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4:55 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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Steve Gorman / Reuters:
Sydney Pollack dies in Los Angeles  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood filmmaker Sydney Pollack, who won a pair of Academy Awards for the epic romance “Out of Africa” and earned praise for his acting stints in films such as “Tootsie” and “Michael Clayton,” died on Monday after a battle with cancer, his spokeswoman said.
Discussion: omg! and The Superficial
Raquel Maria Dillon / Associated Press:
Sydney Pollack dies of cancer at age 73  —  LOS ANGELES - Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay who achieved commercial success and critical acclaim with the gender-bending comedy “Tootsie” and the period drama “Out of Africa, has died.  He was 73.
Discussion: TV Squad and FILMdetail
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
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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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Evil Beet Gossip
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!
Metro.co.uk:
Bon Jovi eyeing up our Duffy?  —  Ladies magnet, Jon Bon Jovi, has revealed his infatuation for our top British chart topper, Duffy.  —  The big haired rocker, 46, declared his love for the beauty to 72,000 fans in Munich's Olympic stadium, breaking into a few lines of her smash hit Mercy.
Discussion: OH NO!!
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 …
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
 
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Emily Miller / Mirror.co.uk:
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Daily Express:
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