:
Wall St. Novel Bear-ly Fiction  —  IS the main character of Doug Stumpf's "Confessions of a Wall Street Shoeshine Boy" a thinly disguised tale based on accused pervy billionaire Jeffrey Epstein?  —  The novel, which centers around rogue trader "Jeff Steed" and an insider-trading scandal …
Discussion: Geno's World and Jossip
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Lindsay Lohan Goes G-Rated Clubbing
Discussion: TRA LA LA
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.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and The Blemish
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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 …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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.
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...
Michael K / Dlisted:
Miss Cleo Back On TV!  —  In what is probably the casting of the year, Miss Cleo will reportedly join the cast of The Surreal Life.  Pro-poker player Phil Hellmuth has revealed some of the people moving into the house.  He claims along with Miss Cleo, pro-wrestler Randy Savage, "American Idol's" …
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gambling911.com:   Poker "Brat" Phil Hellmuth to Appear on Surreal Life with Miss Cleo
Just Jared:
Britney Takes Her Two Sons For a Spin  —  Britney Spears takes her two sons — Sean Preston, 1 1/2, and lookalike brother Jayden James, 10 months — for a spin around Starbucks in Los Angeles on Tuesday.  (To clarify, JJ is the one in green.)  —  After circling the Starbucks parking lot four times …
TMZ.com:
"CSI" Star Beats the Living Crap Out of TMZ Photog  —  Who knew the CS in CSI stood for c**ksucker?  —  Resident "CSI" douchebag Gary Dourdan pulled a Woody Harrelson last night — unleashing a brutal, unprovoked attack on a TMZ cameraman outside of the most celeb-packed nightclub in Hollywood.
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
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.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Hollywood Dating Hell  —  If Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston can't find a guy, is there any hope for the rest of us?  —  Actually, it turns out that being a beautiful, successful, rich woman in Hollywood can make it even harder to make a love connection.
Discussion: Defamer
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 .
Hollywoodtuna:
Hilary Duff In Tight, Tight Leather Pants!  —  It seems as though Hilary Duff is getting better at performing live.  And by performing I mean wearing sexier clothes to keep the attention off of her lip-syncing and lack of dance skills.  But who cares about that?
Deanna Bellandi / Associated Press:
Oprah Winfrey to Raise Money for Obama  —  CHICAGO (AP) - Forget the girl of YouTube videos.  The real Obama girl is doing her part for the candidate.  Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to hold a Sept. 8 fundraiser for Democratic hopeful Barack Obama at her palatial estate near Santa Barbara …
popbytes:
BRAD'S MOM TELLS JEN HE STILL LOVES HER?!?  —  NAME  —  EMAIL {your email address will NOT be published or shared}  —  YOUR COMMENTS {you may use some HTML tags for style}  —  PLEASE ENTER NUMBERS BELOW {too much spam - hopefully this will help!}  —  COMMENT PREVIEW
Discussion: Dlisted and Wendy Wayrad
The Sun:
Mel B: New man has a big one  —  SCARY Spice plans to marry her new man - and insists he's better in bed than love rat EDDIE MURPHY.  —  MEL B has been dating film producer Stephen Belafonte, a friend she has known for seven years, since her split with Beverly Hills Cop star Eddie.
Discussion: Geno's World
 
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Courtney Love Gets More Stuff Tightened
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Michael Vick Busted for Illegal Dogfighting
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New York Post:
NICKY BUTTS OUT  —  CASEY Johnson might be second-guessing …
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NBC Gives 'Second Chance' to Isaiah Washington
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Attack of the TwinkyClones  —  Life after fantasy blockbusters …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Winona Ryder Finally Speaks Out About Her Arrest
 

 
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