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4:00 PM ET, August 1, 2007

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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Britney: Tried to Get Son's Teeth Whitened (And Worse)  —  Britney Spears has publicly battled with her mother and ex-husband Kevin Federline (their divorce became final on July 30), but the latest crisis in the singer's life involves her children, Sean Preston, 22 months, and Jayden, 11 months.
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Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:
Photographers say Spears threatened them  —  LAS VEGAS - Britney Spears threw a baby bottle and threatened two photographers after they took pictures of her leaving a Las Vegas spa, the photographers said in a statement on Tuesday.  —  Spears yelled "I am going to kill you!
Life&Style Weekly:
In Life & Style now: Britney's Babies: Help Us!  —  After a trip to the Jacuzzi at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel on July 26, Britney Spears expected to enjoy her relaxation.  Instead, she found herself in another near disaster involving her babies.  Her bodyguard, Julio "JC" Camera …
TMZ.com:
New "View": It's Whoopi!  —  Barbara and her gals have announced that actress, comedian and all-around funny lady Whoopi Goldberg has been tapped to co-host "The View."  Great choice!  —  When asked what she would be looking forward to the most and the least, Whoopi replied: "I'm looking forward to the hot topics.
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ABCNEWS:
Whoopi Goldberg Named New 'View' Moderator  —  The Comedian Will Serve as the Talk Show's Moderator Starting This Fall  —  Whoopi Goldberg appeared towards the end of Wednesday's "The View."  She said she's looking forward to heated discussion with Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
It's Official: Whoopi Goldberg to Join The View  —  Confirming the casting news that has been circulating all week, Barbara Walters announced that Whoopi Goldberg will be joining The View permanently.  —  "This is a big day for us.  A happy day for us," Walters, 77, said on the ABC show Wednesday.
Discussion: SeenON! Blog and Barbie Martini
CNN:
Whoopi Goldberg joins 'The View'
Discussion: Defamer and OH NO!!
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Whoopi Goldberg to Replace Rosie on The View
Discussion: Vh1 Blog
The Sun:
Dating Kate 'like Vietnam war'  —  PETE DOHERTY yesterday revealed his strife-torn romance with KATE MOSS "became like the Vietnam war".  —  The junkie rocker, who has dyed his hair peroxide blond, said: "I was always dodging bullets.  —  "The last six weeks of our relationship were bad.
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Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Kate Moss flies into rage after Pete calls her a 'nasty old rag'  —  Kate Moss flew into a wild rage yesterday when she learned that her on/off junkie boyfriend Pete Doherty had branded her a 'nasty old rag' in an interview.  —  The model had a screaming fit, smashed pictures and threw …
Ben Widdicombe / NY Daily News:
Unbridled attacks from Usher camp  —  The knives are out for Tameka Foster following her canceled weekend wedding to Usher, although the singer himself insists all is well.  —  "Tameka and the baby are fine," he told Us magazine on videotape yesterday.  "As of right now, we don't have a date, but we will let you know when we do."
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TMZ.com:
Brit Allegedly Tells Pap: I Will Kill You
Discussion: Celebrity Gossip
USA Today:
Richie confirms pregnancy  —  A month after Simple Life co-star Paris Hilton's post-jail PR blitz, Nicole Richie is on a media tour of her own this week, with interviews in OK! magazine and with ABC News' Diane Sawyer.  The daughter of singer Lionel Richie and girlfriend of Good Charlotte's Joel Madden, 28, confirms she is pregnant.
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ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Nicole Richie Confirms She's Four Months Pregnant
New York Post:
PARIS, NICOLE SIMPLE AS EVER
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Hollyscoop
Daily Mail:
Has J.Lo's bust been given a secret boost?  —  She's known for her curvaceous derriere, but Jennifer Lopez's bold plunging neckline helped keep all eyes to her front as she sashayed down the red carpet in Los Angeles last night.  —  The star arrived in a glamorous full-length white gown …
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Courtney Rubin / People.com:
Marc Anthony Admits Jennifer's the Boss
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson's Big Bomb  —  Is Jessica Simpson's flick Blonde Ambition too much of a stinker for the silver screen?  —  "It is going straight to DVD domestically.  It will only come out in theaters internationally," an insider tells Us Weekly.  —  What's the problem with the romantic comedy, costarring Luke Wilson, 35?
popbytes:
REHAB FOR ANGELINA JOLIE?!?  —  hey kids!  below i've got the latest cover of STAR magazine which has hopped right back on the 'brangelina' train (this week jennifer aniston gets a rest from having real estate on the cover) supposedly brad pitt is concerned over angelina jolie's dwindling weight 'begging …
Discussion: Star
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Paris Hilton's Dream Car  —  Paris Hilton told Larry King that, postjail, she wants to do good.  —  First up?  —  "I ordered a Hummer hybrid," she told Us on July 19.  —  Really?  —  "Such a car doesn't exist," a Hummer spokesman says.  —  Still, Hilton, 26, has deep thoughts on the environment.
New York Post:
WRITER DUMPS HUBBY FOR TED  —  PULITZER prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler sent out an e-mail yesterday announcing that his wife had dumped him for billionaire Ted Turner.  —  "Put down your cup of coffee or you might spill it," Butler, 62, wrote to his graduate students and fellow professors …
Mary Margaret / People.com:
Britney's 'Cousin' Alli on Her Pop Career & Spears's Kids  —  She's been best known for hanging out with Britney Spears, but now her "cousin" Alli Sims is aiming for a pop career of her own.  —  Blogs have been watching Sims's Web site closely, and on Monday Spears's former assistant updated …
Helen / Cele|bitchy:
Vanity Fair Releases Best Dressed List  —  The Vanity Fair best dressed list is out, and I'm wearing my very best pair of sweatpants while reading it.  Oh, not that kind of best? … Vanity Fair  —  While I can't dispute most of these.  Actually, a few of them I'm not sure I've heard of.
Discussion: Reuters and Dlisted
Michael K / Dlisted:
Jennifer Garner Might Be Broadway Bound  —  Jennifer Garner might possibly star in a Broadway revival of Cyrano de Bergerac beginning this October.  Jennifer is reportedly in talks to play Roxane for a 10-week run.  Kevin Kline is also in talks to play the title role.
Discussion: PLAYBILL
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Beyoncé Makes Her Own Girls-Only Club  —  No, she's not ditching her longtime love Jay-Z. But Beyoncé Knowles says she has a particular affinity for women.  —  "I grew up in a house with so many women," the singer, 25, tells the Associated Press.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Vh1 Blog
New York Post:
NEXT FOR UMA  —  IT didn't take long for Uma Thurman to find a new man after breaking up with hotelier Andre Balazs.  The star of "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" has been spotted playing kissyface with handsome Swiss banker Arky Busson, who was Elle Macpherson's man for...
 
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
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