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4:40 PM ET, June 6, 2008

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Paul Lewis / Guardian:
Spike Lee gets in Clint Eastwood's line of fire  —  Clint Eastwood has advised rival film director Spike Lee to “shut his face” after the African-American complained about the racial make-up of Eastwood's films.  —  In an interview with the Guardian published today, Eastwood rejected Lee's complaint …
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Dirty Harry comes clean  —  Clint Eastwood talks to Jeff Dawson about race, euthanasia, politicians, capital punishment - and how he really feels about the ‘fascist’ role that made him famous  —  Clint Eastwood folds his gangly frame behind a clifftop table at the Hotel Du Cap …
Michael K / Dlisted:
And We're Off!  —  Earlier, I posted about how Clint Eastwood said Spike Lee needs too “shut his face” after Spike said he was pissed off that Clint didn't feature any African American soldiers in a couple of his war movies.  —  Spike has responded to ABC News!
Discussion: CO-ED Magazine
Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Spike Strikes Back: Clint's ‘an Angry Old Man’
Discussion: Stereohyped
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Lauren Conrad: Whitney Port “Will Do Well” With Hills Spin-Off  —  Lauren Conrad has no doubt Whitney Port can carry her own reality show.  —  As Us Weekly reports in its new issue, MTV is prepping a Hills spin-off in which Port becomes bicoastal while working for fashion PR firm People's Revolution …
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Peter Larsen / Orange County Register:
‘The Hills’ stars and a ‘Real Housewife’ party at fancy new bowling alley  —  SLIDE SHOW: Strike Orange County throws a grand opening party in Tustin on Thursday night.  —  Recommend  —  The first sorta-celebrity to arrive is - almost predictably - a Real Housewife of Orange County.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
The Sun:
'I'm too good at sex to cook'  —  KATE BECKINSALE has offered an unusual excuse for her poor performance in the kitchen - she's too damn good in bed.  —  The tasty actress has given up on trying to create tantalising culinary treats because she believes people are divided into two groups …
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Phil / Egotastic!:   Kate Beckinsale Likes Sex, Not Cooking
Julie Jordan / People.com:
Vin Diesel Becomes a Father  —  Vin Diesel  —  Vin Diesel and his girlfriend, model Paloma Jimenez, have quietly become parents of a baby girl, his rep tells PEOPLE.  —  Diesel, 40, and Jimenez welcomed their first child on April 2.  —  Diesel is currently shooting and producing Fast and Furious …
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Vin Diesel — a Dad!
Discussion: The Blemish
PEOPLE TV Watch:
The Real Housewives of N.Y.C. and O.C. Catfight  —  It was a real-life case of East Coast versus West Coast backstage during the Wednesday taping of the Bravo A-List Awards when the casts of The Real Housewives of Orange County and New York City nearly came to blows over the script the ladies …
Discussion: MollyGood, OH NO!! and Lifeline Live
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Knightley eyes Columbia's ‘Fair Lady’  —  Update will retain musical's score and setting  —  Eliza Doolittle is set for another bigscreen makeover.  —  Columbia Pictures is tuning up a “My Fair Lady” redo, with Keira Knightley in talks to star as the simple Cockney flower girl who is transformed into a lady.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Ed McMahon on Possible Home Foreclosure: “Things Happen”  —  Former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon spoke out on CNN's Larry King Live about the possible foreclosure of his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills mansion.  —  Asked what happened, McMahon, 85, joked Thursday, “How much time do you have?”
Discussion: Holy Taco
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Michael Lewittes / The Huffington Post:
Inside Ed McMahon's Money Mess
Discussion: Bossip and Defamer
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Makes Surprise Appearance at Nashville Music Fest  —  Jessica Simpson made a surprise appearance at the CMA Music Festival Block Party in Nashville Wednesday night - but the singer didn't perform her new country single, “Come on Over.”  —  Simpson showed up without on-again …
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Just Jared:
Jessica Simpson is a Country Music Crooner
Discussion: OH NO!!
NY Daily News:
Rush & Molloy: At long last, Lindsay's an insure thing  —  Lindsay Lohan almost didn't get the chance to change her life with a new movie, which starts shooting Monday.  —  “Labor Pains” producer Rick Schwartz kept getting turned down by insurers, an informed source tells us.
Katie Rhames / OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Ashlee Steps Out for Pete's Birthday  —  Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz had more than just his 29th birthday to celebrate on Thursday night — the rock star recently wed gal pal Ashlee Simpson and the pair recently confirmed OK!'s report that they will soon be expecting their first child together.
Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt made $3 million in 2 years  —  I try really hard not to be one of those people that's always bemoaning the lack of justice and fairness in the world, at least when it comes to material, trivial things.  But this is just beyond all of my restraint.
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Daily Mail:
Where have your curves gone, Catherine Zeta-Jones?  —  She's a poster-girl for gorgeous curves, but Catherine Zeta-Jones appears to be in danger of losing her bombshell status.  —  The Hollywood star cut a surprisingly lean figure while on set of her new film The Rebound in New York yesterday.
Discussion: Star Trip and Defamer
New York Post:
GWEN'S BEST  —  WHAT'S it like being married to Gwen Stefani?  Rocker Gavin Rossdale tells Page Six Magazine in this Sunday's Post of his wife's notorious fashion sense: “It's like marrying three different people a week, because you never know who's going to come out of the bathroom.”
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 
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Associated Press:
Pete Doherty misses Paris show due to train delay
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Lifeline Live
OK! Magazine:
OK! Exclusive: Charlie & Brooke's Quirky Wedding Vows
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Peter Gicas / E! Online:
Lauren Hutton: In Need of a Nap...and Then Some
TMZ.com:
Vanity Fair to Gershon: Go Pound Sand
Claudia Rosenbaum / E! Online:
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Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
BFF Watch: Val Kilmer and Fiddy
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and MTV Newsroom
People.com:
New Kids Work Their Dance Moves in ‘Summertime’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Exclusive! Jenna Elfman Hooks Up With Earl
Discussion: POPWRAP and AfterEllen.com
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Andy / Towleroad.com:
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Reuters:
Former celebrities compete in CMT wrestling show
Discussion: Perez Hilton
New York Post:
LOFTY PURCHASE  —  PHILIP Seymour Hoffman and his longtime squeeze …
Discussion: The Real Estalker
New York Post:
RAUNCH RULES BRAVO AWARDS
Kate Stroup / People.com:
Heath Ledger Scholarship Announced
Daily Mail:
Hairy Spice: No close shave for Geri Halliwell's armpits
Chicago Tribune:
R. Kelly's video analyst rebuts prosecution's expert
Discussion: Perez Hilton and TMZ.com
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Nick Bollea Transferred Out of Solitary Confinement
 

 
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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

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

Reporters Without Borders:
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