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7:06 AM ET, November 12, 2006

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Jhwang / usmagazine.com:
US EXCLUSIVE: Tobey Maguire and Fiancé Welcome Baby Girl  —  Spiderman star, Tobey Maguire, 31, and his fiancé, jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer, 29, are the proud new parents of a baby girl.  —  Maguire and Meyer welcomed their new daughter into the world Thursday evening …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Edward Scissorhands the Ballet?!  —  Edward Scissorhands the dance-musical will make its American debut in San Francisco tonight.  Matthew Bourne has reimagined Tim Burton's classic film for the stage.  The show was a minor hit in London and producers are hoping to bring it to Broadway.
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Edward Scissorhands looks beyond bad  —  Audiences celebrate the North American Premiere of Edward Scissorhands, the new dance-musical devised, directed, and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre from Nov. 11 through Dec. 10.  "Matthew Bourne (Swan Lake) …
New York Post:
SPLITTING POINT  —  SCARLETT Johansson may soon be seeking comfort from her old pal Woody Allen.  Sources tell Page Six the "Black Dahlia" star and her longtime boyfriend and co-star, Josh Hartnett, are close to calling it quits.  "They are on the rocks," said one source.
POPSUGAR:
Papa Pitt's Simple Pleasures  —  All kids know that dads are the ones to go to when you want something.  And luckily for Maddox, Angelina is busy shooting A Mighty Heart so he has plenty of time with Papa Pitt.  Brad evidently is no match for Maddox's charms.
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FLYING HIGH  —  Indulging in son Maddox's (and his own) …
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Just Jared:   Maddox's Helicopter Heaven
Associated Press:
Humiliated frat boys sue 'Borat'  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Two fraternity boys want to make lawsuit against "Borat" over their drunken appearance in the hit movie.  —  The legal action filed Thursday on their behalf claims they were duped into appearing in the spoof documentary "Borat …
Discussion: The Movie Blog
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Frat Boys Say They Were Tricked by 'Borat'  —  Two fraternity boys are suing over their appearance in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.  —  The men have filed a lawsuit against 20th Century Fox and three other production companies …
Discussion: STARFRUIT GOSSIP
Christine Kilpatrick / People.com:
Denise Richards Calls Laptop Toss a 'Big Mistake'  —  Denise Richards says she made a "big mistake" when she tossed a photographer's laptop computer off a balcony on a Canadian movie set, but the actress will not face criminal charges in the incident.  —  "I am not justifying my behavior.
Noelle Hancock / usmagazine.com:
Britney Spears' First Husband Disappointed in Britney Spears' Second Husband  —  Jason Alexander, the man who was married to Britney Spears for 55-hours in January 2004, is assuring the world that he is no friend of Kevin Federline, 28, who took over his husbanding duties in September of the same year.
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Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
TomKat Italian Wedding Confusion  —  MAXwear lip colors  —  Getting married in Bracciano, Italy is probably proving to a be a more daunting task to plan than Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes had initally suspected.  Apparently, it's not all meatballs and full moons.  There's paperwork too.
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Daily Mail:
Is it 'Wedding Impossible' for Tom and Katie?
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Associated Press:
Anna Nicole seen as political handicap  —  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Anna Nicole Smith has become an election-season liability for the Bahamian government, which has had to defend its decision to grant her permanent residency while the former reality TV star fights eviction from a secluded waterfront mansion.
MSNBC:
Jack Palance dies at 87  —  Oscar-winner died of natural causes in his California home … LOS ANGELES - Jack Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy in his 70s with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday.
Phil / Egotastic!:
Kim Cattrall Upskirt Pictures: Basic Instinct Style  —  Kim Cattrall is desperate to be sexy again.  Ever since the end of Sex and the City, she's gotten about as much press as, well, as any of the girls who used to be on Sex and the City.  —  Now, she's written a book entitled …
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Abby / Yeeeah!:   Kim Cattrall Shows Her Snatch at Book Signing
The Sun:
Lily is Top Of The Frocks  —  LILY ALLEN is the unlikely No1 choice to become the new face of Chanel.  —  The Smile singer/rapper has made a secret visit to the posh fashion house's HQ in Paris.  —  Chief designer KARL LAGERFELD is convinced her signature style — chav meets couture — is going to be THE look of 2007.
Discussion: NewNowNext and Idolator
TMZ.com:
Steve-O Enshrines His Junk  —  We're not screwing around; Steve-O had his, er, self immortalized in concrete last night.  —  TMZ's favorite train wreck, second only to Tara Reid, depantsed on the red carpet for the premiere of "TV: The Movie," and proceeded to dunk his junk into a slab of wet cement …
Discussion: MollyGood
Todd McCarthy / Variety:
Casino Royale  —  Daniel Craig jumps into the secret agent waters as James Bond in 'Casino Royale,' here with Eva Green.  —  A Sony Pictures Entertainment release of an MGM, Columbia Pictures and Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Prods. presentation.  Produced by Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli.
Just Jared:
Gwen's Hair Wound Up Too Much  —  HOT DANG!  Gwen Stefani looked like one hot mess late yesterday afternoon as she was pictured leaving her hotel in London.  The tuxedo-like shirt?  The disheveled hair?  The rolled up jeans?  The G-jewelry overkill?  The patent leather-like jacket?  NEXT, PLEASE!
Jessica Garrison / Los Angeles Times:
Tabloid frenzy over Spears, Witherspoon divorce filings is keeping courthouse staff busy  —  Harried clerks are caught in tabloid news spotlight after filings by Britney Spears and Reese Witherspoon.  —  Los Angeles may not have a professional football team, but it does have celebrity divorce watching …
Discussion: WOW Report
People.com:
R&B Singer Gerald Levert Dies of Heart Attack  —  R&B singer Gerald Levert died of an apparent heart attack on Friday, PEOPLE has confirmed.  He was 40.  —  "We are devastated.  Ours was more than a working relationship," Lisa Cohen, vice president of Associated Booking Corp. (whose founder …
CNN:
Oscar winner Jack Palance dead at 87  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Actor Jack Palance, who won an Oscar with his comedic self-parody in 1991's "City Slickers," died Friday.  —  He was 87, said spokesman Dick Guttman, and died of natural causes in his home in Montecito, California, surrounded by his family.
Discussion: Defamer
 
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