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3:50 PM ET, October 6, 2008

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David Quinones / MiamiHerald.com:
Matt Damon makes cameo in Escape to Miami triathlon  —  Oscar winner Matt Damon, needing to get in shape for his next movie, competed with nearly 1,000 athletes on Sunday.  —  DQUINONES@MIAMIHERALD.COM  —  The Escape to Miami Triathlon got a little unexpected star power to go with the fair weather Sunday morning.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Matt Damon's Surprise Entry in Miami Triathlon  —  All that running in the Bourne movies has paid off for Matt Damon: Sunday morning he participated in the Escape to Miami Triathlon.  —  “'My brother talked me into it,” Damon, 38, told the Miami Herald.  Brother Kyle Damon finished Sunday in 27th place, with a time of 2:23:40.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Jezebel
Jesse Spero / Access Hollywood:
ROLL CALL: Matt Damon Competes In Triathlon
Discussion: X17 Online
Pete Norman / People.com:
Angelina Debuts New Tattoos  —  As could be expected, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt proved quite an eyeful at Saturday's New York premiere of her new movie.  Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood.  —  But, in fact, there was even more to meet the eye on the leading lady: two new tattoos …
Discussion: Gabby Babble, POPSUGAR and CelebWarship
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Angelina Jolie's acting U-turn
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Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Take that, Tina: Palin wants to spoof her spoofer  —  It's looking more and more likely that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will appear on “Saturday Night Live” — to have some fun with Tina Fey.  —  As the comedian's impressions of the GOP vice presidential candidate draw laughs from Republicans …
Perez Hilton:
Bday Hodown!  She's Still A Slut, Not Yet A Woman  —  Miley Cyrus celebrate her Super Sweet 16th Birthday party in Disneyland this weekend.  —  The Disney slut kicked the gays out and took over the park on Sunday.  —  Cyrus managed to get people to pay $250 a ticket to get in.
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Derrik J. Lang / Associated Press:   Miley Cyrus celebrates Sweet 16 at Disneyland
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Miley Cyrus Celebrates Sweet 16 — Seven Weeks Early — at Disneyland
Discussion: Mollygood
Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Miley Turns 16 - Seven Weeks Early!
Discussion: iVillage and Pink is the New Blog
Daily Mail:
Cher in health mystery as she cancels six Vegas shows … Singing legend Cher is at the centre of a health mystery after cancelling six Vegas shows in less than a month.  —  The 62-year-old is suffering from asthma-related bronchitis, according to Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas …
New York Post:
MUSIC MAN TO LOHANS: SCRAM!  —  FAMED music manager Johnny Wright is not only saying, “Thanks, but no thanks” to Dina Lohan - he slams her and her daughter Ali in a statement to Page Six.  —  Last week, we reported that Ali - the 14-year-old younger sister of Lindsay Lohan …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Nicole Kidman: Tom Has a “More Profound” Love With Katie Holmes  —  Nicole Kidman wasn't expecting to find love with Keith Urban.  —  “I didn't foresee it, that you can meet somebody who you have a deep and more profound love with,” the actress - who divorced Tom Cruise in 2001 - tells November's Elle.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Perez Hilton and Defamer
PopEater:
Forget the Photo Shoot.  Minnie Driver Posts Her Baby's Pic on MySpace  —  In an age where some superstar parents sell off their baby photos to the highest bidder, it's refreshing to see a mom like Minnie Driver subtly slip a photo of her newborn into her photo gallery on MySpace.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Vicki Sheff-Cahan / People.com:
Eddie Van Halen Is Engaged  —  Eddie Van Halen with girlfriend Janie Liszewski  —  Eddie Van Halen is engaged to his girlfriend/manager Janie Liszewski, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Van Halen, 53, proposed to Liszewski, 38, on Aug. 4 while they were vacationing in Hawaii.
Zoe Griffin / Mirror.co.uk:
Scientologists call Amy Winehouse to offer their help  —  She's been been in and out of rehab to beat her drugs and drink demons, but anyone who's seen recent pictures of Amy Winehouse knows that clearly hasn't worked.  —  Now I hear the troubled singer could be turning to the Church …
Discussion: Dlisted, L.A. Rag Mag and Cele|bitchy
Mark Gray / People.com:
Paris: I Want Kids - ‘Soon!’  —  Paris Hilton and Benji Madden  —  Even while sipping Grey Goose out at a club, Paris Hilton has babies on the brain.  —  “I definitely want three or four [children],” she told PEOPLE in Las Vegas Saturday night, while partying at Pure Nightclub for her sister's birthday.
Perez Hilton:
Wanna Beat The Crap Out Of Michael Lohan??  —  As we mentioned last month, media-loving Michael Lohan said he was looking for a celebrity to fight against him in the boxing ring to raise more money for “numerous charities.”  —  And guess who was at the top of his list to fight against?
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Jo Piazza / NY Daily News:
Charlize suit closely watched  —  Charlize Theron will head to court later this month in a $20 million lawsuit - all because she accessorized with some renegade bling.  —  Swiss timekeepers Raymond Weil had claimed Theron reneged on an endorsement contract specifying that she wear their watches - and only their watches - 24/7.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Hugh Hefner Says Girlfriends Aren't Leaving Him  —  LOS ANGELES — Hugh Hefner says the hearsay that his girlfriends Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson are ready to move on is all made up.  —  “It's all rumors without question.
Discussion: Celebrity Scandals and OH NO!!
Access Hollywood:
Derek Hough Blacks Out After Fall, Paramedics Called  —  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Yet another “Dancing With The Stars” injury has occurred on the set of the hit ABC show.  —  Just days after an injury bounced Misty May-Treanor to the sidelines of the competition, dancer Derek Hough blacked …
Discussion: Us Weekly, iVillage and Lifeline Live
 
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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

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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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