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4:20 PM ET, August 16, 2007

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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Britney Finds Herself an Angel  —  Another night, another hookup for Britney Spears!  Her latest conquest?  Notorious womanizer Criss Angel, 39.  —  Cameron Diaz's former fling was seen escorting the pop star inside the Tower Beverly Hills Hotel on Wednesday night, where the two held hands and headed up to a suite on the 11th floor.
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Dave / INF Daily:
New couple alert  —  WTF!  We can see the mother of all bitch fights coming off between Britney Spears and Cameron Diaz after the Britster shacked up with magician Criss Angel last night.  Brit was spotted by our photographers slipping into an LA hotel in the early hours the Cam's one-time fling...and they haven't left yet.
Discussion: Gabby Babble and dailystab.com
Victoria Newton / The Sun:
Amy's brain scan after rehab  —  and VIRGINIA WHEELER  —  TROUBLED AMY WINEHOUSE sensationally walked out of rehab yesterday — then took a helicopter to London for a brain scan.  —  The heroin and cocaine-addicted singer quit after less than 48 hours — despite her worried parents' pleas to stay.
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Mirror.co.uk:
Rehab? I'm off to the pub
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
New York Post:
BIEL'S GOING BARE  —  SHE'S been shy about bearing her bod every since her racy Gear magazine spread hit stands in 2000, but Jessica Biel plans to shed her threads in the upcoming movie "Powder Blue," which co-stars Forest Whitaker.  Us Weekly reports that she'll play a...
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Jessica Biel Gets Naked on Screen  —  Jessica Biel has long distanced herself from the infamous 2000 Gear spread in which she appeared virtually topless at age 17, claiming her former managers pressed her into posing.  —  But Us Weekly has learned she's set to flash more flesh in a new flick!
Discussion: Holy Candy, Daily Blabber and TunaFlix
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Joel Madden Set to Pop Question to Nicole Richie?  —  Joel Madden has something special in store for girlfriend Nicole Richie: "a little ring," as Regis Philbin called it on live, national television Thursday morning.  —  Appearing with his band, Good Charlotte, on ABC's Live! with Regis and Kelly …
New York Post:
POP PRINCE HOT FOR DIAZ  —  WHEN John Mayer was snapped having lunch with Mandy Moore at La Esquina on Tuesday, it sparked rumors of a love match between them.  But Mayer has his sights set on a more glamorous Hollywood gal - Cameron Diaz .  The same day, Mayer took Diaz to an intimate …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Vh1 Blog
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New York Post:
NOT REALLY REAL  —  THEY call MTV's "The Hills" a "reality" show, but we've had our doubts for some time.  Fueling our skepticism, on Tuesday night, the star, Lauren Conrad, showed up at Da Silvano for dinner with three friends and a camera crew.  One irked diner told us, "It was clear that this show is not a reality show.
Daily Mail:
Bored like Beckham: Posh fails to crack a smile as David finally scores for Galaxy  —  Weeks after their much-hyped arrival in the US, with his debut delayed due to a pesky ankle injury, David Beckham finally scored for team LA Galaxy - but wife Victoria remained strangely unmoved.
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Brad Pitt Leaves $300 Tip  —  Add Brad Pitt to the list of Hollywood's most generous tippers!  —  The Babel star made sure to show his appreciation to a security guard on August 11 at 5:45 p.m., when the whole Jolie-Pitt clan headed to Chicago's Field Museum and were treated to a one-hour VIP tour …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and celebdirtylaundry.com
TMZ.com:
Salma Hayek: Baby Mammoth  —  There's going to be a helluva chiropractic bill for the stork delivering Salma Hayek's baby!  —  The magnetic mommy-to-be was snapped leaving Fred Segal in West Hollywood yesterday, where she emitted that classic pregnancy glow —at a high octane level!
Discussion: Dlisted and Celebrity Baby Blog
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hit The Brakes!  —  Angeina Jolie shot a stunt on top of a Dodger Viper for "Wanted" last night in Chicago.  Filming is expected to wrap in a couple of weeks.  The film is about...well..who cares...it has Angie in it.  —  That dude driving the car is probably in love with her now that he's seen the cat and been hypnotized by it.
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Vh1 Blog
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Star Jones: I Didn't Want to Die Fat  —  Star Jones Reynolds is celebrating her fourth anniversary — but it's not what you think.  —  "This Sunday will be four years exactly that I walked into a hospital and had gastric bypass surgery," she said on Good Morning America on Thursday.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life, Dlisted and Jossip
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Gwen Stefani Can't Wait to Get Pregnant Again  —  Calling herself "a geeky Orange County girl, a chola girl, a rasta girl and an English girl - all mixed together," Gwen Stefani has no mixed feelings about one thing: producing a sibling for her 1-year-old son Kingston.
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Amy Winehouse Puts Tour on Hold  —  A rep for Amy Winehouse exclusively tells Usmagazine.com that the singer "is putting all her touring commitments for this month on hold until further notice in order to address her health issues.  Her family has requested that the media respect Amy's privacy at this time.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Hollywoodtuna:
Hilary Duff's Legs Can't Cure A Hangover  —  Here's Hilary Duff performing in LA. I'd like to go into how hot she's become but I have a killer hangover from last night and not even Hilary and her little sexy legs can make me feel better.  This glass of ice cold water on the other hand is quite refreshing.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Starpulse.com:
Pink's Husband Dismisses Cheating Story  —  Pink's husband Corey Hart has denied reports he's cheating on the singer with a woman he was spotted canoodling with in a Hollywood nightclub recently.  On August 4, while Pink was on tour in Europe, the motocross champion allegedly got up close and personal with a young beauty.
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough to Marry  —  Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough and his longtime girlfriend, Leigh Boniello, are engaged, the couple tell PEOPLE exclusively.  —  They plan to marry later this year.  —  "She wasn't expecting it, and I was quite nervous - more nervous about proposing …
The Sun:
'Those things weren't mine'  —  KEIRA KNIGHTLEY has admitted the curves she shows off in a new Chanel perfume advert aren't heaven-scent.  —  The Hollywood babe poses in the altogether with a bowler hat covering her modesty for Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle.  —  But she revealed: "Those things certainly weren't mine.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and Dlisted
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Britney Spears's Allure Magazine Photos Revealed  —  With Britney Spears tipped to be Allure magazine's September cover model, rumors spread that the pop star acted erratic - both uncooperative and unfocused - during her new cover shoot.  —  But Allure's editor in chief, Linda Wells …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and A Socialite's Life
TMZ.com:
Dead Woman's Hubby to Brandy: Stop It!  —  The widower of the woman who died in a car accident involving R&B singer Brandy Norwood is furious that Brandy is out partying it up while he's still mourning his wife's death.  —  TMZ spoke with the attorney for Awatef Aboudihaj's husband, Marquane Hdidou, outside of court today.
Discussion: Dlisted
 
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