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2:30 PM ET, July 31, 2007

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Associated Press:
Star Jones: I had gastric bypass surgery  —  NEW YORK - Star Jones Reynolds skirted questions about her dramatic weight loss for years, saying only that she had undergone a medical intervention.  That intervention, it turns out, was gastric bypass surgery.  —  Reynolds, 45, says she was …
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Star Jones: I Had Gastric Bypass Surgery  —  Star Jones Reynolds has been candid about many issues in her life - getting fired from The View or rumors that her marriage was failing - but she's remained mum about the secret behind her weight loss.  —  Now, in the September issue of Glamour …
Entertainment Tonight:
Star Jones Admits to Gastric Bypass Surgery  —  For the first time, Star Jones reveals the truth about her weight loss.  —  In a candid, self-written article in the issue of Glamour magazine hitting newsstands on Tuesday, Aug. 7, STAR JONES opens up for the first time about her 160-pound weight loss.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Usher Tells Us the Wedding is Still On!  —  Usher Raymond and his pregnant fiancée Tameka Foster cancelled their nuptials last Saturday, but don't count the couple out yet.  —  The singer exclusively tells Usmagazine.com that it's only a matter of time before they walk down the aisle.
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Isoul H. Harris / People.com:
Usher's Fiancée Speaks Out About Canceled Wedding  —  Tameka Foster is finally speaking out about the swirl of rumors surrounding her canceled nuptials to Usher this past Saturday.  —  "No one knows why we canceled the wedding, but I can tell you that all of the reasons that everyone …
TMZ.com:
Spears' Attorney Fears Kidnapping  —  TMZ has obtained a declaration filed today by Britney Spears' lawyer, expressing fear that "criminals ... might target the minor children for financial gain."  —  Attorney Laura Wasser asked the judge this afternoon to seal the child custody portion …
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Daily Mail:
Britney's divorce from Kevin Federline finalised  —  Troubled star Britney Spears is officially single again after her divorce from Kevin Federline is finally complete.  —  "They are divorced," the pop star's attorney, Laura Wasser, said Monday after a Superior Court hearing.  "Everything is finalized."
The Superficial:
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline officially divorced
Discussion: Gabby Babble
New York Post:
MIRACLE!  PARIS LANDS FILM ROLE  —  JUST when it looked like Paris Hilton had finally run out of luck and become unemployed with the cancellation of her TV show, "The Simple Life," the celebutard landed a starring role in a movie.  —  Hilton will sing and act as she plays the privileged daughter of Paul Sorvino in "Repo!
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Cristina Kinon / NY Daily News:
Hey, Paris! Your show is sooo not hot
Discussion: TMZ.com and popbytes
TMZ.com:
Cops: "Little" Star Hit Bar, Drove Car  —  The pint-sized pop on the TLC reality show "Little People,Big World" has been hiding a pretty big secret — he was busted for DUI last month.  —  According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, 45-year-old Matthew Roloff was arrested on suspicion …
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New York Post:
DADDY DEAREST  —  THE Lohan family circus gave its latest performance in Long Island Family Court yesterday, when Michael Lohan dropped his demand that estranged wife Dina be tested for drugs before she can have contact with Lindsay's kid sister and brother, Ally and Dakota.
Daily Mail:
Hollywood hellraiser Kirsten Dunst's late-night parties enrage her Islington neighbours  —  She's been here only five minutes but Hollywood hellraiser Kirsten Dunst is already allegedly causing trouble for her north London neighbours.  —  The actress, who's dating rocker Johnny Borrell …
Steven Moyes / Mirror.co.uk:
Kate's nasty but I love her  —  EXCLUSIVE: COME BACK TO ME KATE  —  Besotted Pete Doherty opens his heart today about his tortured love for Kate Moss which has driven him to utter despair.  —  In one breath the junkie rocker calls the 33-year-old supermodel a vile-tempered "nasty old rag" …
Pete Norman / People.com:
Rosie O'Donnell Again Targets Paula Abdul  —  After a period of relative silence, Rosie O'Donnell has come out with her blog blazing - this time focusing on Paula Abdul.  —  Writing in her customary haiku style on her Web site, the formidable former co-host of The View posted a lengthy message …
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Oh No She Didn't!!!  —  Why can't Rosie O'Donnell keep her fingers SHUT!
TMZ.com:
Hayden Panettiere — Bottom Feeder  —  Got a mint?  —  Camera's snapped 17-year-old Hayden Panettiere on the "Heroes" set in Malibu yesterday — gettin' a taste!  —  Who knew Malibu was prime whaletail watching spot!?  Thar she blows!
People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Tango Movie 'Still on Schedule'  —  Lindsay Lohan may be keeping a low profile - but her latest movie deal is still on track, the film's producer tells PEOPLE.  —  "It's happening.  Everything's on schedule.  We're just working out the conditions so she'll be able to make the film …
People.com:
Scarlett Johansson: Not Playing a Porn Star  —  Despite circulating reports and Jenna Jameson's hopes that the actress is just the right mix of sexy and mysterious, Scarlett Johansson will not portray the porn star in the film adaptation of her autobiography.
Joe Bargmann / Washington Post:
'Shiloh': A Baby and a Perfume  —  Fragrance's Designer Wins Right to Name  —  NEW YORK — Symine Salimpour is in a stinky yellow cab racing to JFK.  Raven-haired, fair-skinned and pencil-thin, she has ditched her all-black outfit (leather pants, tank top, pointy boots), the one she favors when she's in New York.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Cindy Crawford Topless Pictures  —  It's been a good 10 years since she's been a supermodel, but Cindy Crawford topless is still a very welcome sight.  The former Queen of the Supermodels was caught taking time out in St. Tropez, and taking off her bikini to get some sun (on her breasts, as it were).
Discussion: CelebNewsWire and Don't Judge Me
Robin Roberts / ABCNEWS:
ABC's Robin Roberts: 'I Have Breast Cancer'  —  The 'Good Morning America' Anchor Will Seek Treatment in the Coming Months  —  ABC's Robin Roberts announced Tuesday that she has breast cancer.  (ABC)  —  I never thought I'd be writing this. ...  I have breast cancer.  —  It all started a few weeks ago.
TMZ.com:
Reese and Jake on the Down Low  —  Hotties under the radar, elusive Reese Witherspoon and spandex man Jake Gyllenhaal, were caught in a rare moment outside Jake's Hollywood Hills home, where Reese picked up the hot piece.  —  The highly unpublic duo wore his n' her sunglasses …
 
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

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