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2:40 PM ET, May 22, 2007

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New York Post:
VIRGINAL KATEE VEXES KATIE  —  KATIE Holmes, call your lawyers and Scientology advisers.  —  A blond-haired, blue-eyed fashion student, who claims to be a virgin, has changed her name to Katee Holmes and is launching a porn career in which she'll be deflowered in her first movie.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Katie Holmes is Not Happy With This Girl
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights
Michael K / Dlisted:   "Help Me"  —  Awww!  Tom and Suri Cruise almost look …
NY Daily News:
Dad's book is no Oprah pick  —  DAILY NEWS GOSSIP COLUMNISTS  —  It could be a chilly Father's Day for Oprah Winfrey 's dad.  —  The talk queen tells us she's "shocked" and "disappointed" that she had to hear it from the Daily News that her 74-year-old pop, Vernon, is writing a book about her.
Pete Norman / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Taking a Year Off Work  —  Angelina Jolie has decided to take a year off to spend time with her family, PEOPLE has learned.  —  "I'm working this summer.  I'm in Prague for a few months, then I take two months off, then I work for two months," Jolie said Tuesday while promoting …
Discussion: Dlisted, Jossip and dailystab.com
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Angelina Jolie: I Have Nothing to Hide  —  When it comes to her life, Angelina Jolie is an open book.  —  "There's nothing I have to hide or defend," the actress, 31, tells Ann Curry for an interview scheduled to run Wednesday on both the Today show and Dateline NBC.  —  "I'm gonna live my life," Jolie continues.
Daily Mail:
Paris Hilton: Please God, save me from jail  —  Nothing's going to save you Paris, no matter how hard you try.  The heir-head was spotted in LA carrying a self-help book The Power Of Now and - wait for it - a Bible.  —  If ever there was a cry for help this is it.
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FemaleFirst:
Paris Hilton tagged  —  Paris Hilton is to be tagged with an alarm to protect her from fellow prison inmates.  —  The hotel heiress will be provided with a panic device giving her a 24-hour link to prison guards in case she encounters trouble when she begins her prison sentence next month, according to Britain's The Sun newspaper.
Discussion: D*ana's Dirt
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Chihuahua Breaks Paula Abdul's Nose  —  Don't be surprised if Paula Abdul has a bandage on her face for the season finale of American Idol tomorrow night and Wednesday.  Abdul suffered a broken nose over the weekend after tripping in an effort to avoid her chihuahua, Tulip.
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Associated Press:
Paula Abdul Breaks Nose in Dog Mishap
Discussion: Reality TV World
Michelle Collins / Best Week Ever:
EXCLUSIVE: Paula Abdul's Wasted On TV Again
Cher Tippetts / Entertainmentwise:
Britney Spears Falls Off The Wagon  —  Singer downed shots after gig...  RSS Feeds  —  YOUR SHOUTS:  —  Miami newspaper is reporting that Britney Spears has fallen off the wagon in spectacular style during a night of partying after her latest mini-gig.  —  Following her show at Mansion …
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Daily Mail:
Has Britney fallen off the wagon again?  —  There are new fears for troubled Britney Spears after she was reportedly seen downing shots of booze after a disastrous comeback gig.  —  The singer, who recently spent time in rehab, enjoyed a wild party in Miami into the early hours of the morning.
New York Post:
LINGERING LOVE  —  REPORTS of John Mayer and Jessica Simpson's "split" may be premature.  Although our spies saw Mayer flirting with other women on Thursday night - and overheard the shaggy-haired musician tell friends he was "happy being single" - a source at the Soho...
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People.com:
Jessica and John Reunite in New York  —  Jessica Simpson and John Mayer have gotten together ... again.  —  The off-and-on couple reunited in New York City on Sunday night, sources close to the situation tell PEOPLE.  —  "They saw each other last night.  I have no idea what will happen with them tomorrow," says one source.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Jessica Alba Says She's Really a 'Dork'  —  Jessica Alba says her looks can be deceiving.  —  "People think of me as just a sexy girl," the self-described "dork," 26, says in the June issue of InStyle, "but I'm really goofy - like, super goofy."  —  Not that she's knocking her looks …
Discussion: Jezebel
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Simpson and Mayer aren't calling it quits yet  —  Plus: Louisiana school now teaching readin', writin' and Scientology  —  Jessica Simpson and John Mayer just can't stay apart.  —  Jessica Simpson isn't back on the market quite yet.  —  The "Dukes of Hazzard" star reportedly broke …
Discussion: The Blemish and WOW Report
Baz Bamigboye / Daily Mail:
The moment a top fashion designer's wife's trousers fell down at Cannes  —  For Eva Cavalli, wife of Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, it doesn't get any more embarrassing than this.  —  Hosting a star-studded A-list party aboard the couples' exclusive private cruiser in Cannes …
People.com:
Jon Heder and His Wife Have a Girl  —  Kirsten and Jon Heder at Blades of Glory premiere  —  Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder and his wife, Kirsten, have welcomed their first child, the actor's rep tells PEOPLE.  —  The baby girl, Evan Jane Heder, is "safe and sound and healthy," …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
TMZ.com:
Francis Goes with Not Guilty in Sexual Battery Case  —  Candy Spelling's favorite smut mogul Joe Francis has just pleaded not guilty to one count of alleged misdemeanor sexual battery, a charge stemming from an incident in January in which, cops say, Francis fondled an 18-year-old against her will.
Discussion: poponthepop.com
Tamara Hardingham-Gill / Daily Mail:
Mel C: 'I wonÂ't reunite with Spice Girls'  —  Melanie C has put a spanner in the works for plans for a Spice Girls reunion.  —  The 33-year-old has insisted that she has no plans to reunite with the girls and is concentrating on her solo career.  —  The girls have been spotted together …
Daily Mail:
Victoria Beckham's blow-up doll paparazzi prank  —  Victoria Beckham has finally got her revenge on the hoards of paparazzi that constantly follow her every move.  —  Photographers were caught completely off guard when an unlikely body double was helped out of the star's SUV.
Discussion: Celebritology
Ben Widdicombe / NY Daily News:
John's still a Jess man  —  Barely a week after breaking up, John Mayer and Jessica Simpson are still keeping us guessing.  —  Saturday, sometime standup comic Mayer did a set at the Comedy Cellar in the West Village, talking about being single.  In it, he complained that Carrie Underwood 's new song …
Discussion: Jossip
 
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Interviews with 24 people reveal the tense relationship between President Biden and the New York Times, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, and a lack of trust

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