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5:50 PM ET, February 20, 2008

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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
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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
popbytes:
INSIDE SURI CRUISE'S STRANGE WORLD...
Discussion: OH NO!!
Michael K / Dlisted:   Child Abuse!  —  Star Magazine's cover story this week …
New York Magazine:
Lindsay Lohan As Marilyn Monroe: Five Outtakes  —  In New York Magazine's current Spring Fashion issue, Lindsay Lohan is reborn as Marilyn Monroe, posing for photographer Bert Stern as Monroe did in 1962 for a sessions that became known as “The Last Sitting.”  But many of you probably knew that already.
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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.
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)
Abby / Yeeeah!:
Scarlett's New Tattoo Is Really Lame  —  Scarlett Johansson arrived at premiere of her new movie “The Other Boleyn Girl” in London yesterday with one of the gayest-looking tattoos I've ever seen.  And right in the middle of her forearm, too, so there's no hiding it unless she's in long-sleeves or maybe a Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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TMZ.com:   Prince Charles — Meet Scarlett's Boobs
Phil / Egotastic!:   Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson Meet Prince Charming
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 …
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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 …
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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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Nick Lachey Wishes Jessica Simpson “Nothing But Happiness”
Discussion: Gabby Babble and www.Ballz.info
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.
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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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.
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Ellen to Christina Aguilera: ‘Are You Nursing?’  —  Christina Aguilera with Ellen DeGeneres  —  This week's PEOPLE cover subject Christina Aguilera is happy to chat about motherhood - every aspect of her new role, in fact.  During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show scheduled to air Wednesday …
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.
Jed Dreben / People.com:
Shar Jackson: Kevin's ‘Like My Best Friend’  —  With all that's going on in Kevin Federline's life, his ex Shar Jackson says that the One Tree Hill actor is doing “fabulous” and focusing on what's important.  —  “He's being daddy,” she told PEOPLE at Tuesday's “Chevy Rocks the Future” green event at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt to Make Video Game  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have more than just music in the works.  —  “We're definitely developing the Heidi and Spencer video game,” Pratt told Usmagazine.com last week at video game giant Electronic Arts' Burnout Paradise pre-Valentine's Day lounge in L.A.
Discussion: MollyGood, Gawker and WOW Report
 
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