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2:15 PM ET, August 27, 2007

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ABCNEWS:
Reports: Actor Owen Wilson Hospitalized  —  Actor Hospitalized After Possible Suicide Attempt, According to Various Reports  —  Actor Owen Wilson was transported by paramedics early Sunday afternoon to a California hospital after a possible suicide attempt, according to reports in Star magazine and the National Enquirer.
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People.com:
Owen Wilson Hospitalized?  —  Owen Wilson's parents and brothers were seen at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Sunday night amid reports Wilson was hospitalized.  —  Santa Monica police issued a statement saying officers responded to a "medical assistance call" at a house on Wilson's street shortly after noon Sunday.
TMZ.com:
Owen Wilson Issues a Statement  —  TMZ has obtained the following statement from Owen Wilson:  —  "I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time."
Discussion: THE RAD REPORT
Extra:
Update: Owen Wilson in 'Good Condition'  —  A spokesman for Cedars-Sinai tells "Extra" today that Owen Wilson is "in good condition" at the hospital.  —  But the question remains: what happened to the seemingly carefree funnyman?  —  On Sunday afternoon, police got a frantic 911 call from his Santa Monica home.
Discussion: OH NO!! and Lifeline Live
TMZ.com:
Kate Hudson Mauled in Market
Discussion: Gabby Babble
TMZ.com:
Hulk Muscles Way to Crash Scene  —  A frantic Hulk Hogan got right to the scene of his son's extremely serious car crash last night, just moments after it happened.  —  WTVT has footage of the wrestler — clad in his usual tank top and bandana — talking with paramedics before his son Nick …
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Hulk Hogan's Injured Son Released from Hospital  —  Hulk Hogan's son Nick Bollea, seriously injured Sunday night after his car careened off the road and struck a 25-ft.-tall palm tree, has been released from St. Petersburg's Bayfront Medical Center in Florida, Entertainment Tonight reports.
Discussion: Celebrity Smack! and Celeb Warship
Steve Helling / People.com:
Hulk Hogan's Son Seriously Injured in Car Crash  —  Hulk Hogan's son Nick Bollea was seriously injured Sunday night after his car careened off the road and struck a palm tree.  —  Bollea, who was featured with the rest of his family on the pro wrestler's VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best …
Associated Press:
Hulk Hogan's Son Injured in Car Crash
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and JuiicyScoop
Entertainment Tonight:
Hulk Hogan's Son: Accident Update
Discussion: We Love Celebs! and Lifeline Live
New York Post:
OPRAH GIVES A BRIDE THE BLUES  —  WHAT Oprah wants, Oprah gets.  —  The talk-show queen is holding a star-studded fund-raiser for presidential wannabe Barack Obama on Sept. 8 at her $64 million estate near Santa Barbara, Calif., and she wanted out-of-town guests to be able to stay at the nearby San Ysidro Ranch.
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Daily Mail:
Painfully thin Renee Zellweger continues her disappearing act  —  Renee Zellweger seems to have taken the old adage that you can never be too thin or too rich one step too far.  —  The Hollywood actress appears to have upped the ante on her reported 2-hour daily workouts to lose even more weight off her already tiny frame.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG! and Gabby Babble
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NY Daily News:
Add Zellweger to McCartney's let it be me list  —  Here's one fight we'd love to see: Renee Zellweger vs. Christie Brinkley.  —  Zellweger, 38, spent some animated face time with Beatle Paul McCartney on Saturday jamming to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
TMZ.com:
Dancing With the Stars — Spoilers!  —  Aaron Carter — best known for taking his dates to the beach.  He should be dancing with the dermatologist!  —  if this is the lineup, then I'm not watching!  What a waste of airtime..ABC's got a good think going, and just like American Idol …
Janet Charlton / Janet Charlton's Hollywood:
KATIE HOLMES FORGOT HER FIRST CLASS MANNERS  —  Katie Holmes flew back (from Germany) via London on a British Airways first class flight alone recently, and she didn't make any friends onboard, according to another passenger.  An hour after take-off the flight attendant advised passengers …
Discussion: Hollywood Offender
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Jessica Alba Tells Schoolyard Crush to 'Look at Me Now'  —  High School Musical 2 stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens took home a bevy of surfboards at Sunday night's Teen Choice awards, but Jessica Alba had the last laugh on her own grade-school tormentor.  —  "I would like to dedicate …
JJ's Blog:
Jake Gyllenhaal GAY!!  —  I received an e-mail last week that I decided to further investigate, regarding the sexuality of actor Jake Gyllenhaal.  The e-mail came from a man who is in the entertainment industry that has worked closely with Gyllenhaal and others.  Read the e-mail in "" below.
People.com:
Brad & Angelina Helicopter to the Hamptons  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie treated their kids to the quintessential New York City weekend, complete with a trip to a hot-dog cart and a carousel ride in Central Park.  Then on Saturday night, it was all about helping a good cause …
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A Socialite's Life:
Brangelina Hit Up Humanitarians in the Hamptons
Discussion: ecorazzi.com and NY Daily News
TMZ.com:
Britney Targeted in Child Abuse Investigation  —  TMZ has learned Britney Spears is being investigated for possible child abuse.  —  An unscheduled hearing was held today at L.A. County Superior Court.  Present — Britney's lawyer, Dennis Wasser, K-Fed's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan …
Discussion: Hollyscoop and Faded Youth Blog
New York Post:
ECHO OF BRITNEY  —  EVER-evolving Madonna might need more evolution.  At Thursday's "Pop Rocks" party at Club 13, the deejay excitedly announced he had an advance copy of the new Madonna song produced by Pharrell Williams for her next album.  "Everyone cheered and was excited …
TMZ.com:
Jen from "Big Brother" is a Big Sister  —  Last week, Jen Johnson from "Big Brother 8" was sent packing from the BB house.  Lucky for this girl, she has another big house.  Vanna White's!  —  A source revealed to TMZ that the beautiful brunette is actually Vanna White's nanny!
 
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