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5:55 PM ET, August 25, 2006

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Tom Cruise Regrets Bashing Brooke Shields  —  Tom Cruise realizes he crossed a line when he criticized Brooke Shields last summer for her use of antidepressants, a colleague of the actor says.  —  "That, he deeply regrets," Kathleen Kennedy, who produced Cruise's War of the Worlds with Steven Spielberg, tells the New York Daily News.
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Sarah Hall / E! Online:
Cruise Not a Popularity Contest Winner  —  It seems Sumner Redstone is not alone in his distaste for Tom Cruise's couch-jumping conduct.  —  On the heels of Paramount Pictures' decision not to renew Cruise's production deal comes word that the Mission: Impossible star's popularity ratings are down.
POPSUGAR:
Tom Turning Around his Image?  —  Tom Cruise is saying he's sorry to Brooke Shields after he bashed her for using antidepressants following her daughter's birth... well, sorta.  Tom's colleague says that he "deeply regrets" what he said.  It's nice timing - Tom is trying to turn around his image just as he was dumped by Paramount.
Discussion: The Green Straw
New York Post:
PARTY SPOILED  —  ANGELINA Jolie and Brad Pitt were in no mood to recon cile with Jolie's outspoken dad, Jon Voight, at the Hollywood birthday bash for Scott Caan the other night.  The ultimate celebrity couple spent a half-hour sitting in their car out side the party after learning that Voight was in side.
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Sky News:
ANGE'S TRICKY NIGHT
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Hollywoodtuna:
Lindsay Lohan Will Soon Smell Good  —  It looks like Lindsay Lohan is hoping to join the long list of celebs like Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears — and even Antonio Banderas, who have gotten into the very lucrative perfume business.  —  Source
Discussion: Celebguru, Wampoon and Celebritology
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Punched In The Face By Firecrotch  —  Did I miss something?  Has Lindsay Lohan been taking lessons from the most famous of assistant abusers, Naomi Campbell?  And if so, it's called using a cell phone, sweetie.  The last thing you want to do is break a nail...  According to KROQ, Lindsay punched her assistant in the face.
Discussion: POPSUGAR, MollyGood and Celebguru
Phil / Egotastic!:   Lindsay Lohan Makes Harry Morton Smile
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Surf's up for Gwyneth as she makes waves UK style  —  She wasn't even born when her fellow countrymen The Beach Boys released California Girls.  —  But it seems the spirit of the band's most famous track is alive and well on Gwyneth Paltrow's current beach holiday.
Discussion: Dlisted
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Gwyneth Paltrow is Looking Good  —  Gwyneth hits the beach and takes some surfing lessons in Cornwall.  By the end of the first hour she managed to stand for a few seconds and enjoy the ride.  —  She is looking extremely fit these days.  Moses was just born about four months ago.
People.com:
Jessica: Who's She Rollin' With?  —  Plus: Jake Gyllenhaal flirts with the party scene in N.Y.C.  —  Jessica Simpson sure gets around.  Two days after hosting the Teen Choice Awards in L.A. the pop diva jetted home to the Lone Star State to be a special guest at the Interskate Roller Rink in Lewisville, Texas.
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POPSUGAR:   Jake Dancing with the Ladies
NY Daily News:
The haves who just don't get it  —  New York's rich, young socialites love to be seen as givers.  So they borrow designer gowns and pricey jewelry to attend charity galas, where they pose for paparazzi and brag to TV crews about the joys of altruism.  —  Now, It girls such as Tinsley Mercer Mortimer …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Why Isn't Britney a Supermodel?  —  This is the two-dolla question!  Britney Spears is so good at posing with different objects that she should really replace Gisele Bundchen as the top model in the World.  Here's our girl at the Primary's Action's and Adwil Agency's Emmy Suite on August 24th.
Discussion: We Love Celebs!
NY Daily News:
Evans flies into an 'Entou-rage'  —  Could HBO's Hollywood-skewering hit "Entourage" be getting its first lawsuit from a target?  —  Friends of legendary producer Bob Evans say he's furious about a caricature of him, played by Martin Landau.  —  "Entourage" producers approached Evans months ago to play himself on the series.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life, Yeeeah! and Defamer
Sara Kugler / Associated Press:
NYC officials want new 'Survivor' pulled  —  NEW YORK - As CBS prepares to launch a new season of the hit reality show "Survivor," this time featuring teams divided by race, enraged city officials are saying it promotes divisiveness and are calling for the network to reconsider.
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Kelly Brook is the Best  —  Due to the results of a poll taken by 2,500 women, the lingerie chain, La Senza, has dubbed Kelly Brook's body the best of the decade.  Past decades were also chosen with iconic names topping the list: Marilyn Monroe (50s), Twiggy (60s), Farrah Fawcett (70s), Elle McPherson (80s), Kate Moss (90s).
Just Jared:
Ryan Phillippe & Channing Tatum  —  The Proud, The Pretty  —  Pretty boys Ryan Phillippe and Channing Tatum play opposite one another in 2007's Untitled Kimberly Peirce Project (reportedly titled Stop-Loss) as soldiers in Iraq.  Ryan, 31, and Channing, 26, were spotted filming a parade scene …
The Sun:
Pete cocaine bust at Priory  —  SICK Pete Doherty sparked outrage last night after it emerged he was caught giving cocaine to a troubled teenager at The Priory.  —  A security guard saw the junkie rocker — in rehab as part of a bail condition — handing the class A killer drug to a youngster in the dead of night.
TMZ.com:
TMZ Music: Panic!  Delivered Brutal Hint at Festival  —  Panic!  At The Disco frontman Brendan Urie was hit by a bottle seconds into his band's set on the Main Stage at the Carling Weekend: Reading Festival this afternoon.  While beginning their opening song, the singer was struck in the face by the projectile thrown from the crowd.
MTV:
For The Record: Quick News On Beyonce, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Swizz Beatz, Beck, Aerosmith & More  —  Swizz has beats for Beyoncé, Spears and Lopez; Beck picks new single; Aerosmith bassist battles cancer.  —  Beyoncé  —  If you like Beyoncé's "Ring the Alarm …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
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Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
Cindy Crawford: 'My 11 years of cosmetic surgery'
Discussion: Wampoon and Seriously? OMG!
Richard L. Eldredge / accessatlanta.com:
Pop idol spills beans with J-Lo baby news
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Sammy Gecsoyler / The Guardian:
BBC presenter Liz Bonnin's likeness was used in an ad after the company running the campaign was tricked by a fake, likely AI-generated, version of her voice

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on its archived content, and to let ChatGPT respond with short summaries of FT articles

 
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