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Brianm / Us Weekly:
Heather Locklear Arrested  —  Heather Locklear was arrested in Montecito, California on Saturday afternoon and booked for suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription medication, the Associated Press reports.  —  Calls to Locklear's reps were not returned.
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TMZ.com:
Heather Locklear Busted  —  TMZ has learned Heather Locklear was arrested yesterday on suspicion of driving while impaired.  —  Locklear was pulled over while driving in the Santa Barbara area.  —  Law enforcement officers tell us alcohol was not involved, however they are conducting tests …
People.com:
Heather Locklear Arrested  —  Two months after leaving an Arizona rehab center, Heather Locklear was in police custody Saturday night.  —  The actress, who had been battling anxiety and depression, was arrested and held in Santa Barbara County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
TMZ.com:
Heather Locklear's Mug after Arrest  —  Heather Locklear was arrested last night in Santa Barbara and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence — cops think she was on prescription meds.  —  A resident reported Heather was “driving erratically” while pulling out of a parking lot.
Associated Press:
Heather Locklear arrested in Calif. on DUI count
Discussion: TMZ.com
Ari B. Bloomekatz / Los Angeles Times:
Heather Locklear arrested
Discussion: The Superficial and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Ledger's Life Insurance Co: Suicide = No Cash  —  The company that wrote Heath Ledger's $10 million life insurance policy is being sued after claiming the actor's death might have been a suicide, even though officials concluded it was accidental.  Lawyers for Ledger's daughter say it's a transparent ploy to avoid paying the money.
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Sarah Rollo / Digital Spy:
Ledger's fortune goes to his daughter  —  Heath Ledger's baby daughter Matilda Rose is to inherit his fortune, it has emerged.  —  Ledger's father Kim told Australia's Herald Sun that the family had decided to give everything to the child.  The 28-year-old actor had specified that his estate …
Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Newman's own wit  —  Chicago was the site of some of the screen great's biggest films — and some of his funniest quips  —  Much has been written this past weekend about the great actor and humanitarian Paul Newman.  Here are a few final personal memories of Paul, who made two major films in Chicago …
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Susan Haigh / Associated Press:
Newman planned for charitable legacy after death
Discussion: Lifeline Live
People.com:
Dad Paul Newman Was a ‘Rare Symbol of Selfless Humility’
Discussion: Socialite Life
New York Post:
JERMAINE'S BOOZE BACKFIRE  —  JERMAINE Dupri had a little too much of a good time celebrating his 36th birthday.  The other night, Dupri and his squeeze, Janet Jackson, went to Tenjune, where, spies say, they shared bottles of Jay-Z's Ace of Spades Champagne and Patrón tequila with Ne-Yo …
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy, Bossip and TMZ.com
Diana Pilkington / Daily Mail:
Katie Holmes turns up the heat in steamy TV guest role … Katie Holmes is bound to set pulses race with this steamy performance on an American television show.  —  The 29-year-old showed off her sultry side as she went back to her TV roots - guest starring in Eli Stone.
NY Daily News:
Dennis Quaid says Meg Ryan's beef over divorce is ‘unbelievable’  —  Dennis Quaid is furious at ex-wife Meg Ryan for dishing about their divorce while promoting “The Women.”  —  Ryan, who plays a scorned wife in her new movie, recently said she wasn't the first to stray when she had her affair with Russell Crowe.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
AceShowBiz.com:
Russell Crowe Taking Double Duty in ‘Nottingham’  —  The casting news from the director itself suggests that Crowe will play both Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood.  —  The casting of Universal Pictures' “Nottingham” is taking an interesting twist as two rival characters will be played by a single actor.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Josh Horowitz / MTV Movies Blog:
BREAKING: Russell Crowe Will Play Robin Hood AND The Sheriff …
Discussion: OH NO!!, /Film and The Movie Blog
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Jennifer Aniston Loves Her Bikini, And So Do I  —  Once again, we have Jennifer Aniston lounging about in her bikini.  It would seem that's all she really does these days.  I mean, I certainly can't remember the last time I saw her in a movie, or on TV.  Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Caris Davis / People.com:
Ellen DeGeneres Says Marriage Has ‘Softened’ Her  —  Ellen DeGeneres, who recently came out against California's Proposition 8 prohibiting same-sex marriages, says that her own nuptials have changed her life for the better.  —  “My heart just feels a little bit different, softer and somehow more in love …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and iVillage
 
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