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5:30 PM ET, November 14, 2006

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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Oprah Wasn't Invited to Tom & Katie's Wedding  —  Tom Cruise may have famously jumped on Oprah Winfrey's couch to declare his love for Katie Holmes, but Winfrey won't be at his wedding in Italy Saturday.  —  "It's not that I'm not going," Winfrey tells Extra's AJ Calloway in a segment to air on Tuesday.
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New York Post:
NO, THANK YOU  —  IS Katie Holmes trying to deep-six her career?  Sources close to soon-to-be Mrs. Tom Cruise say Fox Searchlight Pictures wanted to include her name for a possible Oscar nod on the screener of "Thank You for Smoking" sent to Academy members - but Holmes' camp "respectfully declined" the offer.
Marta Falconi / Associated Press:
Media gather in Italy for TomKat wedding  —  ROME - The 15th-century Odescalchi Castle near Lake Bracciano — the likely venue for the weekend wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes — has attracted other celebrities, including CNN foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour and Italian pop star Eros Ramazzotti.
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
TOM CRUISE-KATIE HOLMES WEDDING: FRIENDS WEREN'T INVITED  —  TomKat Wedding: Friends Weren't Invited  —  Scratch from the guest list two names you would think might have been invited to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' Italian wedding this Saturday.  —  Penelope Cruz, who was Tom's companion between …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Brad's Rep Nixes Jolie-Pitt Wax Wedding  —  Las Vegas' Madame Tussauds wax museum nixed the plan to stage a depiction of Angelina Jolie, 31, and Brad Pitt, 42, getting married Pitt's rep protested, the Associated Press reports.  The scene would have included a wax figure of George Clooney standing in as best man.
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Angelina Jolie Provides Live Entertainment for India's Commuters
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Lucretia Munro / Daily Mail:
Rachel Weisz courts controversy as she says you can drink when you're pregnant  —  Oscar-winnng actress Rachel Weisz has sparked controversy by saying it is acceptable for pregnant women to drink alcohol.  —  Read more...  The 35-year-old, who recently gave birth to her first child …
Discussion: The Superficial and Celebguru
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:   Rachel Weisz Causes Uproar Over Pregnant Drinking Statement
New York Post:
AT LAST, JUDE SHOWS SIENNA THE LAW  —  JUDE Law and Sienna Miller have finally parted ways for good - but this time it was Law who did the dumping, pals told Page Six.  "She was just too wild for him," dished one insider.  "She partied too much.  He is a devoted father of four children and she always wanted to go out constantly.
Discussion: We Love Celebs!
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Jude Dumped Sienna Because of Her Partying
New York Post:
JUST ASKING  —  WHICH ivory tickler, frequently caught drunken driving, is back on the sauce?  The musician has stopped in a few of his local bars and had a few drinks, only to leave the bartenders no tip . . . WHICH singer had to deliver her child via Cesarean because of a raunchy STD her estranged husband gave her?
Bryan Alexander / People.com:
Eva Longoria: I'm Not Starring in Lesbian Movie  —  Eva Longoria is shooting down rumors that she plans to star as Beyonce Knowles's lover in a new movie.  —  "Stop the madness" Longoria tells PEOPLE exclusively about the false reports that she and Knowles will play a couple in an adaptation …
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Katie spends $3,000 on wedding lingerie  —  Plus: Liza Minnelli's estranged husband proves himself a diva … John D Mchugh / AFP - Getty Images  —  Katie Holmes is getting a fabulous Armani gown for her wedding - and looks like what she'll be wearing under that gown won't be too shabby, either.
Anna Shanks UK / Splash News Online:
Michael loves hotel windows  —  Michael Jackson greeted screaming fans last night as he waved (his brown nails) from his hotel window in London (minus dangling baby).  He had a strange scratch down one side of his nose (can't reverse the plastic surgery now Michael).
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Just Jared:
Barbara Walters Puckers Up  —  MUAH!!  Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey arrived at last night's The New York Public Library's Annual Library Lions Gala in New York City.  The event was held at the Public Library Rose Reading Room, Fifth Ave. nr. 42nd St. Also on the guest list: Mayor Bloomberg, Anna Wintour, and Candice Bergen.
NY Daily News:
Gayle airs her story:  —  Ex-hubby a 'cheater'  —  As rumor would not have it, Gayle King left her husband because of his behavior, not hers, she says on her XM Satellite Radio show this morning.  —  The alluring chatster, who just completed a cross-country driving trip with best friend Oprah Winfrey …
Discussion: Gawker
Trent / Pink Is The New Blog:
Sometimes They Come Back  —  Thanks to the Death of Spederline, and the intense interest in every possible aspect of the story, anyone even remotely associated with either Britney Spears or Kevin Federline are being sought out so that they can be interviewed in the hopes that any new information might be had.
Discussion: The Sun and The Blemish
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Anna Nicole Overstays Her Welcome  —  Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith Someone is trying to exorcise the demons that are Anna Nicole Smith and her band of merry pranksters from the home in the Bahamas she claims is hers.  From TMZ: … Now THAT is the Anna I know and love.
X17 Online:
The Most Epic Journey Since "Lawrence Of Arabia"  —  HOT LINKS :  —  We bumped into Jennifer Love Hewitt on Sunday right as she was picking her dog up from the groomers - and we were lucky to catch her when we did, because she didn't exactly have to go very far!
Discussion: Celebrity Dog Watcher
Alicia Dennis / People.com:
Britney Spears Visits Her Louisiana Hometown  —  A week after filing for divorce from Kevin Federline, Britney Spears paid a visit to her native Kentwood, La.  —  After working on her new album in New York City, Spears, 24, quietly arrived in her hometown with kids Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 8 weeks, in tow.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Michelle Trachtenberg Gets Nicole Richie's Sloppy Seconds  —  Saying Hollywood is kind of an incestuous place is like saying George Bush is the best at public speaking.  Whether it's Lindsay Lohan trying to steal Paris Hilton's boyfriend, or Nicole Hilton dating Mischa Barton's ex …
New York Post:
QUEEN GETS MEAN  —  SHE was kind to Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Glamour Awards, but Queen Latifah was royally rude to "Law & Order" actor Bill Burns last week.  Burns approached Latifah at Newark Airport and tried to give her his business card.  She responded by prompting a friend with her to …
 
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