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3:55 PM ET, June 1, 2008

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CNN:
Universal Studios blaze burns video vault  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — A massive fire Sunday at Universal Studios destroyed the building housing the King Kong exhibit and damaged a video library vault, officials said.  —  The fire is still burning at the video vault, Los Angeles Fire Chief Douglas Barry said.
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Fire Engulfs Universal Lot  —  UPDATE: Today's MTV Movie Awards are still on.  —  “The show will go on as planned,” an MTV rep says.  —  A horrific fire tore through Universal Studios this morning.  —  Breaking out just before dawn on a backlot soundstage, the blaze destroyed …
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Geoff Boucher / Los Angeles Times:
MTV Movie Awards will broadcast from Universal Studios despite fire  —  Firefighters battle a blaze that broke out in the early morning at Universal Studios.  More than 100 firefighters were battling a huge fire on the backlot at Universal that has destroyed several movie sets.
TMZ.com:
Massive Fire at Universal Studios!
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Martyn Palmer / Daily Mail:
'I've got my Tomb Raider guns - and I'm not afraid to use them,' says Angelina  —  Angelina Jolie has revealed she owns real versions of the guns she toted in the movie Tomb Raider - and she and partner Brad Pitt wouldn't be afraid to use them.  The actress, who is rumoured to have given birth …
Shari Weiss / People.com:
Dina Lohan Says Lindsay Went to ER for Asthma  —  Ronson and Lohan at Century City Hospital  —  Lindsay Lohan went to the hospital on Thursday night because she was having an asthma attack, her mom tells PEOPLE.  —  “She was losing oxygen.  She couldn't breathe,” Dina Lohan …
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Christa D'Souza / Times of London:
Lindsay Lohan talks about her troubled life
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People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Visits a Friend in L.A. Hospital
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and OH NO!!
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Ashlee Simpson Postpones Summer Tour  —  Pregnant singer Ashlee Simpson's summer tour is on hold.  —  “After careful consideration, Ashlee Simpson has decided to postpone her summer tour,” her rep said in a statement.  “She is committed to giving her fans the best show possible …
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Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson Postpones Summer Tour  —  Just days after confirming her pregnancy, Ashlee Simpson has postponed her summer tour.  —  “After careful consideration, Ashlee Simpson has decided to postpone her summer tour,” the singer's publicist said in a statement Saturday.
Cathy Horyn / On the Runway:
Where have I seen that dress before?  —  Left, Sarah Jessica Parker at the New York premiere of “Sex and the City” in a Nina Ricci gown designed by Olivier Theyskens.  Right, Lauren (Davis) Santo Domingo at the Met ball with Olivier Theyskens.  (Photos: Joshua Lott/Rueters, left; Billy Farrell/PatrickMcMullan.com)
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New York Post:
SOURED DEAL  —  BRITNEY Spears' sideline career as a furniture designer has been sidelined.  Her dad, Jamie, had worked out a deal with Danish entrepreneur Claus Hjelmbak where she would endorse a line of shabby-chic Scandinavian furniture - specifically, creating a piece called a “Woofy.”
Just Jared:
Brad & Maddox: Go, Go, Grand Prix!  —  Brad Pitt and son Maddox, 6, both put on earplugs for hearing protection at the starting grid before the MotoGP Italian motorcycling Grand Prix on the Mugello circuit in Italy on Sunday.  —  It was the third consecutive victory for Valetino Rossi, who also won in France and China.
Michael K / Dlisted:
LaToya Jackson Is Every Woman  —  Seeing pictures of LaToya Jackson always brings a smile to my face.  My smile quickly turns into a grimace, because I don't understand how a plastic surgeon is still able to eff with her face.  I would think that even the slightest touch of a scalpel would make her entire head deflate.
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Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Disappoints at Comeback Show  —  Amy Winehouse kept 90,000 fans at the Lisbon music festival waiting almost an hour at the first concert she has given since leaving rehab.  —  “Hey Lisbon, I'm sorry I'm late,” the Grammy winner, 24, told the sold out crowd …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Charlie Sheen Marries Brooke Mueller  —  Charlie Sheen wed Brooke Mueller in small ceremony in Beverly Hills Friday night, the couple's rep confirmed to Usmagazine.com.  —  Guests included father Martin Sheen and brother Emilio Estevez as well as Eric Dane and his wife Rebecca Gayheart.
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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

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

 
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