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8:25 PM ET, May 26, 2008

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E! Online:
The Jolie-Pitts Settle Down, and How!  —  Brangelina's ever expanding brood is going to have a lot more room to play.  A lot.  —  Expectant parents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have plunked down a cool $60 million on a sprawling 1,000-acre estate in the south of France.
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Laura Roberts / Daily Mail:
Brangelina splash out £35m on French chateau complete with vineyard and ponies for their expanding brood  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have bought a £35 million chateau in the French Riviera to base their growing family.  —  The couple are said to have looked at around 100 properties …
Emily Miller / Mirror.co.uk:
Michael Jackson makes failed LA comeback attempt  —  The crowd went wild as Michael Jackson strode purposefully on stage and picked up a microphone.  —  Was this the moment he was going to break into song and end his years of silence?  —  Er, no.  —  The fallen star just muttered a few words …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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POPSUGAR:   Britney and Michael Jackson Make For Very Big Birthday Presents
Lori Rozsa / People.com:
Brooke Hogan Uninjured in Car Accident  —  The Hogan family was involved in another car accident Sunday, when Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke's car was hit and pushed into a concrete wall by a man witnesses said was speeding.  —  No injuries were reported to either Brooke Bollea, 20 …
Discussion: The Insider Online
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Rita Farlow / St. Petersburg Times:
Daughter of Hulk Hogan unhurt in accident caused by another driver
Discussion: omg!
Cele|bitchy:
Brooke Hogan in car crash; thanks her brother's victim for seatbelt example
Discussion: The Dirty Disher, TMZ.com and OH NO!!
Kelly Rondeau / People.com:
Jessica & Tony's Dinner Date in Dallas  —  Breakup rumors be darned: On Saturday, Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo looked every bit the happy couple at N9NE Steakhouse in Dallas.  “They were holding hands, in a good mood and happy,” a source tells PEOPLE.  “They looked like they were on a date together.”
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Jess And Romo Are Still Fake Dating
Discussion: TMZ.com and Us Weekly
Access Hollywood:
Jared Leto's Rep Slams Rumors Actor Had Affair With Jessica Simpson
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Kim Kardashian & Reggie Bush Host White Party  —  Move over Diddy!  Kim Kardashian's got her own white party in the Hamptons.  —  Traditionally, Diddy's famous Hamptons white party takes place at his house in East Hampton at the end of the summer, but last season he also presided …
X17 Online:
Little Liam's First Steps!  —  With baby number two on the way, it's a good thing that Tori Spelling's son Liam, just over one year, is starting to get around on his own.  —  Course, you're never too young to pretend like you don't want any publicity, right Dean?  —  SEE MORE AFTER THE JUMP »
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
People.com:
Patrick Swayze & Wife Lisa Catch a Lakers Game  —  Patrick Swayze and his wife Lisa were two famous faces in the crowd Friday as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 101-71 during Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference playoff series at L.A.'s Staples Center.
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The Huffington Post:
Cancer Stricken Patrick Swayze Attends Lakers Game (PHOTOS)
Daily Mail:
Pictured: Amy lashes out at photographers after missing prison visit with Blake  —  A weeping Amy Winehouse lashed out at photographers after missing her appointment to visit husband Blake Fielder-Civil in jail.  —  The troubled singer was clearly distraught after missing the chance to see her spouse at London's Pentonville Prison.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Contactmusic.com:
VICTORIA BECKHAM - BECKHAM DEFENDS CRUISE FRIENDSHIP  —  VICTORIA BECKHAM has chastised critics who have accused her of only forging a close friendship with TOM CRUISE and KATIE HOLMES to further her acting career.  —  The former Spice Girl became firm friends with the Cruise family …
Discussion: The Shallow End
New York Post:
HIDDEN HOOKUP  —  JENNIFER Aniston and John “The Player” Mayer have been together longer than they're letting on.  It seemed odd that Aniston was so public with her affection for Mayer so fast, but a source says they were quietly dating for three months prior to coming out earlier this month as a couple in Miami.
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
A Few Tremors in Oprahland  —  LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey is still the queen of all media, but her crown is beginning to look a bit tarnished.  —  The average audience for “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has fallen nearly 7 percent this year, according to Nielsen Media Research — its third straight year of decline.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
 
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Mirror.co.uk:
Lindsay Lohan's love fling with Samantha Ronson
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Metro.co.uk:
Bon Jovi eyeing up our Duffy?
Discussion: OH NO!!
Michael K / Dlisted:
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3am:
Britney Spears new man gets family approval
New York Post:
LOVE REJECTED ABORT PRESSURE
Discussion: X17 Online
Hellomagazine.com:
Mary and Frederik of Denmark give Christian a truly royal playhouse
Rav Singh / News of the World:
BRITNEY: Spears planning comeback show for £5m
 

 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

Marc Fisher / Nieman Reports:
A look at the changes made by hard-right TV mogul David Smith at The Baltimore Sun and the anxiety over his plans for the paper inside the shrunken newsroom

 
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