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1:10 PM ET, June 12, 2008

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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
Cele|bitchy:
Madonna's brother has written a tell-all biography about her
Discussion: The Book Room
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
People.com:
Angelina Jolie: Being Pregnant with Twins Was a ‘Shock’
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed
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.
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Secret of the Olsens' smiles?  —  Plus: Kate Hudson still plays coy about Lance; Common pens book  —  Although Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are fiercely private, details about the twins' lives are slowly emerging.  The latest: how the two achieve their signature smiles.
Alex Koppelman / Salon:
Fox News calls Michelle Obama “Obama's baby mama”  —  An alert reader wrote in just a little while ago to let us know about something he'd spotted on Fox News Wednesday afternoon.  During a segment discussing conservative attacks against Michelle Obama, the wife of presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama …
Discussion: Jezebel and Best Week Ever
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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USA Today:
Oprah Winfrey retains top spot on Forbes' powerful celeb list
Discussion: Stereohyped and Lifeline Live
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Forbes Power List: Angelina Jolie No. 3 — Brad Pitt No. 10
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Sarah Larson's Post-Clooney Life  —  Sarah Larson isn't going into hiding.  —  George Clooney's ex-girlfriend was back at work today, meeting and having lunch with her agent from Nous Model Management in Los Angeles.  —  I hear Ms. Larson, 29, is up for a big-time lingerie campaign …
Discussion: Egotastic! and The Superficial
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Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Heigl says no thanks, Emmy, it's undeserved  —  LOS ANGELES - Katherine Heigl won't be chewing her manicure at this year's Emmy ceremony: She says she didn't seek a nomination because “Grey's Anatomy” failed to deliver the goods for an award-worthy performance.
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Tomoneil / Gold Derby:
Emmy champ Katherine Heigl quits the race, blaming 'Grey's Anatomy' writers
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 …
Blair / Lindsay Lohan Daily:
Samantha Ronson a good influence on Lindsay  —  Lindsay Lohan credits alleged girlfriend Samantha Ronson with calming her down.  —  The ‘Mean Girls’ actress - who spent a two-month stint in rehab last year for drink and drug addiction - enjoys a close relationship with the DJ and says she never feels …
Discussion: Dlisted and That Other Blog
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Brett Malec / People.com:
Lily Allen Paps Back at Paparazzi
Discussion: Jossip
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
First Woman Ever Wins Top Chef  —  A woman won Top Chef Wednesday night for the first time in the Bravo show's four-season history.  —  Chicagoan Stephanie Izard, 31, beat out 15 contestants.  She battled against finalists Lisa Fernandes of New York and Richard Blais of Atlanta in the finale.
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Joe Gray / Chicago Tribune:
Stephanie Izard dishes ‘Top Chef’ finale, future
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.
Discussion: Bitten and Bound
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Trace Ayala: “I Don't See” a Wedding in Justin Timberlake's Future  —  Justin Timberlake's BFF (and business partner) Trace Ayala doesn't expect the singer and Jessica Biel to walk down the aisle anytime soon.  —  Asked if he sees wedding bells in their future, he said, “I hope so.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Heidi and Spencer's Television Wedding?  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt want to do it on live television.  —  The pressaholic reality-television couple have been talking to MTV honchos about a live telecast of their upcoming nuptials!  —  Montag, 21, has told MTV programming …
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.
Derrik J. Lang / Associated Press:
Inside ‘Swingtown’: The Me Again Decade  —  LOS ANGELES - Grant Show is proud of his mustache.  —  When asked about the authenticity of his facial hair, the former “Melrose Place” heart throb is quick to boast that it's 100 percent real.  Show sprouted the Burt Reynolds-style whiskers …
Discussion: AfterElton.com
 
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