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5:15 PM ET, July 9, 2008

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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
A-Rod Said He Was “in Love With Madonna”  —  Just met?  Hardly.  New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez was smitten with Madonna six months ago when he was exchanging text messages with her while dining with a friend in Miami.  —  “He kept smiling, acting as if he was a little kid,” …
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New York Post:
HOW KRAVITZ GOT DRAGGED IN  —  WHEN Lenny Kravitz learned he was being accused of having an extramarital affair with Alex Rodriguez's wife, Cynthia, he “looked like he was going to throw up,” according to a witness.  —  Dodd Romero, the hulking fitness trainer who accompanied Cynthia to Paris …
NY Daily News:
Fitness model, Boston babe on A-Rod's roster  —  A-Rod's women are crawling out of the woodwork, including a musclebound model who up until recently had been dating much-loathed ex-ballplayer John Rocker.  —  Fitness model Alicia Marie called Alex Rodriguez a “sweetheart” …
TMZ.com:
C-Rod — Alex's Money Talks
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Dan Mangan / New York Post:
ALEX FIRES BACK IN BID FOR KIDS
Discussion: Perez Hilton
OK! Magazine:
World Exclusive: Meet Baby Maddie!  —  Since giving birth on June 19 to baby girl Maddie Briann Aldridge, Jamie Lynn Spears has taken to doing what any good first time mom would do — making sure her brand new daughter has everything she needs.  —  And, in an exclusive interview and photoshoot …
TMZ.com:
McConaughspawn — Three Million Dollar Baby  —  Matthew McConaughey's lil' bundle of joy will be making Matt a big bundle of jack.  —  Our spies tell us OK! mag will shell out $3 mil for the first pics of young Levi, who was just born Monday night.  And that's not all …
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Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Matthew McConaughey gets $3 million for first photos of baby Levi
Discussion: OK! Magazine
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Hospital: Angelina Photos Are Fake  —  Don't expect to catch any glimpses of Angelina Jolie in her hospital room.  —  The hospital in Nice, France, where Jolie, 33, is staying as she awaits the birth of her twins has coated the windows of her room with special insulating material …
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X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - THE REAL ANGELINA PIX!!!  —  The pix of some pregnant lady flashing her baby bump in the window of the Nice hospital where Angelina is staying were SO OBVIOUSLY fake, right?!  —  But X17 has the REAL pix of Angelina in her room, with Brad!  —  A rep for the Fondation Lenval hospital said in a statement:
Discussion: That Other Blog and OH NO!!
David Caplan / People.com:
FIRST LISTEN: Ali Lohan's Summer Single  —  PEOPLE has the exclusive, first listen of Ali Lohan's upcoming single, “All The Way Around,” which she says shows off her hip-hop vibe.  —  Listen to it here:  —  The 14-year-old Lohan says the sound of her upcoming album is different …
TMZ.com:
J.Lo's Restaurant Huevos Goodbye  —  Now that she's a new mother, Jennifer Lopez has no need for Madre's — her Latin restaurant has closed.  —  A sign on the Pasadena eatery says it shuttered on July 1st “until further notice.”  Madre's had been in business for over six years — a lifetime in the world of celeb restaurants.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Pink is the New Blog
Michael K / Dlisted:
Troll Needs Help  —  “Mary-Kate seriously needs to get to rehab, but she doesn't think she has a problem.  She thinks she's young, hip and entitled to live her life as she sees fit.  But it's affecting everything.”  That's what some inside source told Star Magazine.
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Mythologique / OH NO!!:
ANGIES SECRET TO WEIGHT LOSS  —  Due to a few requests that I post pics, after mentioning this spotting in a post yesterday of a photoshopped Mischa Barton in all her glory on a box of Dollar Store undies, I decided to photograph and share this amazing product my sister pointed out to me in the corner store by her house.
Daily Mail:
Pyjama drama: Victoria Beckham caught off-guard in runway scare  —  Victoria Beckham was left unnerved - and just a little red faced - after she was caught up in a frightening aeroplane drama while leaving LA yesterday.  —  Posh, along with her sons Romeo and Cruz, had boarded a flight …
Discussion: X17 Online and Vh1 Blog
Caris Davis / People.com:
David Lee Roth: Nuts Behind Wheel?  —  When Ontario Provincial Police pulled over a driver “wearing a little silk scarf and flashy clothing,” they didn't know he was Van Halen rocker David Lee Roth.  —  But they did know that the man - who they had stopped for speeding - was in the midst of a medical emergency.
WebExtra / Extra:
Paris Punched?  —  A pouty Paris Hilton left Hollywood hotspot Coco de Ville last night with sister Nicky, and word on the street is that the socialite was involved in a fight with a fellow clubgoer!  —  Eyewitnesses tell “Extra” that a female club patron slugged Paris — leaving Miss Hilton with a bruise by her left eye.
Discussion: X17 Online and Celebrity Smack!
New York Post:
NO DEAL YET IN BRINKLEY DIVORCE TRIAL  —  Hopes of a settlement to the sensational Christie Brinkley divorce trial were stalled this afternoon as both parties returned to the courtroom before adjourning for the day.  —  The Central Islip courthouse was abuzz with word that Brinkley and her …
Discussion: Us Weekly
 
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Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Quentin Tarantino preps ‘Bastards’
TMZ.com:
No Newsroom Today  —  Looks like celebs on Robertson Blvd …
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Model Inspiring Mary-Kate Olsen to Ban Booze and Get Healthy?
TMZ.com:
S**t Hits Fan In Dane Cook Trial!
People.com:
Cher's Rep Laughs Off Wedding Reports
Hollywoodtuna:
Scarlett Johansson's Cleavage Does Cosmo
Carolina / That Other Blog:
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green Are ‘Solid’
Michael K / Dlisted:
Les Ballet de Crackhead
Discussion: Idolator and CelebWarship
 Earlier Picks: 
Michael K / Dlisted:
CLASSY  —  FYI, That's not Tecate The Empress of Lucite is drinking.
Just Jared:
Penelope Cruz takes a big bite on the set of her new movie Broken …
Jesse North / People.com:
John Mayer: I Once ‘Hooked Up’ with a Fan
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Washington Post:
Supporting Roles: Ryan Gosling as Darfur Activist and Humble Star
Discussion: omg!, POPSUGAR and MollyGood
Daily Mail:
Back to black and blue: Now wild Amy throws punches at her OWN bodyguard
NY Daily News:
Celebrity Side Dish
Discussion: Dlisted and Gawker
Ree Hines / MSNBC:
Jessica ‘deeply hurt’ by Pam
People.com:
Florence Henderson: Christopher Knight 'Didn't Take My Advice'
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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.

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
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

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
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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