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2:35 PM ET, September 11, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Kanye West Busted  —  Kanye West has just been arrested at LAX for felony vandalism.  —  A still photographer was trying to take pics of Kanye at the American Airlines terminal.  According to our guy on the scene, Kanye allegedly confronted the photog and smashed his camera to the ground.
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TMZ.com:
How the Kanye Arrest Went Down  —  Erik, our cameraman, is on his way back to our offices now, after being interviewed by LAX Police.  Here's what happened that led to Kanye West's vandalism arrest at LAX.  —  Erik says he was at Terminal 4 (American Airlines) when he noticed a still photog taking several pictures of Kanye West.
TMZ.com:
Kanye Attack Caught on Tape  —  We just got the video of Kanye West grabbing a still photog's camera at LAX this morning.  —  You see Kanye (in a gray hooded sweatshirt) and his bodyguard/road manager (in the red) grabbing the camera away from the photog.  It appears the bodyguard …
Access Hollywood:
Kanye West Arrested At Los Angeles International Airport
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Lauren Conrad Inks a Three-Book Deal  —  Lauren Conrad's author photo  —  She's already a reality star and a fashion designer, but Lauren Conrad is adding another title to her crowded resume: Author.  —  Conrad, 22, has signed on to write a three-book series of young adult fiction for HarperCollins, the publisher tells PEOPLE.
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Sarah McLachlan, Husband Split  —  Sarah McLachlan and her husband of 11 years, drummer Ashwin Sood, have hit a low note.  —  The singer, 40, revealed they have called it quits while promoting her upcoming greatest hits album Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan (out October 7).
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Gary Graff / Billboard:
Billboard Bits: McLachlan, Be Your Own Pet, Pepsi  —  The two new songs on Sarah McLachlan's upcoming greatest hits album — “U Want Me 2” and “Don't Give Up on Us” — come from an extremely personal place.  —  “I'm separating from my husband, so these are the songs about that,” McLachlan told Billboard.com.
Discussion: The Superficial and National Post
Metro.co.uk:
Simpson in windy wardrobe malfuntion  —  Jessica Simpson performing on ABC's ‘Good Morning America’ Summer Concert Series, New York, America - 09 Sep 2008  —  Jessica Simpson was left in shock after she suffered the ultimate wardrobe malfunction as she performed for millions on American TV.
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Hollywoodtuna:   Jessica Simpson Upskirt Pictures
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Soderbergh tunes up Liberace film  —  Filmmaker developing biopic for Warner Bros.  —  Steven Soderbergh is in the early stages of developing a biopic about Liberace for Warner Bros., which he will direct.  —  The filmmaker said he has drafted his “Traffic” star Michael Douglas to play the flamboyant pianist.
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Ben Child / Guardian:
Douglas and Soderbergh in tune for Liberace biopic
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Kate Stroup / People.com:
Britney and Jamie Lynn's Family Reunion  —  Photo by: Todd Williamson / WireImage; Nathanael Jones-Matt Symons / Pacific Coast News  —  Meet your cousins!  —  Jamie Lynn Spears brought two-month-old daughter Maddie to Los Angeles Wednesday for the baby's first ever play date with Britney's two sons.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Elisabeth / X17 Online:
A (Spears) Family Affair
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Rennie Dyball / People.com:
Janet Jackson Kicks Off Tour to Raves  —  Janet Jackson onstage in Vancouver Sept. 10  —  Nearly two decades after Rhythm Nation, Janet Jackson got back into the groove.  —  The singer, 42, suffered no wardrobe malfunctions Wednesday, on the first stop of her North American Rock Witchu Tour at the GM Palace in Vancouver.
Discussion: poponthepop.com and Stereohyped
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Marsha Lederman / Globe and Mail:
Janet Jackson ‘has still got it’
Discussion: WOW Report, Ayyyy! and That Grape Juice
NY Daily News:
Celebrity Side Dish  —  Mary Kate Olsen showed up to a Chinatown bash on Tuesday with boyfriend Nate Lowman in tow (at right), defying reports that she'd ditched the artist for actor Jonah Hill.  The party girl was on good behavior — while guests sipped Pernod Absinthe, Mary Kate stuck to water.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Maybe Zac Efron Can Give Him Tips?
Discussion: Towleroad.com
Contactmusic.com:
CHRISTINA AGUILERA - MTV VMAS BACKSTAGE DEMANDS EXPOSED  —  CHRISTINA AGUILERA insisted on vanilla-scented candles and four black bath towels and the JONAS BROTHERS requested room temperature apple juice as part of the their backstage riders at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (07Sep08).
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Laura Elias / Entertainmentwise:   Jonas Brothers, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna's VMAs Backstage Demands
Daily Mail:
Birthday boy Guy helps wobbly Madonna out of pub at 10pm... then returns to continue celebrating his 40th until 4am  —  Madonna may have years of partying behind her, but she only stayed for an hour at husband Guy Ritchie's 40th last night.  —  The millionaire singer looked unsteady on her feet …
The Sun:
Sam: Lohan will be Mrs Ronson  —  Sam used her DJ slot at top LA hotel and night spot Chateau Marmont to announce the news, telling clubbers: “By the end of this year, my love will be Mrs Ronson.”  —  She added: “Tonight shows the power of a woman - to underestimate that is to underestimate the world.”
Michelle Tan / People.com:
Laila Ali Gives Birth to Her First Son  —  And in this corner, weighing in at 6.8 lbs., measuring 19 inches long and wearing the white diapers, is Laila Ali's littlest prize fighter ... Curtis Muhammad Conway!  —  The American Gladiator host, 30, and her husband, retired NFL star Curtis Conway …
 
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Discussion: Perez Hilton
NY Daily News:
Rush & Molloy: Going Post-al on ill Ebert
Discussion: Gawker and New York Magazine
Just Jared:
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Michael K / Dlisted:
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New York Post:
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Pop Tarts: Tila Tequila Wants to Go Wild With Amy Winehouse
Discussion: The Gossip Girls
San Francisco Chronicle:
REID ENGAGED TO FASHION BOSS?
Michael Schneider / Variety:
VH1 to help Sabato Jr. find true love
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