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12:55 PM ET, March 3, 2008

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Courtney Rubin / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Diagnosed With Skin Disease  —  What's up with those bumps on Amy Winehouse's face?  The singer has been diagnosed with impetigo, her spokesman confirms to PEOPLE.  —  It's a bacterial skin infection that causes pimple-like lumps - and is “is highly contagious …
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Daily Mail:
What has caused Amy Winehouse's bruised face?  —  A mysterious lump has appeared on Amy Winehouse's face - leaving her with a swollen and bruised left cheek.  —  The drug-addict singer, 24, tried to conceal her the bruising with make-up as she moved into a new home in East London.  —  Scroll down for more...
TMZ.com:
Eww ... She's Contagious!  —  Amy Winehouse is on drugs — for a bacterial skin infection.  —  According to People, the wrecktastic weaved wonder has been prescribed antibiotics after being diagnosed with impetigo, a contagious skin infection which usually appears as small blisters or scabs.
Discussion: Felt Up
News of the World:
WINEHOUSE: Shock pics reveal bruise on singer's face
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
TMZ.com:
Heidi Montag's Stepbrother Dies in Accident  —  The stepbrother of “Hills” star Heidi Montag has died in a freak accident at a hotel where he worked in Colorado.  —  Eric O'Hara, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division and a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, died a month after his discharge …
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Bill Scanlon / Rocky Mountain News:
Soldiers gathering to say goodbye  —  Iraq veteran dies in freak accident at Steamboat  —  Veterans of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division are on their way to Colorado to say goodbye to one of their own.  —  They're coming to pay their respects to Eric O'Hara, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan …
Perez Hilton:
The Truth Behind Their “Duet”  —  You may have heard about Heidi Montag's duet with Britney Spears.  —  Well, all is not always as it seems, especially when the “reality” stars of The Hills are involved!  —  Yes, both stars appear on a new track, but Britney did not authorize the song's release …
Nhancock / PageSix.com:
Heidi Montag's Stepbrother Dies in Fall
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
TMZ.com:
Steve-O Popped for Allegedly Being a Jackass  —  “Jackass” star Steve-O is sitting in a Hollywood jail right now, after one of his neighbors nabbed him for bashing up his apartment complex.  —  TMZ has learned that Steve-O was, according to a source, breaking holes in the walls of his L …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Jamie Lynn reportedly expecting a boy  —  Plus, is Will Ferrell's hot streak near an end; Winehouse's $1 million payday  —  If a recent trip to swank baby goods store Petit Tresor in West Hollywood is any indication, it looks like Jamie Lynn Spears is having a boy.
Lkeatinge / PageSix.com:
Kate Puts on a Show in Miami  —  Kate Hudson went to a show on Sunday, but her rumored baby bump was the main attraction.  The 28-year-old actress went to a screening of her short film at the Miami Film Festival, and was photographed looking rather full in her print dress.
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People.com:
Jessica & Tony's Double Date  —  Double your pleasure, double your fun.  —  Jessica Simpson and boyfriend Tony Romo enjoyed a fun-filled double-date with CaCee Cobb and Donald Faison Saturday night.  —  First, the foursome headed to L.A. hotspot Villa, where they asked the DJ to play a few choice tunes.
Discussion: omg! and dailystab.com
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TMZ.com:
Jessica and Tony Emerge at Villa
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Jarett Wieselman / PageSix.com:
Be Veddy Quiet, We're Huntin' Bargains  —  Someone call celebrity control!  Here, we see the species known as Victoria Beckham very far from her natural habitat.  The 5-foot-4-inch creature, who shed her couture skin for jeans and a tee, is most often spotted walking down the streets of Beverly — Hills, that is.
Discussion: lalate news
People.com:
Sophie Monk Speaks Out About Benji & Paris  —  Sophie Monk says her breakup with rocker Benji Madden was amicable and she wishes her ex and his quickly found love Paris Hilton all the best.  —  “Let me make this as plain as possible - Benji did not leave me for Paris Hilton,” Monk, 28 …
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Caris Davis / People.com:
Simon Cowell Admits to Using Botox  —  Simon Cowell is a metrosexual - and proud of it.  —  In the August issue of the U.K.'s Glamour magazine, the barb-tongued American Idol judge cops to getting regular Botox injections and wearing lifts to make him appear taller.
Daily Mail:
Fresh humiliation for Britney as Adnan ‘moves on to another woman’  —  Photographer Adnan Ghalib has been seen with another woman - fuelling rumours his romance with Britney Spears is over for good.  —  The Birmingham-raised paparazzo has been getting cozy with LA waitress Amanda Pagel, according to reports.
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Telegraph:
Britney Spears denies pregnancy rumours
Discussion: Celebridiot and OH NO!!
Leo Barraclough / Variety:
Cotillard shares her Sept. 11 views  —  Actress questions U.S. gov't accounts of the attacks  —  Only a week after picking up her best actress Oscar, Marion Cotillard's unconventional views on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have come to light.  —  In a year-old interview revived Saturday …
Discussion: MollyGood
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NY Daily News:
Oscar winner Marion Cotillard dismisses 9/11 as conspiracy
Discussion: Jossip
TMZ.com:
Cops: Cocaine Is Gummi's Drug of Choice  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that the controlled substance Jason Davis — aka Gummi Bear — was busted with over the weekend was in fact cocaine.  —  Davis was popped by LAPD on Ventura Blvd. in Van Nuys on Friday night.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR suspended Uri Berliner for five days without pay, starting on April 12, after he wrote an essay accusing NPR of losing the public's trust

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Ben Sherwood and Joanna Coles take minority stakes in The Daily Beast; Sherwood will be CEO and publisher, and Coles will be chief creative and content officer

Lucy Craymer / Reuters:
New Zealand's Stuff Group signs a deal with WBD to provide WBD's New Zealand TV channel with a 6PM daily news program; WBD plans to close Newshub on July 5

 
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