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4:15 PM ET, August 17, 2007

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Domestic Dissin'  —  Say it ain't so!  Are Reese Witherspoon 'n' Ryan Phillippe reworkin' their rocky romance, or is all the get-back-together hoopla 'bout as real as T. Casablanca's love for G. Bush?  Plus, we size up T-town's hairy sitch, one quasi cutie at a time, 'n' weigh in on Tom Cruise's new Nazi stint.
Discussion: TV Envy
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TMZ.com:
Lawyer to Britney — Enough Already  —  TMZ has learned famed divorce lawyer Laura Wasser wants to quit Brit.  —  Sources connected to her divorce case tell us, Wasser is about to resign as Spears' attorney.  The disso-queen, who has repped scores of stars including Angelina Jolie and Nick Lachey …
BBC:
Allen forced to postpone US tour  —  Pop star Lily Allen has postponed her US tour and cancelled an appearance at the MTV Music Awards after her US work visa was revoked earlier this month.  —  Her tour was due to begin in San Diego on 6 September but a record company spokesman said reinstating the visa was …
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Bag lady: Friends carry camera-shy Lily Allen in giant bag to avoid paparazzi  —  Maybe it was just too long a night; maybe she didn't want to punch another photographer.  —  Whatever the reason - and there can be no easy explanation - Lily Allen left a London nightclub early today carried by her friends in a large plastic bag.
Access Hollywood:
Dina & Michael Lohan Reach Custody, Divorce Settlement  —  After a long and nasty divorce battle, Dina and Michael Lohan have finally come to a settlement - and more importantly, have also resolved their custody battle, Access Hollywood has learned.  —  Michael Lohan will be permitted …
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Dawn Day / TMZ.com:
The Furiously Fighting Lohans — Divorce Finalized!
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Lenn K / TMZ.com:
Uncle Kracker's Wacker Lands Singer in Slammer  —  Kid Rock's former DJ, who also had a double platinum selling album of his own a few years back, was arrested and charged with a second-degree forcible sex offense outside Raleigh, North Carolina this morning.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Broken Nose = New Nose  —  Don't be too surprised if you see Jessica Simpson with a new nose very soon.  She apparently royally effed up her nose on the set of "Major Movie Star."  Jessica reportedly accidentally hit her nose with a gun "severely disfiguring" it.
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Kimberley Dadds / Digital Spy:
Jessica Simpson breaks her nose  —  Jessica Simpson has broken her nose after she accidentally hit herself in the face with a gun while shooting scenes for her new movie Major Movie Star.  —  The singer-turned-actress stars as an American Hollywood actress who decides to join the army in the film.
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Heidi and Spencer "Furious" Over Song Leak  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are normally of the "all press is good press" school, but today's leak of Montag's first single has got them both in a tizzy.  —  A source tells Usmagazine.com that the couple do not know where Ryan Seacrest got the song …
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Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:   Spencer Pratt: 'I am K-Fed!'
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Scarlett Johansson to star in Frank Miller's The Spirit  —  Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) is in final negotiations to star as the femme fatale in Frank Miller's (Sin City, 300) big screen adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit.  Johansson has also signed on to star in Mary Queen of Scots and Into You, but who really cares?
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Hollywood Reporter:
It's a triple feature for Johansson
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Hollyscoop:
Paris Causes Chaos At Clothing Line Launch  —  Do you like the clothes you see up there?  If so, Paris Hilton's new clothing line is just for you.  —  The heiress caused total chaos yesterday as she arrived at Kitson to unveil her new 'affordable' fashion line.
Discussion: Right Celebrity and Barbie Martini
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New York Post:
SECOND EFFORT  —  HER first self-titled album bombed, but Carmen Electra still has music in her heart.  She's been secretly working on a new album in between modeling gigs, and it's just about ready.  On Sunday, Electra showed up to the Diesel BBQ party at the Polaroid...
New York Post:
LIQUID SOLUTION  —  JACK Nicholson has been drinking a lot - and we mean a lot - of water lately due to a serious case of dry mouth.  A friend of the legendary actor told us, "Jack's saliva glands stopped working, so he has to continually drink water to swallow anything...
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Brooke Shields Admits that She's a Strict Mom  —  Surveying the current Hollywood landscape - and the mounting number of youthful casualties of late - former child star Brooke Shields says she has no particular advice to offer young stars.  —  "I think a lot of these girls are young …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Thieving!  —  Amy WINO is reportedly safe and sound in a rehab clinic, but before she checked herself in she helped herself to a magazine without paying.  Amy paid for a few items at a store near her house, but then glanced over at the cash register before grabbing "New Musical Express" magazine and walked out without paying.
Discussion: Jezebel
FemaleFirst:
Jessica Biel's Aniston crush  —  Jessica Biel has a same-sex crush on Jennifer Aniston.  —  The 25-year-old actress, who is currently dating Justin Timberlake, "loves" the former 'Friends' star and wishes they were friends.  —  Jessica told Cosmopolitan magazine: "I understand being sexy, men love you, that's great.
Discussion: Mocksie.com and Gone Hollywood
 
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