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2:50 PM ET, February 20, 2008

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Michael K / Dlisted:
I Blame Tom Cruise  —  I'm starting to get the feeling that Katie Holmes is purposely trying to look like a Park Avenue widow with a pill-popping problem.  I think Tom Cruise is doing this to her.  He's probably one of those queens that is really intos the 20s.
Discussion: Pretty On The Outside
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Star:
Inside Suri's Strange World  —  She's not yet 2-years-old, but Suri Cruise's face is known the world over.  Whether she is out shopping at high end New York stores, sightseeing in Paris or watching the Spice Girls in LA, her parents Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes treat her like a little adult.
Discussion: The Blemish
Michael K / Dlisted:   Child Abuse!  —  Star Magazine's cover story this week …
popbytes:
inside suri cruise's strange world...
Discussion: OH NO!!
Sherri L. Shaulis / avn.com:
AVN Exclusive: Alleged Gene Simmons Sex Video Released  —  Video reported to be of KISS bassist surfaces at GenesSecret.com.  —  The site's video still show a man who appears to be Simmons - bassist for the rock band KISS and star of the reality TV show “Gene Simmons' Family Jewels” …
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Owen Thomas / Valleywag:
Gene Simmons sex tape leaked on Web (NSFW)  —  “Watch the sex tape Gene doesn't want you to see,” GenesSecret.com promises.  The website purportedly hosts a NSFW sex tape of Kiss frontman Gene Simmons.  Leave aside the question of whether anyone wants to see Simmons in flagrante.
Daily Mail:
All eyes on pregnant Nicole Kidman - and her see-through dress  —  Nicole Kidman's latest maternity outfit is nothing if not daring.  —  The Hollywood star stepped out in a bizarre black frock with large sheer panels to promote her film The Golden Compass in Japan yesterday.
Sgeneroso / PageSix.com:
J. Lo Checks In  —  THE private room being held for Jennifer Lopez at North Shore University Hospital is finally occupied.  Monday, we reported the room, which is furnished with a leather couch, had “been sitting empty for two weeks” in preparation for the pop diva's twins.
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New York Post:
J.LO CHECKS IN  —  THE private room being held for Jennifer Lopez …
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo: “I Think They're Going to Get Married”  —  Jessica Simpson is head over heels in love with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo - and close pals say an engagement might be around the corner.  —  “I think they're going to get married,” Romo's close friend of three years …
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X17 Online:
Will Tony Take A Knee For Jessica?
Discussion: omg!
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Nick Lachey Wishes Jessica Simpson “Nothing But Happiness”
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Hasn't Put Sons' Toys Away  —  While Britney Spears has developed a devoted following among the children she teaches dance at North Hollywood's Millennium Dance Complex, her own sons may have moved on.  —  Sean, 2, and Jayden, 17 months, haven't seen their mother since the night of January 3 …
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OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Inside Britney's Lockdown  —  On Feb. 16, Britney Spears, looking calm and healthier than ever, embarked on her first real public outing since being admitted to UCLA's psychiatric unit.  Accompanied by her father, Jamie Spears and three associates, the former pop star and this new …
Discussion: The Superficial
ExpoSay:
Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne To Kick Heather Mills From BRIT Awards  —  Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have threatened to kick Heather Mills off stage if she shows up at tomorrow's BRIT Awards.  —  The couple, who are hosting the event, say Heather - the estranged wife Sir Paul McCartney - would not be welcome at the London ceremony.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Amy Winehouse to Perform at Brit Awards
Discussion: CelebWarship
Richard Simpson / Daily Mail:
BRITS EXCLUSIVE: Macca to snub Heather by dedicating Brit Awards …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Michael K / Dlisted:
Scientology Critic Found Dead  —  Shawn Lonsdale was one of Scientology's harshest critics.  He directed his own anti-Scientology documentary and also became a fixture in Clearwater for standing outside Scientology offices and filming workers coming and going.
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St. Petersburg Times:
Scourge of Scientology dies in apparent suicide … Shawn Lonsdale documents people in downtown Clearwater while filming as part of his “cult watch.”  From hours and hours of footage of Scientology buildings, staff, security guards and verbal confrontations, he made a film that aired on local cable television.
Discussion: Crazy Days and Nights and RADAR
Daily Mail:
Ugly rash on Amy Winehouse's face shows hard living has taken its toll  —  She emerged from rehab earlier this month looking better than ever, but Amy Winehouse's troubles again appear to be taking a toll on her appearance.  —  She was spotted last night with what looked like scabby skin …
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Paul Chi / People.com:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Talks Body and Baby  —  Sounds like The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck has a budding linguist on her hands.  —  Her son Taylor Thomas, born just three months ago, “loves words that begin with the letter B,” Hasselbeck told PEOPLE Tuesday at J.C. Penney's launch of the American Living clothing line.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Michael Lohan: “I'm Not Going to Look at” Topless Lindsay Shots  —  Michael Lohan still hasn't seen those topless shots of his daughter Lindsay.  —  “I'm not going to look at the photos — that's my daughter!” he told Usmagazine.com in a telephone interview this morning.
 
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