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6:25 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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Fire Sweeps Universal City Back Lot, Burns King Kong Exhibit  —  Blaze Destroys Several Sets, Tape Archives  —  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. —  A massive fire raged on a back lot at Universal Studios on Sunday, devouring several movie sets, including mock New York and New England streets.
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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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 …
Christa D'Souza / Times of London:
Lindsay Lohan talks about her troubled life  —  The drink, the drugs, the boys, the bust-ups - Lindsay Lohan lives a very 21st-century life  —  It is a blazing blue afternoon in LA, and Lindsay Lohan and I are sitting in the outdoor cafe of a photo studio off Melrose Avenue …
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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.
blogs.notw.co.uk:
Kurt's ashes stolen  —  THE music world was In Bloom-in' shock last night after hearing that the ashes of grunge god KURT COBAIN have been PINCHED!  —  I can also reveal that the wife of the NIRVANA legend, COURTNEY LOVE, is said to be “suicidal” after finding Kurt's remains missing from her Hollywood home.
Discussion: Crabbie's Hollywood
TMZ.com:
Linda Hogan Parties With Manboy  —  In an effort to make the Hogan family look even worse, Linda Hogan took her 19-year-old Nick-a-like boytoy to the opening of Palms Place last night!  —  Our spy says Linda's prey, Charlie, said the two are just friends — because friends are typically all over each other at the Palms.
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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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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