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9:30 AM ET, June 12, 2008

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Dave Karger / EW.com:
Angelina Jolie: A Candid Q&A  —  She's a human rights advocate and, in summer action flick “Wanted,” a remorseless killer.  In a frank interview, the star with the disarming and dangerous persona talks about sex, tattoos, motherhood, war, and peace  —  Think it's difficult finding a Father's Day present for the man in your life?
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OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Shiloh Can't Wait to be a Big Sis!  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have much to celebrate with the impending arrival of their twins and the recent success of Angie's film Kung Fu Panda at the box office.  And no one is more excited than their youngest child, 2-year old Shiloh.
Tomoneil / Gold Derby:
Emmy champ Katherine Heigl quits the race, blaming 'Grey's Anatomy' writers  —  It's very strange that Katherine Heigl's name is not on the TV academy's list of Emmy contenders after she won best supporting actress last year for “Grey's Anatomy.”  Over the past few months, as Emmy campaign season began …
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Katherine Heigl Drops Out of Emmy Race
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Gold Derby
New York Post:
OH, BROTHER!  A MADGE TELL-ALL  —  MADONNA and Britney Spears are about to get socked with scandalous, tell-all books about their wild and crazy lives.  —  Madonna is sure to be the more betrayed.  Her brother Christopher Ciccone, who had a falling-out with Her Madgesty several years ago …
Discussion: Dlisted, Gawker and MollyGood
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Memoir coming from Madonna's brother  —  NEW YORK - The mystery is solved: Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, is writing a memoir about his sister, to be released in mid-July by Simon & Schuster with a first printing of 350,000, the publisher told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Towleroad.com
Forbes:
The Celebrity 100  —  IT IS THE YEAR OF THE TWEEN.  Coming off a concert tour, a hit 3-D movie and a risqué picture in Vanity Fair, pop star Miley Cyrus (a.k.a. Hannah Montana) leads a slew of young stars onto our annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the world's ultrafamous.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Forbes Power List: Angelina Jolie No. 3; Brad Pitt No. 10  —  Angelina Jolie is more powerful than beau Brad Pitt, according to Forbes' annual Power List, which ranks celebrities on money and fame.  —  Oprah Winfrey topped the the list for the second year in a row with a media empire that earned her $275 million.
Michael K / Dlisted:
George Clooney Does Not Like Fake Chichis  —  Sarah Larson reportedly got some titty sacks put in early last month.  Above is a picture of Sarah in March and then Sarah late last month.  Fake chichis!  A source told In Touch that Sarah's new ones could have had something to do with George Clooney breaking up with her ass.
Discussion: Vh1 Blog and Gone Hollywood
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In Touch Weekly:
George Clooney's ex gets a boob job?  —  George Clooney broke up with his model girlfriend, Sarah Larson, shortly after she had a breast augmentation in mid-May.  Was surgery the final straw in their already fractured relationship?  “George really didn't want her to get the boob job,” an insider says.
Discussion: Just Jared and MollyGood
Beth Perry / People.com:
Lynne Spears's Memoir Set for Fall Release  —  Lynne Spears's memoir about raising her famous daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn will be released this fall, the publisher confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “When Jamie Lynn got pregnant, it was put on hold,” says a spokesman for Thomas Nelson, which publishes inspirational books and Bibles.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Chris Martin: I Feared I'd Be the Guy “No One Wants to Have Sex With”  —  Coldplay singer Chris Martin admits he was a late bloomer.  —  He tells the new issue of Rolling Stone (on newsstands now), “I had a tricky time with girls until I was, like, 21.  —  “I got trapped in the friendship tip many …
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OK! Magazine:
Could Britney Win an Emmy?  —  After one all-too-brief season of Britney & Kevin: Chaotic, who would have ever thought that someday you might hear an awards presenter say, “And the Emmy goes to... Britney Spears”?  Well, the pop star has come one step closer to making that into a reality …
Discussion: X17 Online
Arnesa A. Howell / People.com:
Heidi Klum on Children: ‘We Still Have One Coming’  —  Heidi Klum and husband Seal share a lot in common - including wanting more kids.  —  “So many people say, ‘I am so done.’ That hasn't come out of my mouth, and it hasn't come out of Seal's mouth either,” the Project Runway host, 35, tells Redbook magazine in its July 2008 issue.
New York Post:
TOM RIPS ‘NAZI’ DIAGNOSIS  —  TOM Cruise's lawyer is comparing a TV doctor's analysis of the star's mental health to Nazi methods.  In next month's Playboy, Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of VH1's “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,” says: “A lot of people in the public eye who behave strangely …
Discussion: Gawker
 
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MSN:
Lil Wayne's new CD sells 423,000 in a day
Discussion: Bossip and That Grape Juice
Joe Gray / Chicago Tribune:
Stephanie Izard dishes ‘Top Chef’ finale, future
Jonathan Cohen / Reuters:
Production issues to delay Coldplay tour
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Josh Horowitz / MTV Movies Blog:
New ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ Image Revealed, Plus Poster For ‘Angels & Demons’
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Michael K / Dlisted:
The Rent Is Due  —  I'm all for grabbing dollas with your chocha …
Nellie Andreeva / Hollywood Reporter:
Jamie Kennedy joins ‘Ghost Whisperer’
The Sun:
The crucifixion of Pete Doherty
Hollywoodtuna:
Kendra Wilkinson's Cleavage Supports The Lakers
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The Superficial:
Hulk Hogan: God wants John Graziano in a coma to make him ‘a better person’
Discussion: TMZ.com, Allie Is Wired and CNN
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Beloved Characters as Reimagined for the 21st Century
TMZ.com:
Hulk Hogan's Lean, Mean, Killing Machine
Shirley Halperin / EW.com:
Jill Sobule weighs in on Katy Perry's ‘Kissed a Girl’
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Idolator
People.com:
Justin Timberlake Tells Leno He's Not Engaged - or Pregnant
Kris Kitto / The Hill:
Jennifer Lopez slips into Sen. Obama's office
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Skydance reached a preliminary deal to pay $1.75B for National Amusements and agreed to a 45-day period where other Paramount bidders can make offers

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Q&A with Adam Mosseri on Threads' first year, not leaning into political content, driving engagement, focusing on real time content, fediverse, and more

Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog:
Mastodon adds clickable bylines under article links, pointing to the author's fediverse account; The Verge and MacRumors are among the pubs using the feature

 
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