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9:40 AM ET, June 2, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Crack is Wack for Tatum O'Neal  —  TMZ has confirmed that Tatum O'Neal has been popped by the NYPD for allegedly scoring crack and coke last night.  —  The NYPD tells TMZ that O'Neal was “observed” allegedly buying crack on the Lower East Side near her apartment there.
Discussion: omg!, Perez Hilton and iVillage
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New York Post:
SOURCES: TATUM O'NEAL BUSTED FOR COKE & CRACK  —  Troubled Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal, who has spoken and written about her years-long battle with addiction, was busted last night just blocks from her Lower East Side luxury apartment - charged with buying cocaine and crack, sources said.
NY Daily News:
Tatum O'Neal in crack bust  —  Academy Award-winning actress Tatum O'Neal, who chronicled her recovery from drug addiction in a shocking 2004 memoir, was busted Sunday for buying crack on the lower East Side, cops said.  —  The 44-year-old daughter of actor Ryan O'Neal was nabbed …
Daily Mail:
Lindsay Lohan wins most embarrassing wardrobe malfunction as Young Hollywood turn out at MTV Movie Awards  —  MTV went ahead with its annual star-studded movie awards at the Universal Studios lot on Sunday, hours after a spectacular blaze destroyed chunks of Hollywood history nearby.
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The Superficial:
MTV Movie Awards: Celebs did a bunch of crap but nothing as cool as Robert Downey Jr. attacking Jack Black's nutsicles  —  I attempted to watch the MTV Movie awards last night but quickly realized, “Hey, I don't completely hate myself.”  Before I turned it off though, I did happen to catch …
Discussion: Blowing Smoke
Anne-Marie Schiro / New York Times:
Yves Saint Laurent, Fashion Icon, Dies at 71  —  Yves Saint Laurent, who exploded on the fashion scene in 1958 as the boy-wonder successor to Christian Dior and endured as one of the best-known and most influential couturiers of the second half of the 20th century, died on Sunday in Paris.  He was 71.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Gawker and Boing Boing
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Olivia Barker / USA Today:
Fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent, 71, dies in Paris
Discussion: WOW Report and Just Jared
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Yves Saint Laurent Dies
Discussion: OH NO!!
Agence France Presse:
Yves Saint Laurent: a giant of French fashion
Crispian Balmer / Reuters:
French fashion king Yves Saint Laurent dies
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
ETonline:
JACK BLACK BREAKS BABY NEWS AT ‘KUNG FU PANDA’ PREMIERE  —  ET breaks news that JACK BLACK and his wife TANYA have welcomed their second son.  —  Jack told our THEA ANDREWS at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Kung Fu Panda’ that the baby was born about a week ago and said that the newest member of the Black family is also named Jack.
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Jovie Baclayon / E! Online:
Baby No. 2 for Jack Black  —  He may have spilled the beans about Angelina Jolie's buns in the oven, but Jack Black has baby news of his own to share.  —  The star of Kung Fu Panda and his wife, Tanya (shown here with first son, Samuel), welcomed their second child about a week ago, reports Entertainment Tonight.
Discussion: iVillage
OK! Magazine:
TomKat's Star-Studded Housewarming  —  What better way to christen your new home than to throw a party for 250 of your closest friends?  —  That's precisely what Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes did Saturday night, hosting a giant A-list bash at their new Beverly Hills mansion.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and A Socialite's Life
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Host A-List Housewarming Party
Discussion: CelebWarship and iVillage
New York Post:
LOHAN: NOT OK  —  Lindsay Lohan has apparently passed on an offer by OK! magazine to say she's gay.  Insiders told Page Six that Lohan and OK! are in talks to do a cover where Lohan “comes out” about her relationship with gal pal Samantha Ronson, and the mag has offered her “around $1 million to do the cover.”
Charlotte Triggs / People.com:
Tim McGraw Makes a 9-Year-Old Boy's Dream Come True  —  Tim McGraw with 9-year-old Luke Wood in Oklahoma City  —  Country sensation Tim McGraw surprised a 9-year-old-fan during an Oklahoma City concert with the opportunity of a lifetime - a duet with his idol.
New York Post:
LEROY HOAXERS IN FALLING-OUT  —  LAURA Albert is on the warpath over a new book about the JT LeRoy hoax being written by the one-time friend she hired to portray the fake teen-writing sensation.  —  In “Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy,” Savannah Knoop, 27, will tell the story of the charade …
Discussion: Gawker
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.
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Pregnant Ashlee Simpson Postpones Summer Tour
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
 
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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

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
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