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10:25 AM ET, May 27, 2008

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Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Sydney Pollack, Film Director, Dies at 73  —  LOS ANGELES — Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay as director, producer and sometime actor whose star-laden movies like “The Way We Were,” “Tootsie” and “Out of Africa” were among the most successful of the 1970s and '80s, died on Monday at his home in Los Angeles.
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Peter G / Us Weekly:
Oscar Winner Sydney Pollack Dies of Cancer  —  Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack died on Monday of cancer at his Pacific Palisades' home, according to the Los Angeles Times.  —  Pollack, 73, began his career in New York theater then moved west in the 1960s to direct television.
People.com:
Film Legend Sydney Pollack Dies of Cancer at 73  —  Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack died of cancer Monday.  He was 73.  —  Pollack, who was also an actor and producer, was surrounded by family at his home in Pacific Palisades when he passed, according to his publicist Leslee Dart.
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
Duane Byrge / Hollywood Reporter:   Sydney Pollack dies at 73
Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:   Sydney Pollack, 73; Oscar-winning director and producer
Steve Gorman / Reuters:
Sydney Pollack dies in Los Angeles
Discussion: The Superficial
Simon Reynolds / Digital Spy:
Director Sydney Pollack dies at 73
Discussion: TMZ.com
Raquel Maria Dillon / Associated Press:   Sydney Pollack dies of cancer at age 73
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Lohan: Lindsay, Sam's Romance “Evident to Anyone With Half a Brain”  —  Michael Lohan isn't playing dumb when it comes to his daughter Lindsay's close relationship with deejay Samantha Ronson.  —  Days after photos of them nuzzling necks in Cannes, France, surfaced …
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OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Michael Lohan Blogs About Dina's Reality Show  —  With tonight's premiere of Living Lohan, the new reality show about Lindsay Lohan's infamous mother Dina Lohan and younger sister Ali, OK! asked the actress' father Michael Lohan to give his unique insight in a running, weekly commentary.
New York Post:
STARS LIGHT UP THE HAMPTONS  —  THE boldface-infested Hamptons were already in full swing over Memorial Day weekend with bashes all across the East End.  Model/actress Molly Sims kicked off her summer with a 35th birthday party that French Connection threw for her at The Estate in Sag Harbor on Saturday.
Discussion: Lifeline Live and Jossip
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Pictured: The shocking toll Amy Winehouse's party lifestyle is having on her ravaged skin  —  She is an undisputed singing and songwriting talent.  —  And only last week won an Ivor Novello gong for her stunning song Love Is A Losing Game from her Grammy awardwinning album Back To Black.
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
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Daily Mail:
Pictured: Amy lashes out at photographers after missing prison visit with Blake
Discussion: Allie Is Wired and Seriously? OMG!
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 …
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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Access Hollywood:
Jared Leto's Rep Slams Rumors Actor Had Affair With Jessica Simpson
Discussion: F-Listed, Dlisted and Lifeline Live
Just Jared:
Blake Lively & Penn Badgley Heat Up Memorial Day  —  Gossip Girl costars and real-life couple Blake Lively and Penn Badgley are going more public with their relationship, holding hands as they take a romantic stroll through downtown New York City on Monday, Memorial Day.  —  Bladgley look so cute together!!!
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
NY Daily News:
Side Dish: Robert Redford in the ‘Zone’  —  When Robert Redford was given an honorary degree at Brown University this weekend, the golf cart in which he was being driven kept zipping past throngs of adoring students.  But at one point, Redford said, “Stop the cart!” with delight.
3am:
Beyonce Knowles wishes P Diddy would do one  —  If newly-weds Beyonce and Jay-Z were hoping for some alone time at Cannes, P Diddy had other ideas.  —  The R&B super-couple - who haven't had a honeymoon since their low-key wedding last December - held a party at the VIP Rooms.
POPSUGAR:
Beyonce and Jay-Z Explore the Finer Side of France  —  Beyonce and Jay-Z are over in France for a romantic getaway, but that doesn't mean they are spending all of their time alone.  On Friday night they did a little yachting with their buddy Diddy in Cannes after the Dolce & Gabbana party.
Discussion: BellaSugar
 
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