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2:15 PM ET, July 14, 2008

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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Why Angelina Jolie Named Her Twins Knox and Vivienne  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt “have proven once again that they are the leaders in original baby-naming, even by Hollywood standards,” baby name expert Pamela Redmond Satran, coauthor of Cool Names and The Baby Name Bible, tells Usmagazine.com.
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Jolie Doctor: Angelina “Was Speaking and Laughing” During Cesarean Section  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt make a great team in the delivery room!  —  During the birth of their twins, the couple “were talking, they were together,” Jolie's doctor, Michel Sussmann said Sunday afternoon …
Dana Kennedy / People.com:
Bonjour! Jolie-Pitt Twins Are the Talk of Nice
X17 Online:
Brangelina (and World) Welcome Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com
Donna McConnell / Daily Mail:
Humiliation for Miss USA as she stumbles over gown and hits the deck at Miss Universe pageant  —  No one said the route to being crowned the most beautiful girl in the Universe would be easy.  —  And beauty queen Crystle Stewart was no doubt hoping to make an entrance as she strutted her stuff at the final of the Miss Universe event.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   A New Tradition!  —  And the land of the freeee and the home …
ABS-CBN News Online:   Miss Venezuela wins Miss Universe 2008
ABCNEWS:
Good Morning America Exclusive: Madonna's Brother Claims Guy Ritchie Is a Homophobe  —  Christopher Ciccone Describes His ‘Life With Madonna’ in a New Book  —  In an exclusive interview with “Good Morning America,” Madonna's estranged brother, Christopher Ciccone, characterized her husband …
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Agence France Presse:
Madonna won't break up marriage: brother
Discussion: Fancast
Sara McCorquodale / Daily Mail:
Girl-next-door Jessica Simpson drops a blonde bombshell with her ‘porn-star dress’  —  To some of her fans, she is a fashion icon and style personified.  —  But we suspect even her most ardent followers won't be copying Jessica Simpson's porn star look.  —  Jessica Simpson or Jaymes?
Discussion: The Bosh and Allie Is Wired
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Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Simpson's Breasts Are WOW!
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
E! Online:
Do Ask, Do Tell  —  Why the hell isn't Paris Hilton guzzling these days?  Hmmm, got a burning question in the oven or somethin', babe?  Plus, Madonna insiders help explain (kindasorta) why the hell bro Christopher sold out, and is Garfleck expecting again?  Shocking queries all!  —  Blinded By the Slight
Fox News:
Peter Cook Tells Geraldo He Regrets Affair That Ended Marriage to Christie Brinkley  —  If he had the chance to do it over, Peter Cook would resist the teen lover who broke up his marriage and stay true to Christie Brinkley, he told FOX News Channel's “Geraldo at Large” on Sunday.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Christie Brinkley's Ex Peter Cook Regrets Affair With Teen
Discussion: Jezebel and omg!
People.com:
Josh Brolin Arrested During Bar Fight  —  Brolin (left) and Wright  —  Josh Brolin, Jeffrey Wright and five others were arrested early Saturday morning in Shreveport, La., in connection with a bar fight.  —  Brolin and Wright - who are reportedly in town shooting Oliver Stone's President …
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New York Post:
LOCAL NUISANCE  —  NEW mom Nicole Richie is constantly cooing over her love of suburban life - at least she was until best friend Paris Hilton moved in next door.  Richie lives with baby daddy Joel Madden in Glendale, Calif., and Joel's twin brother, Benji Madden, who now dates Hilton, lives next door.
Harjeet Mander / Entertainmentwise:
Katie Holmes: ‘Tom Cruise Gives Me Confidence’  —  We bet he does!...  Katie Holmes has admitted to blushing when Tom Cruise pays her a compliment about her appearance.  —  The actress, who is due to appear in Broadway play All My Sons later this year, can't help but get red-faced when her husband tells her she's radiating beauty.
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
New York Post:
SWING AND A DISS BY REGGIE  —  FLAP OVER JEW CRACK … Reggie Jackson makes comments about A-Rod and Jews in Midtown .  —  Last updated: 6:20 am  —  Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson might have gotten himself into hot water with Jews - the Yankee legend was caught on tape uttering …
Discussion: Deadspin and ANIMAL New York
New York Post:
KATE GETS ‘NINE’  —  KATE Hudson has beaten out Sienna Miller and Anne Hathaway for the role of Stephanie in “Nine,” the movie version of the Broadway musical, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a man who loves women.  Hudson joins a stellar cast, including Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, So phia Loren and Judi Dench.
Discussion: X17 Online and CelebWarship
Esnead / The Dish Rag:
Ashley Kaufmann wants to meet Lindsay Lohan.  But not her dad.  —  Listen to Michael Lohan's newly discovered daughter, Ashley Kaufmann, 13, talk to ET about how she's looking forward to meeting her half-siblings, Lindsay Lohan, Ali, Cody and bro Michael.  —  Seeing her Dad?  Not so much.
David Edelstein / New York Magazine:
Bat Out of Hell  —  They don't make superhero franchises much darker than this.  —  Even if the death of Heath Ledger hadn't already draped it in a funeral shroud, The Dark Knight would be a morbid affair: It could only be darker if Batman died.  (He does die a little, on the inside.)
Discussion: L.A. Rag Mag and OH NO!!
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Peter Sciretta / /Film:   The First Negative Review of The Dark Knight
 
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Christopher Ciccone / The Mail on Sunday:
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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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