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12:15 PM ET, June 28, 2006

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New York Post:
BABA BLASTS STAR  —  SAYS SHE'S 'BETRAYED' AS JONES QUITS 'VIEW'  —  June 28, 2006 — A furious Barbara Walters said yesterday she was blindsided and "betrayed" by Star Jones Reynolds when the formerly corpulent commentator quit "The View" in the middle of a live telecast, and later said she'd been fired.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Reynolds' Announcement Upsets Walters  —  NEW YORK (AP) - The gloves are off for the women on "The View."  Creator Barbara Walters said she was "betrayed" by Star Jones Reynolds' surprise on-air announcement of her exit from the daytime talk show Tuesday.  Reynolds said in a magazine interview she felt she was fired.
Gawker:
BREAKING: Starting Right Now, Star Jones Is Done  —  An unconfirmed source tells us that Star Jones has refused to get into her towncar this morning, sent to her every day so that she may gracefully get to The View's studios.  But Star's having none of that, apparently.
Discussion: Jossip and WOW Report
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors …:
Star vs. Barbara: It's War!!!  —  We LIVE for this s**t!!!  —  As we reported in great detail, Star Jones announced her departure from The View yesterday; a move that was widely anticipated.  —  No one, however, was prepared for Starzilla's tell-all to People magazine …
Alex / Best Week Ever:
ICYMI: The View's Falling Star
Discussion: The Bosh, Give Me My Remote and Dlisted
The Sun:
Jolie's baby clothes snub  —  ANGELINA JOLIE has offended her in-laws over a gift of clothes for their grandchild Shiloh.  —  She only gave birth a couple of weeks ago but she has already shown who's the boss in the family.  —  BRAD PITT's mum Jane and dad Bill proudly splashed out on a pile of pink, frilly numbers.
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FemaleFirst:
Angelina Jolie offends in-laws?  —  Angelina Jolie has reportedly offended her 'in-laws' by refusing to dress her new daughter in clothes bought by Brad Pitt's parents.  —  The 'Tomb Raider' actress, who delivered Shiloh Nouvel in Namibia in May, is said to have balked at the collection of pink …
Discussion: The DarkHat
Ananova:
Brad The Sublime Dad  —  Brad Pitt has spoken about the joys of being a dad.  —  And he says he's finding the whole experience "absolutely sublime".  —  Brad had his first baby, Shiloh Nouvel, with Angelina Jolie in May, but is also legal guardian to her adopted children Maddox and Zahara.
Discussion: HotRag.net
Just Jared:
Britney Spears Naked in Harper's Bazaar  —  Britney Spears Bares All  —  OH.  MY.  GAHHHHHHH.  A black-haired Britney Spears bares it all (with strategically placed hands and arms) on the cover of the August 2006 issue of Harper's Bazaar.  The photo spread includes one pose with a pregnant Britney …
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Tabloid Whore!:
MAMMA MIA!  BRITNEY SPEARS' NAKED AND PREGNANT HARPER'S BAZAAR COVER.  —  Check it out!  Here are some fancy little shots of a pregnant Britney Spears for the August issue of Harper's Bazaar.  Britneyspy.com claims to have an anonymous source that said the issue will never see the light …
Heather Adler / dose.ca:
GWYNETH'S GOT PIPES  —  Gwyneth Paltrow is pulling a J. Lo.  The big-screen beauty, who is married to Coldplay crooner Chris Martin, is reportedly in the studio working on an album with producer William Orbit, the man behind Madonna's Ray of Light.  —  "We bumped into each other and got talking …
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MollyGood:
Gwyneth Paltrow is now superior to you at singing, too  —  Gwyneth Paltrow is better than I am at life.  I sleep soundly knowing that to be the truth each and every night.  However, these new reports of her attempts to foray into singing kind of throw a wrench in my inferiority complex …
Discussion: Dlisted and Best Week Ever
The Sun:
Sing when yer Gwynie
Discussion: towleroad
Life Style Extra:
Ashlee Simpson's nude no  —  LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Ashlee Simpson has tuned down a $4 million offer to pose nude for Playboy.  —  The sexy singer, the sister of 'Dukes of Hazzard' star Jessica, was approached by the world famous men's magazine to strip off in their pages.
