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7:05 PM ET, May 7, 2008

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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Star Jones Responds to Barbara Walters' Memoir  —  Star Jones is speaking out against Barbara Walters for including her in her new memoir, Audition.  —  In the book, Walters claims Jones forced her to lie about her gastric bypass surgery on The View.
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Rep: Barbara Walters “Will Not Dignify” Star Jones' Comments  —  Barbara Walters is staying quiet about Star Jones' recent comments on her new memoir, Audition.  —  Jones spoke exclusively to Usmagazine.com about Walters' tell-all, which chronicles her affair with a married senator in the 1970s.
Liz McNeil / People.com:
EXCLUSIVE: See Mariah & Nick's Wedding Photo!  —  Yep, they did it!  If there was any doubt Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's wedding was the real deal, they answer the question once and for all in this week's issue of PEOPLE, speaking for the first time about their surprise nuptials …
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Is Mariah's Man a Cheater?
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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Amy Winehouse Arrested  —  British singer Amy Winehouse has been arrested and is being questioned at a police station in east London about alleged drug use, her rep tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “Amy Winehouse voluntarily attended a London police station today by appointment,” her rep said in a statement.
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Daily Mail:
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse arrested and held over ‘crack smoking’ video  —  Amy Winehouse was arrested today on a drugs charge.  The troubled singer saw the inside of a police station for the second time in under two weeks.  —  Scotland Yard said the arrest was in connection with a video of the star passed to them in January.
TMZ.com:
Winehouse Arrested for Drug Possession  —  British popwreck Amy Winehouse has been arrested for alleged possession of a controlled drug.  No, no, no!  —  Winehouse went to a London police station this afternoon at around 1:00 PM for a scheduled meeting and was questioned regarding alleged drug offenses.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Amy Winehouse Arrested for Alleged Drug Offenses  —  Amy Winehouse has been arrested in connection with alleged drug offenses and is being questioned by police in East London, her rep told the BBC on Wednesday.  —  A statement to PEOPLE from the singer's U.S. spokesperson said …
Jody Thompson / Mirror.co.uk:
Amy Winehouse arrested on suspicion of drugs offences
Liz McNeil / People.com:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Bares Her Body After Baby  —  Just six months after the birth of her second child, The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck is ready to show off her bikini body.  —  “Body image has nothing to do with scale numbers, it's how you feel inside,” Hasselbeck, who turns 31 this month, told Fitness magazine.
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Julia Savacool / Fitness Magazine:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck's Post-Baby Makeover
Discussion: The Superficial
Hollyscoop:
Ashlee Simpson To Be Married Next Week  —  Ashlee Simpson has a lot on her plate, a new album, a baby on its way and a wedding.  The singer is set to have a shotgun wedding next weekend in California to her rocker beau Pete Wentz.  —  A source close to the couple has told Hollyscoop exclusively …
New York Post:
ARMS AND THE MAN  —  A RIGHT TO BARE ARMS LOPEZ'S HUNKIER FLUNKY COVERS UP  —  DOES Mario Lopez suffer from biceps envy?  —  This Disease of the Vain usually strikes hunky guys who come into close contact with even hunkier guys.  They see a set of biceps larger then theirs, and they go bananas.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Gold Derby and MollyGood
Daily Mail:
Pregnant Nicole dumped as the face of Chanel in favour of French beauty Andrey Tautou  —  It is sure to cause a stink with her fans, but pregnant Nicole Kidman has been dumped as the face of perfume giant Chanel.  —  The 40-year-old actress has been replaced as the face of Chanel No.5 …
Richard Huff / NY Daily News:
Miley ratings nothing to smile about  —  Is the TV spotlight fading for “Hannah Montana”?  —  The audience for Sunday's new episode of the Disney Channel phenom fell 24% from the previous fresh episode, which aired just under two months earlier, according to the Nielsen Company.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Gawker
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: DWTS' Mark Ballas & Sabrina Bryan Split  —  Dancing With the Stars pro dancer Mark Ballas and Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan have split, Ballas tells Usmagazine.com.  —  “She is too busy for me,” he says.  “We are just friends now.”  —  The pair met in November 2007 when they were partnered together on season five of DWTS.
 
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