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1:20 PM ET, June 11, 2008

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James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Gossip Girl’ producers eye spinoff  —  Co-star Taylor Momsen a candidate for new series  —  The makers of “Gossip Girl” are planning a spinoff series set at a girls boarding school.  —  Producers are hoping to expand the popular CW show by either giving co-star Taylor Momsen her own series …
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TMZ.com:
Linda to Judge: Throw Hulk's Ass in Jail  —  Linda Hogan wants Hulk to spend time with Nick — behind bars.  —  Linda is asking a judge to cite the Hulkster with contempt of court, because he allegedly didn't ante up money for a $4.2 million Vegas condo, as required by the judge.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Paul Newman Comments on Cancer Rumors  —  Paul Newman has responded obliquely to a number of published reports that say he is gravely ill with cancer.  —  The 83-year-old Oscar winner's spokesman in Los Angeles, Jeff Sanderson, told Reuters and other media outlets on Tuesday: “Newman says he's doing nicely.”
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Timbaland Gets Married  —  Timbaland and his girlfriend (and publicist) Monique Idlett have tied the knot, Usmagazine.com can confirm exclusively.  —  The two wed — in their sweats! - in Virginia on Tuesday by a family pastor.  —  They are getting hitched again in a formal ceremony in Aruba on June 22.
New York Post:
HEALTHY PAYDAY  —  FARRAH Fawcett is making millions off her battle with anal cancer.  She worked a financial deal with “Entertainment Tonight” earlier this year where the show followed her around to treatments and showed Fawcett's friends videotaping her ordeal.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Celebritology and Jossip
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Britney and Mel's Cigar Club Rendezvous  —  Britney Spears and Mel Gibson had a smokin' date Tuesday night - at an exclusive Beverly Hills cigar club.  —  For more than two-and-a-half hours, the singer, 26, and the actor-filmmaker, 52, met in what was confirmed to PEOPLE …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Pink Is The New Blog
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer, looking “besotted with one another” while enjoying a late-night rendezvous with friends - including actor Billy Crudup - at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, a source tells us.  Nestled at an outside courtyard table …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
New York Post:
LOVE REGISTERS WITH MARIAH  —  MARIAH Carey's friends and colleagues weren't invited to her impromptu wedding to Nick Can non, but they can still send a gift.  According to an insider, “Mariah's assistant, Gina, sent out over 100 e-mails to her wealthy friends letting them know that she's registered …
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Mark Wahlberg Calls Rhea Durham His ‘Future Wife’  —  Mark Wahlberg and model Rhea Durham have been together for years - and are proud parents to daughter Ella, 4, and son Michael, 2.  —  Now, as the couple expects baby number three, are they finally ready to walk down the aisle?
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Ashlee Simpson Starting to Show Bump  —  Weeks after confirming she's expecting, a pregnant Ashlee Simpson is starting to show.  —  The newlywed (see photos of celeb brides) popped by Hollywood's RenMar Studios in a flowy maxi-dress with a plunging neckline on Monday.
Discussion: Pink Is The New Blog and OH NO!!
The Sun:
Baby born with penis on back  —  THIS is the picture that will shock parents around the world - a baby born with a second penis on his BACK.  —  The tot was born to farmer dad Li Jun, 30, and his unnamed wife, who live in Hejian city in central China's Henan province.  —  Surgery
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Brooke Hogan “Freaked Out” Over Mom's Romance  —  Not everyone approves of Hollywood cougars—least of all their cubs.  —  Brooke Hogan's reaction to her 48-year-old mom, Linda, dating someone 29 years her junior?  “I'm totally freaked out,” she told E! satellite radio personality Michael Yo during a conversation the two had off air.
 
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Alex Fletcher / Digital Spy:
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Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Gil Kaufman / MTV:
Ashanti's Bloody Online Promotion Sparks Anti-Violence Protest In L.A.
Adam Nutburn / Showbiz Spy:
Mark Ronson Approves of Sister's Romance With Lindsay Lohan
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Katherine Heigl to star in ‘Escape’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
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