Discussion: The Superficial
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Ashlee Simpson / San Francisco Chronicle:
ASHLEE SIMPSON TO POSE FOR PLAYBOY?
Discussion: Egotastic!, TMZ.com and D*ana's Dirt
Alex / FirstShowing.net:
Superman Camp-Out Live - 8.0 Hours To Go  —  6:31PM - Well... I'm here, just me (Alex) so far.  The biggest let down: we're #2 in line.  These other kids who were in front of us for X-Men 3 heard about our arrival and decided to jump-ship and get here earlier than us.
Stephen M. Silverman / people.aol.com:
Rush Limbaugh Detained Over Viagra Bottle  —  PHOTO BY: PALM BEACH SHERIFF'S OFFICE / AP  —  Rush Limbaugh could be charged with a misdemeanor after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials held him for more than three hours at Florida's Palm Beach International Airport on Monday, authorities tell the Associated Press.
Discussion: WOW Report
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Brian Skoloff / Associated Press:
Rush Limbaugh jokes about Viagra find
Discussion: Dlisted and Us Weekly
Noelle / Us Weekly:
Us Exclusive: Lost's Emilie de Ravin Weds  —  Emilie de Ravin, 24, who plays Claire Littleton on the ABC hit series Lost, wed actor Josh Janowicz on June 19, wearing a wedding gown by designer Monique Lhuillier.  For her walk down the aisle, de Ravin wore a two-piece ivory Chantilly lace scoop neck top …
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed!
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Jessica Simpson heats up love life with Cook  —  Plus, 'diva' Simpson won't be headed for Southfork after all  —  Has Jessica Simpson found love?  —  While her ex hubby Nick Lachey has been linked with her former friend Vanessa Minnello, Simpson is reportedly getting hot and heavy with comedian Dane Cook …
Discussion: HotOnlineNews.com
Just Jared:
Brad Pitt's Hollywood Hills Home  —  The House that Brad Built  —  The rumors are true.  It seems that Brad Pitt is more than a great actor and a pretty face — he also knows quite a bit about architecture, as proved by his modernist masterpiece nestled high in the Hollywood Hills.
Discussion: Pittwatch.com and Cele|bitchy
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Just Jared:
George Clooney's New Girlfriend
Discussion: Celebguru
Associated Press:
Michael Jackson moving to Europe  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson, who has been living in Bahrain since he was acquitted of child molestation charges a year ago, is moving to Europe, has fired his business managers and has hired a New York-based firm to oversee his business affairs, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Discussion: Defamer
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Linda Deutsch / Associated Press:
Michael Jackson fires business managers
Discussion: Us Weekly
Samuel Maull / Associated Press:
Naomi Campbell plea deal possible  —  NEW YORK - Naomi Campbell appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday where prosecutors said a plea bargain was possible in her cell phone assault case.  She did not speak during the brief proceeding.  —  The real action came outside the lower Manhattan courthouse …
Discussion: Popwatch | Blog and MollyGood
Agence France Presse:
Harry Potter may perish in last book, author hints  —  Harry Potter may perish in the final installment of the boy wizard series in which two main characters die, author J.K. Rowling hinted in a television interview.  —  Speaking on Monday evening, Joanne Kathleen Rowling, 40 …
Los Angeles Times:
Paparazzi Firm Target of FBI Search  —  A former editor at Us Weekly is the focus of an investigation into leaks at the gossip magazine.  —  The FBI's investigation into a Hollywood paparazzi agency is focusing on whether the firm's co-owner tapped into Us Weekly's e-mail system to steal scoops …
Dylan / FishBowlNY:
Scarlett Johansson Participates In Another Awkward Cover  —  Not again.  After we were somehow able to erase the memory of Scarlett Johansson's incredibly awkward cover shoot with Keira Knightley and Tom Ford for Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue earlier this year, New York magazine goes ahead …
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Ananova:
Kate Back To The Top  —  How fickle is the world of fashion?  —  One minute, it's condemning its stars for their alleged drug-fuelled antics, the next they're welcoming them back into the fold.  —  Take Burberry - it joined the throng of fashion houses to dump its leading light, Kate Moss …
 
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