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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 …
Gina Serpe / E! Online:   Kanye West: Free at Last
Michael K / Dlisted:
Love Is Blind  —  Owner of the most grotesque frankenbellies in the world, Tara Reid, is engaged to Julien Jarmoune.  Julien is a French fashion executive for J & Company.  Julien is also legally blind.  That's not confirmed, but I don't have any other reason on why he would marry Tara Reid.
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Rep: Tara Reid Not Engaged!
X17 Online:
Fashionista At Fashion Week  —  Now this outfit is something I'd like to see come down the runway!  The chic and svelte Heidi Klum is in NYC for Fashion Week and chose to make to the street her own personal catwalk... and if anyone can do it, it's Heidi Klum!
Discussion: Fan Fare
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‘Runway’ critic Garcia parties with Klum and Lohan
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Sara Clemence / Portfolio:
Fashion Week Exclusive: W is going g.L.A.M.B.
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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Janet Murphy / People.com:
America Ferrera: Gossip Girl Makes Us ‘Mean’  —  America Ferrera says TV depicts female friendships in a skewed light.  —  “Like, if you're watching The Hills or 90210, all the backstabbing shapes the way we act,” the Seventeen cover girl says in the magazine's October issue.
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Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Simpson Upskirt Pictures  —  Well, two days ago I did a post on Jessica Simpson performing on Good Morning America and was wondering if her stylist was smoking crack for putting her in an outfit like that or if she gained weight.  Well, judging from these Jessica Simpson upskirt pictures, it looks like both.
Discussion: The Inquisitr » Pop
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Metro.co.uk:
Simpson in windy wardrobe malfuntion
The Nation:
The McCain-Follieri Love Boat  —  The Maverick and the Celebrity Con Man  —  What is this?  — Take Action  — Subscribe Now  —  John McCain has been hammering rival Barack Obama for being little more than a vapid “celebrity” and “elitist.”  But The Nation has obtained a photo revealing …
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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Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Laila Ali Has Baby Boy
Discussion: iVillage and Gabby Babble
Just Jared:
Pam Anderson to Sarah Palin: ‘Suck It!’  —  Most celebrities are speaking out against Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, like Matt Damon who thinks she's totally absurd.  —  Pamela Anderson, 41, was recently in Toronto speaking out against the abuse of animals in Hollywood.
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
Roger Ebert / Chicago Sun Times:
An incident at Toronto  —  If it were up to me, you would never have heard about the incident at the Toronto Film Festival on the morning of Sept. 6 when a fellow critic whacked me with a rolled-up program or a festival binder or something.  It has been blown out of proportion.  It is of little interest.
Discussion: Defamer
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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: WOW Report and Perez Hilton
Rachel Abramowitz / Los Angeles Times:
Meg Ryan: ‘Happy and serene’  —  The actress comes back around with ‘The Women.’ After all, what was the hurry?  —  WHAT'S LIFE like after fame?  It's hard not to wonder that while sitting in a hotel room talking to Meg Ryan, who back in 2000 earned about $15 million a movie and stood tall …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
Claire Sibonney / Fan Fare:
Rose McGowan and the IRA: what does she know?  —  It's one thing to be a movie actress portraying a character in a secretive anti-government group, but it's a far different to be a person in real life battling a government every day.  In movies, guns fire blanks; in real life, they shoot bullets.
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Digital Spy
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: popbytes
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Amy O'Brian / Vancouver Sun:
Review: Janet Jackson still a trend-setter, diva, and marvelous performer
Discussion: Socialite Life and Perez Hilton
Hollywoodtuna:
Emmanuelle Chriqui's Breasts Have Made Me A Believer  —  Emmanuelle Chriqui seems to have come out of nowhere, I had never heard of her until recently and I couldn't decide how hot she was.  But these pictures have won me over, there's something about her I like, I'm not sure …
Frosty / Collider.com:
Could IRON MAN 2 be in 3D?  —  Just a few minutes ago, I finished a mini press conference with Stan Lee and Jon Favreau.  Stan went first, and then we got Jon...each was about an hour.  They were both promoting the upcoming “Iron Man” DVD/Blu-ray.  —  Anyway, while I'll have a lot …
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
Discussion: The Superficial, National Post and omg!
 
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