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12:50 PM ET, August 21, 2007

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Metro.co.uk:
Doherty escapes jail again  —  Rock star Pete Doherty, of east London, has walked free from court after charges of breaching his bail were dropped.  —  Doherty, 28, was due to appear before West London Magistrates after he was arrested on Monday in Tower Hamlets, east London.
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Perez Hilton:
The Luckiest Junky In The World  —  THIS makes no sense to us!  —  Pete Doherty is a free man again.  After spending the night in custody, Kate Moss's ex-boyfriend walked out of a London court on Tuesday and got into a waiting Jaguar car, giving the waiting media a two-fingered salute as he went.
Discussion: Digital Spy
Mirror.co.uk:
Doherty let off again  —  Pete Doherty walked free from court today after being arrested on suspected drug possession.  —  The Babyshambles frontman appeared at West London Magistrates Court charged with breaching his bail for a previous arrest, in which he admitted possessing a number of Class A drugs.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
TMZ.com:
D'oh-erty!  Pete Skates on Police Blunder  —  You'd think that by now, police would've gotten the hang of arresting rock wreck Pete Doherty.  —  But Kate Moss' ex-boytoy was let off by a judge yesterday, after coppers in east London couldn't get him in front of her within 24 hours of his Monday arrest on suspicion of drug possession.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Mel B: 'My new husband's not a wife-beater'  —  Spice Girl Mel B has spoken out for the first time to deny reports new husband Stephen Belafonte is a wife-beater.  —  Despite revelations Mr Belafonte, 32, was charged with battery after he attacked his common-law wife Nicole Contreras during …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Hellomagazine.com:
Mel B reveals all about her secret marriage and baby Angel's future  —  It's been a year filled with highs and lows, but now Melanie Brown's life is sailing into calmer waters, with new husband Stephen Belafonte by her side.  —  In her frankest interview ever, the Spice Girl has opened her heart to HELLO! …
Chris Gardner / People.com:
Vivica A. Fox: Jessica Simpson 'Diva' Rumors Are 'Lies'  —  Vivica A. Fox is shooting down talk of Jessica Simpson's alleged diva-like behavior on the set of their new film together, Major Movie Star - labeling recent reports nothing but "vicious lies."  —  Fox, a favorite on Dancing with the Stars …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Bumpshack.com
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Ashlee Simpson On The Cover Of Seventeen
Discussion: Jen's Juice and The Skinny Website
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Kevin Federline to Guest Star on One Tree Hill  —  Kevin Federline has landed a guest-starring role on the CW's One Tree Hill.  —  In the multi-episode arc, the would-be rapper plays Jason, "a cocky, enigmatic frontman" for No Means Yes, a legendary rock band in the show's fictional setting of Tree Hill, N.C, according to the network.
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Dave / INF Daily:
Hayden turns 18  —  Heroes star Hayden Panettiere was mobbed by photographers just seconds after midnight as she celebrated her 18th birthday.  Hayden was looking tired after flying into LA from New York where she had earlier in the day appeared on the Letterman Show.
Discussion: dailystab.com
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Perv / TMZ.com:
Hayden Turns 18 — Bring on the Porn!
New York Post:
Stars Scarce At Fashion Week  —  FADING faster from New York Fashion Week than the tents at Bryant Park are the A-list celebrities who used to fill their front-row seats.  —  With shows of spring fashions starting Sept. 5, organizers are scrambling to line up big names.
Discussion: Dlisted and Hollyscoop
The Sun:
Back to crack Declinehouse?  —  AMY DECLINEHOUSE has quit rehab a SECOND time after a string of furious rows with hubby BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL.  —  The troubled singer walked out of The Causeway clinic in Essex again on Sunday night.  —  Amy and Blake had promised family and friends …
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
PARIS HILTON MAY BE A CARTOON (FOR REAL)  —  LATELY we've lost many famous peo ple.  Please, could politicians not say, automatically, the blanket phrase "She (he) will be sorely missed."  Certain pols, whose names I will not mention, said the same - in one week - for Brooke Astor, Merv Griffin, Phil Rizzuto.
Broadway.com:
Kevin Kline, Jennifer Garner Set for Broadway Cyrano de Bergerac  —  Kevin Kline will play the title role in a forthcoming Broadway production of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, co-starring with Jennifer Garner as the object of his affection, Roxane, and Daniel Sunjata as his protege, Christian.
Ben Widdicombe / NY Daily News:
Show him the honeys  —  It looks like married Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. is on a tramp-age through New York.  —  We have heard three reports of the father of three approaching women in the last two months.  But the "Jerry Maguire" and "Daddy Day Camp" actor outdid himself …
Discussion: The Blemish and Perez Hilton
Caroline Davies / Telegraph:
Naomi Campbell: Fashion favours fair skin  —  Fiery supermodel Naomi Campbell has attacked the fashion industry and glossy magazines for sidelining "black beauty" in favour of fair-skinned models.  —  The 37-year-old said even she found it harder to get onto the coveted front cover as editors …
Discussion: Dlisted and A Socialite's Life
Kimberley Dadds / Digital Spy:
Furtado added to MTV VMA line-up  —  Nelly Furtado is the latest artist to be signed up to perform at this year's MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas next month, along with Gym Class Heroes and Common.  —  The singer has been nominated for Female Artist of the Year alongside Fergie, Amy Winehouse, Rihanna and Beyonce.
 
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