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12:55 PM ET, July 14, 2008

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Pete Norman / People.com:
Angelina's Recovery: ‘Everything Is Okay’  —  How is Angelina Jolie feeling two days after the birth of her twins?  There was heightened speculation about her health Monday morning after she received a lengthy visit from her obstetrician, Dr. Michel Sussmann.
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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  —  Just hours after he cut the umbilical cords of his newborn twins, Brad Pitt welcomed the mayor of Nice and told him, “I'm the happiest father ever.”  —  In fact, the proud papa kept repeating the phrase over and over again …
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.
X17 Online:
Brangelina (and World) Welcome Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline  —  As you may have heard by now, Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins Knox Leon (after Pitt's grandfather) and Vivienne Marcheline (after Jolie's mother) via Cesarean Saturday.  —  According to an X17 source inside the hospital …
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com
Colleen Barry / Associated Press:
Knox and Vivienne make 8 for Jolie-Pitt family
Discussion: The Superficial
Michael K / Dlisted:
A New Tradition!  —  And the land of the freeee and the home of the.....falling beauty queens!  For the second year in a row, Miss USA fell on her sequined ass at the Miss Universe pageant.  Crystle Stewart of Texas made the Top 10 last night, but effed it up by kissing the floor with her ass lips.
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ABS-CBN News Online:   Miss Venezuela wins Miss Universe 2008
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
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip
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.
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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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
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: Us Weekly and The Hollywood Gossip
Contactmusic.com:
MEL B - MEL B'S BABY DEMANDS  —  Pop star MELANIE BROWN insists on taking her children with her whenever she takes a new job - and refuses those which don't allow her to keep them near.  —  The singer makes sure her daughters are able to accompany her at work - and sends any potential employers …
POPSUGAR:
Britney and Lynne's Bond-ing Weekend O' Fun  —  Lynne Spears left Jamie Lynn and baby Maddie to spend quality time with Britney in LA this weekend.  The ladies shopped at True Religion before getting dinner at Bond St. restaurant, where Brit proudly introduced her mom to the staff and was laughing all night.
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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
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
 
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New York Post:
KATE GETS ‘NINE’
Discussion: X17 Online and CelebWarship
Esnead / The Dish Rag:
Ashley Kaufmann wants to meet Lindsay Lohan. But not her dad.
Deborah Starr Seibel / New York Post:
‘PROJECT RUNWAY’ SEASON 5
Discussion: reality blurred and Jossip
Associated Press:
First photos of Brangelina twins will net fortune
Discussion: Perez Hilton, omg! and X17 Online
Michael Ausiello / EW.com:
Exclusive: Brewster Spies Pivotal ‘Chuck’ Arc
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New York Post:
STONE'S DISARMING HORROR SCENE
Discussion: The PETA Files and Dlisted
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Cheryl Hines: I'm ‘Very Proud’ of Lindsay
Discussion: omg! and Evil Beet Gossip
Daniel Kilkelly / Digital Spy:
Winehouse ignores dad's smoking warning
Discussion: Hellomagazine.com
Christopher Ciccone / The Mail on Sunday:
Madonna and Guy - the singer's brother reveals intimate details of her life
 

 
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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

Sean Hollister / The Verge:
YouTube says it has “widely rolled out Pause ads to all advertisers” after a “strong advertiser and strong viewer response” and piloting Pause ads from 2023

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Economist introduces AI translations into French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish for Espresso, its budget-friendly, “snack-sized” journalism app

 
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