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TMZ.com:
Tom Cruise Canned From Paramount — Tom Cruise has just gotten the heave ho from Paramount Pictures. — Sumner Redstone, chief honcho at Viacom, the parent company of Paramount, has ended the 14-year relationship with Cruise's production company, Cruise/Wagner Productions.
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Steve Gorman / Reuters:
Tom Cruise, Paramount end production deal — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures and actor Tom Cruise called an end to their 14-year production deal on Wednesday as the chairman of the studio's parent company took a parting shot at the movie star's off-screen behavior.
New York Times:
Fired or Quit, Tom Cruise Parts Ways With Studio — Citing Tom Cruise's yearlong metamorphosis from pure box-office phenomenon to pop-culture punch line, Viacom's chairman, Sumner M. Redstone, said Tuesday that Paramount Pictures was ending its 14-year relationship with the actor's production company.
Reuters:
Paramount cuts ties with Tom Cruise: WSJ —Text+NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures unit is ending its 14-year relationship with Tom Cruise's film production company because of the actor's offscreen behavior, the company's chairman said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Chris Gardner / Variety:
Spunky Sumner severs Par's ties to Cruise — The 14-year Tom Cruise-Paramount relationship has ended on a note of anger and outrage. — Cruise and his production partner, Paula Wagner, say they have raised a revolving fund of $100 million from two hedge funds and are striking out on their own.
Anne Thompson / Hollywood Reporter:
It's a wrap for Par, C/W Prods. — Amid a breakup that took a publicly acrimonious turn Tuesday, Tom Cruise and Paramount Pictures are parting company. — Cruise and his producing partner Paula Wagner, whose Cruise/Wagner Prods. has been based at Paramount for 14 years …
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Superman's Brandon Routh Engaged — Brandon Routh is engaged to his girlfriend, actress Courtney Ford, the star's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively. — "They are very happy," says Kacey Spies, the rep for the Superman Returns actor. — The couple, who have been dating for three years, co-star in the upcoming short film, Denial.
Sky News:
OWEN GETS FLASHED — Owen Wilson experienced some indecent exposure at the premiere of his new movie. — And it left him a bit flustered. — The comedy star was at the UK premiere of You, Me and Dupree in Leicester Square last night when a fan called out his name before lifting up her top and showing off her breasts.
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Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
That's...hot? Hilton, 'fire crotch' heir shack up — Plus: Beyoncé Knowles plans lavish 'wedding to end all weddings' — So much for Paris Hilton's recent claim that she's giving up on men. — The crooning heiress is living with Brandon Davis, according to Life & Style weekly.
Robert Simonson / playbill.com:
"American Idol" Finalist May Join Broadway's The Wedding Singer — Constantine Maroulis, a finalist in the 2005 season of television's "American Idol," may soon join the cast of Broadway's The Wedding Singer. — MTV announced on Aug. 22 that Maroulis would join the show on Sept. 8.
NY Daily News:
29-year-old virgin paging Mr. Right — Manhattanite Sarah DiMuro claims she's a 29-year-old virgin, but she wants to lose that exalted status by the time she turns 30. — So she's enlisted the good offices of Jane magazine to help her find the right man for the job - and the deadline is her birthday, Nov. 7.
Tina Sims / The National Ledger:
Angelina Jolie Frustration: Brad Reaches Out to Jennifer Aniston? — The speculation of the ever present triangle of Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston seemed to hit a nice quiet lull for a month or so once the Pitt-Jolie clan returned to California.
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Ricky Martin's Poofy Hair — Does this make him look more or less poofy than his faux-hawk did? — Written by Lauren Burch — (Image source)
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NY Daily News:
Oops! Pete's otherwise engaged — Did supermodel-loving junkie Pete Doherty miss his own wedding Saturday? — His girlfriend, Kate Moss, flew 14 close friends, including her brother Nick, to a resort in Bali last week, causing widespread speculation the couple was planning to get married.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Toronto Has "Good Year," Closes with "Grace" — With a lineup this promising, how do you not conclude the festivities with a rendition of Amazing Grace? — The Michael Apted-directed drama, starring Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon and Albert Finney is set to close the 31st annual Toronto …
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Joal Ryan / Yahoo! News:
"Prison Break" Off a Step — A head start wasn't all it was cracked up to be for Veronica Donovan, much less Prison Break. — Monday night's "fall" premiere of the Fox series, featuring the scamper for freedom by the formerly incarcerated Michael ( Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln …
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NY Daily News:
Getting ahead the old-school way? — A stinging new book says Jared Kushner, the 25-year-old new owner of the New York Observer, got into Harvard and NYU Law School the old-fashioned way: Daddy's money. — "Jared [below] was certainly not anywhere near the top of his class," said his own high-school college counselor, Margo Krebs.
express.co.uk:
Kate's torment — THE haunted look on the face of model Kate Moss, right, betrays her anguish as her paradise island holiday turns to heartbreak. — She was being bundled unceremoniously by her bodyguard from a nightclub on Bali where she was a little the worse for wear after a night on the town.
Tim Nudd / People.com:
Idol Fever Hits Birmingham — Crowds gather in Birmingham to audition for American Idol. — There may be something in the water down in Birmingham. The Alabama city has produced two American Idol winners so far - Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard - and as the talent show came to town Monday …
