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2:55 PM ET, July 8, 2008

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NY Daily News:
Cynthia's first-class revenge  —  Alex Rodriguez's bitter divorce took an ugly turn on Monday night when Team A-Rod accused his estranged wife of going on a spiteful spending spree in Paris.  —  Spurned spouse Cynthia Rodriguez used the Yankee slugger's credit card to the tune of $100,000 …
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Boston Herald:
Ex-stripper to Cindy: Alex Rodriguez won't ‘change his spots’  —  Cheatin' Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez had a two-night stand with an ex-Centerfolds stripper while in town to play the Red Sox [team stats] in 2004, and Candice Houlihan says A-Rod's wife “did the right thing” by filing for divorce yesterday.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Pal: A-Rod's Wife Spent $100K to Punish Him for Madonna Relationship
Discussion: Extra and omg!
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves Have a Boy  —  Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend of two years Camila Alves have welcomed a son Monday night, his rep Alan Nierob confirms to PEOPLE.  The baby - the first child for both - was born at 6:22 p.m. in Los Angeles, weighing in at 7 lbs., 4 oz.
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OK! Magazine:
OK!  Exclusive: Matthew & Camila Have a Baby Boy!  —  It's a boy for Matthew McConaughey!  —  The surfer dude became surfer dad at 6:22pm PT on July 7 when longtime girlfriend Camila Alves gave birth to a 7 lb., 4 oz. little lad in California.  —  “A healthy baby boy was born,” Matthew tells OK! in an exclusive statement.
3am:
Lindsay Lohan finally admits gay love affair with Sam Ronson  —  Birthday girl Lindsay Lohan has finally told the world she and Samantha Ronson are an item.  —  Birthday girl Lindsay Lohan has finally told the world she and Samantha Ronson are an item.  —  Lilo and Sam have played …
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Mirror.co.uk:
Lindsay Lohan gets £11k ring from girlfriend Sam Ronson
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Adam Nutburn / Showbiz Spy:
Lindsay Lohan Gets $22k Ring From Samantha Ronson
TMZ.com:
“Home Improvement” Kid: Don't Tase Me, Bro!  —  You know how it is with child stars — they grow up so fast before our eyes and before you know it ... they're being tased by hotel security.  —  Zachery Ty Bryan, who played Brad Taylor on “Home Improvement” — is suing Choice Hotels International over an incident back in April 2008.
New York Post:
EXPERT WITNESS CALLS COOK A NARCISSIST  —  A court-appointed shrink said today that Christie Brinkley's hubby is a narcissist and shouldn't get custody of their two kids, but warned that the supermodel herself could be helped with some time on the couch.  —  Dr. Stephen Herman, a psychiatrist …
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Us Weekly
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People.com:
Christie Brinkley: Cook Used ‘Overwhelming’ Force with Kids
Discussion: Extra
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Why Sunday?  Urban, Kidman have reasons  —  Plus: A-Rod does PR for Kabbalah; Naomi Watts may be expecting a girl  —  Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman named their new daughter Sunday Rose, but could the name be a jab at Scientology?  One source says yes.  —  The Scoop
New York Post:
.666 AVERAGE  —  BLAKE Lively is gracing three magazine covers this month - but representatives for the “Gossip Girl” are only loving two of them.  “Her Vanity Fair and Cosmopolitan covers are great, but her camp is not thrilled about her Seventeen cover,” said one source.
Katherine Wheelock / Men's Fashion …:
JAMES MCAVOY  —  Standing in the urban equivalent of a clearing in the woods, surrounded by squat stone buildings and haloed by an enormous Kmart sign, James McAvoy looks like an extra from a production of Oliver in need of a Grande latte.  It doesn't help that he's wearing a newsboy cap pulled down over his ears.
kanyeuniversecity.com:
NO ANGER MANAGEMENT... IF ANYTHING I NEED ANGER ENHANCEMENT!  LOL!!!  —  Do yall remember when people said my fiance was pregnant????  What happened to that rumor?????  I guess after we broke up it was just forgot about????  I'm just using that as an example of how people make up stuff and everybody runs with it.
TMZ.com:
Game Accused of Stiffing Dead Cuz  —  The Game has pissed off his fam bam — big time!  His family says the rapper had promised to finance part of his cousin's funeral — but when it came time to pay up, they got stiffed!  —  Robert “Kirky” Kirkwood tells TMZ that when his sister died …
Kate Stroup / People.com:
Steve Carell's Red-Carpet Rescue of Anne Hathaway  —  Personal questions were strictly forbidden at the Italian premiere of Get Smart on Monday - but that didn't stop one reporter from asking the movie's star, Anne Hathaway, “Was the separation from your ex-boyfriend painful?”
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and iVillage
Natasha / Young, Black, and Fabulous:
Morning Crispiness: Erykah Badu Pregnant?, Flavor Flav On His Virginity, Mos Def's Ex-Wife Still Telling All, Q Parker's New Hotness, More  —  In case you missed it (because you're still hungover from this weekend's festivities), here's what's been poppin' off:  —  Sources tell me Erykah Badu is pregnant with her 3rd child.
POPSUGAR:
Christian Bale Bares All For GQ  —  Out of the bat suit and into something a little more dapper, Christian Bale makes scruffy look sexy on the cover of the August issue of GQ UK.  With The Dark Knight's release date just over a week away, he's got plenty to say about the film …
Discussion: MollyGood
Anita Singh / Telegraph:
George Clooney's ex Sarah Larson speaks about life after George  —  Actor George Clooney certainly knows how to stay on good terms with his exes, if a new interview with Sarah Larson is anything to go by.  —  Clooney split with the former cocktail waitress in May after a year together.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Rep: Drew Barrymore & Justin Long Split  —  Drew Barrymore and Justin Long have split, her rep tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.  —  “They are still friends,” a source close to Barrymore tells Us.  —  Barrymore, 33, and Long, 30, have been together since August 2007.
 
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Daily Mail:
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Mirror.co.uk:
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

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