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2:30 PM ET, August 17, 2007

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New York Post:
PICTURE-SHY  —  NICOLE Richie knows how rumors get started, so she's nipping in the bud any chance of wicked whispers about her and boyfriend Joel Madden being on the outs.  Wednesday night, Madden went to celebrate the first anniversary of the Village Pourhouse on...
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Ryan Phillippe Not Happy About Jake  —  Ryan Phillippe hasn't exactly offered a warm welcome to ex Reese Witherspoon's off-again, on-again guy, Jake Gyllenhaal, 26.  —  "Ryan is pissed about Jake," a Phillippe insider tells Us Weekly, adding that Phillippe, 32, told Witherspoon, 31 …
Access Hollywood:
Dina & Michael Lohan Reach Custody, Divorce Settlement  —  After a long and nasty divorce battle, Dina and Michael Lohan have finally come to a settlement - and more importantly, have also resolved their custody battle, Access Hollywood has learned.  —  Michael Lohan will be permitted …
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Diane Herbst / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan's Parents Reach Divorce Settlement  —  Lindsay Lohan with her parents, Michael and Dina, in 2003  —  As expected, Michael and Dina Lohan reached a settlement in their contentious divorce on Friday, avoiding a public trial.  —  "Mr. and Mrs. Lohan, you have both demonstrated …
Dawn Day / TMZ.com:
The Furiously Fighting Lohans — Divorce Finalized!  —  The seemingly interminable divorce battle between Lindsay Lohan's parents Michael and Dina is finally and officially over.  —  A Long Island judge just minutes ago issued his final judgment in the divorce proceedings between the Lohans, granting Dina the split she wanted.
Discussion: MollyGood
BBC:
Allen forced to postpone US tour  —  Pop star Lily Allen has postponed her US tour and cancelled an appearance at the MTV Music Awards after her US work visa was revoked earlier this month.  —  Her tour was due to begin in San Diego on 6 September but a record company spokesman said reinstating the visa was …
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Daily Mail:
Bag lady: Friends carry camera-shy Lily Allen in giant bag to avoid paparazzi  —  Maybe it was just too long a night; maybe she didn't want to punch another photographer.  —  Whatever the reason - and there can be no easy explanation - Lily Allen left a London nightclub early today carried by her friends in a large plastic bag.
Lenn K / TMZ.com:
Uncle Kracker's Wacker Lands Singer in Slammer  —  Kid Rock's former DJ, who also had a double platinum selling album of his own a few years back, was arrested and charged with a second-degree forcible sex offense outside Raleigh, North Carolina this morning.
TMZ.com:
Lawyer to Britney — Enough Already  —  TMZ has learned famed divorce lawyer Laura Wasser wants to quit Brit.  —  Sources connected to her divorce case tell us, Wasser is about to resign as Spears' attorney.  The disso-queen, who has repped scores of stars including Angelina Jolie and Nick Lachey …
New York Post:
SECOND EFFORT  —  HER first self-titled album bombed, but Carmen Electra still has music in her heart.  She's been secretly working on a new album in between modeling gigs, and it's just about ready.  On Sunday, Electra showed up to the Diesel BBQ party at the Polaroid...
Peter Sciretta / /Film:
Scarlett Johansson to star in Frank Miller's The Spirit  —  Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) is in final negotiations to star as the femme fatale in Frank Miller's (Sin City, 300) big screen adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit.  Johansson has also signed on to star in Mary Queen of Scots and Into You, but who really cares?
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Hollywood Reporter:
It's a triple feature for Johansson
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New York Post:
LIQUID SOLUTION  —  JACK Nicholson has been drinking a lot - and we mean a lot - of water lately due to a serious case of dry mouth.  A friend of the legendary actor told us, "Jack's saliva glands stopped working, so he has to continually drink water to swallow anything...
Allison Corneau / Us Weekly:
Spencer Pratt: 'I am K-Fed!'  —  One day after his girlfriend Heidi Montag's "first single" premiered on L.A.'s KIIS-FM, The Hills' Spencer Pratt is speaking out about how his "white rapper-boy" antics were never meant for air.  —  In an interview this morning with Ryan Seacrest, Pratt …
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Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Heidi and Spencer "Furious" Over Song Leak
Access Hollywood:
Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Waxed!  —  Does Leonardo DiCaprio have a new lady in his life?  —  No, he just has a devoted fan who couldn't resist planting a smooch on his brand new wax figure!  —  And who can blame her, really?  The figure is so lifelike, it could fool anyone.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life
Mary Margaret / People.com:
Shar Jackson Guest Stars on Everybody Hates Chris  —  Shar Jackson is in the middle of another family drama, but this time it's fictional.  The mother of two of Kevin Federline's four children will guest star on the CW's Everybody Hates Chris, she tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Thieving!  —  Amy WINO is reportedly safe and sound in a rehab clinic, but before she checked herself in she helped herself to a magazine without paying.  Amy paid for a few items at a store near her house, but then glanced over at the cash register before grabbing "New Musical Express" magazine and walked out without paying.
Discussion: Jezebel
FemaleFirst:
Jessica Biel's Aniston crush  —  Jessica Biel has a same-sex crush on Jennifer Aniston.  —  The 25-year-old actress, who is currently dating Justin Timberlake, "loves" the former 'Friends' star and wishes they were friends.  —  Jessica told Cosmopolitan magazine: "I understand being sexy, men love you, that's great.
Discussion: Mocksie.com and Gone Hollywood
FemaleFirst:
Jordan's bath sex  —  Jordan's favourite place to have sex is in the bath.  —  The glamour model - real name Katie Price - loves getting steamy with husband Peter Andre in the tub, but the couple have to plan their romps with military precision so they aren't caught by their children.
Discussion: Dlisted
 
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