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11:20 PM ET, August 17, 2007

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Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Ryan Phillippe doesn't like Jake Gyllenhaal
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E! Online:
Domestic Dissin'
Discussion: TV Envy
People.com:
Criss Angel: Britney and I Are 'Not Together'  —  Criss Angel is helping prepare Britney Spears for a possible MTV Video Music Awards performance, and their relationship is purely professional, the illusionist tells PEOPLE exclusively.  —  "It's amazing what people think," Angel said Friday.
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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star Lily Allen has postponed her US tour and cancelled an appearance at the MTV Music Awards after her US work visa was revoked earlier this month.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 …
Kimberley Dadds / Digital Spy:
Jessica Simpson breaks her nose  —  Jessica Simpson has broken her nose after she accidentally hit herself in the face with a gun while shooting scenes for her new movie Major Movie Star.  —  The singer-turned-actress stars as an American Hollywood actress who decides to join the army in the film.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Broken Nose = New Nose  —  Don't be too surprised if you see Jessica Simpson with a new nose very soon.  She apparently royally effed up her nose on the set of "Major Movie Star."  Jessica reportedly accidentally hit her nose with a gun "severely disfiguring" it.
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 …
Megan Lynn / Us Weekly:
Lohans Reach Divorce Settlement  —  While their famous daughter continues to rehab in Sundance, Utah, Dina and Michael Lohan have finally settled their divorce agreement.  According to the AP, their split will become official within 60 days.  —  Though the terms of the agreement were not disclosed …
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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 …
Discussion: Dlisted and X17 Online
Diane Herbst / People.com:   Lindsay Lohan's Parents Reach Divorce Settlement
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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Chris Auchterlonie / Splash News Online:   Nicole and Joel Visiting Madden's Mom?
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.
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TMZ.com:
Cops: Kracker Threatened to Bolt
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Daily Mail:
Amy's back in rehab and out of the line-up for V Festival  —  Amy Winehouse was back into rehab today after she pulled out from performing at this weekend's V Festival.  —  The singer, who has been in and out of treatment since she collapsed last week, has returned to the Causeway clinic in Essex, having spent 24 hours away.
Discussion: Snarky Gossip and Celeb Warship
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The Superficial:
Amy Winehouse is a dirty thief
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Phil / Egotastic!:
Vanessa Minnillo Nude Pictures  —  Well, here's something I wasn't expecting to see today.  It's the Vanessa Minnillo nude pictures from her vacation with Nick Lachey in Mexico (I believe it was).  —  Someone scanned these Vanessa Minnillo nude from what appears to be a Spanish …
Discussion: Wendy Wayrad
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What Would Tyler Durden Do?:
IS THIS THAT CHICK AND WHATS HIS NAME?
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Hollywoodtuna:
Mena Suvari Bikini Pictures  —  You're probably wondering who the stud in the bikini is.  Well, my sources tell me that is Mena Suvari.  Ladies eat your heart out.  —  Related Articles:
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Mena Suvari Bikini Pictures, Now With Less Hair
Discussion: Celebrity Pictorials
Hollyscoop:
Paris Causes Chaos At Clothing Line Launch  —  Do you like the clothes you see up there?  If so, Paris Hilton's new clothing line is just for you.  —  The heiress caused total chaos yesterday as she arrived at Kitson to unveil her new 'affordable' fashion line.
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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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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Brooke Shields Admits that She's a Strict Mom  —  Surveying the current Hollywood landscape - and the mounting number of youthful casualties of late - former child star Brooke Shields says she has no particular advice to offer young stars.  —  "I think a lot of these girls are young …
USA Today:
A whiff of Beyoncé's hectic schedule  —  NEW YORK — Any monetary remuneration aside, Beyoncé Knowles gets one major perk from being the celebrity face of Giorgio Armani's Emporio Armani Diamonds fragrance.  —  Tons, and she means tons, of very expensive clothes, gratis.
Why Bother / TMZ.com:
Pervy Pap Creeps Up Paris' Skirt  —  Some photogs go to serious lengths to get their shot.  Others, like this degenerate, just take the lowest road possible, literally.  —  Paris strolled through a parking lot with the usual retinue of snapperazzi, but most of them, with the exception …
Discussion: The Superficial
Wayne Ford / A Socialite's Life:
Who Has the Upper Hand?  Kate Hudson or Dax Shepard?  —  So apparently Kate Hudson has some catty-ass friends that are saying Dax is only with her to further his film career. … I wasn't really sure who has the better career at this point, so being the hard-hitting investigative journalist that I am, I did a little research.
Discussion: www.kansascity.com
TMZ.com:
Did Criss Angel Abra-Ca-Tap Dat?  —  Britney Spears and [mind]freak Criss Angel went into the W Hotel in Westwood last night around 3:00 AM — and didn't emerge until this early morning. *shuddering at the thought  —  This is the second night in a row we've spotted the unusual duo at a hotel together.
Discussion: Dlisted
Pip / TMZ.com:
Amy Aims to Get Wine-housed  —  Cancelled performances be damned - a girl's gotta get her beer on!  —  Gamey Amy took a break from her Essex rehab facility yesterday to pop down to London and, according to reports, get some beverage refreshment at not one, but two pubs.  She's bee-hive-ing badly!
Kristin Boehm / People.com:
Halle Berry Cries Over Extreme Home Makeover  —  Ty Pennington makes Halle Berry cry, the Oscar winner tells PEOPLE.  —  "I think it's a great thing for somebody to do for other people," Berry, 41, says of the Extreme Home Makeover designer's work.  "I sit there and I cry as he changes the lives of all these people."
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 
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