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10:55 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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Cele|bitchy:
Angelina Jolie says that people hating on her makes her feel stronger  —  A couple weeks ago Angelina Jolie told the Daily Mail that she keeps guns in the house and that she would shoot anyone who tried to hurt her family.  It's a real concern for her as someone with small children who's …
People.com:
Angelina Jolie: Being Pregnant with Twins Was a ‘Shock’
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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 …
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Is Madonna Mad About New Tell-All?  —  Jim Spellman/WireImage.com, Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage.com, Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMA Press  —  Is Madonna a wee bit nervous about her brother Christopher Ciccone's about-to-be-released memoir?  —  Considering the two have been on the outs for some time now …
Discussion: Faded Youth Blog and Lifeline Live
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.
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
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
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
MTV's Tila Tequila: Gays Can Get Married “Because of Me”  —  MTV reality queen says she played a part in California recently dropping its ban on gay marriage.  —  “It is because of me — I definitely think [my show] has helped the movement,” she told Usmagazine.com at the Hollywood premiere of The Love Guru on Wednesday.
Discussion: Dlisted, Vh1 Blog, Gawker and MollyGood
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 …
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.
TMZ.com:
Hulk Hogan's Lean, Mean, Killing Machine  —  Everything the Hogans touch these days seems to go up in flames — especially this time.  —  The Hulk Hogan Ultimate Grill — who knew? — has recently been recalled because there's a chance it'll burn your freakin' house down.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
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Brett Malec / People.com:
Lily Allen Paps Back at Paparazzi  —  Pursued by the paparazzi, Lily Allen turned the other cheek - and fired off some pictures of her own.  —  “Seriously I have never been followed like we were [Tuesday], there were literally 20 cars of razzi with us,” writes Allen on her MySpace blog.
Discussion: Jossip
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 …
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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People.com:
Two Charged with Providing Drugs to Amy Winehouse  —  London police have arrested two people - John Blagrove and Cara Burton - suspected of supplying drugs to Amy Winehouse, the Associated Press reports.  —  The charges stem from the now-infamous video that appeared to show the troubled singer smoking crack cocaine.
 
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Heidi and Spencer's Television Wedding?
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MSN:
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Josh Horowitz / MTV Movies Blog:
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Heidi Klum on Children: ‘We Still Have One Coming’
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
In an ABC News one-on-one interview, President Biden pushed back against questions about his fitness, after about a month of heavy media focus on his age

Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Germany's government pledges to add a 30% film/TV production tax incentive, effective as early as January 2025; Australia raised its rebate to 30% on July 1

Paul Vieira / Dow Jones Newswires:
Netflix, Disney, and other US streaming companies ask a Canadian court to block imposition of a fee of 5% of sales to help finance local news and other content

 
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