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10:50 AM ET, June 11, 2008

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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.
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 …
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
Discussion: Perez Hilton, WOW Report and Jezebel
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Get This Penis Off My Back!  —  A little baby in China …
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
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.”
Discussion: The Dish Rag
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Perez Hilton:
Still Ill?  —  Speculation about the health of Paul Newman has intensified and the legendary actor has felt compelled to speak out again.  —  Previously, a rep for Newman said reports that he was fighting terminal lung cancer were not true.  —  Well, it seems like somebody must have spoken out of turn.
Discussion: omg! and OK! Magazine
Marcus Errico / E! Online:   Rep Shoots Down Paul Newman Cancer Reports
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Shia LaBeouf “Embarrassed” by Antigay Slur  —  A slap across the face from a friend isn't the only thing that left Shia LaBeouf red.  —  A rep for the Indiana Jones star says he's “embarrassed” by a YouTube video that made its way around the Internet yesterday and earlier today.
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, Jossip and Celebritology
Claudia Rosenbaum / E! Online:
Jessica's Bro: Baby Looks Like an Alba to Me  —  While the rest of the world awaits her coming-out party, some choice people have had the honor of meeting Honor.  —  Jessica Alba's brother, Josh, has revealed some exclusive details to E! News about the baby and her arrival.
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Latina.com:
Latina.com Exclusive: Jessica Alba's Father Says Honor Marie …
Telegraph:
P Diddy: 'Why haven't I met the Queen yet?'  —  Scandal, women, business deals, charity work -the rapper P Diddy has packed a great deal into his 38 years.  But one ambition has eluded him, writes Celia Walden  —  The sun is slipping into the sea, the bars of Monte Carlo are filling …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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People.com:
Diddy to the Queen: Let's Do Lunch
Discussion: Love B. Scott
E! Online:
Diddy: My Various Names Have Not Changed
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Ailing Paul Newman Turns Over $120M to Charity  —  Ailing Paul Newman Turns Over $120m To Charity |  Coldplay, Beatles Lose Leader |  Spielberg's Gift; Diddy Graduation; Polanski Update; World Turns Slower; Old Lox  —  Ailing Paul Newman Turns Over $120m To Charity
Bryan Alexander / People.com:
David Cook Rocks Prime-Time National Anthem  —  David Cook sings the National Anthem  —  What's harder - belting out hits on American Idol or singing the national anthem before an NBA playoff game?  —  “The nerves are way worse [than on Idol],” David Cook told reporters moments …
Discussion: iVillage
Jeffrey Ressner / The Politico:
Actress has a crush on Obama  —  Every presidential candidate can use a sexy blond movie star to liven up his or her campaign, appear at big money events and rally the entertainment community.  Sen. Barack Obama's go-to Hollywood hottie is Scarlett Johansson, a starlet who trades frequent e-mails …
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.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
NEWS.com.au:
James Bond star Daniel Craig injured on set  —  THE curse of James Bond has struck again - after 007 actor Daniel Craig sliced off the tip off one of his fingers filming an action sequence.  —  Craig, 39, was taken to hospital today while the 22nd Bond movie, Quantum of Solace was being shot …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
 
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Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
Clooney Gives Ex a Honeymoon
cityrag:
Avril Lavigne is a High Quality Chick
Jocelyn Vena / OK! Magazine:
OK! Exclusive: Mario Lopez Opens Up About Break-Up
Associated Press:
Book from ‘Sex and the City’ film doesn't exist
Discussion: Gawker and MollyGood
New York Post:
CHANCE MEETING  —  IT wasn't how it looked, according to Sumner Redstone .
Shari Weiss / People.com:
Jessica Simpson: I'm Sticking to Country Music
Hellomagazine.com:
Tom comes to bride's rescue after mystery filming delays wedding
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
New Couple Alert: Antonio Sabato Jr. & Blu Cantrell?
Discussion: Just Jared
 Earlier Picks: 
POPSUGAR:
Robert Downey Jr.'s Rug-ged Look
Discussion: OH NO!!
Just Jared:
Mischa Barton is a Blue Vein Vixen
TMZ.com:
Oscar's Fishnets Fishy After All
Natasha / Young, Black, and Fabulous:
So Halle Dated A New Kid On The Block? …
Discussion: OH NO!! and Lifeline Live
Molly / POPSUGAR:
Katie Holmes Is Still an LA Mama
Monsters and Critics:
Britney Spears' Marilyn burial
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Alison Adey / Now Magazine:
Mark Ronson: My sister and Lindsay Lohan make a cute couple
TMZ.com:
Charlie and Denise Battle Over Needles
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Andrew Chung / Reuters:
SCOTUS declines to impose limits on the way Biden administration may communicate with social media platforms in the First Amendment case of Murthy v. Missouri

Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in a Russian Court for the start of his closed-door trial on espionage charges, which he denies

Trevor Timm / The Guardian:
Assange's plea deal doesn't create an official precedent, but he still had to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for a “crime” outlets commit regularly

 
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