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10:40 AM ET, June 24, 2008

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Simon Perry / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Smokes After Hospital Release  —  Amy Winehouse on June 23, leaving the hospital.  —  Frail singer Amy Winehouse is still battling her serious lung condition - but that didn't stop her from rehearsing for an upcoming gig.  —  The 24-year-old checked out of her London hospital …
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Amy Winehouse Photographed Smoking After Emphysema Diagnosis  —  Amy Winehouse was photographed smoking in London on Monday after her father Mitch revealed she is suffering from emphysema.  —  “The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won't just ruin her voice …
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse released from hospital after emphysema diagnosis... but she's already smoking again  —  Troubled star Amy Winehouse was released from hospital yesterday after she was diagnosed with early stages of emphysema.  —  The Back To Black singer was all smiles as she piled into a cab …
TMZ.com:
Shaq Attacks Kobe: You Ruined My Marriage!  —  You've never seen a Shaq Attack like this.  —  Shaquille O'Neal took the mic at a NYC club last night, unleashing a freestyle verbal assault directed at his arch-enemy Kobe Bryant — blaming his former teammate for ruining his marriage and imploring him to “Tell me how my ass tastes.”
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ESPN:
Shaq raps on New York stage, takes shots at Kobe  —  Four years, two teams and a championship later, Shaquille O'Neal is still ripping Kobe Bryant.  —  Video on TMZ.com shows the Phoenix Suns center doing a freestyle rap in a nightclub on Sunday night in which he puts down his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate.
People.com:
Alison Sweeney Is Expecting Her Second Child  —  Biggest Loser's host is about to have a major makeover of her own.  —  Alison Sweeney is expecting her second child, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  The 31-year-old blonde - also known for her long-running role on the soap Days of Our Lives …
Peter G / Us Weekly:
Listen to Heidi Montag's New Single “Fashion”  —  Usmagazine.com has an exclusive first listen to Heidi Montag's latest single, “Fashion.”  —  “It's the greatest song of my life,” Spencer Pratt told Us at the Boost Mobile RockCorps in L.A. Friday.  —  Tell Us: Do you like Heidi's new song?
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Jennifer Wren / People.com:
Cynthia Nixon Hopes to Tie the Knot  —  Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon appears ready to walk down the aisle with her longtime partner Christine Marinoni.  —  But don't expect the couple to fly out to California where gay marriages were recently legalized.
Discussion: The Shallow End
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
SATC's Cynthia Nixon: I Didn't Have a Boob Job
New York Post:
TOO MUCH PAIN  —  TALKMEISTER Larry King's stunning TV-personality wife, Shawn Southwick King, 48, has gone into rehab for addiction to painkillers.  King, 74, has been married to Southwick, his sixth wife, for 10 years and they have two children together.  A friend of...
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Linda Hogan Can't Even Call 911 Right  —  It takes a special kind of person to call 911 and get reprimanded by the operator who is trying to help you.  Linda Hogan is just that special.  —  Hulk's soon-to-be ex called the cops back on May 22, claiming the Hulkster was camped outside her house …
Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Camp Rock’ sequel in works  —  Disney hopes to go into production in late spring 2009  —  After “Camp Rock's” big debut during the weekend, Disney Channel is wasting no time working on a sequel to the Jonas Brothers telefilm.  —  The network hopes to go into production on a sequel …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Just Jared and Gawker
Caris Davis / People.com:
Paris Hilton Denies Puppy Tale  —  Paris Hilton  —  Paris Hilton swears she's no doggy diva.  —  In fact, the heiress - who just wrapped her reality show, I Wanna Be Paris's New Best Friend! - took to her blog Monday to refute one tall tale currently circulating.
David Ovalle / MiamiHerald.com:
Rapper DMX jailed in Dade County  —  Rapper DMX was arrested Monday on a warrant for not having a valid driver's license, Miami-Dade police say.  —  The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, 37, was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Monday afternoon.
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CBS4:
DMX Is Arrested In Miami
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Sean Hamilton / SundayMirror.co.uk:
Blue's Lee Ryan having baby with fan who sent him sexy pics  —  Former boyband hellraiser Lee Ryan is to marry a fan... a sexy blonde who sent him saucy photos of herself and is now expecting their baby.  —  Ex-Blue singer Lee fell head-overheels for pretty Samantha Miller, 20, when she posted revealing snaps on his MySpace web page.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
People.com:
Carmen Electra Shows Off Her Engagement Ring, Talks Marriage and Kids  —  Showing off her black diamond engagement ring set in white diamonds, Carmen Electra talked about her upcoming marriage to guitarist Rob Patterson last night during a visit to the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Paul Chi / People.com:
Idol Ruben Studdard Obtains Marriage License  —  Second-season American Idol champ Ruben Studdard obtained a marriage license Monday in Alabama, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Studdard, 29, arrived at the Shelby County Probate Office in Birmingham with fiancée Surata Zuri McCants, 30 …
Discussion: Extra and Bossip
 
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Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

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