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6:55 PM ET, March 5, 2008

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National Enquirer:
NATIONAL ENQUIRER WORLD EXCLUSIVE: PATRICK SWAYZE HAS 5 WEEKS TO LIVE  —  Patrick Swayze has five weeks to live, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has learned.  —  In a shocking world exclusive, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has uncovered the devastating news that the beloved Hollywood actor and dancer …
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Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
Patrick Swayze Has Cancer  —  Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and might only have weeks to live, a rep for the star said today.  —  The 55-year-old star's publicist confirmed to Page Six that he's suffering from pancreatic cancer …
TMZ.com:
Confirmed: Patrick Swayze Has Cancer  —  TMZ has confirmed reports that actor Patrick Swayze is suffering from cancer.  —  Swayze's publicist issued the following statement to TMZ: “Actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and is currently undergoing treatment.”
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze ‘diagnosed with cancer with just five weeks to live’, claims U.S. magazine  —  Patrick Swayze is close to death with pancreatic cancer, it is reported.  —  The 55-year-old actor, most famous for roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, has as little as five weeks to live.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com and CelebWarship
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Patrick Swayze Diagnosed with Cancer  —  Patrick Swayze, who starred in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, his doctor says.  —  “Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far,” Dr. George Fisher says in a statement.
Discussion: Cinematical and OH NO!!
New York Post:
PATRICK SWAYZE GOING TO DIE  —  Twinkle-toed tough guy Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and might only have weeks to live, a rep for the dirty dancer said yesterday.  Swazyze's publicist confirmed to Page Six that he's suffering from pancreatic cancer, which...
Discussion: Us Weekly, Jezebel and OH NO!!
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Matthew McConaughey Launching Surf Line  —  The next time Matthew McConaughey bares his bod at the beach, he may be wearing his own designs.  —  Us Weekly has learned exclusively that the sand-and-surf-loving star, 38, is developing his own line of swim apparel named j.k. livin …
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Melissa / Off the Rack:
Matthew McConaughey Launches Beachwear Line
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH actress went into rehab only after she suffered a miscarriage?  She was on a four-day cocaine bender when she lost the baby she didn't even know she was carrying . . . WHICH aging actress was the celebrity guest for a fashion function and made...
OK! Magazine:
New Couple Alert: Keanu Reeves & Parker Posey?  —  On Feb. 25, an eyewitness spotted Matrix hunk Keanu Reeves cozying up to the queen of indie films, Parker Posey, at swanky L.A. hotel the Chateau Marmont.  —  “They were sharing a seat and sitting very, very close,” the source tells OK!.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan is in.  Britney Spears is out.  —  I hear Lindsay will likely be replacing Spears as host for next week's Scandinavian Style Mansion gala in Los Angeles.  —  Spears was originally asked to host the soiree, which promotes high-end Scandinavian fashion, but organizer Claus …
Lkeatinge / PageSix.com:
Demi Moore: It's A Family Affair  —  Demi Moore, looking fabulous at 45, appears on the cover of Harper's Bazaar and poses with her daughters: Rumer,19; Scout, 16; and Tallulah,14.  Ashton Kutcher's wife discusses bringing her young husband into her family's life, aging, Kabbalah, and her model extended family with her ex Bruce Willis.
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
See Christina Aguilera's New Jewelry Ad  —  Christina Aguilera is back to work.  —  The Grammy winner, 27, has been named the new face of Stephen Webster's jewelry campaign.  —  Aguilera poses in chunky silver pieces in the vintage Alfred Hitchcock-inspired ads, which debut in the April issue of W magazine.
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Katherine / Off the Rack:
Christina Aguilera's New Role: Face of Stephen Webster Jewelry
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Jenna Jameson Gets Kinky for the Camera Dressed as Bettie Page  —  LOS ANGELES — She may recently have gotten rid of her fake breasts, but former porn princess Jenna Jameson is more than happy to wear (and promote) “fake” flesh.  —  Jameson is set to unveil …
Discussion: THE RAD REPORT and lalate news
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Salma Hayek: I Wanted to Have a Boy  —  Sure, Salma Hayek is thrilled with her 6-month-old daughter, Valentina.  —  But the new mom, 41, says in the new issue of Glamour, “I have something to confess, I wanted a boy.”  —  Why?  —  “Probably because I was afraid,” she says.
Charity Case / Billboard:
New Gnarls Barkley Video May Make Fans Dizzy  —  The video for Gnarls Barkley's new single, “Run,” may feature a cameo from Justin Timberlake, but it's still not quite ready to air on MTV.  —  That's because of its strobe effects, which caused the clip to fail the Harding Test …
Michael Musto / Village Voice:
MICHAEL MUSTO as LINDSAY LOHAN as MARILYN MONROE  —  Heath Ledger died in the nude, but most of today's young female stars live in the nude, albeit while teetering on the precipice of oblivion and trying to join him there.  Whereas yesterday's sexpot Jane Fonda had to apologize just for saying the word c**t …
 
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Cablevision founder Charles Dolan, a cable TV industry pioneer who launched HBO and AMC Networks and whose family controls Madison Square Garden, dies at 98

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
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