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8:45 PM ET, August 25, 2006

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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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Angelina Still Hates Her Father  —  Angelina almost had a very awkward run-in with her dad the other night when she went to a birthday party with Brad.  Angelina found out her dad was at the party and refused to get out of the car until he left.  Brad went in first to hang out with his buddies Matt …
Sky News:   ANGE'S TRICKY NIGHT
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?
Discussion: The Green Straw
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: POPSUGAR and 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.
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
POPSUGAR:
Take a Listen to Jessica's Public Affair  —  We've been wondering why the cameras have been following Jessica around.  It turns out she is going back to her roots and shooting a special for MTV.  The show on her new life will air September 4th.  Here's more:
Discussion: Tabloid Whore! and popbytes
POPSUGAR:
Jake Dancing with the Ladies  —  After a brief are they or aren't they with Natalie Portman, Jake gets flirtatious in NYC with some new lady friends.  He was striking a pose with Jamie-Lynn and her friend when he was spotted dancing at Butter this week.  Sounds like a lot more fun then partying with Lance and Matt again.
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People.com:   Jessica: Who's She Rollin' With?
TMZ.com:
Reid — "I'm Gonna F***ing Kick Your Ass"  —  After a night of partying at Hyde, everyone's favorite walking disaster Tara Reid stopped to talk to the paparazzi outside of Hyde, explaining her love/hate relationship with the sometimes pesky group.  —  "Everyone hates you paparazzi but when you're nice …
Discussion: Best Week Ever and Haute Gossip
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 …
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
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!
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:
Jennifer Lopez Might Be Pregnant  —  An unlikely source has broken the news that Jennifer Lopez is pregnant - teen singer Jesse McCartney (who?).  At an in-studio appearance yesterday on Atlanta's Star 94, McCartney inadvertently blurted the news to on-air personalities Steve McCoy and Vikki Locke.
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.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Heather Locklear in a See Through Skirt  —  I see London.  I see France.  I see Heather Locklear's underpants.  —  Sorry, I just had to say that.  But it pretty much sums up the content of this post.  Now while, you're admiring the perkiness of Heather Locklear's nearly exposed ass …
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
I'll Be There For You  —  Alright ... this "friend" thing that Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner keep trying to sell us on just keeps getting more involved with each passing day ... especially since the two of them have been TOTALLY inseparable for a couple of weeks now.
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 …
Just Jared:
Tom Cruise's Secret Yahoo! Deal  —  After parting ways with Paramount Studios, Tom Cruise secretly (or not so secretly — he did wave to paparazzi after all) met with executives of Internet media giant Yahoo! for a three-hour meeting in in Santa Monica, California.  Remember when TomKat invaded Yahoo! HQ back in March?
 
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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

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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

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