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2:35 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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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
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?
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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
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!
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
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
TMZ.com:
Casey — Would You Like Fries with Your Tot?  —  Unwed teen father Casey Aldridge continued living life in the fast food lane this weekend — when he hit up a Burger King after dropping Jamie Lynn off for a checkup.  —  See Also  — Jamie Lynn — No Longer Pregnant  — Jamie Lynn's Quadruple Wide
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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3am:
Jennifer Lopez twins never wear same designer clothes twice  —  Even by Jennifer Lopez's extravagant standards, this takes some beating...  The actress apparently insists on dressing her five-month-old twins in new designer gear every day.  —  We're told: “Jennifer was approached by a charity …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
Hollyscoop:
Khloe Kardashian to Report to Jail  —  Sources confirm to Hollyscoop exclusively that Khloe Kardashian will report to the pokey this coming Friday, July 18, 2008 to serve time for her DUI arrest last year.  —  “The judge is trying to make an example out of her,” said our source.
TMZ.com:
Kimora Lee Simmons: Don't Buy American!  —  The folks at American Airlines probably couldn't wait for Kimora Lee Simmons to join the dearly departed after she bitched 'em out for our cameras at LAX.  —  Santa Kimora thought she was saving the world by flying commercial, but her diva demeanor was in full swing.
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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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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