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11:20 AM ET, August 1, 2011

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Mirror.co.uk:
Amy Winehouse: Fixer who claims he helped her buy drugs on eve of tragedy faces new cop quiz  —  THE fixer who says he met Amy Winehouse the night before she died claimed yesterday he was terrified of the “Mr Big” drug dealer he hooked her up with.  —  Tony Azzopardi is due to be re-interviewed …
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Us Weekly:
Report: Amy Winehouse Planned to Adopt Girl, 10, Before She Died  —  Amy Winehouse had a lot to live for before her tragic death at age 27 on July 23 — including, reportedly, a child to call her own.  —  Despite her troubled reputation and struggles with substance abuse, the “Rehab” …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Colin Daniels / Digital Spy:   Amy Winehouse ‘was adopting girl from St Lucia’
People.com:
Al Pacino's Daughter Arrested for DWI  —  Al Pacino's daughter, Julie Pacino, 21, was arrested for DWI on Saturday in N.Y.C., an NYPD spokesman confirms to PEOPLE.  —  The arrest occurred 1:35 a.m. after the actor's daughter drove her black Mercedes Benz through a DWI checkpoint on West Houston Street in Manhattan.
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NY Daily News:
Al Pacino's daughter, Julie, busted for drunken driving in Manhattan Saturday morning
Discussion: Bossip and Pop Crunch
New York Post:
Al Pacino's daughter arrested on DWI charge
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Just Jared:
Fantasia: I'm Pregnant!  —  Fantasia has announced that she is expecting a child!  —  The 27-year-old American Idol winner sang at a charity event over the weekend for the opening of the Riverview Apartments in Jacksonville, Florida, when she announced the news.
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Perez Hilton:
Fantasia Is Preggers!  —  How exciting!  Such a gift for her and her family!  —  Fantasia was on hand to perform at the opening of the Riverview Apartments in Jacksonville, Florida over the weekend when she decided to make a rather shocking announcement to the ground.
Discussion: Daily Mail and CONCRETELOOP.COM
Brandi Fowler / E! Online:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Celebrates Birthday With Maria Shriver  —  Talk about a birthday surprise.  —  Just a month after filing for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver accompanied her former hubby to lunch to celebrate his 64th birthday.  —  And they weren't alone...
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X17 Online:
HOW MANY BODYGUARDS DOES A BODY LIKE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER'S NEED?  —  Seriously!  The guy's a former bodybuilding champion, yet he's got a team of bodyguards protecting him?!  —  The former governor of California had three big guys surrounding him during an outing Friday on his 64th birthday.
Discussion: Girls Talkin Smack
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Rap stars ‘Throne’ by feud  —  A battle royal has broken out behind the scenes of Jay-Z and Kanye West's new album, “Watch the Throne.”  —  Sources say the rappers — who call themselves The Throne and are releasing their expected blockbuster collaboration Aug. 8 on iTunes …
X17 Online:
MILEY CYRUS GETS TATTOO IN SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE  —  Miley Cyrus made a real commitment to supported gay marriage rights with a new tattoo on her middle finger — an equal sign like the one in the campaign launched by the Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby.  —  The singer-actress Tweeted this shot and wrote: “All LOVE is equal.”
Discussion: omg! and Girls Talkin Smack
The Daily Beast:
When Reality-TV Fame Runs Dry  —  Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag made millions via MTV's hit docusoap The Hills.  But they admit to Kate Aurthur that they were wrong—being famous for nothing can't last forever.  —  Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag—the whoriest of the famewhores …
Discussion: The Clicker and Gawker
Allie Merriam / PopSugar:
Brad Pitt Watches as Angelina Jolie Accepts Honors at the Sarajevo Film Festival  —  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were together in Bosnia yesterday to attend the Sarajevo Film Festival.  It was there that Angelina, in Elie Saab, was awarded with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo distinction during the closing ceremonies.
Discussion: Daily Mail, People.com and BabyRazzi
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People.com:
Kat Von D & Jesse James's Relationship Lives On - But Only on L.A. Ink  —  There was no happy ending, but Kat Von D will not shy away from replaying her romance with Jesse James on L.A. Ink.  —  “Kat wants to show that this was a fairy tale and that she was truly in love,” the TLC show's executive producer Gil Lopez tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Hollywood.com
RADAR:
Lindsay Lohan Parties With Paris Hilton Until 4 AM  —  Lindsay Lohan seems to have become a non-stop party animal.  For the third day in a row, the troubled starlet partied down in Malibu with her new BFF (and former enemy) Paris Hilton.  —  Saturday night's bash became Sunday morning's, and Lindsay didn't leave until 4 AM!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and The Superficial
 
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